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 European Union policymakers and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday on the world's first comprehensive set of rules regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in tools such as ChatGPT and in biometric surveillance.

Deep in Baldur's Gate 3's mammoth patch notes for its fifth main update is a whammy of a line: «Minthara will still appear in Moonrise Towers if she was knocked out in Act 1.» That's right⁠, it's now easier than ever to recruit Baldur's Gate 3's «evil» companion without committing to an evil playthrough. Spoilers for Act 1 below.

You will find several creatures while exploring LEGO Fortnite, and these enemies have the chance to drop helpful resources that you can use back at your village. The Blaster is one of these monsters that you can find, and it has a good chance to drop Blast Cores from it.

“Morbidcore” isn’t an established subgenre, but it’s not hard to imagine what falls into this category. These are games exploring life’s darker moments. Not for the sake of simply disturbing an audience, but instead, they’re stories communicating the more unsettling aspects of humanity — the parts we shy away from or refuse to acknowledge.

Blizzard has implemented a series of changes to the Battle for Ashenvale PvP event, addressing concern from the community regarding reputation not being rewarded. There are also additional changes regarding the bosses and Lieutenants to prevent the event from ending in such a short amount of time.

NVIDIA has announced the latest list of games to be added to its GeForce NOW cloud platform. After the debut of the first Activision Blizzard game (Call of Duty) last week, GFN users can look forward to streaming 17 new titles this week, highlighted by three that are launching today: Ubisoft Massive's first-person open world action/adventure game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Owlcat Games' cRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, and Fntastic's zombie survival MMO The Day Before.

Apple's AirTags have helped countless users locate their belongings since their debut. Last month, Washington. D.C. police advised users to get an AirTag last month to prevent car theft. Now, the police want users to buy the AirTags for their Canada Goose jackets amid rising theft concerns. Canada Goose jackets are expensive and have become a prominent target among thieves as the weather gets colder in Washington, D.C.

Google announced the new-generation artificial intelligence model called the Gemini AI in which it launched the “Nano” version for its latest smartphone, Google Pixel 8 Pro. Google Gemini Nano AI is specifically tailored for smartphones to carry out on-device tasks. The new AI model uses the capabilities of Google Tensor G3 to run new advanced features such as Summarize in Recorder and Smart Reply in Gboard. Gemini Nano is designed to bring various benefits to Pixel 8 Pro functionality and features. Know what is Gemini Nano and what new benefits it has brought to Google's top-of-the-line Pixel 8 model.

Blizzard has released new Dragonflight hotfixes addressing issues with Smolderon, the previously announced Tindral feathers change, and a visual change to Ozumat in Throne of the Tides.

The tumultuous saga at Bungie continues, with a new report from IGN claiming the studio may be completely taken over by Sony depending on the performance of June 2024's Destiny 2: The Final Shape. 

Last year, Sony acquired Halo creator and Destiny developer Bungie, but in October, it was hit with mass layoffs. Now, a report from IGN claims that developers within the company fear a Sony takeover and further outsourcing.

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The World First Fyr'alath the Dreamrender has been completed and plate wearers across the globe have begun their journey to obtain the legendary 2-handed axe, but how good is it compared to other weapons found in Amirdrassil? Our guide writers, Mandl (Blood DK) and Bolas (Retribution Paladin), break down the new legendary weapon to give a rough idea of how it works and it's relative value for both tank and DPS. Is it worth the countless hours of accumulating bad luck protection and small fortune of gold spent on materials to craft? Fyr'alath, the Dreamrender Legendary Axe Overview

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.

In the dynamic landscape of on-the-go smartphone gaming, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 emerges as a device that is truly folded to perfection. Get ready to embark on the ultimate gaming adventure with this top-class foldable smartphone from Samsung, backed by the fastest Snapdragon processor on a Galaxy Z series so far, a massive display screen, and a large vapour chamber cooling system to prevent overheating even after hours of non-stop gaming.

You can still sign up to this week's free webinar exploring ways video games companies can detect and prevent harms against children in online games.

Logitech G has announced the latest product in its premium gaming headset range; the Astro A50 X. This long-awaited follow-up to the Astro A50 headset boasts new features like PlaySync technology, which will allow players to switch between PS5 and Xbox Series X|S sources, seamlessly, via one of the headset's on-board buttons.

In today's Season of Discovery hotfixes, your bags can now carry multiple filled Supply Shipment crates. While this could be useful, in practice for most players this doesn't change much with the Supply Shipment crates. If you don't have the materials on you when you are out farming, you will still need to go to town to fill the order or turn in the supply crate. For example, if you are out farming and Waylaid Supplies: Peacebloom drops, if you aren't an Herbalist with 20 Peacebloom in your bags, your options are delete the crate for nothing, run to town to turn it in unfilled, or run to town and buy 20 Peacebloom from the Auction House to fill the order.

Gortash is, first and foremost, a politician in Baldur’s Gate 3. When you find him at the Wyrm’s Rock Fortress, he has a deal for you: work with him to acquire the Netherstone from Orin and control the Elderbrain together.

Average Height, Average Build is no longer moving forward at Netflix.

Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata left Square Enix due to a difference in philosophy with the president, which prevented him from doing what he thought he should do.

US Commerce Secretary believes they need to adopt "more strict" implementations to thwart AI chips sales & semiconductor development in China.

With the discovery of Metamorphosis, Earth Shield, and Cobra Strikes, all 108 runes in Phase 1 of WoW Classic Season of Discovery have now been found! Many runes have multiple sources, not all of which may be entirely detailed yet, but it appears that most can be obtained by any character regardless of race or faction, as long as they don't require a race-specific quest or defeating an otherwise faction friendly mob.

In a dramatic turn of events, the Apple Watch fall detection feature proved to be a lifesaver for a hiker in Georgia. Mike Menand, while exploring the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area earlier this year, found himself in a dangerous situation after his two dogs observed a distant coyote. The startled dogs knocked Menand down, dragging him off the trail.

December 2nd’s answer is bound to throw many players off as the solution contains a repeating letter yet again. Finding repeating letters is perhaps the most dreaded thing in, and the case remains the same for today’s solution. Since Wordle does not have a specific color for repeating letters, it can often cause players to lose their daily streak when trying to find them.

Are you a parent and are worried about your child using a smartphone? Since smartphones are easily accessible these days, It has become crucial for parents to actively manage and monitor their children's screen time and online activities. If you are someone who values the safety and security of your child, you will be looking to provide the best smartphones that your money can buy. Notably, among the best is the iPhone 15. And significantly, iPhone 15 parental control features are quite robust. Through a feature called Screen Time, you can create a secure digital environment for your child. Follow these steps to set up Content & Privacy Restrictions, prevent unwanted purchases, and tailor access to various types of content.

Blizzard has posted new Dragonflight hotfixes, addressing issues with Fyrakk, Galakrond's Fall, Everbloom, and Waycrest Manor, as well as detailing the trinket tuning changes detected earlier this evening.

More Mythic+ hotfixes have been pushed which includes fixes to cheese strategies in Everbloom and Waycrest Manor.

Blizzard has locked the NA Crusader Strike realm, preventing new players from being created. The Crusader Strike RP-PvP realm was so overloaded with players on launch day, Blizzard made a second RP-PvP Realm called Chaos Bolt on both NA and EU. Additionally, EU Realms Living Flame and Lone Wolf are also locked to new players temporarily.

It’s a new month, and December 1st’s answer is not the hardest to solve, but due to the number of possible answers, it can cause some difficulty. Today’s answer is not only easy but also the name of a famous movie that starts Liam Neeson. However, if you try to solve today’s answer without looking at any hints, you might sacrifice your daily streak by using similar spelling words.

Eleven global tech giants have pledged to do more to tackle the scourge of online scammers, the UK government said on Thursday, billing the promise as a world first. Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Match Group, Microsoft, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube have signed up to the Online Fraud Charter, which ministers say will better protect users.

Blizzard has announced today's hotfixes to Dragonflight servers.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 reignited the long-smoldering battle over the validity and fairness of skill-based matchmaking, and with frustrations now threatening to boil over, the Call of Duty team says they'll actually tell players what's going on under the hood of ELO and SBMM and MMR and everything else. Just, you know, not today.

What is Everywhere? Nobody outside of Build A Rocket Boy, a studio founded by several GTA veterans, quite seems to know, but it looks like our questions will finally start to be answered when the Everywhere closed alpha kicks off on December 5.

With all of the changes that makes to the franchise’s famously complex timeline, it seems less likely than ever that there will be a proper update to the official chronology. Both and make nostalgic references to the entirety of the franchise, but this also makes definitively placing them in the series timeline very difficult. Moreover, the story of seems to contradict several aspects of the previously established canon, complicating things even further.

Patch 5 has arrived in Baldur's Gate 3, and with it comes a new game mode only for the most hardcore adventurers in Faerûn.

The New World team has temporarily disabled some abilities to address some crashes afterthis week's update, which aimed to patch out some exploits and tweak combat.

Larian has released Baldur’s Gate 3’s hotly anticipated Patch 5, which adds loads of new content to the sprawling Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Google is actively pursuing its plan to delete Gmail accounts inactive for at least two years. In May, the company announced this policy as a preventive measure against security risks. The rationale behind this move is rooted in internal findings revealing that older accounts are more susceptible to issues like phishing, hacking, and spam. Such accounts often rely on recycled passwords and lack up-to-date security measures, such as two-step verification. The impending deletion encompasses the entirety of Google accounts, ranging from Gmail to Docs, Drive, and Photos. This means all content associated with an inactive user's Google account will face deletion.

We review Machinate, an auction and race game published by Mahraan Qadir & Zach Johnson. In Machinate, players are racing to build their robot the fastest by bidding on robot parts.

30th November’s answer is not the most difficult to solve, but it could cause some players to lose their daily streaks if they keep using random guesses. While the word isn’t quite obscure, it is still not used ubiquitously in daily conversation. However, if you use some strategic starting words, you might be able to solve it in less than six attempts.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still going strong despite being available for nearly ten years if we count its initial release. Regardless, fans have continued to log in regularly to face others online, especially with the slew of new courses. Unfortunately, the last of the new courses have been added to the game, so whether that’s a sign that a new installment will be approaching soon is anyone’s guess. However, a new update was just pushed out to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. If you have been enjoying the game but found some of the latest maps or updates have created new bugs, well, you’re in luck. 

Evernote is one of the well-known note-taking apps that many professionals and students rely upon on a daily basis. The app, which is available on both desktop and mobile (iOS and Android), has gained popularity due to its support of different formats, wide range of features, and its integration with Slack, Teams, and other platforms. The platform has both free and paid users, and at present, both get a decent set of features. Of course, Evernote free users had nothing to complain about. The current state of things may change soon, however, as the company has begun testing a new plan that limits users to just 50 notes and 1 notebook. Yes, the freebies are likely reaching the end of the line.

November 29th’s answer is not going to be the easiest to solve as it again contains a repeating letter. Even though offers some hints, it does not have a specific clue for a repeating letter. Since today’s answer is a type of food from Japan, it may cause even more difficulties for some players. However, if you use a different mode, you might be able to solve the answer in less than six attempts.

Blizzard has posted Patch 10.2 hotfixes for today which includes more class bug fixes for Augmentation and Assassination Rogue, and more Mythic+ tuning!

If you were playing Baldur’s Gate 3 during Act 3 and realized it was running pretty slow, it was apparently due to the theft and violence you performed earlier in the game.

In a blue post, Blizzard clarifies that the previously announced PvP gear switch from Veteran to Champion track is coming in parts. Newly purchased items as of today will be on the champion track, but previously purchased items remain on the veteran track until additional fixes come soon.

Baldur's Gate 3's next major patch is on its way—scheduled to release this week, according to Larian Studios' director of publishing, Michael Douse. Announced in a Twitter post yesterday, Douse reassures players: «we caught the nasty bug causing slowdowns and the good news is: it’s fixed in Patch 5!»

Blizzard has posted a new set of hotfixes for November 21st for Patch 10.2 which includes Mistweaver & other class fixes, Dungeon bugfixes, and the previously mentioned Echoed Ephemera fix.

Baldur's Gate 3 patch 5 is scheduled to arrive this week, and a key part of its apparently hefty payload is a fix for a technical issue unintentionally introduced in patch 4, which forever carved the stain of your crimes into the RPG's memory banks. 

One of the more memorable moments in the 2022 Game Awards came courtesy of a kid who crashed FromSoftware's acceptance of the Game of the Year award for Elden Ring. Don't expect something similar to happen in 2023, though, as TGA founder and host Geoff Keighley said during a recent Q&A livestream that «we definitely have plans» for better security at this year's event. Last year's stage-crasher was a bizarre prankster—he thanked his «Reformed Orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton» for the win—but ultimately harmless. A similar disturbance interrupted Gamescom Opening Night Live in August when two attendees rushed the stage and spoke into Keighley's microphone «Bill Clinton wants to play GTA 6,» an apparent nod to the Game Awards stage-crasher. But the ease with which these people infiltrated two major gaming events laid bare the fact that someone who isn't harmless could do the same thing. Sadly in this day and age, that's something organizers of public events like The Game Awards have to bear in mind. «Yeah, we are,» Keighley said when asked if security would be beefed up this year to prevent stage crashers. «We don't want to talk about that stuff too publicly, just because it's security and we definitely have plans, and we're trying to do all we can to keep me safe, but also everyone watching the show, in the audience, participating in the show and everything. »So yeah, it's something we're certainly thinking about. We appreciate the concern. Believe me, that's something that's top of mind for us, but we also want to put on a great show that celebrates these games, and celebrates our love for videogames. So that's an important thing to keep in mind as well. But I appreciate the concern around that."

Geoff Keighley, the host of The Game Awards, says that the awards show will have tighter security this year to help keep everyone safe.

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With The Game Awards right around the corner, security concerns arise again, especially after last year’s incident. Creator and host Geoff Keighley addressed the same in a recent Twitch stream and confirmed increased security to prevent another such occurrence.

The Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley has revealed that this year’s show is moving away from its familiar ‘world premiere’ branding.

The Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley says security will be tightened at this year’s show to prevent another stage invasion.

Anticipation for Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) has reached unprecedented heights, with fans eagerly counting down the days until the game's release. The buzz around Rockstar's latest instalment in the iconic franchise has sparked unexpected life changes for some enthusiasts. Amazingly, it even includeszzzz the decision to quit smoking.

Dell S2722DGM | 27-inch | 165Hz | 1440p | VA | $299.99$199.99 at Dell (save $100) Our favorite overall gaming monitor is the pricey, ultrawide 34" Alienware QD-OLED, but our top 1440p pick is this good old fashioned 16:9 display from Dell. It was discounted to $250 over the summer, and now it's down to $200. A great pick for a midrange build.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that it's essential to prevent a Western monopoly. 

Google Maps has recently shared insights into how the recently redesigned platform proactively detects fake and unhelpful content and takes action against it. Recently, Google Maps received a number of major updates including Immersive View for routes, new AI features, and a new color palette. However, these features have made it even more important to keep the platform safe from fake reviews and misinformation. Google has revealed three different ways it is combating such content and making the platform robust for its users. Let us take a look.

With the holiday season now in full swing, there's a pretty nice freebie available on the Epic Games Store: Deliver Us Mars. The sci-fi adventure game is a direct sequel to 2018's Deliver Us the Moon, taking place around ten years after the events that unfolded in the original game. Humans are closer than ever to extinction on Earth, and only a daring mission to the Red Planet to recover the ARK colony ships can change the fate of humankind.

Wild Greens are an elusive item in while trying to complete a tricky side quest Link may come across while exploring Hyrule. Needed to heal a sick NPC, this plant is never described to give you an idea of what you want. The lack of detail for this mission prevents you from figuring out exactly which type of plant Link must harvest out of the many growing in the world.

Most headset or webcam mics are a disappointment at best, so a dedicated desktop microphone can be an easy way to hugely improve most setups. Most gamers could benefit from having a better quality mic for multiplayer sessions, and with streaming becoming ever popular, a good mic can be the difference between welcoming viewers or scaring them away. This makes mics a great addition to most setups, and often a great choice for the gamer who has everything else already.

Alienware Aurora R15 | RTX 4090 | Core i9 13900KF | 64GB DDR5 | 4TB | $4,499.99$3,399.99 at Alienware (save $1,100) Thank Black friday and the weird spike in RTX 4090 prices for the fact that this premium Alienware monster can be had for the same price as generic pre-built PCs from brands you've never heard of. Decked out with 64GB of RAM and a 4TB M.2 drive, this is a monster overall package and actually very solid. value.

Today, November 23 was filled with interesting developments in the artificial intelligence ecosystem. In the first incident, a report suggests that OpenAI researchers sent the board directors a letter warning of a powerful AI discovery, that they said could even threaten humanity. This happened just a day before Sam Altman was fired. In other news, the International Automobile Federation or FIA has planned to use the 2023 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to train AI in hopes of improving the monitoring of track limits and preventing crashes. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

November 23rd’s answer is now available to solve, but before you attempt it, you should know it contains a repeating letter. Wordle isn’t the best at giving hints in general, but it does an even worse job whenever an answer contains a repeating letter. Since the game doesn’t have specific hints for repeating letters, you might want to use a different mode to help preserve your streak.

Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, and has been under investigation by US authorities for years over allegations of offshore money laundering. Now it has announced that CEO and founder Changpeng Zao is to step down from his role and plead guilty to violating US money-laundering regulations (via BBC), alongside Binance itself pleading guilty and reaching a settlement with regulators that will come to an eye-watering $4.3 billion.

A genius Baldur's Gate 3 player has managed to complete the entire game without (directly) killing a single NPC, in a perfect example of the freedom offered by Larian's RPG.

Although does tell a coherent and compelling story, there also seems to be a plot hole regarding Link at the very heart of Hyrule’s latest troubles. Of course, not everything about makes perfect sense — the timeline is notoriously confusing and convoluted. However, one aspect of ’s usage of Link seems to conflict with the franchise’s established canon in a way that heavily impacts the game’s narrative.

The preseason patch notes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are now live, detailing a ton of changes that aim to address multiplayer and Zombies mode, progression, and more.

Super Mario RPG has a bug preventing some players from progressing, but Nintendo has confirmed that a patch is coming soon.

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, Binance, came under regulatory scrutiny earlier this year when the US Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) cracked down on the company's lack of regulatory and legal mechanisms to prevent transactions made to fund terrorism, drug deals, and other illegal activities, as per the agencies. On Tuesday, the CEO of the company, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty and agreed on a settlement worth 4.3 billion dollars.

Developer Petroglyph today dropped a new update for its 17-year-old Star Wars game to the sound of roaring cheers from its fan base. The title has been languishing without key support features for over a decade, and this update makes it relevant for new players today to jump in.

In the most recent build for the Public Test Realm of Season of Discovery, we've datamined some Rune Changes. Some of the most notable being adjustments are to tank Runes, reducing the passive bonus threat gained for Shaman and Warlock tanks.

It's time to “get back to shipping” products, a senior OpenAI manager told staffers Tuesday, part of an effort to get the company focused on developing software and forging partnerships instead of the will-he-won't-he drama over whether Sam Altman, summarily fired by the board Friday, will return to the chief executive officer role.

More Season 3 Mythic+ Hotfixes have been pushed which affects Everbloom's Berserkers and Throne's Sentinels.

Valve followed through on its promise to change Steam's regional pricing for Argentina and Turkey on November 20, meaning games in those countries will now be priced in US dollars instead of the Turkish lira and Argentine peso. The goal, Valve said back in October, is to prevent game developers from having to constantly adjust their prices to keep up with the stunning volatility of the Turkish and Argentine currencies. Instead, they ought to be able to set a regionally appropriate price in USD and forget about it.

Maintaining privacy is crucial for all mobile device owners. From money to private photos, videos to data, everything is on our smartphones, and anything that slows it down or otherwise affects it, can lead to great harm and loss. Even simple things can affect its performance and therefore, users must intervene at regular intervals to keep everything working fine. Something as simple as clearing cache, history, and cookies is quite helpful in optimizing device performance and keeping it secure as well. For users of Apple's iOS devices, such as iPhones, iPads, or iPods. Also, Safari is the default web browser, and it's essential to know how to manage your browsing history, cookies, and cache. So if you have bought an iPhone 15 recently, check out the following steps in order to get the best out of it all the time:

Blizzard has released a hotfix that allows the Mother's Blessing buff to grant the full 35% experience and gold bonus. Mother's Blessing XP Buff Now Live

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