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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Reviewer, Laptops

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    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Whatever the Umurangi Generation developer’s got cooking, I’m down for it.

    The maker of one of my favorite games of the last few years is giving small teases of a new project. While this stealthy noir mood with gunplay is a departure from Umurangi Generation’s photography-centric gameplay and colorful vibes (albeit, depressingly post-apocalyptic ones), I’m definitely hyped.

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Who needs AI when humans can be this cool?

    This viral photo of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina’s mid-air celebration from the 2024 Paris Olympics was suspected by some to be AI or Photoshop.

    But it’s just an excellently timed pic by photographer Jérôme Brouillet, and The Guardian has some background on how he anticipated the moment and nabbed it.

    Brazil’s Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men’s surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo’o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.
    Photo by JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty Images
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    AI laptop stickers have arrived to ruin your day.

    Look, I know unsightly stickers on Windows laptops have been with us since long ago when “Intel Inside” was something people actually wanted boast about. But come on, HP.

    A close-up of a sticker on the deck of an HP OmniBook X laptop, advertising AI features.
    Yes, I know it’s meant to be removed. It’s still too large and thirsty.
    Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Hey, anyone want to go to GenCon for me?

    Dungeons and Dragon’s 2024 Player’s Handbook isn’t due out until mid-September, but 3,000 fellow nerds can buy the book early at GenCon instead of waiting for a preorder.

    The commemorative edition sold exclusively to Indianapolis convention-goers in August will feature D&D’s 50th anniversary logo in gold foil and a GenCon bookplate insert.

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Facehuggers have never looked so terrifying.

    The final trailer for Alien: Romulus is here, and it viscerally shows just how harrowing facehuggers really are as a concept. The new trailer urges you to check it out in IMAX by teasing some grisly close-ups that will be sure to really pop on a 50-foot high screen.

    The Fede Alvarez-directed film opens August 16th.