Monthly Archives: November 2022

Oil prices edge higher despite the West’s Russian price cap talks and more Chinese lockdowns

A Tesoro oil refinery in Los Angeles. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Oil benchmarks crept higher Friday, with Brent crude at $86.68 a barrel and WTI at $79.76. Discussions about western countries capping Russian crude at between $65 and $70 a barrel continue. China reported a record number of COVID-19 infections on Friday, sparking fears of slowing demand….

Russian tech giant Yandex reportedly looking to break free from its home country

Over the past years, Russian search and tech giant Yandex made an effort not to fall behind its Western counterparts and had developed its own smart devices, self-driving cars, as well as its own food delivery and ride-sharing services, among other products. According to The New York Times, though, the West’s sanctions against its home…

The best Black Friday Apple deals on iPads, MacBooks, AirPods and more

When it comes to aesthetics, innovation and user-friendly interfaces — not to mention pure desirability — Apple’s a tough act to beat. But Apple devices aren’t cheap. Black Friday deals have made many of the brand’s best and most recent products much more affordable, and many of these discounts happen to be the lowest we’ve…

Stable Diffusion update removes ability to copy artist styles or make NSFW works

Stable Diffusion, the AI that can generate images from text in an astonishingly realistic way, has been updated with a bunch of new features. However, many users aren’t happy, complaining that the new software can no longer generate pictures in the styles of specific artists or generate NSFW artworks, The Verge has reported.  Version 2…

I finally know who Lady Dimitrescu is in God of War Ragnarök

On God of War Ragnarök’s release, actress Maggie Robertson teased she was part of the game, voicing a “larger-than-life” character. Robertson became somewhat of an internet darling following her portrayal of the towering and beguiling Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village. She won legions of fans for her part in Capcom’s long running series, and…