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📱#ChatGPT, now accessible without the need for an account. Users can utilize ChatGPT without sharing personal information, although features like saving and sharing chats are limited. OpenAI offers options to opt out of data collection, maintaining user 🔒privacy. This move aims to encourage more users to experience ChatGPT's capabilities, potentially enhancing its quality as it evolves beyond GPT-4.👌

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The Crew™ is no longer available on Steam

The game servers have been shut down, which means the game will not be accessible anymore.

RIP

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Activision investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players

Activision is investigating a hacking campaign targeting players to steal credentials for gaming accounts and crypto wallets. Hackers are using malware to steal passwords, potentially through third-party tools. The malware campaign was uncovered by a cheat software developer, who found a database of stolen credentials. Activision is working to help affected players and recommends changing passwords and enabling two-factor authentication.

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📷Researchers at INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre have developed the world's fastest camera

SCARF is capable of capturing events at an incredible 156.3 trillion frames per second,(fps) 📷allowing it to observe events occurring in femtoseconds
(quadrillionth of a second).

This breakthrough technology allows for the observation of ultrafast phenomena in femtoseconds, opening up new possibilities for research in various scientific fields like physics, materials science & biology.🚀

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KRAFTON's Dark and Darker Mobile is set for closed beta test from April 24 to 28, 2024

Dark and Darker Mobile, an adaptation of a multiplayer fantasy PC title, immerses players in a medieval fantasy realm.

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NetEase Games and Sandsoft introduce Stellar Gate Games to elevate game publishing and esports in MENA

This is expected to support the growth of the gaming industry in the region and contribute to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals

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🔗Xbox Cloud Gaming rolls out mouse and keyboard support in beta

Xbox Cloud Gaming has enabled mouse and keyboard 📣support in open beta for certain games on supported browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Users can enable this feature in their settings to play games like Fortnite, Sea of Thieves, and more with mouse and keyboard input. Fullscreen mode is required for proper functionality.

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📱#Disney Plus has a new Hulu-ified logo

Disney Plus has unveiled a new logo with a teal background colour, blending its original blue with 📱Hulu's green, possibly hinting at the upcoming merger between the two streaming services. This subtle but significant change aims to make Disney Plus stand out in the competitive streaming landscape and cater to a wider 👁audience range. While some may miss the whimsical elements of the old logo, it's already showing in the website & app.

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Tencent Making Mobile Games Inspired by Palworld, Report Says

Tencent's creative teams are reportedly developing mobile games inspired by Palworld, combining elements of open-world, survival, crafting, and virtual pet nurturing. The games are being created by TiMi and Lightspeed, known for titles like Pokémon Unite and PUBG Mobile. Palworld's success has prompted Tencent to explore similar game concepts. However, Tencent has not officially confirmed these projects in response to Bloomberg's report.

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Asphalt 9: Legends evolves into ‘Asphalt Legends UNITE’ with a release planned for July 2024

Gameloft has announced Asphalt Legends Unite, the next iteration of the Asphalt racing series, set to release in July. This new title will replace Asphalt 9: Legends and introduce features like cross-play, co-op mode, upgraded game engine with dynamic lighting, and a revamped garage system. Players can carry over progress from Asphalt 9: Legends to Asphalt Legends Unite. The game will offer enhanced graphics and gameplay experiences, making it an exciting addition to the popular franchise.

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Stellar Blade demo officially releases this Friday, March 29th.

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📱#Spotify adding video learning courses

Now for UK users, introducing a new category of content alongside songs, 🎤podcasts, & 🎧audiobooks. This initiative includes video-based lessons from BBC Maestro, Skillshare, Thinkific, and PlayVirtuoso, accessible through Spotify's mobile and desktop apps.

The courses are divided into four categories: make music, get creative, learn business, and have a healthy life. Users, both free and premium subscribers, can access at least two video lessons per course for free, with the option to pay for the full course.💵

This move by Spotify aims to the growing interest in educational content among its users. Already engaging with education and self-help podcasts on the platform.

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📱First view of X (#Twitter) app for TVs!

Here, have login screen, 🏡home tab,
🔎search tab, and 👤profile pages.
It's web-based, so it can be run on almost any smart 📺TV!

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#Epic Games Store to end support for older #Windows versions from June 2024

The Epic Games Store will stop supporting older Windows versions and 32-bit Windows 10 in June 2024, urging users to upgrade to 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 for continued access. macOS 10.13 or higher will still be supported. Users not upgrading may face security risks and decreased performance. Steam also ended support for pre-Windows 10 versions on January 1, 2024.

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The Epic Games Store is coming to Android

🔗Epic Games Store is coming to Android and iOS, offering developers a fair revenue split of 88/12, which is lower than Google's Play Store cut. The store will be a multi-platform solution for games and will feature popular titles like Fortnite. The Android launch is set for later this year,😐 with no specific game lineup announced yet. The iOS launch has seen some ups😯 and downs due to issues with Apple but is also in the works.

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Valve announces Steam Families tab available today on Steam Beta Client

🎮Steam has launched Steam Families, an overhaul of its family sharing system that removes limits on sharing games, simplifies buying games for kids, and adds new parental controls. Users can now share games with multiple family members simultaneously, with no play. Parental controls allow for monitoring playtime and setting restrictions. The new system is region-locked, and users leaving a family cannot join or create another for a year. Developers must approve titles for sharing, and some games like free-to-play or those requiring third-party keys 314 can not be shared.

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You can soon play GOG games on Amazon Luna

GOG, the DRM-free PC gaming storefront, has partnered with Amazon Luna to allow players to access their GOG library in the cloud. This partnership offers more game ownership options to Luna players and ensures that games purchased on GOG will still be accessible even if Luna shuts down. Unlike Google Stadia, Luna runs games on Windows, making integration with GOG simpler. This move by GOG to partner with Luna instead of GeForce Now could be due to Luna's willingness to sell games from various platforms like Ubisoft and GOG.

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#Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

It's a smartphone chip that offers some flagship-level features at a lower price point. The chip is built on a 4 nm process and features a 1+4+3 core configuration, including one Prime ARM Cortex X4 core, four Performance cores, and three Efficiency cores.

It also supports on-device generative AI, real-time hardware-accelerated ray tracing for gaming, and Snapdragon Seamless cross-device experiences.🧠

Honor, iQOO, realme, Redmi, and Xiaomi are expected to use the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, with the first device announcement coming in March.

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Apex Legends Global Series Finals Hacked And Postponed

The latest Apex Legends Global Series finals tournament was hacked, leading to the postponement of the North American regional finals. Hackers used an RCE exploit, causing concern about potential ransomware threats. Fans appreciate the transparency but criticize the in-game anti-cheat systems. The recent Breakout update revamped Battle Royale gameplay with a Legend Upgrade system. Respawn Entertainment, the team behind Apex Legends, recently faced layoffs, with no confirmed numbers. Sony paused PS VR2 production due to low sales.

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❌xAI open sourced #Grok-1

Elon Musk already talked about Grok AI open source. Now xAI has open-sourced the Grok-1 language model, a 314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, under the Apache 2.0 license. This move aims to democratize access to advanced AI technologies. The release includes model weights and architecture for exploration and customization. These developments signify advancements in AI accessibility and capabilities.

The model is available for download via a magnet link for a torrent file, which is approximately 300GB in size and contains 773 files.

🖥Blog - Here
📱Github - Here

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