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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 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.
Fortnite now shows how many people are playing Battle Royale — and every other island
/ The game’s new player counts could help creators see how their islands stack up with Epic’s own popular creations. 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: Epic Games Fortnite’s Discover tab, which lets you pick from Epic Games-made modes like Battle Royale or experiences from non-Epic creators, now show how many players are currently participating in any given experience. The change was officially rolled out on Wednesday, and it could be an important tool for creators to benchmark their work against Epic’s official modes. You can see the player counts in the game’s Discover tab, ...
iPhone users on Google Fi can finally use 5G
/ For Fi users, updating to iOS 16.4 could literally make your cell service faster.
Lamborghini’s first plug-in hypercar is the Aventador-replacing Revuelto
Revuelto (pronounced rey-WEL-to) either means ‘unruly’ or refers to a dish of creamy scrambled eggs. Either way, it will replace the Aventador as Lamborghini’s flagship vehicle. Share this story
Asteroid City’s first trailer is the most Wes Anderson thing you’ll see today
/ Asteroid City looks and feels exactly how you’d think a Wes Anderson coming-of-age movie about stargazing in the desert would. Whether there are actually aliens hiding somewhere in Searchlight Pictures’ Asteroid City from director Wes Anderson is up for debate. What’s quite clear, though, is that the movie’s playing to all of Anderson’s strengths and going to give all of his fans exactly what they showed up for. Set in a fictional American town during the mid-1950s, Asteroid City tells the story of a beleaguered widower (Jason Schwartzman) who’s busy schlepping his four children across the country to see their grandfather (Tom Hanks) when their car suddenly breaks down. Inconvenienced as everyone is by having to stop in Asteroid City while their car is fixed, the fact that an annual juni...
Union accuses Apple of firing workers in retaliation for organizing
/ The company is facing two more charges of unfair labor practices.
Tesla Model X seatbelt failures spur a new federal investigation
/ NHTSA is investigating two separate complaints from 2022 and 2023 Model X vehicle owners who had their front seat belts disconnect from an anchor while their vehicles were in motion.
Lucid’s laying off 18 percent of its workers
/ Employees and contractors from every level of the electric car company will be affected.
Google’s ADT partnership finally has a new home security product to show for it
/ ADT Self Setup is a new DIY home security system that works with Nest cameras, smart displays, and thermostats and can be controlled through the Google Home app. 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: ADT Three years after Google invested $450 million in home security company ADT, the two companies finally have an integrated offering for customers looking for a DIY smart security setup. ADT’s Self Setup system, which launched last month, will now integrate with Google Nest devices — including its video doorbell and indoor and outdoor cameras. While ADT has offered Google’s smart...
Here’s 10 minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay
/ Nintendo released the first lengthy gameplay video for the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel. Tears of the Kingdom is only a scant 44 days away. To celebrate the game’s impending arrival, Nintendo dropped a 13-minute mini Direct featuring gameplay and a sneak peek at Link’s new abilities. Tears of the Kingdom, formerly known as The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, was originally slated for a 2022 release. (It’s now coming out on May 12th.) Eiji Aonuma, the game’s producer, released a video in March 2022 stating that Nintendo decided to work on the development a little bit longer “in order to make this game’s experience something special.” We can see some of that specialness in today’s gameplay presentation. One of the biggest, most interesting features shown off today ...
