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The saga of Coyote vs. Acme is one of the bleakest in entertainment today.The Looney Tunes-based film, a hybrid of live-action and animation directed by Dave Green and written by Academy Award nominee Samy Burch (May December), is being scrapped by Warner Bros. Discovery for tax purposes, even though it's completed. It's the same fate that has befallen films like Batgirl and Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, and it's the latest in a disturbing trend of entertainment companies removing movies and TV shows f

Alibaba wants you to compare its new AI video generator to OpenAI's Sora. Otherwise, why use it to make Sora's most famous creation belt out a Dua Lipa song?On Tuesday, an organization called the "Institute for Intelligent Computing" within the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba released a paper about an intriguing new AI video generator it has developed that's shockingly good at turning still images of faces into passable actors and charismatic singers. The system is called EMO, a fun backro

Image: Disney The third Tron movie is nearing release. Disney announced that production on Tron: Ares — a follow-up to Tron: Legacy, which itself was a sequel to the 1982 original — began in January and that the plan is for the film to premiere in 2025. As part of the announcement, the first image for the film was also released. It definitely has Tron vibes but also wouldn’t be out of place as a skin in a shooter like Destiny or Fortnite.
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"PS5 Slim vs. PS5" is a face-off gamers want to see as they scratch their heads over how Sony's skinnier new console differs from the original variant.For years, many complained about PS5's bulky, unwieldy body — and Sony finally addressed that with the new PS5 Slim.Sony announced the new slim PS5 model on Wednesday, following a decades-long tradition of each PlayStation console getting a smaller counterpart midway through its generation. As you can probably tell, it's meant to be smaller

Google If you’ve ever opened a new browser tab with no clue what to search for, today’s Chrome updates may help.First off, the Google Search box on Chrome will now display suggested queries based on your previous searches before you’ve started typing. In Google’s example, a user who had previously searched for the Korean noodle dish japchae would see images of similar Korean dishes beside the search box under the heading “People also search for.” Some of the s

Google If you’ve ever opened a new browser tab with no clue what to search for, today’s Chrome updates may help.First off, the Google Search box on Chrome will now display suggested queries based on your previous searches before you’ve started typing. In Google’s example, a user who had previously searched for the Korean noodle dish japchae would see images of similar Korean dishes beside the search box under the heading “People also search for.” Some of the s

Image: MacPaw One of the first third-party app stores on iOS is getting ready to open up in the European Union. The software company MacPaw has announced that it’s releasing its Setapp store in beta on Thursday, with an official launch planned for April.
Setapp is currently only available on macOS and offers users access to over 240 third-party apps for a $9.99 per month subscription. Some examples of the curated apps available through Setapp include music software n-Track Studio, project

After months of rumors, we may have just gotten our eyes (sort of) on Apple's newest iPad Pro. The device showed up in some CAD (computer-aided design) drawings that popped up online, per MacRumors, which pointed out that these things tend to leak out of China-based actories from time to time. This shouldn't surprise anyone, but it looks an awful lot like an iPad.SEE ALSO:Don't buy a new MacBook Air, iPad – updates are reportedly around the corner Tweet may have been deletedThere are a cou

Image: Square Enix Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is an excellent game and an important evolution for the franchise. It mashes together a traditional RPG with a large open world, managing to feel both modern and like it’s sticking to its 32-bit roots. What it is not, however, is a good place to get started with the multipart story that is Final Fantasy VII — despite what its creators might say.
Prior to Rebirth’s launch, creative director and zipper aficionado Tetsuya Nomura talked

Sony’s latest console is still a big boi, even if it is more than 30 percent smaller. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge PlayStation 5 sales have already surpassed 50 million units — a solid figure for a console that has rarely received a substantial price drop since it arrived on the scene more than three years ago. If you have yet to pick up Sony’s latest console, however, Best Buy is now offering the new PS5 “slim” with a digital copy of Marvel’

Windows 11 Photos has gotten a lot of love from Microsoft lately. Last fall, the Redmond-based tech giant introduced new AI-based features for the picture-focused app, including background blur and photo-identifying search.On Wednesday, however, Microsoft announced a new perk for the Windows 11 Photos app that will likely elicit envy from macOS and Chromebook users.SEE ALSO:Galaxy AI: Any Android, iOS phone can try it now. Here’s how.
Windows 11 Photos app gets an object eraserWe’ve

Windows 11 Copilot, a ChatGPT rival, can respond to a new batch of commands for changing your PC settings, and accessing apps and tools, in seconds.Curious about the new prompts you can use with Copilot? Here are 16 new commands you can use with the Windows 11 AI assistant.SEE ALSO:In case you missed it, ChatGPT rival 'Copilot' is now on iOS and Android
Windows 11 Copilot: 16 new commandsWindows 11 Copilot has a new set of skills. Check out the following new prompts you can use to change your PC

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is starting to roll out a new update to Windows 11 that includes a whole host of improvements and new built-in features. Copilot in Windows 11 is getting more options to control your PC as part of this update, alongside a new Generative Erase option in Photos, Voice Shortcuts for accessibility, improved Snap layouts, changes to the Widgets system, and more.
While the Windows 11 update is available starting today, Microsoft says not all features will be enabled straight

The next Windows 11 update will introduce a gaggle of new features, including enhancements to sharing photos and documents, tweaks to Snap Layouts, and changes to Widgets.Microsoft has also made some changes to Copilot and two creator-focused, preinstalled apps (i.e., Photos app and Clipchamp). But here, we'll be focusing on how the Redmond-based tech giant improved the Windows 11 experience at large.7 new Windows 11 features coming to your PC soonWhat's in store for your Windows 11 workflow? Ch

A blimp billed as the “world’s most efficient large aircraft” — but better known as the “The Flying Bum” — is applying for approval to take off. Officially named the Airlander 10, the voluptuous vehicle resembles the legendary Zeppelin. Like its fabled ancestor, the Airlander is greener than the commercial planes currently spraying CO2 across the sky. Much greener, in fact. Powered by a combination of electricity and helium, the aircraft promises z

Image: The Verge Just a couple of weeks after the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) surged with enough support to position it to clear the Senate, the path to new child protections on the internet suddenly looks more complex. Seeing the momentum, other lawmakers and outside groups sense it might be time to promote their own favored solutions, which could snarl KOSA’s Senate passage.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), for example, sees this as an opportune moment for his own Protecting Kids on Social Me

UPDATE: Feb. 29, 2024, 12:46 p.m. EST And now there are six. A day after we published this article, we got news about Electronic Arts' layoffs, adding to the growing list of gaming companies cutting jobs in 2024.You may have heard about massive layoffs hitting the tech space this year, but let's talk about employees within the gaming industry who are facing similar challenges.Whether it's game developers or people who work at companies that help shape the online gaming culture, 2024 has been a

Welcome to leap day 2024. Maybe you're not thrilled to have an extra day in February, but the upside is that many brands are treating us to special savings for today only. Here's a peek at some of the best leap day deals to score some impressive discounts today.Best leap day deals of 2024Best travel dealPriceline bundles (hotel + flight)save 29% or more with code LEAPDAY29 Get DealBest home dealBrooklinen bedding bundlessave up to 29%Get DealBest flight dealPlay airlines leap year saleflights to

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Nicole Kidman is back to deliver more movie magic and heartbreak at the theaters. No, the world-famous actress wasn't announced as the star of a big film. Rather, she'll appear in three new ads for AMC, the movie theater chain. If you're not a regular moviegoer, then you might not know how big of a deal this is to some folks. Kidman currently appears in an ad that runs before every film screening at AMC theaters, and it has since gone very viral. (Saturday Night Live has even spoofed it.) In the

Add more copyright lawsuits levied against OpenAI to the growing pile.On Wednesday, news organizations the Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet filed lawsuits against OpenAI for copyright infringement in the Southern District of New York. The Intercept also includes Microsoft in the lawsuit, whose tool Copilot uses OpenAI's model GPT-4. The lawsuits allege OpenAI (and Microsoft in the case of The Intercept) violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits online service providers fro

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Apple's Vision Pro launched this month, to the delight of Apple devotees everywhere. While issues with the Vision Pro have already begun circulating, it's not stopping owners from wearing the $3,500 piece any chance they get. Case in point: A man wore his Vision Pro at his wedding.Software engineer Jacob Wright donned his headset during his February 10 wedding in Utah. Don't worry — he didn't wear it for the ceremony — but according to SFGate, he slipped it on for post-ceremony photo

A man squats on cracked, dry ground. Dead, dry fish lay on the ground where a pond used to be. | Photo by Kevin Herbian/NurPhoto via Getty Images There’s a 90 percent chance that global average surface temperatures will reach a record high for the year leading up to June 2024, according to new research published today in the journal Scientific Reports. Some places will be more sweltering than others, particularly in parts of Asia. The heat has cascading effects, like raising the risk of dr

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images By the end of January, more than 25,000 Palestinians had been reported killed as a result of Israel’s military assault on Gaza. Just a handful of doctors remained at the largest medical facility in the Gaza Strip, where every day, 10 children lost one or both of their legs amid the Israeli military’s siege. A weeklong communications blackout — the longest since October 7th — cut off civilians from their families and jou

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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has expanded its Self Service Repair program to include the MacBook Pro and iMac models powered by its M3 processor. That means users with the company’s latest Mac hardware can now access the tools, parts, and repair manuals they need to fix their devices from Apple’s self-repair website.
Additionally, Apple plans on making its remote diagnostic tool available to customers with M3 Macs starting next month. The tool, which Apple first

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