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Pretty soon, Twitch users will no longer be able to express their sadness with the BibleThump emote. According to Twitch, on September 30th, its rights to display the popular crying pink blob will expire after over a decade of being one of the foundational Twitch emotes along with Kappa, FrankerZ, and Pogchamp. The BibleThump emote … Read more

Nvidia is reportedly planning to ship its upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card with 32GB of GDDR7 memory. Hardware leaker Kopite7kimi has published rumored specifications for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 today, and both cards will reportedly be more power hungry as Nvidia looks to debut more capable next-gen GPUs. The RTX 5090 is … Read more

Two more OpenAI executives announced their departure from the artificial intelligence (AI) company Wednesday amid reports that the ChatGPT maker is considering restructuring into a for-profit business.  OpenAI’s chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and a vice president of research, Barret Zoph, both announced they would be leaving the company, just hours after Chief Technology Officer … Read more

SAO PAULO (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site X has complied with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ orders and requested its service be reestablished in the country, a source said Thursday. X complied with de Moraes’ orders to block certain accounts from the platform, name an official legal representative in the … Read more

A couple days after prematurely revealing the phone on its website, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S24 FE. It starts at $649.99 with 128GB of storage, and Samsung’s also offering a 256GB model for $709.99. Design-wise, we’re looking at a phone that’s very similar to last year’s version — though the S24 FE is loaded … Read more

Moment’s SuperCage is a new smartphone accessory that improves the functionality and ergonomics of using a smartphone as a pro video camera. Smartphone cages for mobile filmmakers aren’t a new idea — even Moment sells a cheaper alternative — but the SuperCage is its first one integrating a USB-C hub so that there’s one less … Read more

This article is co-published with Documented, a multilingual news site about immigrants in New York, and the Markup, a non-profit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. One video told viewers that new migrants easily get work permits and good jobs in the United States. Another warned viewers, once they are in … Read more

While WandaVision featured a smorgasbord of digital VFX, the series’ clever practical effects were a huge part of what established it as one of Marvel’s most imaginatively crafted projects. The show’s use of old-school Hollywood tricks made each episode feel like a different kind of classic sitcom, all while teasing out its major magical twists. … Read more

We’re inching ever closer to a mid-cycle refresh for the PlayStation 5, as the PS5 Pro’s staggered preorder schedule is beginning. The $699.99 console is about to be available to preorder in the US at 10AM ET / 7AM PT through Sony’s PlayStation Direct storefront, so if you want to secure one ASAP, you’ll want … Read more