Image by Bad Guitar Studio Several changes have made their way. | Published: Mar 13, 2025 07:04 am Bad Guitar Studio dropped a hotfix on March 10 for FragPunk, bringing several changes to Outbreak Mode, such as increased Shard Points upon joining an ongoing match and increasing base health of Parasites. The update also includes…
I must admit, I get a little antsy when I go a few days without talking about a Doom or Doom 2 mod. I dunno, there’s just something satisfying about how an influential franchise that’s older than some people reading is still providing an outlet for creativity. One recent example comes from ModDB user Graaicko,…
Amodei’s suggestion of giving AI models a way to refuse tasks drew immediate skepticism on X and Reddit as a clip of his response began to circulate earlier this week. One critic on Reddit argued that providing AI with such an option encourages needless anthropomorphism, attributing human-like feelings and motivations to entities that fundamentally lack…
Employee monitoring software, also called “bossware” and “tattleware,” is increasingly being used to track and manage employees remotely via a business network or by using desktop software. And now, bossware vendors are injecting artificial intelligence (AI) tools into their products, shifting the employee monitoring software from basic tracking to something more granular that can offer…
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly pressing ahead with an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, a move that could reshape competition in AI and productivity software. As part of the probe, the FTC has issued a civil investigative demand requiring Microsoft to disclose extensive data on its AI operations, including the cost of acquiring…
Sonos could also use time to recover and distill lessons from its most recent attempt at entering a new device category. Likely due to the app controversy associated with the cans, the Ace hasn’t been meeting sales expectations, per a February report from The Verge citing anonymous sources. If Sonos should learn anything from the…
After a little over three months, Intel has a new CEO to replace ousted former CEO Pat Gelsinger. Intel’s board announced that Lip-Bu Tan will begin as Intel CEO on March 18, taking over from interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus. Gelsinger was booted from the CEO position by Intel’s board on December…
Researchers have discovered multiple Android apps, some that were available in Google Play after passing the company’s security vetting, that surreptitiously uploaded sensitive user information to spies working for the North Korean government. Samples of the malware—named KoSpy by Lookout, the security firm that discovered it—masquerade as utility apps for managing files, app or OS…
Cottman Avenue in northern Philadelphia is a busy but slightly down-on-its-luck urban thoroughfare that has had a strange couple of years. You might remember the truly bizarre 2020 press conference held—for no discernible reason—at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, a half block off Cottman Avenue, where a not-yet-disbarred Rudy Giuliani led an farcical ensemble of characters…
After abandoning its Google Glass smart glasses in 2023, Google seems ready to take another kick at the can with what will reportedly be a $115 million acquisition of Canadian startup AdHawk Microsystems. AdHawk has developed camera-free, MEMS-based eye-tracking technology that offers an accurate, low-latency view of where the user is looking, using considerably less…