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It’s been a rough couple of months for Disney Plus subscribers. First came news of yet another price hike — which will take effect on October 17th — followed by Disney’s announcement that it will begin charging $6.99 a month to add an “extra member” to an ad-supported plan (so long, password sharing). Fortunately, both new and returning subscribers can lock in three months of Disney’s ad-supported Basic plan for $1.99 a month...
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In response to security concerns, Microsoft is detailing how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature that creates screenshots of mostly everything you see or do on a computer. Recall was originally supposed to debut with Copilot Plus PCs in June, but Microsoft has spent the past few months reworking the security behind it to make it an opt-in experience that you can now fully remove from Windows if you want.
“I’m actually really excited about...
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All talk, no action. This phrase perfectly sums up a number of men in my orbit.
At parties, they encircle you, making you feel like the only person in the room. Online, they slide into your inbox. The chat is high-octane, compliments free-flowing, spicy undertones in abundance. And then... nothing. They flirt with you all evening, but don't shoot their shot, don't ask you out, don't make a move. The suspenseful storyline you've written together gets abandoned without an ending.
You're left...
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Genmoji, one of the most intriguing Apple Intelligence features, isn't available on iPhone 16 yet, but we just got a sneak peek at how it works.
Spotted by TechRadar, Apple updated its iPadOS 18 info page with some tips about Apple Intelligence features that are coming to its device ecosystem starting later this year. Of particular interest is Genmoji, AI-generated emoji that users can create on the fly for use in text conversations and whatnot.
Again, this feature isn't available as of this...
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Early Prime Day gaming deals: Best handheld console deal Nintendo Switch Lite (Gray) $179.99 at Amazon ...Windows Recall was the talk of the town when it was announced alongside the launch of the Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 PCs in June.
Many poked fun at it, including myself, calling it a Black Mirror-esque feature.
The AI-powered Windows tool records your activity by taking screenshots every few seconds, which is reminiscent of the "Entire History of You" episode from the dystopian Netflix series.
With Recall, you can retrace your digital footsteps with a timeline scrubber — or you can...
News of a sequel to Netflix's cult sci-fi/horror The Platform brought me mixed feelings.
The original's nightmarishly simple concept was so compelling I wanted to see more from that world, but I also worried about what a sequel could say or show that the first movie hadn't.
I'm happy to report my fears weren't necessary. The Platform 2 is a powerful continuation of the bad dream that began with Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's 2019 movie, building upon its brutalist universe while changing the rules...
Heavy rainfall and severe flooding are hammering inland communities across the Southeast.
Hurricane Helene crashed ashore late Thursday night in the Florida Panhandle as one of the strongest hurricane landfalls in American history.
The family team mixes the bacteria with a natural algae-based gel and spreads it on the paintings.
As Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD in 2008, she stumbled across a paper suggesting that bacteria, her field, could be used in art restoration, her mother’s own area of expertise.
Such self-sustaining microgrids have great potential for many places in the world that are slammed by increasingly intense hurricanes and typhoons.
As Hurricane Helene approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, coming on the heels of another major storm two weeks ago, blackouts are all but certain in some areas. That carries extra risk for some people.
But there are ways to combat it.
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Tennis great Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, becoming the first individual female athlete to receive the honor.
Appalachian State has canceled its home football game scheduled for Saturday against Liberty due to damage caused by Hurricane Helene.
Amid the growing calls for Mayor Eric Adams’s resignation, some have taken the opposite tack.
Although Israel, like many countries, is highly secretive about its weapons stockpiles, experts believe it could outlast adversaries in offensives on at least two fronts simultaneously.