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23andMe DNA Kits Fall as Low as $79 at Amazon in Early Fourth of July Sale

Finding out who you really are for up to 34% off is a pretty good deal.

Stars Reach – new social sandbox MMO by Raph Koster announced

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Japan’s Mini Kei-Truck Sales Surge in US Despite Safety Concerns

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The Morning After: What to expect at Samsung’s Unpacked 2024 event

Samsung’s latest Unpacked event will kick off on July 10th. The company has already released its latest flagship phones this year, unveiling the S24 family. But now it’s time for its spinoff smartphones: the foldables. That and the long-teased Galaxy Ring. The tiny wearable is slated to arrive “in or around August,” so it would be more of a surprise if the device didn’t appear at Unpacked. The ring will measure heart rate, movement and breathing to help track your sleep.
I’m expecting the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 to appear, although with minor tweaks that might not warrant an upgrade from last year’s foldables. That said, rumors suggest that Samsung might use the same 50MP camera as the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 in the Flip 6, which has traditionally had less-powerful cameras than the other Samsung flagships.
On top of all that, Samsung is likely to offer refreshed smartwatches and possibly an update to its wireless buds. (Yes, there have been leaks.) Samsung is set to mimic Apple’s AirPods by adopting a stem design on its buds. That’s funny, because when Samsung revealed the Galaxy Buds Live in 2020, it trumpeted the lack of an “awkward stem.”
— Mat Smith

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Dune director Villeneuve casts scorn on Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket
Didn’t the Dune bucket look like a sex toy?
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A Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket will apparently appear alongside the movie, featuring the yellow Wolverine’s head, with a mouthful of popcorn. And people have opinions. Movie people.
“I’m not saying I don’t like the bucket,” Dune 2 director Denis Villeneuve said. “I’m just saying it was difficult to beat the Dune bucket. It was like one of a kind.” Until it came out. Theaters and studios produced special buckets for other movies, like Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’s ghost trap and ECTO-1 buckets, Wonka’s hat bucket and Inside Out 2’s core memory receptacle bucket.
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Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works
Black Flag could be one of them.

Ubisoft boss, Yves Guillemot, revealed in an interview on the company’s website that Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works. In the remakes, the company could revisit and modernize older AC worlds — something the first three games could benefit from hugely. I’m up for prettier raytraced Renaissance Italy.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag may be one of those remakes. This entry introduced naval battles, which were spun out (and mired in development hell) in Skull and Bones. Fun fact: I watched a demo of the pirate sim in 2017, played a demo in 2018 but the game didn’t come out till 2023.
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Everyone’s playing Balatro and Elden Ring on Steam
And a lot of you are playing Kingdom Hearts.

Valve has added a list of the 100 most-played titles on the Steam Deck. You can sort information by the past week, month or year, and it will update daily. The top 5: Elden Ring holds the top spot after the recent DLC launch. Then, Stardew Valley and my new favorite deck-builder, Balatro. Intriguingly, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX is in fifth, beating out Fallout 4.
Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-what-to-expect-at-samsungs-unpacked-2024-event-111539176.html?src=rss

Samsung’s latest Unpacked event will kick off on July 10th. The company has already released its latest flagship phones this year, unveiling the S24 family. But now it’s time for its spinoff smartphones: the foldables. That and the long-teased Galaxy Ring. The tiny wearable is slated to arrive “in or around August,” so it would be more of a surprise if the device didn’t appear at Unpacked. The ring will measure heart rate, movement and breathing to help track your sleep.

I’m expecting the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 to appear, although with minor tweaks that might not warrant an upgrade from last year’s foldables. That said, rumors suggest that Samsung might use the same 50MP camera as the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 in the Flip 6, which has traditionally had less-powerful cameras than the other Samsung flagships.

On top of all that, Samsung is likely to offer refreshed smartwatches and possibly an update to its wireless buds. (Yes, there have been leaks.) Samsung is set to mimic Apple’s AirPods by adopting a stem design on its buds. That’s funny, because when Samsung revealed the Galaxy Buds Live in 2020, it trumpeted the lack of an “awkward stem.”

— Mat Smith

The biggest stories you might have missed

Please don’t get your news from AI chatbots

Bluesky starter packs help new users find their way

Amazon is giving away 15 free video games ahead of Prime Day 2024

You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here!

Dune director Villeneuve casts scorn on Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket

Didn’t the Dune bucket look like a sex toy?

Marvel

A Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket will apparently appear alongside the movie, featuring the yellow Wolverine’s head, with a mouthful of popcorn. And people have opinions. Movie people.

“I’m not saying I don’t like the bucket,” Dune 2 director Denis Villeneuve said. “I’m just saying it was difficult to beat the Dune bucket. It was like one of a kind.” Until it came out. Theaters and studios produced special buckets for other movies, like Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’s ghost trap and ECTO-1 buckets, Wonka’s hat bucket and Inside Out 2’s core memory receptacle bucket.

Continue reading.

Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works

Black Flag could be one of them.

Ubisoft boss, Yves Guillemot, revealed in an interview on the company’s website that Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works. In the remakes, the company could revisit and modernize older AC worlds — something the first three games could benefit from hugely. I’m up for prettier raytraced Renaissance Italy.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag may be one of those remakes. This entry introduced naval battles, which were spun out (and mired in development hell) in Skull and Bones. Fun fact: I watched a demo of the pirate sim in 2017, played a demo in 2018 but the game didn’t come out till 2023.

Continue reading.

Everyone’s playing Balatro and Elden Ring on Steam

And a lot of you are playing Kingdom Hearts.

Valve has added a list of the 100 most-played titles on the Steam Deck. You can sort information by the past week, month or year, and it will update daily. The top 5: Elden Ring holds the top spot after the recent DLC launch. Then, Stardew Valley and my new favorite deck-builder, Balatro. Intriguingly, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX is in fifth, beating out Fallout 4.

Continue reading.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-what-to-expect-at-samsungs-unpacked-2024-event-111539176.html?src=rss

Meta LLM Compiler: neural optimizer and disassembler

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How to find the Oil Rig in Palworld’s new update

The first major content drop for Palworld has arrived and with it comes a tough new stronghold called the Oil… Continue reading How to find the Oil Rig in Palworld’s new update
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The first major content drop for Palworld has arrived and with it comes a tough new stronghold called the Oil Rig.

Let’s ignore the obvious that an oil rig is a slightly weird addition and probably not just an Unreal Engine asset pack that has been tweaked and first of all realize that the biggest issue here is actually finding it.

So what do we know – well oil rigs live off shore so we know it’s not on land, and we can tell you that you can’t see it from land either – it’s surrounded by thick fog. So let’s get you there with the minimum of fuss.

How to find the Oil Rig

The oil rig in Palword has no fast travel point so we are going to use the one nearest to it. Also as it is not on land we are going to need a flying (or swimming) mount to reach it. You can’t get to it without one of these.

Fast travel to the Marsh Island waypoint. The Oil Rig is located considerably further East than this but this is the closest we can zip to.

Using the Palworld map the co-ordinates are 608, -435. Head out in that direction and you will still not be able to see the rig until you are close because of the inclement weather surrounding it.

Tip: If you are approaching with a flying mount you will come under attack from the rig’s defenses before you even get too close. Use a swimming mount if possible.

You should be at least Level 50 before attempting to beat this stronghold.