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The FCC wants your thoughts on improving the shorter National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number

The Federal Communications Commission has decided to look into letting people text the upcoming shortened National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number in a bid to increase accessibility and use of the service by those who need it most (via Politico reporter John Hendel). Last May, the FCC approved the creation of a new short code, 988,… Read more

University Responds to Ban On Linux Contributions

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) The University of Minnesota Department of Computer Science and Engineering announced that it’s looking into a ban on contributing to the Linux kernel that was issued after its research attracted the ire of the stable release channel’s steward. That ban was issued on Wednesday by Greg Kroah-Hartman, a Linux kernel… Read more

OnePlus 9

Our Verdict Flagship features and a big, clear screen make this mid-priced mobile a good option for your pocket For Good for gaming Detailed picture performance Decent built-in speakers Against Screen could be subtler Flat audio performance Alec Baldwin may be the best known, and arguably most talented, of his siblings but as Trey Parker… Read more

This speaker uses dancing ferrofluid to visualize music

A speaker made by artist Dakd Jung, spotted by Gizmodo, visualizes music with ferrofluid, a liquid filled with tiny magnetic particles. The ferrofluid, a viscous black blob, reacts to an electromagnetic device and dances around in sync with the sounds being played. The video shows Jung’s process for putting the speaker together: treating the glass… Read more

Two classic Ace Attorney games are finally coming out in English

Capcom announced that it will be releasing two classic games in the Ace Attorney series in English for the first time this July. The new collection, titled The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, bundles The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve in one package that will be available on Nintendo Switch,… Read more

Hackers Threaten to Leak Apple Product Data if Ransom Goes Unpaid

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) We might learn more about Apple’s latest products sooner than expected. BleepingComputer has reported that a cybercrime group called REvil is threatening to leak “stolen product blueprints” unless it’s paid a $50 million ransom by April 27. The report was published mere hours after Apple revealed a completely redesigned iMac… Read more

FTC warns it could crack down on biased AI

The US Federal Trade Commission has warned companies against using biased artificial intelligence, saying they may break consumer protection laws. A new blog post notes that AI tools can reflect “troubling” racial and gender biases. If those tools are applied in areas like housing or employment, falsely advertised as unbiased, or trained on data that… Read more

Celeste developer teases next game with a ‘vibe reveal’

The developer of indie hits Celeste and Towerfall has unveiled its next game: Earthblade. There aren’t many details about the game just yet, but Extremely OK Games billed Monday’s news as a “vibe reveal,” taking the wraps off the game’s title, a poster, and a song from the game. You can see the poster and… Read more

The first trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings debuts Marvel’s latest martial arts hero

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has gotten its first trailer, showing off the high-flying martial arts action and a new hero for the interconnected universe of Marvel films and shows: Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), who’s known in the comics as Marvel’s preeminent master of martial arts. The trailer serves as a short introduction… Read more

Xbox controller ‘stick drift’ lawsuit will not go to trial

Matthew Wilson 5 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Last year, we learned that Nintendo isn’t the only company facing lawsuits over gaming controller issues – there was also a case brewing against Microsoft over Xbox One controller ‘stick drift’. Now this year, Microsoft has successfully managed to remove the case from the… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077 DLC quests datamined from Patch 1.2

Matthew Wilson 5 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming It has been a couple of weeks since CD Projekt Red began rolling out Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077. It turns out, not all the changes made to the game were mentioned in the lengthy patch notes, as dataminers have begun uncovering new content… Read more

Nvidia’s GANverse3D uses AI to create textured 3D models from 2D images

Home / Channel / General Tech / Nvidia’s GANverse3D uses AI to create textured 3D models from 2D images Matthew Wilson 1 day ago General Tech, Graphics For the final day of GTC 2021, Nvidia revealed its latest AI developments. Utilising the Nvidia Omniverse platform and a new tool called GANverse3D, users can create 3D… Read more

Days Gone PC features and improvements announced, releasing on May 18th

Home / Software & Gaming / Days Gone PC features and improvements announced, releasing on May 18th Matthew Wilson 2 days ago Software & Gaming We’ve known for a while now that Days Gone is the next major PS4 console exclusive to be coming to PC. Now, we have a date and our first look… Read more

Judge in Australia finds Google misled Android users about location data collection

A judge in Australia found Google misled users about personal location data the company collected via Android devices, a violation of Australian law, the Associated Press reported. According to Federal Court Judge Thomas Thawley, the violations occurred between January 2017 and December 2018. Users creating a new Google account while setting up a new Android… Read more

MSI Russia Reduces Some GPU Warranties From 3 Years to 6 Months

Home News GeForce RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G OC (Image credit: MSI) In a shocking move, MSI Russia has has reduced the warranty period for 18 graphics cards, as reported by PC Gamer. MSI typically offers a 36-month warranty on graphics cards; however, the brand will only back the affected models for six months now…. Read more