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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Midjourney is testing a highly requested “consistent characters” feature.

    The generative AI service’s new algorithm can now use the same character across multiple images and styles without deviating too far from their original design.

    Instructions on how to use “consistent characters” can be found on Midjourney’s Discord channel. The feature isn’t designed to replicate real people from photographs, and works best on characters generated via Midjourney.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    You can already make your character for Dragon’s Dogma 2.

    Capcom has released the game’s incredibly customizable character creator on Steam, PS5, and Xbox series S/X ahead of the full Dragon’s Dogma 2 release on March 22nd.

    You can create up to five companions and main characters respectively, which can then be transferred to the base game at launch — allowing you to jump right into the monster clobbering action.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    LG has a new $200 speaker for its TV-on-a-stick.

    The StanbyME XT7 is designed to work as both a standalone Bluetooth speaker, or attached to the stand of LG’s StanbyME touchscreen TV. It also features built-in lighting effects, and supports up to 16 hours of playback.

    The speaker is now available in the US and South Korea, and will expand to other regions “later” according to LG.

    The LG StanbyME Speaker XT7S attached to the StanbyME TV, with someone painting on a canvas.
    The LG StanbyME Speaker XT7S attached to the StanbyME TV.
    The LG StanbyME Speaker XT7S against a white background.
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    Okay, this combo is definitely cooler than the TVs they used to roll into classrooms 15+ years ago.
    Image: LG
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has died, aged 68.

    Toriyama is recognized internationally for Dragon Ball — one of the best-selling manga series of all time, which ran from 1984 to 1995 — alongside his work as a character designer for Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest video game franchise.

    Other legendary manga artists like Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) and Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto) have paid their respects via an obituary published by Shonen Jump.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    House Democrats are looking into Russia’s alleged Starlink use.

    The Washington Post reports that Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia sent a letter to SpaceX on Wednesday night, expressing concern that the company “may not have appropriate guardrails and policies in place” to prevent Russia from illegally acquiring Starlink terminals.

    Ukraine claims that Russia has deployed the terminals in occupied areas of eastern Ukraine. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says, “To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia.”

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    Jess Weatherbed
    DMA celebrations overlook Epic disappointment.

    This post from the European Commissioner responsible for competition feels a little premature considering, just yesterday, Apple terminated the developer account that Fortnite maker Epic was using to create its own app marketplace for iOS.

    The EU is currently chasing Apple to explain its actions, but Vestager seems confident about the outcome.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    Health data migration is coming to the OnePlus Watch 2.

    Currently, OnePlus Watch 2 owners can’t pair the device with a new phone without their existing OHealth app data being completely wiped. But an update provided to Android Central reveals that’s about to change:

    “We will be introducing a data migration feature in a future OHealth app update that will allow users to locally migrate their health data by scanning a QR code. This way, users will have control over their data and can securely transfer it to their desired location. We are planning to have this feature on the OHealth app by the end of March.”

    This doesn’t address the separate nuisance of having to reset the OnePlus Watch 2 before pairing it with a new device, but the company says it may release a watch transfer feature to address that in a future update.