Endless Adventures will enable gamers to create narrative games with no-code tools and AI
Endless Adventures came out of stealth at GamesBeat Summit 2023 to talk about the intersection of gaming, AI and user-generated content. Endless Adventures came out of stealth at GamesBeat Summit 2023 to talk about the intersection of gaming, AI.....»»
Instagram to replace AR filters with controversial AI-generated videos
As we reported in August, Meta has confirmed that it will discontinue Spark, Instagram’s AR filters, in January 2025. At the time, the company didn’t give many details except to say that it would prioritize its efforts on other products. Now we k.....»»
Horizon: Zero Dawn gets the graphical remaster a modern classic deserves
This is how to do a remaster. At their best, "remastered" video games keep terrific older titles viable on new generations of hardware and for new generations of fans. At their wo.....»»
12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap
Did OpenAI's big holiday event live up to the billing? Over the past 12 business days, OpenAI has announced a new product or demoed an AI feature every weekday, calling the PR eve.....»»
Get ready: Google Search may bring a pure ‘AI mode’ to counter ChatGPT
Google may be preparing to add more AI features to its search engine as its competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot ramps up......»»
12 Days of OpenAI ends with a new model for the new year
OpenAI announced o3 and o3-mini AI models......»»
Only 15% of Steam users have played games released in 2024, but why?
Steam's end-of-the-year review reveals that 15% of users' total playtime was devoted to games released in 2024......»»
Apple Vision Pro is driving VR use from games to healthcare and productivity
Despite low sales, the Apple Vision Pro is reportedly shaking up the VR/MR industry and moving the trend of headsets from entertainment to productivity and innovation.Apple Vision ProThe global VR and MR headset market is expected to grow steadily in.....»»
The AI war between Google and OpenAI has never been more heated
Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning. Over the past month, we've seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcemen.....»»
Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page
The most direct push for Google's Gemini chat so far. Google will soon take more steps to make AI a part of search, exposing more users to its Gemini agent, according to recent re.....»»
Mitigating animal-vehicle collisions with field sensors, AI and ecological modeling
Collisions between animals and vehicles are a threat to conservation efforts and human safety, and have a massive cost for transport infrastructure managers and users......»»
How to stop spam calls and reclaim some sanity on your iPhone
Spam calls are a seemingly endless nuisance with no solution, but there are several ways to get relief built into your iPhone and through services like those provided by Incogni.Stop spam calls with Incogni's robust service. Image credit - IncogniIt'.....»»
Google and OpenAI blitz December with so many AI releases, it’s hard to keep up
Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning. Over the past month, we've seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcemen.....»»
AI-driven approach reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers
Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life—paving the way for better environmental protection......»»
First results from 2021 rocket launch shed light on aurora"s birth
Results from a 2021 experiment led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist have begun to reveal the particle-level processes that create the type of auroras that dance rapidly across the sky......»»
NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Friday, December 20
Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help for you here......»»
In 2024, early access video games went mainstream
Between Palworld, Hades 2, and Path of Exile 2, early access became more mainstream than ever in 2024......»»
3 games leaving Xbox Game Pass you should play this weekend (December 20-22)
Make sure you play Lego 2K Drive, Humankind, and Party Animals before they leave Xbox Game pass at the end of the month......»»
3 new PS Plus games that you should play this weekend (December 20-22)
Get ready for the holidays by playing Forspoken, Rabbids: Party of Legends, or PHOGS! on PS Plus this weekend......»»
AI video editing coming to Instagram next year, using text prompts
AI video editing based on text prompts is coming to Instagram next year, with the company’s head showing off the ability to do things like change your clothing and video background, as well as some funkier stuff like adding animated characters......»»
Why AI language models choke on too much text
Compute costs scale with the square of the input size. That's not great. Large language models represent text using tokens, each of which is a few characters. Short words are repr.....»»