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Another day, another AI-generated “slop” accusation, this time against Blizzard and its upcoming Diablo Immortal x Hearthstone crossover event. In a thread on Reddit, later picked up by PC Gamer, redditor Ipyreable believes they’ve spotted an image with telltales signs of generative AI. At the time of writing, over 4,400 people have upvoted the post. Given Hearthstone’s fantasy leanings, it …

Why you can trust Android Central Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. If we reflect on the past, Samsung’s just as synonymous with Android as Google. It’s been a pioneer in the space for years, but the company has also …

China has introduced its first 6nm gaming and AI GPUs, the Lisuan Tech 7G106 & 7G105, with up to 24 GB memory, and faster than RTX 4060 performance. China Makes Big Gains In The Gaming & AI GPU Segment With Lisuan Tech’s G100 Chip, Powering the 7G106 12 GB & 7G105 24 GB Graphics Cards A few days ago, we …

Decluttering can feel like a never-ending battle, and it is not uncommon for me to end up in a slump where even the traditional advice of ‘just start small’ can’t break me out of it. Luckily, Reddit holds all the oddball, creative hacks that actually work. From turning the Kon-Mari method on its head and pitting space against things, Redditors …

Alarming new research suggests that AI models can pick up “subliminal” patterns in training data generated by another AI that can make their behavior unimaginably more dangerous, The Verge reports. Worse still, these “hidden signals” appear completely meaningless to humans — and we’re not even sure, at this point, what the AI models are seeing that sends their behavior off …

Steam has a few freebies for you to grab today, and you can add each of these to your library right now, and keep them forever. Every so often Steam reveals some free games, none of which require any kind of subscription, and all can strengthen your creaking backlog. Let’s get started with Kasama: The Awakening, which features a central …

Around the World Photos/Shutterstock For most drivers, the idea of having to replace an engine is the stuff of nightmares. Expensive nightmares. But for a certain brand of gearhead, getting a new high-performance V8 for their ride would be a dream come true. Especially if it were the biggest, baddest crate engine …

It’s no secret at this point that the Pixel 10 series is not going to be a massive upgrade, but with that in mind, leaks point towards it being perhaps the best kind of subtle upgrade. Here’s why. This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and …

Like most Android users, my phone was overflowing with Google apps I never thought twice about. Applications such as Gmail, Maps, Photos, and Chrome are as much a part of our phone experience as the hardware itself. However, I started wondering: could I use my Android phone without any of Google’s apps? To be clear, I didn’t strip my phone …

In a bold move to fight the climate crisis, the United States has committed $1.2 billion to create two carbon-sucking vacuums that aim to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the atmosphere. These two massive Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities, located in Texas and Louisiana, are designed to each remove up to one million tons of CO2 annually. This is …