The great software rewiring: AI isn’t just eating everything; it is everything
Source: Venture Beat Gen AI is not just another technology layer; it has the potential to eat the entire software industry from the inside-out. Read Full Article
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Forza Horizon 5 will require a Microsoft account on PS5
Source: The Verge The FAQ says that players will be prompted to link the two the first time they load the game. And if you unlink later, you “will be constrained to relinking to only that specific and originally linked” Microsoft account. The requirement stings given that there’s no cross-platform saving, so the progress you…
Apple’s plans for a smart display suffer a Siri-related setback
Source: The Verge It’s been rumored for months now that Apple was planning to release a device early this year that would serve as a smart home hub with a display, similar to devices that its main smart home competitors, Amazon and Google, have both offered for years. The device is expected to be the…
Apple’s iPad and MacBook lineup just got some nice upgrades
Source: The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 74, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry in advance for my terrible TV taste, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Bybit, Walmart,…
Retroid offered very limited returns for its unfixable handheld
Source: The Verge The Retroid Pocket Mini has an unfixable issue that’s causing certain graphical effects for emulated games not to work properly. Retroid, the China-based company that makes the Pocket Mini, announced on Discord that it will accept returns of the device but only during a limited March 8th to March 14th window —…
Trump’s DOJ still says Google should be broken up
Source: The Verge The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is still pushing to break up Google, according to a revised proposal filed Friday with federal Judge Amit Mehta. As in its proposal last year, the DOJ says Google should be forced to sell its web browser, Google Chrome, and potentially Android, as punishment for being…
The Last of Us season 2 gets an explosive new trailer
Source: The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery just released a new trailer for the second (and maybe last) season of The Last of Us, offering an action-packed view of the fraught world Pedro Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) and his daughter Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are facing. Things look bleak for both of them, and the show’s fungal-based…
Blending the worlds of hardware, games and creators in gaming PCs | Jo Tan interview
Source: Venture Beat The PC has always been everything to everybody. HP is very focused on selling AI PCs, as evidenced by its lineup in January at the CES 2025 tech trade show in Las Vegas. And yet the PC is also the platform of choice for content creators and gamers. Players are crossing lines…
Check your DVDs for disc rot — Warner Bros. says it’s replacing them
Source: The Verge Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is aware of potential issues affecting select DVD titles manufactured between 2006 – 2008, and the company has been actively working with consumers to replace defective discs. Where possible, the defective discs have been replaced with the same title. However, as some of the affected titles are no…
The Apple Watch Series 10 just received its first $100 discount
Source: The Verge The biggest Apple news of the week was the announcement of a sky blue MacBook Air and an M3-powered iPad Air; however, in the deals world, it was all about the Apple Watch Series 10. That’s because, right now, Apple’s flagship smartwatch is on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy in…