Tech
Y’all, this laptop is too much
Asus’s ROG Flow Z13, a collaboration with Acronym, has hit shelves, and I don’t even know where to begin with this one. Just take a look for yourself. Every so often I receive one of these bizarre little computers that Asus has done in collaboration with someone or other, and my senses are ever so slightly overwhelmed. They made one with an animated exploding head on the lid. There was one that turned into a DJ deck. There was one covered in dogs. But this latest release — the ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM — might be the wackiest one yet to cross my desk. There is no discernible theme, rhyme, or reason to it. It is pure chaos, top to bottom. Which, you know what, fine. It’s 2023. Fair enough. The Flow Z13 is the second collaboration between ROG and ACRONYM, an apparel brand that sells pieces like thi...
Google’s Ad Transparency Center Keeps Track of When and Where a Business Runs Their Ads
Google has engineered a new program to keep users informed about the ads they see online. In 2020, it began requiring businesses to verify various pieces of information, such as what they’re selling and where they operate, before running any sort of ad on the platform.For its latest expansion of that ongoing effort, Google created the Ads Transparency Center, rolling out to users around the world now. Billed as “a searchable hub of all ads served from verified advertisers,” the center essentially tracks the history of ads a business has run.A user will be able to access data including the past ads an advertiser has run, which ads were shown in a certain region and the last date and format of an ad that was run.“For example, imagine you’re seeing an ad for a skincare product you’re interest...
E3 might be gone, but this summer still has some big gaming events to watch
/ Heard of a game called Starfield? a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images E3 2023 has been canceled, but that doesn’t mean you won’t have big summer gaming events to look forward to. We’re already aware of at least three things you should mark on your calendar, and it seems like there will be major news of some kind from each one. Here’s the 2023 summer gaming events that we’re currently aware of. Given that E3 is now officially not happening, it’s possible this list will grow if more companies want to make a splash in June. June 8th: Geoff Keighley’s Su...
I never went to E3, but I’ll miss it anyways
/ E3 was more than flashy video game presentations and choked convention halls, it represented the opportunity to make connections and hear stories one might not experience otherwise. It was inevitable that E3 would end this way. Even before the pandemic put a pause on in-person gatherings, the Electronic Entertainment Expo was already on life-support as the larger developers had already put distance between themselves and the event to focus on their own presentations on their own time. And though E3’s eventual cancellation was all but written in stone, I still feel a great sense of loss. Which is odd considering I’ve never been to E3. I’ve covered it remotely before. It was my first year of freelancing for a small video game wiki site that no longer exists and I was excited because this w...
HHW Gaming: E3 2023 Has Been Canceled, Gamers Say RIP To The Iconic Gaming Convention
Welp, E3 2023 has been put on ice...again. The post HHW Gaming: E3 2023 Has Been Canceled, Gamers Say RIP To The Iconic Gaming Convention appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Reddit Says It’s Banning More Users Who Post Harmful Content
Reddit has released its transparency report for 2022, offering users a greater look into how the platform is run and the reason behind decisions such as content removal and outright banning of accounts.In 2022, Reddit said that 3.7% of the total content posted was removed as a part of moderation efforts, meaning the content violates policies that either deemed it harmful, inappropriate or harassing. A little over half of the content was taken down by Reddit’s in-house moderators, which are either proactive Automods or manual mods, while most other content was removed by forum admins and a small amount by the posting user themself.Reddit also shared that it had dealt out 6,195,381 temporary and permanent account suspensions throughout 2022, noting that a single account can be hit with multi...
Leica Celebrates Disney’s 100th Anniversary With a Limited-Edition Camera Collaboration
Leica — the premium German purveyor of tech-forward cameras and sports optics — has been in the game for over 100 years. Celebrating its revolutionary legacy in image-making, the brand has tapped Walt Disney, who precisely 100 years ago began crafting his world through animated filmmaking, for a special limited-edition Leica Q2 camera, dubbed "100 Years of Wonder."The design resembles a model sheet created by one of Walt Disney Studios' top animators, Don Towsley, in 1937, with a Mickey Mouse print covering its top plate. Notably, it's decorated with a sentimental material that calls back to the tracing paper that Disney's initial creators used to craft scenes and characters, offering a unique touch for collectors.Disney's path-forging work in the animated film space is in part thanks to L...
After deepfakes go viral, AI image generator Midjourney stops free trials citing ‘abuse’
Artificial Intelligence/ Tech / A spate of images generated using AI have gone viral after improvements in realism. In response, popular free image generator Midjourney has halted free trials. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Will Joel / The Verge AI image generator Midjourney has halted free trials of its service after a number of its generations — including fabricated images of Donald Trump being arrested and the pope wearing a stylish jacket — went viral online, with many mistaking the fakes for real photographs. Midjourney CEO and founder David Holz announ...
The Last of Us on PC gets a first patch to fix some performance issues
/ Naughty Dog is moving quickly to address the disappointing launch of The Last of Us Part I on PC.
Elon Musk and AI Experts Pen Open Letter Demanding Pause on “Giant AI Experiments”
A group of AI researchers has penned an open letter asking labs to stop working on advanced AI programs, at least for the time being. Published by the nonprofit organization Future of Life Institute, the signatories – which include Elon Musk, Andrew Yang and leading authorities in AI and computer science – are calling attention to “an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds” without regard for the potential consequences.“AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research and acknowledged by top AI labs,” the letter opens. “As stated in the widely-endorsed Asilomar AI Principles, ‘Advanced AI could represent a profound change in the history of life on Earth, and should be planned f...
Elon Musk is now the most-followed person on Twitter
/ The billionaire has dethroned former President Barack Obama as the most popular person on Twitter.
Google denies Bard was trained with ChatGPT data
/ The Information published a report Wednesday including allegations from a former Google AI researcher that the company used a rival’s responses to train its own chatbot. Google denies that Bard uses that data.
