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Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler

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    The fifth anniversary of Apex Legends is bringing big changes.

    The Breakout season of Apex Legends starts Tuesday, February 13th, and after a lot of recent changes that didn’t all go over well, the battle royale is undoing some of them while making other, larger shifts detailed in this developer diary video.

    There’s a new in-match progression system that gives players choices in ways to upgrade their legend’s abilities, and shields work completely differently. Oh, and after a long wait, 120fps Performance Mode is finally coming for PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.

    GAME UPDATE LEGEND UPGRADES & EVO  LEGEND UPGRADES New in-match progression system for BR modes Gain EVO to level up armor and Legends Unlock unique abilities at Levels 2 and 3 EVO Legend Armor fueled by a Shield Core Overcharging a Shield Core gives a temporary boost EVO can be earned for players and squads Earn extra EVO via EVO Harvesters + EVO Caches
    Apex Legends Breakout changes
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    Richard Lawler
    This is what happens when you drop an Apple Vision Pro.

    Sam Kohl of Apple Track tweeted a picture of a cracked Vision Pro soon after west coast Apple Stores opened, and now you can see how it got that way.

    Bumping into a wall, or even dropping it directly on the glass from head height didn’t immediately break the cover glass. The fall that shattered the glass came from a ceiling height of about 10 - 12 feet, directly onto the headset’s immense and expensive glass front, and the headset still mostly worked.

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    Richard Lawler
    It is Bandcamp Friday.

    Late last year, Epic Games sold the company to Songtradr, and half the employees were laid off, but Bandcamp is still continuing its artist-supporting pandemic tradition.

    Music from Open Mike Eagle (who also has a podcast), EVA808, Nicolaas, and NOT_MDK (below), as well as countless others, is available to purchase through 12AM PT without Bandcamp taking a revenue share.

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    Richard Lawler
    Starfield is adding support for AMD’s FSR 3 frame generation soon.

    Despite an AMD deal to support FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling, Starfield launched with an FSR 2 implementation that lagged behind the newer approach that adds frame generation for smooth gameplay.

    Bethesda already rolled out support for Nvidia’s DLSS frame generation, and says the FSR 3 update will ship later this month. It’s beta testing the tech next week, along with a FormID change that should “improve stability for saves that have visited many locations.”

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    This is the future of work.

    ...minus the included head strap, I guess.

    Vision Pro. $3,499. Launches today, maybe you’ve heard of it?

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    Richard Lawler
    The Vision Pro cometh.

    And as some have noticed, the “cube” Apple Store at Fifth Avenue has added a special neon display for the launch, and Tim Cook tweeted out this picture of the completed sign.

    At $3,499 with reservations for custom fitting and demos, the Vision Pro debut may not have the crowd activity of other launches, even if it does have over 600 apps, but we’ll see what happens.

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    Richard Lawler
    Tesla will pay $1.5 million to settle a California lawsuit over dumping hazardous waste.

    Tesla was being sued by 25 California DAs for dumping hazardous automotive components and waste like metal car panel welding spatter in the trash instead of handling it appropriately.

    As TechCrunch points out, Tesla will pay $1.3 million in civil penalties, $200k for the costs of the investigation, and comply with an injunction for five years with training for employees and audits of its trash containers.

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    Richard Lawler
    Verizon will switch to Google’s Jibe platform to support RCS messaging on Android.

    Years after switching to Messages as the default texting app on its Android phones, Verizon says it is “leveling up” the next-gen text message support with a plan to move from its self-hosted servers to Google’s Jibe RCS platform.

    There’s no word on when the shift will happen, but it follows similar announcements from AT&T and T-Mobile last year and should allow for a more reliable experience, which Droid-Life notes should enable read receipts and interoperability with RCS on other networks.

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    Richard Lawler
    Joshua Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking “Vault 7” CIA material to Wikileaks.

    Schulte was convicted two years ago on all nine charges he faced as a result of the single largest leak in the CIA’s history. A year after the 2017 leaks, the ex-CIA engineer was arrested on charges of possessing CSAM, and he has been in prison ever since.

    Dubbed Vault 7, the 2017 Wikileaks dump exposed tactics and exploits the CIA used to hack its targets’ computers, iPhones or Android phones, and even Samsung smart TVs. His lawyers said they will appeal.

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    “What an odd pillow Apple released.”

    That’s one of the YouTube comments on this short video diving into the $199 travel case for Apple’s Vision Pro, and it seems pretty accurate. Of course, considering what it might cost to fix a headset if it breaks, it could be a worthwhile accessory.