Monthly Archives: August 2023

Why is ESPN not working on Spectrum? Explaining the Disney dispute responsible for college football outage

College football fans got a taste of football in Week 0, but Week 1 is when the madness really begins. Unfortunately, Spectrum customers were hit with some of the worst possible news when they settled in to watch Utah host Florida on Thursday: ESPN was unavailable. ESPN and its family of networks went dark on… Read More: Why is ESPN not working on Spectrum? Explaining the Disney… »

True Detective: Night Country Premiere Pushed to Early 2024 at HBO

HBO‘s True Detective: Night Country has been delayed to January 2024. Night Country — the upcoming fourth season of HBO’s anthology crime drama True Detective — was previously featured in Max‘s 2023 sizzle reel, implying that it would debut sometime this year. Per Deadline, however, the official True Detective website now lists Night Country as… Read More: True Detective: Night Country Premiere Pushed to Early 2024 at… »

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Gets SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis has landed an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, according to a recent report from Deadline. It’s currently unclear what the agreement is for Currently, it’s unclear why the film — which recently finished production earlier this year — received an interim agreement, or what it was for. However, with festival season quickly… Read More: Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Gets SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement »

AI fever turns Anguilla’s “.ai” domain into a digital gold mine

Enlarge / Thirst for the “.ai” domain has put Anguilla on the global technology map. reader comments 23 with Anguilla, a tiny British island territory in the Caribbean, may bring in up to $30 million in revenue this year thanks to its “.ai” domain name, reports Bloomberg in a piece published Thursday. Over the past… Read More: AI fever turns Anguilla’s “.ai” domain into a digital gold… »

See 64 Beautiful Screenshots From Super Mario Bros. Wonder

We recently learned a lot about Super Mario Bros. Wonder thanks to Thursday’s Nintendo Direct, our first hands-on preview, and our interview with producer Takashi Tezuka and director Shiro Mouri. But maybe you’d like to see more? In addition to new footage and other info, Nintendo released the 64 Super Mario Bros. Wonder screenshots below.… Read More: See 64 Beautiful Screenshots From Super Mario Bros. Wonder »

AI-powered hate speech detection will moderate voice chat in Call of Duty

reader comments 29 with On Wednesday, Activision announced that it will be introducing real-time AI-powered voice chat moderation in the upcoming November 10 release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. The company is partnering with Modulate to implement this feature, using technology called ToxMod to identify and take action against hate speech, bullying, harassment, and… Read More: AI-powered hate speech detection will moderate voice chat in Call… »

Russia targets Ukraine with new Android backdoor, intel agencies say

Enlarge / Ukrainian soldiers. Getty Images reader comments 10 with Russia’s military intelligence unit has been targeting Ukrainian Android devices with “Infamous Chisel,” the tracking name for new malware that’s designed to backdoor devices and steal critical information, Western intelligence agencies said on Thursday. “Infamous Chisel is a collection of components which enable persistent access… Read More: Russia targets Ukraine with new Android backdoor, intel agencies say »

G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Is a Retro-Style Beat ‘Em Up Set for PC and Nintendo Switch

The side-scrolling beat ’em up revival continues, this time with G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra. G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra, in the works at Monster Harvest developer Maple Powered Games and published by Freedom Games, is due out during the first quarter of 2024 on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and Nintendo Switch.… Read More: G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Is a Retro-Style Beat ‘Em… »