Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a gorgeous echo of the franchise’s past
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes remixes beats from the franchise’s previous films to tell a story about how myths evolve.
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Remember when Sony walked back its retroactive requirement link a PSN account to Helldivers 2 PC? That same day, Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch assured fans its upcoming PC port wouldn’t require PSN for singleplayer.
But now, Ghost has been abruptly delisted from non-PSN countries on Steam. We’ve emailed Sony and Valve... what gives?
Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever.
Polygon reports that Small Radios Big Televisions and others will get their indie games transferred back to them too — though other devs are still waiting to hear back, and WBD has yet to comment.
Variety reports that Max has cancelled the gorgeous sci-fi series after one season, but there’s hope: not only will the show start streaming on Netflix on May 31st, but the streamer is reportedly considering giving it a second season, as well.
The group of 800 demonstrators accused Tesla of environmental harm, citing mining lithium for EV batteries. The group is said to want to stop the factory’s expansion. CEO Elon Musk said it’s “fishy,” and called them dumb. In March, the factory shut down temporarily after an arson attack.
Xbox studios leader described wanting small and prestigious games in a town hall with employees today.
Announced in an April Beta release, the new recommendation card is moving forward, and now showing up in the latest Developer channel build, XDA Developers reports. It’ll appear for users with Windows 11 Pro and Home versions who are also logged into a Microsoft account — and only targeted to those who play PC games and aren’t already subscribed.
Apple’s big focus on AI next month is not a secret. But rather than building a bot with a personality, it seems more interested in just Siri doing Siri things. Only, you know, better:
Apple has focused on making Siri better at handling tasks that it already does, including setting timers, creating calendar appointments and adding items to a grocery list. It also would be able to summarize text messages.
[The New York Times]
Microsoft is making tough Xbox decisions amid a game industry that’s hurting.
A Luxembourg court found that Jeff Dieschburg’s “Turandot” painting — a near like-for-like copy of an image taken by photographer Jingna Zhang — violated copyright by referencing Zhang’s work without consent or attribution.
While this case isn’t directly connected to her anti-AI efforts, Zhang said the ruling is a win for individual copyright protection “in time of AI where our rights seem to be quickly eroding.”
Details about Universal and Monkeypaw’s new psychological thriller Him from director Justin Tipping are still a bit scarce. But a Jordan Peele produced horror starring Marlon Wayans as a legendary quarterback training a new footballer on a remote compound sounds intense and promising as hell.
[The Hollywood Reporter]
It’s trying out new “Show more like this” and “Show less like this” options within post menus that can help personalize your feed. The decentralized network is also rolling out performance improvements and alt text for GIFs.
There’s a new screen, a new keyboard, and a new chip. But the design is the thing you notice first on the 2024 iPad Pro.
A judge tossed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X against web scraper Bright Data that alleged it illegally circumvented X’s anti-scraping technology. It comes after Musk lost a similar suit against an anti-hate group in March.
Android phones are reportedly getting a Google Maps update that finally lets EV drivers filter for charging stations, making them easier to find. Last month, Maps gained an AI-powered station locator assistant. Will we see the features soon on other Maps screens like on cars with Google built-in or ones with Android Automotive?
We found a collection of unique gift ideas that go beyond the flowers and chocolates that typically rule the day.
That’s how many paid trips Waymo says its driverless vehicles perform each week. For all the speculation and chaos surrounding autonomous vehicles lately, its helpful to remember that fully driverless cars are operating in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix — right now. Waymo credits its “safe and deliberate approach” for its successes. Of course, a quick glance at social media will also expose a lot of deliberate driving on the wrong side of the road behavior.
Julie McNamara, head of podcast studios, announced her departure on Thursday, according to Bloomberg. The company has seen a steady stream of exits as it pulls back on its podcast business.
McNamara’s departure follows deep layoffs at Spotify as well as cuts to its programming as it tries to make the podcasting department profitable.
We found all sorts of gadgets and goodies to celebrate the class of 2024, from the practical to the poignant.
Managing an OnlyFans page is a lot of work: you have to make and share content, promote your page, and maintain relationships with subscribers. Business Insider spoke with OnlyFans creators who are using AI tools to do some of that work for them.
Here’s all the new tech Apple announced during its ‘Let Loose’ event.
Some companies crush the tools of art in their ads, others just replace the artists.
After announcing Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum — an Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson-backed movie set for 2026 — Warner Bros. has taken down an old fan-made movie that shares the same name.
Now blocked “on copyright grounds” for allegedly containing Warner Bros. content, the 15-year-old YouTube video from Independent Online Cinema had previously accrued 13.6 million views.
Unless you work for the Supercharger team that was recently gutted in his “absolutely hard core” approach to cost cutting. Musk already said that the Supercharger network would still continue to grow, but “at a slower pace for new locations,” causing more than a little concern amongst Tesla owners and anyone relying upon the North American Charging Standard. Now we have clarification.
The Steam Deck Dock is getting HDMI-CEC to wake your TV from sleep and switch its inputs, and and the Deck OLED will soon be able to decide which Bluetooth devices can wake it from sleep... plus Bluetooth A2DP and BAP audio support, microSD fixes, a new graphics driver, overclocking controls in the Deck LCD’s BIOS, and more in preview!
[Steam]