Pakistan unblocks Wikipedia after a three-day ban

Pakistan unblocks Wikipedia after a three-day ban

People in Pakistan can once again use Wikipedia, three days after the country blocked the website over content that regulators deemed “sacrilegious.” As TechCrunch notes, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered officials to unblock Wikipedia after determining that the ban was “not a suitable measure to restrict access to some objectionable contents/sacrilegious matter on it.” Sharif’s office … Read more

Sony’s expansive PlayStation VR2 FAQ answers (almost) all of your burning questions

Sony’s expansive PlayStation VR2 FAQ answers (almost) all of your burning questions

Sony is preparing to release its next-gen virtual reality headset for PlayStation 5 on February 22nd. While there have been suggestions that demand for $550 PlayStation VR2 isn’t quite what the company expected, Sony has tried to assuage fans’ concerns and answer any lingering questions they might have in a lengthy FAQ. The company reiterated … Read more

Google unveils Bard, its ChatGPT rival

Google unveils Bard, its ChatGPT rival

ChatGPT, the automated text generation system from OpenAI, has taken the world by storm in the two months since its public beta release but that time alone in the spotlight is quickly coming to an end. Google announced on Monday that its long-rumored chatbot AI project is in fact real and very much on the … Read more

AI Seinfeld was surreal fun until it called being trans an illness

AI Seinfeld was surreal fun until it called being trans an illness

Twitch has banned “Nothing, Forever,” the AI-generated Seinfeld stream, for at least 14 days following a transphobic and homophobic outburst. It’s the latest example of “hate in, hate out” when AI chatbots are trained on offensive content without adequate moderation. Like Seinfeld, “Nothing, Forever” rotates between standup bits and scenes in the comedian’s apartment (he’s … Read more

Amazon Luna will lose over 50 games this month

Amazon Luna will lose over 50 games this month

Cloud gaming libraries normally get larger, but Amazon Luna’s appears to be shrinking — for now, at least. 9to5Googlenotes that the paid Luna+ tier will lose 53 games in February. Many of these are older or niche titles you won’t necessarily miss, but that does mean losing classics like No More Heroes (gone February 11th) … Read more

The second-gen Apple Pencil is back on sale for $90

The second-gen Apple Pencil is back on sale for $90

For digital artists or those who just prefer the feel of writing out notes with their hand, we think the second-generation Apple Pencil is, unsurprisingly, the best iPad stylus you can buy. Its chief issue is that it’s usually expensive, but if you’ve been thinking of grabbing one, a new discount has brought the device … Read more

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