[ad_1] Netflix clearly knows its adaptation of The Witcher is a hot property (shifting metrics aside), and it’s determined to milk that success for all it’s worth. The service has confirmed rumors that it’s working on an anime movie offshoot, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. It’s not saying much about the plot besides talk […]
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Google helps publish the largest high-res map of brain connectivity
[ad_1] Anyone can see and download the data, and there are papers both available and on the way detailing the work. The brain map won’t accomplish much by itself. However, it could prove to be a treasure trove of data for scientists looking to understand fruit flies in particular or brain functionality at large. With […]
Google Collections will save and organize your searches
[ad_1] Google will recommend Collections based on activities like cooking, shopping and hobbies. That could make it easier to keep track of a recipe you searched for last week or a wishlist purchase without digging through your history. Once you’ve saved a Collection, Google will use AI to recommend related websites, images, products and searches. […]
Project xCloud is coming to Canada
[ad_1] The company previously vowed to bring the preview to India, Japan and western Europe this year. Don’t despair if you’re not a Canuck, then. While a full-fledged launch is likely some ways off, Project xCloud is quickly becoming more than just a small experiment and might soon catch up to Google Stadia’s coverage. [ad_2] […]
‘Project: Mara’ is Ninja Theory’s new psychological horror game
[ad_1] The developer shared a short teaser that shows a few seconds of gameplay footage. Toward the end of the 42-second clip, we see an extreme close of a female character, presumably the eponymous Mara. As the camera pans to her side, we catch a glimpse of what seems like another character. In its other […]
PGA Tour highlight videos are coming to Facebook Watch
[ad_1] You won’t have to venture far beyond your Facebook feed to get a pro golf fix this year. The social network has reached a deal with the PGA Tour to bring daily round recaps and player-oriented highlight videos to Facebook Watch in 2020, starting with the Farmers Insurance Open on January 23rd. These will […]
Microsoft accidently exposed 250 million customer service records
[ad_1] Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered the vulnerability on December 29th. Microsoft quickly fixed the issue two days later. It says the exposure was caused by a “misconfiguration” of one of its internal customer support databases. The company claims it found no evidence of “malicious use.” The server included conversation logs dating as […]
Germany has to pay Microsoft for failing to upgrade from Windows 7
[ad_1] Microsoft offers extended security updates to enterprise and business clients, but at a hefty price — ZDNet reported that the company will charge $50 per machine during the first year of end-of-life support and that the price will increase after each additional year. When an organization has tens of thousands of computers, those fees […]
EA is shutting down its mobile ‘Tetris’ games
[ad_1] EA hasn’t given an explanation for retiring the games. It did say, “we have had an amazing journey with you so far but sadly, it’s time to say goodbye.” The decision likely comes down to licensing. EA was once the exclusive Tetris license holder, but that expired a while ago, and it appears EA […]
Lucid opens European pre-orders for its currently unfinished EV
[ad_1] For the equivalent of $1,000, early adopters in select European countries can claim the Lucid Air. According to the company, “high demand in the EV-friendly region accelerated these plans.” The announcement puts Lucid on the hook to deliver, which is something that it and other companies (looking at you Faraday Future) have struggled with. […]