Recent content by Cal Jeffrey

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> Artificial intelligence researchers used to work in peace. However, now that companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and others are commercializing generative AI, the use of copyrighted training material has come under fire. Regulators in the UK are asking...

Yeah, but we are talking about Xbox.

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Apple does not maintain a presence at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts tomorrow. However, that didn't stop it from using the busy news cycle to reveal some details on its upcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The Vision Pro is...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> Even if you are not one to read a company's terms of service agreement, it should go without saying that unless it's a porn site, uploading NSFW content is not a good idea. But what if that content was not uploaded directly by you? </h5><p><img height="1439"...

<h5><strong>WTF?!</strong> You can now get an Xbox Series S toaster to go with your Xbox Series X refrigerator. Microsoft quietly launched a two-slice bread toaster modeled after its digital-only console. In addition to looking like a Series S, it emblazons your toast, frozen waffles, bagels, or...

<h5><strong>Looking back (and forward):</strong> We had a mixed bag for highly anticipated games in 2023. On the one hand, we had outstanding titles like Baldur's Gate 3, the System Shock remake, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Hogwarts Legacy to keep us happily occupied. On the other, Diablo IV...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Believe it or not, Netflix is still the king of streaming video entertainment. It's easy to assume that with competition like Comcast and Disney, it would be floundering, especially after losing a lot of licensed content to its competitors. However, the former...

I have to laugh because the other day I was watching a show and someone was talking about their EV being carbon neutral, and I was like, "Hmmm. Do you plug it in to an electrical port? Yeah. Then it's not carbon neutral." EDIT: And yes. I do talk to my TV. Quite a bit more than I should, probably.

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Industry analysts expect sodium-ion batteries to become crucial in future battery arrays. They are great for stationary energy storage or powering scooters and are a viable option for entry-level EVs. They are cheaper than LFP (lithium ferro-phosphate) batteries...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Folon Team is a group of Fallout 4 modders who have been working on a "Fallout: London" project for several years. The small independent studio has struggled to keep its schedule but finally has a release date for next year. The latest developer update reveals...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Repairing a Windows install is a chore we all dread. Aside from the "my computer is all f*ed up" factor, the recovery process is time-consuming, potentially tying up your PC for hours. Microsoft hopes to alleviate the stress of reinstalling or recovering your...

<h5><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> Researchers warn that up to 240 million PCs could wind up in landfills after Microsoft ends support for Windows 10. The rationale here is that Windows 11 hardware restrictions will render all of these computers obsolete. However, older computers have been...

<h5><strong>WTF?!</strong> Just in time for Christmas comes the lowest-spec PC we have ever seen. Step aside, Commodore Vic-20. This DIY kit is a single-board computer that runs on a 1-bit CPU. To be clear, that is not a typo--it is a single-bit processor. Now that's low-end computing...

<h5><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> The acquisition of Activision Blizzard King could set Microsoft up to outpace Sony in the console market. Sony perceives this merger as a significant threat to its console and subscription sectors as it grapples with creating the ideal game subscription...

<h5><strong>Brutal dump:</strong> In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a Redditor compiled all the internal documents he could find from a ransomware attack on Insomniac Games. Although there are over 32 internal documents listed, its only a drop in the bucket of the over 1 terabyte of internal...