Michael Mann on how he knew Adam Driver was his Ferrari: "I sensed ferocity based on real-life experience"

Microsoft Xbox is kicking off 2024 with a bang. The Washington-based tech giant has announced the first Xbox Developer Direct of 2024 and it is scheduled for January 18. The event will offer die-hard Xbox fans a great opportunity to get an inside look into the games that are currently in development for the Xbox Series X and S, PC, and Game Pass. It will include a highly anticipated look at the upcoming Indiana Jones game trailer, among other offerings. Check out what's planned.

Penicillin. The Moon landing. Wireless telecommunications. These are just a few of the mad grasps for god's power that humanity has attempted in the last couple of centuries, and now their pantheon is joined by another ludicrous, transcendent venture. A heroic modder has slotted a ladder the height of the actual, genuine, real-life Empire State Building into FromSoft classic Demon's Souls. Then they climbed it. Then they died.

It’s easy to think of Denzel Washington as the best actor of his generation, and in conversation with the greatest actors who have ever lived. He already has two Oscars, and has deserved many more. And with the recent release of The Equalizer 3 on Netflix, it’s the perfect time to look back on his body of work and legitimately pose the question: Is he also the greatest action star of his generation?

The Galaxy S24 Ultra is all but official at this point since the phone keeps leaking in one set of pictures or another. Aside from the official price, there is nothing about the phone that we don't know. Sure, just like every year and every other smartphone manufacturer, Samsung will have some aces up its sleeves, but if you have been waiting for how the phone looks in real-life photos, then this is your chance.

Huawei Technologies Co.'s newest laptop runs on a chip made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a teardown of the device showed, quashing talk of another Chinese technological breakthrough. The Qingyun L540 notebook contains a 5-nanometer chip made by the Taiwanese company in 2020, around the time US sanctions cut off Huawei's access to the chipmaker, research firm TechInsights found after dismantling the device for Bloomberg News. That counters speculation that Huawei's domestic chipmaking partner, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., may have achieved a major leap in fabrication technique.

Happy new year, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

Ever been idly clicking through the Steam store and something causes you to immediately hit the brakes and add a game to the top of your wishlist? That happened to me today while looking at upcoming city builders. There's just something about an isometric city builder with retro pixel art that immediately appeals to me, so Metropolis 1998 grabbed my attention with just a few screenshots.

Just two more days, and we will finally have a look at the OnePlus Ace 3 or OnePlus 12R for those who are going to get their hands on the phone in international regions. Already, there are some impressive revelations about the device that we have come across. The design aside, the one thing that really intrigued me about the phone was the camera, and now, the company has shared some more information about the phone.

Viewers of are wondering are in the series and when each new episode comes out. Baddies East is a reality TV series, featuring OG Baddies like Natalie Nunn and new cast members, as they aim to dominate the East Coast with drama and entertainment.

 More than two decades after J.K. Rowling introduced the world to a universe of magical creatures, forbidden forests and a teenage wizard, Harry Potter is finding renewed relevance in a very different body of literature: AI research. A growing number of researchers are using the best-selling Harry Potter books to experiment with generative artificial intelligence technology, citing the series' enduring influence in popular culture and the wide range of language data and complex wordplay within its pages.  Reviewing a list of studies and academic papers referencing Harry Potter offers a snapshot into cutting-edge AI research — and some of the thorniest questions facing the technology. 

Back when I was running the game for my local Dungeons & Dragons group, I would always pride myself on bringing something handmade each time we got together around the table. Maybe it was a leather-bound book filled with vintage David Sutherland illustrations of the Tomb of Horrors, or a 3D map of a few rooms from Castle Ravenloft with just the right assortment of miniatures from my collection. As a lifelong fan of D&D, Rick Perry knows that impulse well. But as production designer and creative producer on Dropout’s Dimension 20, he’s operating at a scale that’s on another level entirely.

Wordle was a lockdown phenomenon: one of those games that, merits aside, simply landed at the right time. I've kicked the habit now but like pretty much everyone else I had a Wordle phase with the family WhatsApp group and, yes, when I'm nearly out of chances I have gone running to my six-letter friend Google. Wordle's enormous popularity was such that, in January 2022, the New York Times purchased the game from creator Josh Wardle for a sum «in the low seven figures.»