The new app is “smoother and more responsive, with up to 30% faster load times,” Roblox says. Roblox initially came to PS4 and PS5 in October 2023.
[PlayStation.Blog]
The feature, which allows Gemini to pull information from your Gmail, Google Photos, Search, and YouTube watch history, is now available globally — except in the UK, Switzerland, and the European Economic Area, according to Google spokesperson Elijah Lawal.
Personal Intelligence is coming to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in these areas first before launching for free users.
The director made one of the greatest 3D films of all time. He explains why he’ll never do that again.
MAI-Image-2-Efficient is debuting on Microsoft Foundry and MAI Playground today, as Microsoft’s “best text-to-image model” yet. It’s essentially a faster and cheaper version of MAI-Image-2 that Microsoft claims is a “production workhorse” for businesses. “Use it when you need volume, speed, and tight cost control — product shots, marketing creatives, UI mockups, branded assets, batch pipelines,” says Microsoft.
[Microsoft AI]
The surreal new game won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at this year’s Independent Games Festival Awards, and now it has a release date of April 23rd on Steam. I highly recommend the demo, it’s excellent.
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The InZone Buds lineup made for PS5 and PC have a third color option: Glass Purple. Next to white and black, purple is easily the most stunning choice, albeit the most fingerprint-prone. The sometimes glossy, sometimes matte-textured see-through plastic is used on every component, from the charging case and USB-C transmitter to the earbuds themselves. The gorgeous set is now available for $239.99 from Amazon, Best Buy, and Sony.
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Never did I expect Samsung to be the more affordable option, especially next to Hisense, but its 65-inch R95H is $3,200 — $300 less than the Hisense UR9. The step-down R85H is also only $1,600 in the 55-inch size. As more companies announce pricing, things are bound to get more competitive.
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Version 6.2 of Raspberry Pi’s Linux distribution, released on Tuesday, disables passwordless administrator-level commands, which were previously enabled by default for the sake of ease of use, despite security risks.
“If you use sudo for administrator-level access, you will be prompted to enter the current user’s password. In the terminal, the password prompt will appear as soon as you issue a sudo command.”
How YouTuber Jon Prosser broke Liquid Glass — and what happened in the fallout.
After teasing the “world’s first dual-screen color E Ink + LCD smartphone,” Bigme has announced its new HiBreak Dual. The Android 14 phone features a 6.13-inch color E Ink screen on the front and a 1.85-inch circular LCD on the back. It also supports a pressure-sensitive stylus, while April 16th preorders will start at $359.
Evan Blass has shared leaked images of the upcoming flip phone in four colors, each with a distinct texture. This is the regular Razr 2026 — a.k.a. the Razr 70 — though Motorola should also launch Pro and Ultra versions of the phone, and maybe soon — last year’s Razrs launched in April.
The Meta CEO has always had a bit of an image problem, but surely reported plans to replace him with an AI clone will help?
eatyrgho.st:
“For years, our CEO has been dogged by memes and jokes claiming he is an inhuman freak. How do we fix this?!”
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Sony has released some new first-look images of its upcoming Spider-Verse sequel, alongside confirmation that the movie is expected to land in theaters on June 18th, 2027 — a week earlier than the last reported date of June 25th. That’s a pleasant pivot from the delays it was previously blighted with.
Microsoft first launched Outlook Lite as a smaller app for Android devices in 2022, at the height of an industry focus on lightweight mobile apps. It was designed to be faster, use less battery, and work well across 2G and 3G networks. Microsoft now says it will fully retire Outlook Lite on May 25th, disabling mailbox access but still allowing the app to launch. It’s time to switch to the regular Outlook app if you’re still relying on Outlook Lite.
That’s the message Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman had for theaters at CinemaCon, pushing for them to make screening windows longer, tickets cheaper, and include fewer pre-show ads.
“Admissions have clearly been down from pre-COVID, and if we’re going to fix that, which we can, we all have urgent work to do. I urge you all now to make some hard choices for the long term rather than the short term.”
In a statement to Deadline, Paramount argues that its merger will ensure “creators have more avenues for their work, not fewer:”
We have been clear in our commitments to do just that: increasing output to a minimum of 30 high-quality feature films annually with full theatrical releases, continuing to license content, and preserving iconic brands with independent creative leadership.
On Monday, more than 1,000 Hollywood professionals signed an open letter opposing Paramount’s $110 billion deal.
Clifford Wilson, an economist who specializes in transportation and microeconomic policy, writes in the New York Times about the death of the “econobox,” cheap, reliable vehicles that helped working people get around. Detroit stopped making these vehicles about 20 years ago, but Wilson thinks a possible solution is to open the floodgates to inexpensive EVs and hybrids from China. With lots of caveats, of course.
[New York Times]
