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Apple Intelligence is poised for primetime: Apple has released a public beta of iOS 18.1, which includes some of the key generative AI features the company has been touting in recent months.We’ll have to wait a few more weeks for the public versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 18.1 to be released, bringing the Apple Intelligence features to everyone with a compatible device. While public betas should be more stable and less risky to install than developer betas, it’s still definitely worth backing up your data to your computer or iCloud before installing this build of iOS…
Steve Orlando and John Harris Dunning ( Summer Shadows ) will team up to write Ripperland , with art by Alessandro Oliveri, colors by Francesca Vivaldi, and letters by Fabio Amelia.”RIPPERLAND is unlike any book I’ve ever worked on, and I mean that in the best way possible,” says Orlando. “John and Alessandro are incredible talents, and the alchemy between us across borders and oceans has created something truly special! It’s WESTWORLD meets FROM HELL in a fantastic work of speculative fiction! The streets of London of tomorrow call upon yesterday! I can’t wait for you to see it!”So, what…
The original PlayStation console, aka the PS1, was released in Japan in late 1994, meaning the console’s 30th anniversary is just around the corner. To mark this milestone year, Sony has unveiled a nostalgia-inducing redesign of both the PS5 and the upcoming PS5 Pro, with a classic grey color scheme and old-school logo that resembles the original PlayStation. Gamers of a certain age will find it hard to resist these things. Sony did something similar with the PS4 in 2014 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the console line.This isn’t a quick redesign; some serious thought has gone into this.…
Google is rolling out a very handy update to the Google Password Manager that lets users sync their passkeys across a bunch of devices. Previously, you could only store your passkey in the Google Password Manager on Android, limiting its utility across devices. You could use your passkey on other devices, but it required scanning a QR code.The update enables Google Password Manager to save passkeys on Windows, macOS, Linux, and of course Android. ChromeOS is currently in beta testing, so the feature should be available soon. Google also says iOS support is “coming soon.”Once saved, your passkey will automatically…
The FTC recently released the results of an extensive four-year investigation into social media sites. According to the organization, many social media sites and streaming services “intensively monitor consumers in order to monetize their personal information.” This mass surveillance not only affects adult users, but also children and teenagers.This isn’t entirely surprising; after all, the old saying goes, “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” Still, the study suggests a level of surveillance that would shock even the most cynical among us. According to the FTC, these organizations collect and “indefinitely retain” vast amounts of data.…
DC Comics has announced Challengers of the Unknown, a new limited series written by Christopher Cantwell and illustrated by Sean Isaacs, which sees DC’s team of OG adventurers return on December 18th as they “live on borrowed time.”This series is part of the DC All In initiative and is an offshoot of Absolute Power and DC All In Special. The shockwave terror of Darkseid has spread throughout the DC Universe, destroying the very fabric of time and space. Surprisingly, there is only one group of super-scientists well-suited to challenge the fate of the universe: the Challengers of the Unknown.So what…
Amazon will become the seventh member of Hollywood’s largest lobbying group. To be precise, Prime Video and Amazon-MGM Studios will join the Motion Picture Association on October 1, alongside six other big names: Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Netflix (which became a member in 2019).Amazon was already involved with the MPA, having served as a board member of the anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment since 2017. MGM (which Amazon will acquire in 2022) was a member of the MPA from 1998 until 2005.”MPA is the global voice of a growing…
Image courtesy of IDW To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, IDW has relaunched the ongoing series and launched some intriguing spinoffs. Mutant Nation is the latest spinoff to hit comic book stores. Will it get off to as strong a start as the recently released first issue of another original spinoff series, Nightwatcher? Let’s find out. In terms of continuity, Mutant Nation flashes back to the aftermath of the Armageddon Games that took place at the end of the previous IDW TMNT series, prior to the first issue of the new serialized comic. With the…
It’s Wednesday again, and you know what that means. Coverage of Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesdays Licensing Announcement Event has gotten confusing once again. Seven Seas surprised readers today by announcing a ton of highly anticipated titles, including the complete collection of Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya and the highly requested and anticipated shojo manga series It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love. Rounding out the list are audiobooks of existing titles, a new BL series and its sequel, a comedy ecchi series, and a webtoon/manga series with a popular live-action tie-in. Now, let’s move on to the…
Now that we know that the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event is just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you want to pick up at discounted prices during the sales. While the thought of holiday shopping might already make some of you shudder, if you’re paying the $139 annual membership fee for Prime, these sales events are the perfect time to stock up on essentials and cross items off your shopping list long before the holiday rush.While October’s Prime Day isn’t usually as big as July’s Prime Day, it often features some pretty great deals…