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31 Oct

Rockstar Games accused of union busting in the UK – df

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Rockstar Games, developer of Grand Theft Auto VI, has been accused of deliberately laying off employees who were trying to unionize, Bloomberg reports. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) claims over 30 employees who were eliminated at the developer's offices in the UK and Canada were either already part of a union or attempting to organize."Rockstar has just carried out the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry," IWGB President Alex Marshall said in a blog post about the layoffs. "This flagrant contempt for the law and for the lives…

31 Oct

Googles new home AI keeps seeing things… literally – df

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What’s happened? Earlier this month, Google finally began rolling out Gemini for Home, first announced earlier this year, bringing its advanced AI assistant into the smart-home ecosystem with deeper integration across Nest Cams and other devices. But early user reports show the system is still struggling with real-world awareness, sometimes in ways that are more funny than functional. One Nest Cam owner, Ars Technica’s Ryan Whitwam, received an alert claiming a deer had entered their family room, which turned out to be just their dog. In another case, Gemini flagged “fake people” on a live feed, despite nobody being there.…

31 Oct

Bluesky experiments with dislikes and 'social proximity' to improve conversations – df

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Bluesky is adding a dislike button as a way to signal the kind of posts you don't want to see in your Discover feed. The experiment is part of several new ideas Bluesky is exploring to a improve conversations on its platform.The new experiments Bluesky is running are primarily built around the notion of "social proximity." The company says it's aiming to build a system that maps your place in a "social neighborhood" of "people you already interact with or would likely enjoy knowing." By prioritizing replies and posts from the people in your general "neighborhood," the company believes it…

31 Oct

Windows 11 and Meta Quest 3 unite with mixed reality link for virtual workspaces – df

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What Happened: You know that “Mixed Reality Link” feature Meta’s been testing? The one that lets you hook your Quest headset up to your computer? Well, they’ve just rolled it out for everyone with a Quest 3 or Quest 3S. If you’ve got the latest Horizon OS update, you can now connect your headset to your Windows 11 PC and, get this, see multiple, massive virtual monitors floating in your living room. You can control your whole computer from inside the headset, in your own private 3D workspace. It’s like having a giant, multi-monitor setup you can take anywhere. An…

31 Oct

Apple might serve a whole new color palette atop the iPhone 18 Pro lineup – df

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What’s happened? With the iPhone 17 Pro models, Apple broke its years-long tradition of using a minimal color palette. However, a new rumor suggests that the iPhone 18 Pro could also be available in rather bold and unique colors. The Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station, in a Weibo post, claims that the iPhone 18 Pro could be offered in brown, purple, and burgundy (translated via Google Translate). While these colors may not be as eye-catching as Cosmic Orange, they would certainly add more personality to the devices. Although the tipster didn’t share any images, we can imagine Apple using the…

31 Oct

How to cancel or pause your YouTube TV subscription – df

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While YouTube TV is Engadget's pick for the best live TV streaming service, it isn't for everyone, especially right now. Google and Disney's ongoing carriage dispute means subscribers don't have access to channels like ABC and ESPN, and recent price hikes means paying for YouTube TV now costs a minimum of $83 a month.Whether you've switched to another service to hold on to your favorite channels or just want to save some money, there's ample reasons to cancel or pause your subscription right now. Here's what you should know about cancelling or pausing your YouTube TV subscription.How to cancel your…

31 Oct

AMD says RX 6000 isnt dead… but its not thriving either – df

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What’s happened? AMD has quietly shifted the support status of its RX 6000 graphics cards (RDNA 2) into “maintenance mode”. In the release notes for the Adrenalin 25.10.2 driver, AMD states that new game support and expanded Vulkan extensions will be limited to Radeon RX 7000 and RX 9000-series GPUs. After backlash, AMD clarified to Tom’s Hardware that RX 5000 and RX 6000 cards will still receive day-one game patches and driver updates “as required by market needs”. However, major feature development will now focus on newer architectures. RX 6000 GPUs will continue to receive security fixes and functional patches,…

31 Oct

DJIs Neo 2 selfie drone has LiDAR for obstacle avoidance – df

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DJI just announced the , a follow-up to last year's original. This upgraded model includes a whole lot of new features. Just make sure to set DJI's website to Hong Kong/China to see images and specs.Perhaps the biggest upgrade here is the inclusion of LiDAR sensors for obstacle avoidance. The LiDAR is paired with downward-looking infrared sensors so it should be much safer as the drone follows you during flight. It still has integrated guards to protect the propellers, but the new obstacle avoidance system adds some more peace of mind.The drone also now allows for gesture controls, which is…

31 Oct

Canva just made Affinitys entire design and editing software free for everyone – df

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What’s happened? Canva just dropped a bomb on the design world: Affinity, once a paid pro design suite, is now free forever. The move marks Canva’s loudest challenge yet to Adobe, arriving alongside its new Creative Operating System that rolls design, marketing, AI, and collaboration into one workflow. Canva is offering the Affinity apps (Designer, Photo, and Publisher) as a single unified desktop app that costs nothing to download and use You can hop between Pixel, Vector, and Layout modes in the new app, which is basically the updated equivalents of Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher. While the app is…

31 Oct

The IOC and Saudi Arabia call it quits on their Olympic esports partnership – df

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The esports partnership between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Saudi Arabia is no more. On Thursday, the IOC said that it and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) have "mutually agreed" to part ways. The breakup comes weeks after Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and other investors bought EA for $55 billion.The IOC and SOPC agreed on a 12-year esports partnership in 2024. At the time, the IOC was reportedly in talks with publishers of Rocket League, Street Fighter and League of Legends. The two sides discussed holding the Olympic Esports Games every two years. (The first games…