Standardising the look of the irrepressible emoji must have been tricky Caner Elci/Alamy Face with Tears of JoyKeith Houston (W. W. Norton) If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what of emoji, that ever-increasingly important part of our lexicon? Face with Tears of Joy: A natural history of emoji by Keith Houston has some…
Donkey Kong Bananza doesn’t offer the Nintendo Switch 2’s Nvidia DLSS upscaling technology Digital Foundry explains in its tech review that the game only supports AMD’s FSR1 tech with SMAA Mario Kart World also doesn’t feature DLSS One of the Nintendo Switch 2‘s most appealing traits is Nvidia‘s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), an upscaling…
It’s a big week on the new Disney+ movies front, especially if you live in the UK. Indeed, British fans can stream four new movies on Disney+ this week (July 14-20), which is a remarkable number when you consider how few new films have actually joined on of the best streaming services‘ back catalog recently….
The official poster for Supergirl has been released James Gunn unveiled the DCU movie’s first piece of artwork on July 16 It pokes fun at the tagline used to promote Superman The first poster for 2026’s Supergirl movie has landed online, and it’s a note-perfect piece of art that speaks to Kara Zor-El’s rebellious and…
The 8BitDo Pro 3 has just been announced by the popular controller brand It’s due to release in August in the US, and October in the UK Pre-orders have now begun at Amazon Controller manufacturer 8BitDo has announced its next big gamepad, the 8BitDo Pro 3. It’ll be a successor to the 8BitDo Pro 2,…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered a new phase of its evolution – one where models do not just reason but also act. Welcome to the age of AI agents: where systems can independently execute complex tasks, collaborate with other agents, and operate autonomously at scale. This shift is poised to unlock transformative gains in productivity…
Fakes were once straightforward to identify; unusual accents, inconsistent logos, or poorly written emails clearly indicated a scam. These indicators, however, are becoming increasingly difficult to detect as deepfake technology becomes increasingly sophisticated. What began as a technical curiosity is now a very real threat – not just to individuals, but to businesses, public services,…
Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong has been cleared by South Korea’s top court of fraud charges, concluding a years-long legal battle over his role in a 2015 merger deal. Lee, the grandson of Samsung’s founder and the de facto head of the company since 2014, had been accused of using stock and accounting fraud to try…
Microsoft has updated its Copilot Vision tool to let the AI assistant view your desktop The feature will let Copilot respond to any content you’re viewing To give users control, Copilot Vision must be enabled, so it will only look at what you want the AI to see Microsoft has opened the eyes of its…
