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    Baidu’s ChatGPT competitor has reached over 100 million users.

    Ernie Bot, the AI-powered chatbot developed by Chinese tech giant Baidu, hit the milestone months after its public release in August. Just like ChatGPT, Ernie Bot can do things like summarize documents, answer questions, generate outlines, and more.

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    Emma Roth
    Here are Steam’s best-performing games of 2023.

    While games like Apex Legends and PUBG Battlegrounds made Steam’s list of highest-grossing games of the year, other titles including Dota 2 and Baldur’s Gate managed to rake in the most players.

    You can check out the list for yourself on the Steam store. It might make shopping during Steam’s Winter Sale a little easier.

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    Emma Roth
    Dark Souls II servers will shut down after 10 years.

    FromSoftware has announced that it will shut down the PS3 and Xbox 360 servers for Dark Souls II on March 31st, 2024 — just weeks after its 10th anniversary. The developer is also shutting off online services for Armored Core: Verdict Day on the same day.

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    Emma Roth
    Oppenheimer is coming back in IMAX 70mm.

    Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is headed back to IMAX 70mm theaters starting January 12th. However, the (reportedly 600-pound) film will only be shown at 13 locations in the US, Australia, Canada, and the UK.

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    Emma Roth
    China is taking steps to limit spending in video games.

    A new set of draft rules published on Friday would require developers to limit the amount of money players can spend in-game and display pop-ups to alert users of “irrational spending.”

    The rules would also ban incentives such as daily sign-in rewards as well as large tips to game streamers. News of the proposal sent shares of Chinese tech giants like Tencent and NetEase tumbling.