Cevat Yerli, the controversial founder and former boss of Crysis and CryEngine developer Crytek, has resurfaced – and he’s making virtual meeting software. Yerli left Crytek in 2018 after more than two decades, following a turbulent period where the company struggled to stay afloat and left some staff for months without pay. He’s now developing…
He Was Watching It had been a long day at school, and she was eager to get home and relax. She got off the school bus and started making her way home, completely unaware of who was lurking behind her. This individual had been watching her for weeks. He watched, following from a distance as…
Did you purchase the Premium Battle Pass for Overwatch 2? If you did, you might not have received the 1,000 coins or the Battle Pass itself. Overwatch 2 was released on October 4, 2022. Since its release, the game has had multiple known issues. Some of the known issues are server disconnection, cosmetics, items, currency…
A new AI system can create natural-sounding speech and music after being prompted with a few seconds of audio. AudioLM, developed by Google researchers, generates audio that fits the style of the prompt, including complex sounds like piano music, or people speaking, in a way that is almost indistinguishable from the original recording. The technique…
Hello, and welcome back to The Checkup! I’m back home in London after last week’s trip to the Swiss Alps to meet millionaires who want to live forever. Alas, I brought more than suspect supplements home with me—I’ve been out of action with a virus for the last few days. I can’t really blame my…
A quadrupedal robot armed with a machine gun built by Ghost Robotics, which has not signed the pledge. | Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images A group of robotics companies including Boston Dynamics — makers of the well-known quadrupedal robot Spot — have pledged not to weaponize their most advanced robots. However, the pledge…
Amazon’s is scaling back its plans to build a delivery robot, Scout, but insists that the project is not finished. Bloomberg first reported that the company has shut down tests of the machine, and that the Scout team, constituting around 400 employees globally, is being disbanded. However, a spokesperson for Amazon, Alisa Carroll, told The…
There’s a delicious schadenfreude baked into “eat the rich” comedies like Parasite, White Lotus, Knives Out, and Hustlers. These movies contain elements of a crime drama, but their stories are told with a snarling smile that asks sharply where your allegiances lie. Do you really feel bad for the oblivious and affluent or the wicked…
Don’t be fooled by the glossy promotional campaign of Amsterdam. Sure, on paper this seems a dazzling pick perfect for fall, boasting big stars like Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, and Taylor Swift. Its trailer and character posters possess a zippy energy, while a “based on a true…
It’s not an uncommon occurrence these days for a friend to tell you they read some article, about something, somewhere, only to have seen a TikTok about it the night before. TikTok insists that it’s “first and foremost an entertainment platform,” but people aren’t necessarily using it that way. It’s increasingly becoming an alternative search…