Monthly Archives: March 2023

Microsoft unveils AI model that understands image content, solves visual puzzles

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an electronic brain with an eyeball. Ars Technica reader comments 88 with Share this story On Monday, researchers from Microsoft introduced Kosmos-1, a multimodal model that can reportedly analyze images for content, solve visual puzzles, perform visual text recognition, pass visual IQ tests, and understand natural language instructions. The… Read More: Microsoft unveils AI model that understands image content, solves visual… »

Marc Laidlaw on Publishing Half-Life 3 Plot as Fan-Fiction: ‘I Was Deranged’

Half-Life 2: Episode 3 may not be an official endeavor, but that doesn’t mean series writer Marc Laidlaw hasn’t pondered a universe after Episode 2. However, he seems to regret publishing those thoughts as an unofficial short story. In an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Laidlaw explained why he regrets publishing the 2017 Half-Life fan-fiction… Read More: Marc Laidlaw on Publishing Half-Life 3 Plot as Fan-Fiction: ‘I… »

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Addresses a Major MCU Theme

Superhero movies often have a fairly binary perspective on morality. Though characters like Thanos may have ideals that resonate with some, it’s pretty clear that the vast majority of antagonists in those films are clearly in the wrong. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania may be changing that, as the new overarching antagonist Kang the Conqueror… Read More: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Addresses a Major MCU Theme »

Haunted Mansion Poster Gives First Look at Disney Movie Remake

The first official Haunted Mansion teaser trailer for Disney’s upcoming movie is arriving tomorrow, but ahead of that, Disney has shared a new poster for the highly anticipated adaptation of the popular Disney attraction. The Haunted Mansion poster shows a young child standing in a hallway that is slowly extending outward, eventually beginning to shift… Read More: Haunted Mansion Poster Gives First Look at Disney Movie Remake »

Superman 5-Movie 4K Collection Box Set Gets Release Date, Special Features

Warner Bros. Studio is bundling together five movies featuring one of the most iconic DC superheroes ever, Superman, into a 4K Ultra HD collection. The Superman bundle is set to release on April 18, 2023, and will contain five of the characters’ most popular films — Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard… Read More: Superman 5-Movie 4K Collection Box Set Gets Release Date, Special… »

Halle Bailey on Relating to Ariel’s Longing and The Little Mermaid’s Themes

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey recently spoke about how she can relate to Ariel’s character and her longing for more. The actress told The Face about the remake’s themes of pushing through fear and how fond she is of those ideas. “I felt like God was lining up themes in my life with the… Read More: Halle Bailey on Relating to Ariel’s Longing and The Little… »

ChatGPT and Whisper APIs debut, allowing devs to integrate them into apps

reader comments 23 with Share this story On Wednesday, OpenAI announced the availability of developer APIs for its popular ChatGPT and Whisper AI models that will let developers integrate them into their apps. An API (application programming interface) is a set of protocols that allows different computer programs to communicate with each other. In this… Read More: ChatGPT and Whisper APIs debut, allowing devs to integrate them… »

How long is Ben Simmons out? Knee injury timeline, return date, latest updates on Nets star

The new-look Nets will have to continue to play without one of their core pieces in All-Star guard Ben Simmons. Simmons has been dealing with left knee soreness this season and the 26-year-old appears to have reaggravated the injury. He returned from a five-game absence on Feb. 7 and played in Brooklyn’s next five games,… Read More: How long is Ben Simmons out? Knee injury timeline, return… »

Is Tottenham for sale? Latest news on prospective Spurs owners, timeline and how much club will cost

Yet another Premier League club could soon have new owners as rumours swirl surrounding the future of Tottenham.  While Spurs continue to struggle when it comes to winning trophies, the club’s value has soared in recent years thanks to their new stadium and regular appearances in the UEFA Champions League.  Tottenham are currently owned by… Read More: Is Tottenham for sale? Latest news on prospective Spurs owners,… »