Sid Meier’s Civilization VII: all the latest on the strategy epic from Firaxis Games
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is the latest in the long-running 4X strategy franchise that first debuted in 1991 on MS-DOS. The new turn-based game from Firaxis Games and the titular, legendary designer is set to release on PC and modern…
Nvidia says its new GPUs are the fastest for DeepSeek AI, which kind of misses the point
Nvidia is touting the performance of DeepSeek’s open source AI models on its just-launched RTX 50-series GPUs, claiming that they can “run the DeepSeek family of distilled models faster than anything on the PC market.” But this announcement from Nvidia…
Sony just axed the 60fps Bloodborne mod with a DMCA takedown
A popular Bloodborne framerate mod is no longer available thanks to a DMCA takedown request from Sony. Australia-based Twitch streamer Lance McDonald first developed the mod back in 2020 before making it available to download in 2021. Lance announced today…
Common Side Effects’ creators see the US healthcare system as the show’s villain
In Adult Swimâs Common Side Effects from Joe Bennett (Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (American Dad!), the discovery of a strange mushroom that can heal any sickness or injury is either a miracle or a doomsday scenario, depending on who…
A new Chinese AI app tops the App Store, but its meteoric rise could be short-lived
Chinese AI app DeepSeek is on top of the App Store, challenging Apple Intelligence, and shaking Wall Street confidence in big tech. DeepSeek logo The market for generative AI is already dominated by a few major names in the West,…
Apple Highlights Hearing Health Issues Leading Up to Super Bowl LIX
Apple and the University of Michigan have released new results from the Apple Hearing Study highlighting the increase in noise levels seen around recent Super Bowl games. The results come just ahead of Super Bowl LIX taking place in New…
Sonos soundbars and speakers are up to $250 off for the Super Bowl
Sonos speakers and soundbars are great for games and movies, not just sports. I would have preferred any other Super Bowl matchup than another showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, but the world doesn’t revolve around…
OpenAI launches new o3-mini reasoning model with a free ChatGPT version
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman teased exactly two weeks ago that o3-mini would ship in “a couple of weeks,” and it’s arriving on time today. OpenAI is launching its latest o3-mini reasoning model inside ChatGPT and its API services and making…
Don’t wait to update: iOS 18.3 addresses an actively exploited vulnerability
Apple’s iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 updates contain key security improvements and patch actively exploited vulnerabilities. Here’s why you should update today. The iOS 18.3 update fixes an actively exploited vulnerability. On Monday, after a series of developer betas, Apple…
‘Severance’ title sequence has more drama and plot clues than most shows
The designer of the new title sequence for season two of Apple TV+ hit “Severance,” has detailed the many clues and hints in the sequence — even though he doesn’t know what they mean either. Still from the new “Severance”…