Embracer Group believes AI will ‘empower’ game developers Image: Crystal DynamicsEmbracer Group, the gaming giant that has the rights to big franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider, detailed how it’s thinking about the use of artificial intelligence for game development in its latest annual report. The conglomerate, which recently split into three separate companies, has adopted a “Group …

SDCC ’24: Icon Heroes to serve up original Zoo Jitsu Fighters exclusives and much more A big name in collectibles, Icon Heroes is bringing its original toy line, Zoo Jitsu to San Diego, along with a Power Rangers signing. Icons of the Zoo A slick looking toy line that’s might have flown under your radar, Zoo Jitsu Fighters could be a name that action fans should watch. If the title … The post SDCC ’24: Icon Heroes to serve up orig…

Protocol Village: Gnosis DAO Spins off Karpatkey The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of June 2, 2024.

Here’s How The Citroën 2CV Might Have Defined The Tour de France Over the past nine days, a few hundred of the best cyclists in the world have been racing their hearts out in the fields and mountains of France as they compete in the grueling Tour de France. The racers compete across intense sprints, rapid descents and punishing climbs that might all have been judged based on the cap… Read more…

Hard-Right Candidate Wins First Round of Romania’s Presidential Election Calin Georgescu, who had been widely dismissed as a fringe extremist, won the most votes on Sunday. He will probably face a liberal opponent in the second round on Dec. 8.

LPT: You can avoid ads on YouTube when using a VPN by setting your location to somewhere not likely to be targeted by advertisers like Myanmar. Currently how I am avoiding ads since newer versions of chrome/youtube are killing adblockers. submitted by /u/Nero8

What’s a song that’s disturbing to you despite it not actually being a scary song? Basically, what’s a song that gives you bad vibes? For me, it’s “We Can’t Stop” by Miley Cyrus. I don’t really listen to Miley Cyrus but this song randomly crept into my mind last night so I went to listen to it, and something is so… off about it. It’s obviously a party song but it feels extremely lonely to me. The “oooohs” scare the hell out of…

Podcast: How CrowdStrike caused a global IT meltdown and what comes next In the latest episode of CNBC Tech’s “Beyond the Valley” podcast, Arjun Kharpal and Tom Chitty discuss the CrowdStrike IT failure.

Sony 24-240 or 70-300? Hello everyone! I just got my first real camera, a Sony a7ii, and I am looking at two lenses on Facebook Marketplace right now: a Sony 70-300 and a Sony 24-240. I do high-power rocketry and I’m looking for a lens that will be good for taking photos of rockets that are a couple of hundred feet away. Which would you recommend if they are both arou…

What Are ‘Recess Appointments’ and How Might Trump Try and Leverage Them? The Constitution allows the president to circumvent the Senate and put appointees in place while the chamber is in recess, a loophole created back when Capitol commutes involved long treks by horse.

KAT savors Wolves return, drops 32-20 in N.Y. rout In his return to Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns stepped up for 32 points and 20 rebounds in a 133-107 Knicks victory, admitting afterward that “this game wasn’t just another game.”

What was the worst opening act you’ve seen at a concert? For the sake of clarity, and maybe inspiration, “worst opening act” doesn’t necessarily mean the artist/s themselves were terrible (although it can), but they had a very bad performance, didn’t gel with the lead act, etc. I’m curious about your experiences. submitted by /u/whitesox-fan

Grandma passed away and home has reverse mortgage Last night, my great grandma passed away and she took out a reverse mortgage on her home years ago when I was younger. Can anyone tell me how the process goes if we wanted to buy the house? I was told that my grandma and her 2 siblings were going to try to buy it. I could’ve sworn I heard it goes to auction? I’m not too sure but just want to mak…

Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Again, This Time Because Its Giant Floppy Windshield Wiper Keeps Failing Despite all the stories of the brakes not working, injuries from exceptionally sharp bodywork, the frunk’s taste for fingers and its vulnerability to a basic car wash, it’s actually been a while since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a formal recall for the Tesla Cybertruck. Two whole… Read more…

Traditional Latin Mass at National Eucharistic Congress draws enthusiastic crowd INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — Despite restrictions, hundreds of Catholics came out to the first of two traditional Latin Masses offered at the National Eucharistic Congress, which will also feature four Masses in English, three Masses in Spanish and for youth, a Mass in Vietnamese and three separate Eastern Rite liturgies.  The post Traditional Latin Mas…

My employers 401k contributions aren’t automatically vested after company shut down? I worked for a company that went under back in 2022 of November and I just found out none of the employer contributions are vested. Is that legal? Feels bad I went down with the ship and they won’t honor their contributions submitted by /u/MisterRagman

Database of Le slip Français leaked on darkweb The famous french brand saw its database published on the darkweb. 1,500,000 + emails including 690,000 + full customer details : Email addresses Names Phone numbers Physical addresses Purchases A good reminder not to neglect the cybersecurity of your ecommerce sites. submitted by /u/SachaKSK

The time when my fiance tried to do my lips 🤣🤣🤣 For the first and last time 😂 submitted by /u/naanabanaana

Ugly Corvettes And $19 A Month Leaf Lease Deals In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup For as long as there have been electric vehicles, their critics have disingenuously argued that it’s impossible for EVs to ever take hold in the U.S. until the working class can afford to drive them. Despite that not having been a prerequisite for the proliferation of pricey trucks and SUVs, it’s been a pervasive… Read more…

403(b): Employer not deducting from paycheck I recently got hired at a new company and upon getting hired I elected to opt in to contributing to a 403b at 6% as my employer would match it. My first paycheck was on 3/15 and my employer DID deduct money for the 403b. I went back the other day and realized that my employer hasn’t deducted since and they didn’t match the first (and only) contr…