The big update, which launched on PC in March, will finally start to roll out on consoles today at 1PM ET. The actual update version is 1.6.9, which adds some new features and improvements that PC players will get, too.
[Stardew Valley]
The new iPhone has two new buttons, stoves and washing machines are getting new knobs, and automakers are getting blowback for porting too many controls through the touchscreen. Rachel Plotnick, an associate professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington and author of the book Power Button: A History of Pleasure, Panic, and the Politics of Pushing, explains why we may be experiencing a re-buttoning renaissance.
But on the other hand, people seem to have a hunger for physical buttons, both because you don’t always have to look at them—you can feel your way around for them when you don’t want to directly pay attention to them—but also because they offer a greater range of tactility and feedback.
[IEEE Spectrum]
Meta wanted to build a nuclear-powered AI data center in the US — until a rare species of bee was found at the site, according to the Financial Times.
Tech giants have inked a string of nuclear energy deals lately to try to meet growing electricity demand for AI data centers.
GM’s Baris Cetinok is committed to building a custom experience to rival that of Apple and Google.
Riot Games’ investment into its Vanguard system is paying off.
0The hardware is chunky and the software is clunky, but this is the best portable audio player I’ve ever heard.
As promised last month, Adventure Time creator Patrick McHale’s Over the Garden Wall got the stop-motion treatment in a new 10th anniversary short film released today.
If you want behind-the-scenes details, Directors Dan Ojari and Mikey Please discussed realizing the short using hand-carved puppets, miniature sets, and stop-motion — or the “complete opposite” of AI — in a brief interview with Fast Company.
What if Google, Netflix, YouTube, Facebook, and OpenAI existed in the 1980s? Spotted by The Awesomer, TikTok account Kxdlogos attempts to answer that question by reimagining the logos and UI of several well-known tech companies and products (along with similar treatment for popular shows, video games, and more).
Call me a sucker for the aesthetic, but I could scroll this account endlessly. Just look at that Gmail logo!
