MGM says its hotels and casinos are back up and running
All MGM Resorts hotels and casinos are back up and running as normal, nine days after a cyberattack shut down systems across the company, the company said in an X post on Wednesday. MGM Rewards...
View ArticleAmazon Echo Frames (3rd-gen) hands-on: Refined look, better sound, faster Alexa
Amazon's smart glasses have yet to impress us, but the company made big changes for its third-gen Echo Frames that could go along way in changing our minds. First, the company has upgraded the design,...
View ArticleThe best Nintendo Switch games for 2023
Just a few years ago, Nintendo was at a crossroads. The Wii U was languishing well in third place in the console wars and, after considerable pressure, the company was making its first tentative steps...
View ArticleNeed for Speed developer Criterion Games will mostly focus on Battlefield...
Electronic Arts is "all-in on Battlefield" as it tries to bolster the first-person shooter series. To that end, it has shifted Need for Speed developer Criterion Games over from its sports division to...
View ArticlePasskey support is finally available in 1Password
1Password, the popular password manager, is finally rolling out support for passkeys, the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday. The login technology, which does not require links or two-factor...
View ArticleEverything Amazon announced at its 2023 Devices and Services event
Amazon’s fall hardware event was chock full of updates. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the generative AI boom from the last year, the company began transforming Alexa into a much more versatile and...
View ArticleAll the hilarious corporate BS you might have missed in the Xbox leaks
It's the day after the largest document leak in Xbox's history, and now that the important news is on the record, we can all take a step back and process the ridiculousness of the whole situation. One...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth hands-on: Broader horizons and deeper combat
How many times am I going to buy this game? I'm still waiting on the answer to that, but I recently played two demos for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the (poorly named) second chapter of what’s set to be a...
View ArticleThe next DALL-E will be able to generate results within ChatGPT
OpenAI is gearing up to roll out the third version of DALL-E, its text-to-image AI system, which reportedly improves its predecessor's capabilities and can generate results within the ChatGPT app. The...
View Article'Everywhere' gameplay trailer shows off an ambitious sandbox with a Fortnite...
Build a Rocket Boy has unveiled a new trailer for Everywhere, an ambitious sandbox title that will enable players to build their own experiences and explore others. If that sounds a bit like Fortnite...
View ArticleWindows' Copilot AI starts rolling out September 26
Despite it nominally being a Surface-centric keynote, Microsoft sure spent a lot of time talking about AI during its annual event on Thursday. "We believe it has the potential to help you be more...
View ArticleMicrosoft wants its Copilot AI to be your personal shopper
During its largely AI-focused annual Surface event on Thursday, Microsoft announced that its generative AI assistant, Copilot, will also be available to help with shopping on Bing and Edge. Broadly...
View ArticleThe Surface Laptop Go 3 starts at $799 and arrives on October 3
Although Microsoft's annual fall event largely ended up being focused on AI, the company did have some new Surface hardware, too, as we all expected. Microsoft unveiled the new Surface Laptop Go 3,...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Surface Laptop Studio 2 has a 13th-gen Intel CPU and RTX 40...
During its annual fall event on Thursday, Microsoft announced the (previously leaked) sequel to the Surface Laptop Studio, and it appears to come with plenty of much-needed improvements. For starters,...
View ArticleHow to pre-order the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2
While Microsoft's event on Thursday focused on AI, the company spent some time debuting a few new Surface devices as well. The new Surface Laptop Studio 2 is supposedly the most powerful Surface device...
View ArticleSurface Laptop Go 3 hands-on: Microsoft makes a better case for its cheap PC
The Surface Laptop Go has always been an interesting experiment for Microsoft: What if you took the basic design of the Surface Laptop, but diminished its specs to make it far more affordable? We've...
View ArticleThe best Xbox games for 2023
A series of missteps put Microsoft in second place before the Xbox One even came out. With the launch of the Xbox Series X and S, though, Microsoft is in a great position to compete. Both are...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s big Windows 11 update drops on September 26 with Copilot AI baked in
Microsoft is releasing a big Windows 11 update next week, on September 26. The catchily-named 23H2 is packed with some real game changing features, along with a whole bunch of quality of life...
View ArticleHyundai is offering a free EV charger and $600 off installation for a limited...
While the better environmental impact and lack of gas payments make EVs an enticing option, other costs and steps still stand as a hindrance. Hyundai is the latest car manufacturer attempting to...
View ArticleEverything Microsoft announced at its Surface and AI event
It was Microsoft's turn to step up to the plate and hold a fall hardware event on Thursday. Although Surface devices were the name of the game, there was a heavy — and I mean heavy — focus on AI. In...
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