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Last Flag, a newly released CTF-like online-only competitive multiplayer shooter from the game studio co-created by the lead singer of Imagine Dragons and his brother, isn’t going to get any new content past an already planned update, as the devs admit it failed to find an audience on Steam. The shooter is the latest example of an online game failing to find an audience, despite the star power attached to it. Last Flag launched on April 14 and was developed by Night Street Games, a studio founded in 2020 by Imagine Dragons lead singer (and amateur game dev) Dan Reynolds…
OpenAI is ready to target free users of its services with advertisements around the web, based on what it knows about them.On Thursday, OpenAI sent an email to users laying out major changes to the AI company’s privacy policy in the US. “We’ll now use cookies to promote OpenAI products and services on other websites,” reads the email sent on April 30. “This does not impact your conversations in ChatGPT. Your conversations with ChatGPT are private and are not shared with marketing partners.” Cookies store information in users’ browsers as they explore the web.Chats with the bot aren’t shared with…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Something strange is happening underneath Area 51. According to United States Geological Survey data earlier this week, over 100 people have reported at least 17 earthquakes within the span of only 24 hours not far from the infamous, highly classified military base. The comparatively shallow events about 2.5 miles below the ground ranged between 2.5 and 4.4 in magnitude, with the strongest reportedly recorded in “an unusual place to get an earthquake,” according to geophysicist Stefan Burns. Conspiracy theories are already spreading online about…
GameStop, the struggling brick-and-mortar video game retailer with a market value of about $12 billion, wants to buy eBay, an e-commerce company worth around $46 billion. This comes from a Wall Street Journal report which says that GameStop is quietly building up a stake in eBay shares in preparation for an offer that could come by the end of this month. The report does not suggest what an offer would look like or how it would be received, though a source speaking to The WSJ suggested that GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen could take the offer directly to eBay’s shareholders if the company’s…
By law, autonomous vehicles aren’t allowed to carry unaccompanied minors in California. Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving-car company, doesn’t allow kids under 18 to ride alone anywhere outside of metro Phoenix, Arizona. But that hasn’t stopped some time-strapped parents from using their own accounts to transport their kids to school, extracurricular activities, and even social outings. Some have reported that the lack of drivers makes them feel safer.Waymo is working to crack down on the practice, the company confirmed Friday, after reports of new mid-ride age-verification checks began to float around on social media. The company has “policies in place” to help…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The internet is chock full of talking birds, whether they’re squawking at a vet, singing “You are my sunshine,” or annoying cats while barking like a dog (naturally). But why are some birds so chatty? The answer, which we explore on a new episode of the Ask Us Anything podcast, has more to do with love than you might think. Ask Us Anything by Popular Science answers your most outlandish, mind-bending questions—from the everyday things you’ve always wondered to the bizarre things you never…
You know that one guy on TikTok who makes the most painstakingly elaborate and accurate chocolate creations you’ve ever seen? Like, so ridiculously elaborate it almost seems…wrong? Well, he’s been doing more video game creations lately, including a Mario, a Pikachu, and the most absurd replica World of Warcraft Onyxia head I’ve ever seen. All out of chocolate. I’ve been aware of chocolatier Amaury Guichon for a while now, as he tends to crop up on one’s TikTok feed unbidden and it’s very hard to look away. This guy has been making stunning chocolate creations on video for years, with…
In an Instagram video posted on April 1, lifestyle influencer Melissa Strahle poses outdoors before an American flag as soft instrumental music plays. “AI lets me focus on what matters most,” she tells her 1.4 million followers. “We need to invest in American-made AI to ensure America leads the way in innovation and job creation.”Strahle labeled the post an advertisement, but she didn’t disclose what organization had paid for it. It turns out the funding came from Build American AI, a dark-money group tied to Leading the Future, a $100 million super PAC supported by, and in some cases directly…
First Line Films Sorry, Val Kilmer fans, but the late actor’s Oscar ship has officially sailed. On Friday, Reuters reported that AI-generated acting and writing won’t be eligible for Academy Awards. The new rules from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will take effect beginning with next year’s presentation, scheduled for March 2027. The Academy’s updated rules state that while filmmakers can use AI tools, “synthetic” performers can’t win any awards. Ditto for AI-written screenplays, which must be “human-authored.” The Academy can request more information from submissions to…
Our warming world is set to enter an El Niño period as early as May, with a high likelihood of southern North America experiencing supercharged temperatures.One of the three phases of the natural El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle in the Pacific Ocean, El Niño events occur every two to seven years, driving up sea surface temperatures across the Pacific Ocean and increasing global temperature. The last El Niño partially explains why 2024 was the hottest year on record.The knock-on effects of past El Niño events have been profound, with studies linking them to famine in Europe; civil wars in tropical…