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Neuralink says the Food and Drug Administration has granted “breakthrough device” designation to its experimental blindsight implant, which the company is developing with the aim of restoring vision to the visually impaired.Manufacturers who apply for and receive FDA’s voluntary Breakthrough Device Program designation are given “the opportunity to engage with FDA experts through several different program options and efficiently address issues that arise during the premarket review phase.” FDA prioritizes breakthrough devices for review. Ultimately, breakthrough device designation can accelerate the development of technology. Last year, FDA granted this designation to 145 medical devices.Blindsight is different from Telepathy, an implant…
YouTube’s creator broadcast “Made On YouTube” is back and there’s no shortage of buzz. From further integration of AI to community, YouTube seems to be gearing up to take on rivals like TikTok and Netflix. Among the mountain of updates and new features, here are five that really caught our attention.YouTube is introducing a Hype system that will allow viewers to do more than just like and share videos. The goal is to give fans more exposure to smaller creators. That’s why Hype will only be allowed on videos from creators with fewer than 500,000 subscribers, and on videos that…
The film adaptation of the hugely popular sci-fi novel Mickey 7 has been in the works for years, but the trailer is finally here and it’s full of surprises. First off, the title has been changed to Mickey 17, and fans of the book know exactly what that means: it’s going to be even crazier than the original novel.The film was written and directed by one of the great masters of our time, Bong Joon-ho, who appears to have adapted the original book a bit. A little spoiler alert: the book follows the titular Mickey Mouse clones as they navigate…
We’ve known that Amazon would be bringing back its Prime Big Deal Days sales event this fall, but we didn’t know the exact date until today. The online retailer announced that the sales event will return this year on October 8th and 9th, meaning there’s even more reason to call it Prime Day in October, just like in years past. This is the third iteration of the fall sales event that Amazon has used as the (un)official kickoff of the holiday shopping season, and we’re already seeing discounts pop up in early October for Prime Day deals.While July’s Prime Day…
Earlier this year, Behaviour Interactive teased a few spinoff games for Dead by Deadlight. One of them was released to relatively positive reviews, while The Casting of Frank Stone and What the Fog came and went. Now that leaves one unannounced game, and today they’re dropping it for good: the company has announced that the spinoff, known only as Project T, has been canceled.Project T is being touted as a third-person co-op shooter, and is unusual in the series in that it allows players to use guns to fight back against enemies. The game has been in beta for some…
The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles on September 16th against Mr. Beast and Amazon, which plans to distribute the show, on behalf of five unnamed participants in YouTuber Mr. Beast’s Beast Games. The lawsuit has also been filed as a class action lawsuit.Beast Games is the brainchild of Jimmy Donaldson, also known as Mr. Beast. In this game show, contestants take on different challenges for a chance to win a $5 million prize. There can only be one winner out of 1,000 contestants, so the prize money goes to the last person standing.When the five contestants joined the game…
Images/Photos: Keenspot/Hedrick/Cardoselli A demonic priest hears the confessions of the truly penitent, all of whom beg for forgiveness despite the terrible things they have done. At night, rejected by Heaven and banished from Hell, the priest exacts his own violent justice against the easily deceived and evildoers who inflict great pain on innocent people. Spillblood is an ultra-violent, hyper-stylized tale of a walk on the dark side of town. A cathartic mix of dark morality and bloody justice. Rendered in stark black, white and red, it will have you on your feet as holy bullets fly and, as the title…
Remember when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA) went on strike for months, mainly for protection against AI? It certainly did include some conditions, but in any case, it doesn’t stop AI from making its way into Hollywood. First reported by The Wall Street Journal, Lionsgate, the studio behind John Wick and The Hunger Games, has signed a deal with AI startup Runway, which Runway confirmed in a press release. The deal gives Runway access to Lionsgate’s content library, but in return, the studio will receive the latest custom AI models that it…
Apple Intelligence will be rolling out at a fairly slow pace, with Apple gradually adding new features and support for more languages over the coming months. The company has now confirmed support for several more languages, with Apple Intelligence expected to be available in German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, and Vietnamese in 2025. This is in addition to previously announced support for Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish.Apple will make Apple Intelligence available in English first in the US when it releases iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 in October, so if you buy an iPhone 16 when Apple’s latest…
There’s no more iconic pairing in comics than Batman and Robin. The dynamic duo have been protecting Gotham City from evil for over 80 years. Their origins, who they are and how they came to be, have been explored numerous times over the decades, and now DC is returning to the shared beginning of the two caped crusaders. Next month will see the release of Batman and Robin: Year One #1, the first issue of a new twelve-issue series that will definitively delve into the early days of the dynamic duo’s partnership. The new book comes from another acclaimed comics…