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Meta shouldn’t remove ‘from the river to the sea’ as hate speech, says Oversight Board
Photo by John Lamparski / AFP via Getty Images Meta’s semi-independent Oversight Board says the company made the right call in letting Facebook users post pro-Palestine messages with the phrase “from the river to the sea.” In a decision published today, the board concluded the slogan “has multiple meanings and is used by people in…
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A Minecraft Movie’s first trailer is equal parts goofy and creepy
Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Move over, Detective Pikachu, there’s an even stranger live-action video game movie on the way. And by that, I mean Warner Bros. just released the first teaser trailer for A Minecraft Movie. The film features actual humans and a slightly realistic CG take on Minecraft. But when you mix the game’s…
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Acer’s 14-inch laptops claim 24 hours of battery life from Intel, Qualcomm, or AMD
Image: Acer At IFA today, Acer announced it’s expanding its Swift AI laptop line with models featuring Intel’s new Lunar Lake chips, Qualcomm’s just-announced eight-core Snapdragon X Plus, and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300. And, it claims, each of them can theoretically last over 24 hours playing back video or over 17 hours in productivity tests.…
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Acer’s first handheld gaming PC is the Nitro Blaze
Acer has so far stayed out of the handheld gaming PC race, but that’s about to change. It’s just announced its first Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally competitor, the Acer Nitro Blaze 7, which looks like it fits somewhere between last year’s Asus ROG Ally and the newer ROG Ally X. Like Asus —…
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GoPro’s new flagship Hero 13 Black gets key upgrades and a wide range of lenses
The GoPro Hero 13 Black with some attachments. | Image: GoPro GoPro has announced two new action cameras, the GoPro Hero 13 Black and a smaller GoPro Hero. The Hero 13 Black will cost $399 while the Hero will go for $199. Both are up for preorder now and will be released on September 10th…
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Zillow’s upgraded AI search will show you more homes you can’t afford
Image: Zillow Zillow is upgrading its AI search feature with the ability to find homes or rentals based on how far away they are from your office, school, or other points of interest. Instead of narrowing your search by selecting specific locations or filters, you can now simply enter, “Homes 30 min drive from Millennium…
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom hands-on: the experimental era continues
Image: Nintendo Zelda’s first mainline game feels like a clever crystallization of the franchise’s recent experimental era. Continue reading…
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Concord was worse than bad — it was forgettable
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Sony After eight years in development, it took less than a month for Concord to die. Yesterday, Sony announced that the game, which only launched on August 23rd, would be shutting down on September 6th. Ryan Ellis, game director at developer Firewalk Studios, said that it “didn’t land the…
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Google Drive is coming to Windows on Arm later in 2024
Image: Qualcomm Google has committed to releasing an Arm64 version of Google Drive on Windows later this year, after Microsoft and Qualcomm have been working hard to convince app developers to port their applications over to Windows on Arm. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon made the announcement onstage at the company’s IFA event earlier today, where…
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The Remarkable Paper Pro is as outrageous as it is luxurious
Ignore my cruddy handwriting to marvel at this beautiful color. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales A front light and color display are just two of the ways this pretty note taking device puts luxury first. Continue reading…