Monthly Archives: September 2023

Sony Reveals 6 New Games Coming to PS VR2

Earlier today, Sony announced a handful of games on the way to the PlayStation VR2. Posting these announcements on both the PlayStation Blog and the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Sony shared new details on six games that will be playable on its headset. With release dates varying from next month to next year,… Read More »

Meta launches consumer AI chatbots with celebrity avatars in its social apps

Enlarge / Meta’s AI characters feature Snoop Dogg playing a dungeon master that dispenses gaming advice. reader comments 14 with On Wednesday, Meta announced its consumer-friendly entry into the crowded AI chatbot landscape, The Verge reports. During a presentation at Meta Connect 2023, the company said it is launching its own “Meta AI” chat assistant… Read More »

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance Review

If you, like me, are a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the promise of playing through its fantastic story yourself is an enticing concept that, shockingly, has yet to be truly delivered on in the 18 years since the animated show premiered on Nickelodeon. Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance set out… Read More »

AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study

reader comments 53 with Effective compression is about finding patterns to make data smaller without losing information. When an algorithm or model can accurately guess the next piece of data in a sequence, it shows it’s good at spotting these patterns. This links the idea of making good guesses—which is what large language models like… Read More »

Love, Death & Robots Season 1 Streaming: Watch & Stream via Netflix

Love, Death & Robots Season 1 is an animated anthology series that explores multiple genres, including comedy, horror as well as science fiction. Produced by the talented duo of David Fincher and Tim Miller, all the episodes fall in the 6-18 minute range. Despite their subject matter, each episode acts as a metaphor, beautifully conveying… Read More »

Ridiculous 89-Hit Mortal Kombat 1 Combo Lasts Almost a Minute

Mortal Kombat 1 players have spent the game’s early life experimenting with the new Kameo system, which lets you call in other characters to perform an action. Using Kameo characters, players are working out how to do elaborate combos that involve “juggling” their opponent with multiple hits. But this new combo from evil sorcerer Shang… Read More »