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Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has now shared more details about how the acclaimed RPG studio will be approaching the use of generative AI tools for developing its next game, Divinity. Speaking to fans in an AMA on Reddit, the director walked back a previous statement that Larian would use generative AI to help with references for concept art, but did say that Divinity could include gen-AI assets in the finished game as long as the studio is “100 percent sure about the origins of the training data and the consent of those who created the data.” The gaming veteran…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. When a whale dies in the ocean, an ecosystem grows around its sunken carcass. It’s an epic burial at sea, something researchers call a whale fall. The body is a literal smorgasbord on which deep sea creatures and bacteria feast for years at a time before what’s left transforms into a reef festooned with anemones and sponges. A whale that dies stranded on land is something different, a stinking mass of rotting flesh and draining fluids. While scavenging birds might struggle to bust through the corpse’s…
Kia has unveiled its new entry level electric vehicle, the EV2. The boxy model strongly resembles the company’s Soul (Kia did make an electric Soul at one point) and has very similar dimensions, though it’s slightly shorter in height and length. It’s not exactly a range monster and will charge a bit slower than the competition. The EV2 launched at the Brussels Motor Show and the company said it has no plans for US availability at this point.The EV2 uses Kia/Hyundai’s E-GMP platform and slots into the bottom of its EV lineup as an “entry point to electric mobility,” according…
I’m happy to report that Burtran’s claim was correct—its operation did not result in a spike of radioactivity. My entire apartment was measuring around 20 clicks per minute, or CPM—for context, 5-50 CPM is normal background. It’s when the number hits over 2,000 that the GQ GMC Geiger Counter Nuclear Radiation Safety Guide says to evacuate and report it to the government.Photograph: Lisa Wood ShapiroFilter FortitudeBurtran also claims that, with its beefed-up HEPA 14 filters, the Nano-Oxy “captures 99.995 percent of ultra-fine particles down to 0.1 micron, surpassing HEPA 13 efficiency by up to 90 percent.”HEPA is an acronym for…
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Detroit: Become Human launched in 2018 as a refinement of a style of game that Quantic Dream has become known for–an entangled cast of playable characters, detective-like investigations, nail-biting quick-time events, and a seemingly endlessly branching narrative. The most ambitious take on the format yet, Detroit: Become Human follows a rising android rebellion in a near-future setting where household robots have become commonplace.With its focus on narrative decisions and investigative gameplay over action and combat, Detroit feels like a bit of an…
QUICK FACTSName: Avenue of the Baobabs, or Alley of the BaobabsLocation: Menabe, MadagascarCoordinates: -20.2504, 44.4196Why it’s incredible: The baobabs are the remnants of a dense forest that once covered Madagascar.As its name suggests, the Avenue of the Baobabs is a road in Madagascar that’s lined with towering baobab trees. The trees are the remnants of a tropical forest that once sprawled across the island, and in the modern era they are listed as a natural monument by Madagascar’s government.The Avenue of the Baobabs is made up of endangered Grandidier’s baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) — one of six endemic baobab species in…
Another first-party Xbox game is making the leap to PlayStation 5. This time around, Obsidian’s Avowed — one of our favorite games of last year — is crossing the great divide. The fantasy action RPG will hit Sony’s console on February 17, one day shy of the game’s first anniversary.As it happens, an anniversary update is set to go live on all platforms at the same time. This includes a new game+ mode (allowing those who have beaten the RPG to replay it with all their gear and upgrades from their previous run), a photo mode, a new weapon type…
As age-verification laws continue to dismantle the adult industry—and determine the future of free speech on the internet—a Utah lawmaker proposed a bill this week that would enforce a tax on porn sites that operate within the state.Introduced by state senator Calvin Musselman, a Republican, the bill would impose a 7 percent tax on total receipts “from sales, distributions, memberships, subscriptions, performances, and content amounting to material harmful to minors that is produced, sold, filmed, generated, or otherwise based” in Utah. If passed, the bill would go into effect in May and would also require adult sites to pay a…
If you’re a big fan of Frank Herbert’s Dune and/or movies made by legendary director David Lynch, check out Amazon’s deal on the 4K UHD restoration of the late filmmaker’s highly ambitious and divisive 1984 adaptation. Arrow Video’s stellar 4K Blu-ray edition of David Lynch’s Dune is up for grabs for only $21.80 (was $50). Dune is one of many 4K Blu-rays in Amazon’s 50% off Arrow Video movies promotion; it’s also not the only Dune adaptation on 4K Blu-ray for super cheap right now.Save over 50% on Dune 4K Blu-rays:The ultra-violent and often disorienting film was exceedingly unpopular with…
This weekend brings a prime opportunity to see the biggest planet in the solar system shining at its brightest all year.After dominating the night sky for more than a month, Jupiter will reach opposition this Saturday (Jan. 10). This marks the point when Earth lies directly between Jupiter and the sun, putting the gas giant opposite our star in Earth’s sky. The result is a brilliant, unmissable light in the eastern evening sky that shines all night long. At magnitude -2.7, Jupiter will outshine every star for many weeks.(In astronomy, a lower magnitude corresponds to a brighter object. Sirius, the…