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In what feels like a win-win for gamers, Xbox Game Pass has a new lower price and an array of new indie titles coming to the service for the rest of April. Leading the charge is Vampire Crawler, a deck-building game from the team behind 2022’s Vampire Survivors.Xbox Game Pass, a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick, offers a wide selection of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for as little as $10 a month. With a subscription to the higher-tiered Game Pass Ultimate ($23 per month), you can access hundreds of games, including new ones the day…

Looking back at this milestone video, it’s the audience question towards the end I liked most: “are you happy”? Charlotte and I have chosen a path that’s non-traditional, intense and at times, pretty stressful. There’s no clear delineation of when work starts and ends, no holidays where we don’t work, nor weekends, birthdays or Christmases. But we do so on our terms. It gives us a life of means and choices, one with excitement and adventure, and, above all, one with purpose, where we feel like we’re doing something that makes a meaningful difference. I hope you enjoy this week’s…

Florida’s attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT helped plan the mass shooting at Florida State University that killed two people last year. According to The Washington Post, Attorney General James Uthmeier made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday, claiming the chatbot gave tactical advice to the suspected shooter. “The chatbot advised the shooter on what type of gun to use, on which ammo went with which gun, on whether or not a gun would be useful at short range,” Uthmeier said.  Office of the Florida Attorney General He didn’t hold back on…

“Economic realities can be harsh, and we have not been spared” Kampong Glam is losing another F&B spot, with halal brunch cafe Penny University becoming the latest casualty. In an Instagram post on Saturday (Apr 18), it said its Jalan Klapa outlet will close on May 3. Citing difficult economic conditions, the cafe said it has “not been spared” from the impact of the F&B downturn, which contributed to its closure. Economic realities can be harsh, and we have not been spared. Challenging times in F&B mean that we have to take a curtain call on our time here in…

Life is hard, but you know what isn’t? Tempur-Pedic mattresses. This brand’s been around for a long while, which isn’t shocking given the high-quality materials that perform for those that need advanced pressure relief and support. If you’re someone who deals with regular aches and pains, this is a good place to start looking for a new mattress. For those that also want to avoid putting a strain on their budget, now’s a good time to look, as there are several limited-time deals currently running.Save With the Tempur-Pedic SaleShopping the Tempur-Pedic sale is one of the best ways to score…

OpenAI Group PBC today launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, an upgraded version of the image generator built into its popular chatbot. The company also debuted a new technical training service called Codex Labs. It’s designed to help organizations adopt OpenAI’s Codex programming assistant. ChatGPT Images 2.0 can generate images with a maximum width of 2,000 pixels in multiple aspect ratios, including some that weren’t supported until now. Notably, users can now generate images that are up to three up as wide as they are tall or vice versa. Such aspect ratios lend themselves to use cases such as designing infographics. OpenAI says…

This week, something significant happened. Rather than testing the waters in their own way, a big European bank has made a leap into Artificial Intelligence. They’re doing this in partnership with Accenture and Anthropic in order to build an entire AI hub, and it sends a message across the sector: get in line or fall behind!Piraeus Bank, Accenture and Anthropic will build a centralized AI engine to help the bank transform its operations.Okay, hold on a minute. I know what you might be thinking. We’ve been bombarded with this rhetoric for some time: AI will change banking! And while this…

Starbucks is cutting an unspecified number of tech jobs. (GeekWire File Photo) Starbucks is cutting jobs in its technology organization, restructuring the team under a new chief technology officer who joined the coffee giant from Amazon four months ago. Several affected employees posted about the cuts on LinkedIn on Tuesday afternoon, including people in program and product management and other technology-related roles. Starbucks declined to comment, and the number of people impacted is unclear as of now. The Seattle Times reported on the cuts earlier today, citing an internal message in which the company told employees it was “making structural…

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From February 2027, EU rules require user-replaceable batteries in every phone sold in Europe. Here is what that actually means for your wallet and the planet. For roughly fifteen years, the smartphone industry convinced the world that a sealed device was a premium device. Glue, proprietary screws, heat guns, and service center appointments became the price of owning a modern phone. The EU has decided that price is no longer acceptable. From February 18, 2027, every smartphone and tablet sold across the European Union must have a battery that users can remove and replace themselves, without specialized tools or technical…