Bungie Unmasks ‘Cooperative’ Cheat Dev in Wake of $13.5m Award
The owner of Destiny 2 cheat maker Elite Boss Tech previously agreed to settle a Bungie copyright infringement lawsuit for $13.5m, but that didn't end the case. While many pseudonymous defendants are yet to be identified, information provided by the.....»»
Top producer Ivory Coast fears for cocoa output after rains
"Thirty years I've been in cocoa—and this is the worst season yet," said Siaka Sylla as he contemplated an almost empty warehouse at his cooperative in Ivory Coast, the world's top producer of the bean......»»
Study finds female academics less likely to win prizes, even when the award is named after a woman
A new study shows that female academics are significantly underrepresented in winning academic prizes and having awards named after them......»»
Why purple-crowned fairy-wrens engage in cooperative breeding
A team of biologists at Monash University, working with a colleague from Wageningen University, has found an explanation for why purple-crowned fairy wrens engage in cooperative breeding. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Sci.....»»
Love thy neighbor: Cooperation extends beyond one"s own group in wild bonobos
A study published in Science challenges the notion that only humans are capable of forming strong and strategic cooperative relationships and sharing resources across non-family groups......»»
From toy to tool: DALL-E 3 is a wake-up call for visual artists—and the rest of us
AI image synthesis is getting more capable at executing ideas, and it's not slowing down. Enlarge / A composite of three DALL-E 3 AI art generations: an oil painting of Hercules fighting a shark, a photo of the queen of the unive.....»»
Google’s 36% search revenue share with Apple is 3x what Android OEMs get
Cooperative Android manufacturers only get 12 percent of search revenue. Enlarge / Let's see, you landed on my "Google Ads" space, and with three houses... that will be $1,400. (credit: Ron Amadeo / Hasbro) The biggest.....»»
Alan Wake 2 studio is rebooting its upcoming multiplayer project
In the wake of Alan Wake 2's launch, Remedy Entertainment rebooted what was originally a free-to-play multiplayer game into a premium release......»»
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 lead this year’s Game Awards nominations
In one of the best years for video games ever, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 garnered the most nominations at The Game Awards 2023......»»
Netflix Games will bring "Hades" to iOS in 2024
Netflix is bringing the dungeon crawler game "Hades" to iPhone, with the award-winning title heading to iOS sometime in 2024.Hades [Supergiant Games]Announced during Netflix's Geeked Week 23, Hades will be one of a number of indie games that will be.....»»
Scientists Have Been Freezing Corals for Decades. Now They"re Learning How to Wake Them Up
Deep-frozen corals, cryopreserved in the hope of restoring ocean ecosystems, are growing up. Could the futuristic technique eventually save dying reefs?.....»»
Galaxy S23 Android 14 Rolling Out Slowly, Here’s Why
Samsung Galaxy S23 users hoping for a swift Android 14 deployment have been left disappointed in the wake of the software’s release. In late October, Samsung pulled the Galaxy S23 Android 14 One UI 6 update out of beta testing. The company star.....»»
Dutch Fiscal Police Win “Anti-Piracy Award” for Shutting Down IPTV Datacenter
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance has announced the winner of its annual "Anti-Piracy Award." At this year’s Europol IP Crime conference, the honors went to the Dutch fiscal police (FIOD) for its efforts to combat IPTV piracy. FIOD took down a l.....»»
Would matrix mechanics win recognition today?
Albert Einstein, best known for his work in relativity, won the Nobel Prize for his formula for the photoelectric effect, which often surprises modern physicists. He's not the only physicist whose Nobel award misaligns with the winner's modern claim-.....»»
Apple Music celebrates Taylor Swift as the Artist of the Year for 2023
Taylor Swift has been named Apple Music's 2023 Artist of the Year, setting record-breaking milestones and receiving the prestigious Apple Music Award.Throughout the year, Swift achieved remarkable feats such as chart-topping songs, massive streaming.....»»
GM raises salaried workers" pay, benefits in wake of UAW tentative agreement
Salaried employees' base pay will increase an average of 3.5 percent in March 2024, according to an employee memo. GM also will raise its company match into employees' 401(k) accounts and enhance some medical and vision benefits......»»
Apple lands 27 Children"s & Family Emmy Award nominations
Apple TV+ has earned more than two dozen Emmy awards for its children and family programming, including "Helpsters," "Frog and Toad," and "Pinecone and Pony."Apple TV+Awards season has kicked off, and the nominations have started rolling in. This yea.....»»
Apple employee award up for auction alongside uncirculated OG iPhone [U: Final sale prices]
Some rare Apple items are up for grabs in a new auction starting this afternoon. Among the items are a very rare 20-year Apple employee award, an uncirculated original iPhone that’s not just sealed in the Apple packaging but also the cardboard ship.....»»
Scary Fast event shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max: Impressive, or a cheat?
Apple’s proud boast that the entire Scary Fast event was shot on the iPhone 15 Pro Max has lead to a lot of discussion and debate about what that really means, and whether or not it’s a big deal. There are those suggesting it really does mean.....»»
Getting prescription drugs online is so easy. Are regulators paying attention?
Telehealth prescribers flourish in the wake of the pandemic, regulatory gaps and all. Enlarge (credit: the_burtons vis Getty Imagtes) It started with a Google search for prescription medications I might get online. Almos.....»»
Alan Wake 2 is proof that more PC games need a potato mode
Alan Wake 2 is one of the most demanding games out right now, and it's a testament to the fact that more PC games need a cutback graphics mode......»»