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An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a Tencent subsidiary) are using 3D-native AI models to prototype new characters, scenes, and storylines, according to a researcher familiar with the company’s efforts who spoke

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‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted

Earlier this year, home goods maker Kohler launched a smart camera called the Dekoda that attaches to your toilet bowl, takes pictures of it, and analyzes the images to advise you on your gut health.  Anticipating privacy fears, Kohler said on its website that the Dekoda’s sensors only see down into the toilet, and claimed

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FBI Flags Rising Holiday Scams Spreading Across Email, Social, and Web

The FBI warns holiday scammers are hitting email, social media, fake sites, delivery alerts, and calls, with new data showing losses and complaints rising. The post FBI Flags Rising Holiday Scams Spreading Across Email, Social, and Web appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link

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Best portable power station deal: Save 58% on the Anker Solix F2000 portable power station

SAVE $1,150: As of Dec. 3, get the Anker Solix F2000 portable power station for $849 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,999. That’s a discount of 58%. $849 at Amazon $1,999 Save $1,150   We’ve seen Cyber Monday come and go, but there are still plenty of reasons to shop when it

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The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit Show

A young, pregnant Venezuelan woman came to the US without documentation last year. After giving birth and settling in Ohio, she found that trying to stay in the country was too hard. She had no family support for herself and her newborn, and struggled to find work and housing. So she decided to self-deport. The

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Another bid to block state AI regulation has failed…for now

The latest bid to squeeze a ban on states regulating AI into an annual defense bill has reportedly been rejected after facing bipartisan pushback.  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said Tuesday that Republican leaders would look for “other places” to include the measure – an effort that President Trump has supported – according to

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Germany Tests Apple’s Privacy Fixes in Critical Market Test

Companies found guilty of breaching Germany’s antitrust rules face fines up to 10% of annual turnover. The post Germany Tests Apple’s Privacy Fixes in Critical Market Test appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link

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When does Spotify Wrapped start tracking for 2026? What we know.

Every year in December, Spotify releases Wrapped: a full wrap-up (as it were) of all of the music you listened to that year. But what dates does it actually cover? Spotify gives users their listening data in shareable screenshots meant for social posts that show off their top genres, artists, and songs, and are given

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4 Best Smart Displays (2025): Tested By a Smart Home Addict

Comparing Our Favorite Smart Displays More Smart Displays We Like Echo Hub for $180: The Echo Hub isn’t exactly a smart display. It lacks powerful speaker capabilities and doesn’t have a camera for calls or Amazon’s Drop-In video call feature. Instead, it focuses entirely on being a smart home dashboard with built-in Alexa, plus features

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Amazon challenges competitors with on-premises Nvidia ‘AI Factories’

Amazon announced a new product Tuesday called “AI Factories” that allows big corporations and governments to run its AI systems in their own data centers. Or as AWS puts it: Customers supply the power and the data center, and AWS plunks in the AI system, manages it, and can tie it into other AWS cloud

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