Monthly Archives: August 2024
D23 2024: Everything announced and shown at this year's fan event
Disney’s biennial D23 expo has followed hot on the heels of some surprises at San Diego Comic-Con in July — an event that saw the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How do you one up that announcement? With lots and lots of new ones. SEE ALSO: Disney+ will actually crack […]
'Madden NFL 24' is on sale for just $10 ahead of '25' release
SAVE $59.99: As of Aug. 9, you can get Madden NFL 24 on the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 for just $10 at Best Buy. Snag this deal and prepare for the launch of Madden NFL 25 on Aug. 16. ‘Madden NFL 24’ deals Xbox Series X/S ‘Madden NFL 24’ $10 at Best Buy […]
ChatGPT Voice Mode is capable of some freaky stuff — but here's how OpenAI is tackling it.
ChatGPT’s Voice Mode has some security flaws, but OpenAI says it’s on top of it. On Thursday OpenAI published a report on GPT-4o’s safety features, addressing known issues that occur when using the model. GPT-4o is the underlying model that powers the latest version of ChatGPT, and comes with a Voice Mode that was recently […]
Elon Musk's X lets users sort replies to find more relevant comments
Thanks to a new feature, “blue checks” may no longer dominate reply threads on X. There has been a lot of criticism over the past few years regarding how Elon Musk changed the blue check. The blue checkmark was previously used to verify the authenticity of notable users when the platform was known as Twitter. […]
Elliot Page and 'The Umbrella Academy' cast reveal what their characters must sacrifice in the final season
Elliot Page is joined by Ritu Arya, Robery Sheehan, Justin H. Min, Aidan Gallagher, Tom Hopper and David Castañeda to discuss their characters’ relationships to ‘sacrifice’ in the final season of ‘The Umbrella Academy’.
Elon Musk tweeted this far-right fake news post on X — and then deleted it
Elon Musk has often touted that X is a place for news since acquiring the company then known as Twitter. Regardless of studies and reports showing misinformation on his social media platform are running rampant, Musk has repeatedly claimed that X is the best online destination for truth. On Thursday, Musk seemingly fell for a […]
Delta refused to refund passengers for CrowdStrike fiasco, so it got hit with a class-action lawsuit
Delta’s problems following the CrowdStrike outage that temporarily bricked millions of Windows PCs around the world just became more of a headache. Some customers who had their Delta flights canceled due to the outage have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, per CNN. The lawsuit, filed by Sauder Schelkopf and Webb, Klase & Lemond, accused […]
How Elon Musk and X's decision to sue advertisers may have just backfired
Just earlier this week, Elon Musk’s X announced that it was suing the constituent members of an initiative known as the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). On Thursday, just days after X’s federal antitrust lawsuit was filed, the organization behind GARM, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), announced that it was dissolving GARM. The WFA […]
'House of the Dragon' Season 3: Here's what happens next, according to 'Fire and Blood'
If House of the Dragon‘s Season 2 finale left you wondering, “Wait, what comes next?” you’re in the right place. The finale, titled “The Queen Who Ever Was,” set a lot of pivotal storylines in motion without much payoff, leading to a fairly frustrating outcome (that definitely could have benefitted from two more episodes). Luckily, […]
If you missed the window for an exclusive Fortnite skin, a second chance may be coming
The days of grinding to complete those Fortnite Battle Pass quests to unlock exclusive items may soon be coming to an end. On Wednesday, Epic Games announced a major change to Fortnite and its Battle Pass, the paid tier of the hit free-to-play online video game. “Items in future Fortnite Battle Passes might be offered […]