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Apple just announced into the App Store because our poor eyeballs must be assaulted at all times. The company plans on littering search results with advertisements .Currently, the App Store only has one ad spot. That’s at the very top of search results. If you search for something like Instagram it’s likely that top spot will be filled with an ad for a rival social media platform. The new ads will appear further down the actual search results.Apple says that advertisers won’t have to alter their campaigns, as the ads will “run in either the existing position — at the…
Days after his comments on AI ignited a firestorm, Larian Studios cofounder Swen Vincke has elaborated on the RPG maker’s current philosophy on the controversial technology, with plans for an AMA next year to address fan concerns in more detail. “Our successes come from empowering people to work in their own way and bring the best out of their skill & craft, so that we can make the best RPGs we can possibly make,” he posted on X on Thursday. “In that context, it would be irresponsible for us not to evaluate new technologies. However, our processes are always evolving,…
Peacock subscribers will see ads immediately upon opening the streaming app or website next year. It’s a bold new strategy for attracting advertisers—something that’s been increasingly important to subscription-based streaming services—but it also risks alienating viewers As reported by Variety, the new type of ads will display on the profile selection page that shows when a subscriber launches Peacock. Starting next year, instead of the profile page just showing your different Peacock profiles, most of the page will be dominated by an advertorial image. The circles of NBCUniversal-owned characters selected for user profiles will be relegated to a vertical column…
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall in Britain were well acquainted with diarrhea and stomachaches, according to a new study that found evidence of at least three different intestinal parasites in the soil near centuries-old toilets.The finding shows that Roman guts suffered greatly, in spite of the wall having what was then a state-of-the-art sewer system.The auxiliary fort of Vindolanda in northern England was occupied by the Romans from the first through the fourth centuries. The fort stood just south of Hadrian’s Wall, which was first built in A.D. 122 to protect the northernmost extent of the Roman Empire. Vindolanda is…
Sony is paying approximately $460 milliion to purchase Peanuts [PDF] and its characters, including Snoopy and Charlie Brown, created by Charles M. Schulz. That’s a 41 percent stake Sony is buying from Canadian firm WildBrain. Since Sony bought 39 percent of the franchise back in 2018, this will give the company an 80 percent stake. The deal is still subject to regulatory approvals, but Peanuts will become Sony’s consolidated subsidiary once it’s closed. Schulz’s family still owns the remaining 20 percent stake in the franchise.Schulz launched the Peanuts universe in comic strips 75 years ago, back in 1950. The franchise…
Last year, The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog released a documentary on the making of the game’s 2020 sequel that attempted to discuss the studio’s reported problems with overwork and crunch. The video ended on a note indicating that things had improved, but it sounds like the team is facing a similar struggle with its upcoming PS5 game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Bloomberg reports that Naughty Dog has had developers working mandatory overtime as it races to complete a demo of the sci-fi action game for Sony to review, despite a planned release date that’s still years away. The…
It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments enduring wet wind and rain with “lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose.” We can now add chronic nausea and bouts of diarrhea to his list of likely woes, thanks to parasitic infections, according to a new paper published in the journal Parasitology. As previously reported, archaeologists can learn a great deal by studying the remains of intestinal parasites in ancient feces. For…
Displace first tried its hand at reimagining the TV in 2023, with a wireless screen that suctions onto walls and features built-in rechargeable batteries. At CES 2026, the company is not only introducing new versions of its own TVs, it’s also showing off the Displace Hub, an accessory that can make other TVs wireless.The Displace Hub is a wall-mounting system with some extra bells and whistles. It combines the “active-loop suction” of Displace’s TVs, with a rechargeable battery that can power whatever screen you mount on it and a built-in PC that runs Displace’s “ambient computing platform.” The Hub uses…
NASA Science encourages all people to actively participate in science through activities and resources developed by a collaborative network of project teams drawing on NASA SMD assets (science content, experts, data, etc.). Your team can apply to be part of this program. NASA SMD seeks a portfolio of projects that together : Cover the full breadth of NASA science disciplines Operate across all 50 states plus U.S. territories Reach people of all ages and backgrounds Work in both formal and informal learning contexts Engage community partners to deepen and extend the reach and impact of NASA science NASA seeks a balance of…
The developer behind the slot machine-based indie game Luck Be a Landlord has asked fans not to buy it on Xbox, and instead told Kotaku he wants people to boycott Microsoft due to the company continuing to support Israel in its violent attacks against Palestine and its people. On December 18, Luck Be a Landlord creator Dan DiIorio reshared a post about investigative games reporting outlet People Make Games boycotting Xbox due to its involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict. The dev further added that he didn’t want people to buy the slot machine game on Xbox. “Please do not purchase…