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Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Tomb Raider: Catalyst pushed to 2028.

Amazon’s games head Jeffrey Gattis confirmed to The Game Business that the title won’t arrive in 2027 as originally expected.

When commenting on the pair of upcoming Tomb Raider titles, Gattis highlighted Legacy of Atlantis’s February 12th launch date, but noted that the company will “follow on in 2028” with Catalyst.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Happy little spacebars.

There are lots of fun ways to customize a keyboard and accessorize your desk, but these Bob Ross spacebars and desk mats from Apos look like absolute charmers. The mats are fairly large (900mm x 400mm) and 4mm thick, and each spacebar comes with an escape key featuring Ross’s smiling face.

Now my desk can be a happy accident instead of just a messy one.

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1/5Image: Apos
TC Sottek
TC Sottek
Your marauding army needs this map.

I love this map project that documents the world’s historical strongholds, which I usually only come across when someone posts a decrepit European castle going up for sale on Zillow. Historical maps are getting more popular these days and Castle Map is a good one. Tell us which fortress you’d choose in the comments. (h/t BoingBoing)

The US government can’t enforce its own drone ban

Brendan Carr’s FCC keeps approving the very drones it was supposed to ban. How did it go so wrong?

Sean Hollister
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
A subtle distinction.

Patreon CEO Jack Conte was clear in yesterday’s layoff announcement that AI doesn’t replace humans, but that might be cold comfort to the humans whose jobs were lost as AI impacts “how we operate and organize.”

Lewise:

AI doesn’t replace humans, but AI replaces the work the humans do. Got it.

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Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
More budget Google Home cameras arrive at Walmart.

The Google partnership has yielded two new Onn outdoor security cameras: the $34.87 Outdoor Camera Plug-In and $77 Floodlight Camera Hardwired. Each 1080p HDR camera features live views, night vision and two-way talk accessible from the Google Home app. You’ll need a Premium subscription to unlock AI-driven features like event descriptions, searchable video history, and daily summaries.

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Google Home security on a budget, until you add that recurring subscription fee.
Google Home security on a budget, until you add that recurring subscription fee.
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