LoL’s most popular pro league lost $30 million in 3 years The LCK, Korea’s premiere League of Legends circuit, is operating at a massive loss. They’re bleeding money rapidly, with the league losing billions of Korean Won year over year. It’s at the point where financial experts fear the LCK may collapse entirely if they don’t diversify their revenue streams, with actual profitability of the league taking a massive dip in 2024....
Summary Leah Kateb is making her reality TV debut onLove Island USAseason 6, and she has been at the center of the drama since entering the villa on day 1. Leah immediately formed a connection with Rob Rausch, and they were seen as the power couple until Rob blindsided her by coupling up with Andrea Carmona.Rob began sending mixed signals and playing both women until he was sure of who he wanted to be with, completely leaving Leah in the dust....
Meta (formerly Facebook) is introducing its first artificial intelligence offering since the AI generator industry exploded in late 2022. The brand’s text-to-audio generator, called Voicebox is expected to be the voice equivalent ofChatGPT, which processes text prompts into detailed written results, andDall-Ewhich develops realistic artwork. Voicebox in turn will be able to take text prompts and produce audio clips, according toEngadget. Having trained the new generator on over “50,000 hours of unfiltered audio,” including public domain speech and transcripts in English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, and Portuguese....
As promised, Microsoft has released the first majorWindows 11preview build to the Windows Insider Dev channel for beta testing. This preview version of Microsoft’s next-generation operating system comes with many of the new features showcased last week at the company’s June 24 event, as well as some new ones. Along with the big redesign of the Start Menu and Action Center, the other major change in this first preview is the new notification center....
“A spacesuit is basically a self-contained environment,” Don Barker, suit architecture lead at NASA, says in a video released by the space agency this week. “It’s a mini spacecraft that is tightly wound around a human body.” The video looks at some of the challenges faced by NASA and its partners when it comes to designing the next-generation spacesuits for crewed missions to the moon in the next few years, and the first astronaut voyages to Mars in the late 2030s or early 2040s....
Ever since Apple debuted its now-iconic AirPodstrue wireless earbuds, it has been expanding what these handy devices can do. The list now includes hands-free access to Siri, enhanced hearing withConversation Boost,head-tracking spatial audio, and the super-popular combo of active noise cancellation (ANC) and transparency mode. But if a recently published patent application is any indication, Apple could soon let a trusted person remotely disable ANC mode, just by uttering a pre-determined word or phrase....
TheNew Year’s Eve ball dropin Times Square is an iconic event in the New York City calendar. And this year, the party will be supervised by camera-equipped drones which will keep watch over partygoers for security. For the first time, New York City police will use drones to keep an eye on Times Square for the NYE party, which is expected to attract as many as two million attendees. In addition to the camera drones, the police will also be deploying new “counter-drone technology” to block other drones from flying in the area and potentially interfering with the police drones....
Outriderswas supposed to be the first big, third-party video game of this new console generation. It was revealed back before players had a hint of what the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X would even look like, making it seem like a day-one launch was imminent. A fewdelayslater and the sci-fi game was pushed out of 2020 entirely and into a newApril 1 release date. With the release date finally looming, Square Enix dropped a demo for the third-person shooter, which gives players a taste of what’s to come....
Philips Hue is once again expanding its portfolio with a new range of lighting options that will bring even more convenience — and aesthetics — to your home. In addition to a new product, Philips Hue is updating its existing line of Iris table lamps and candelabra bulbs. The first update is to the Philips Hue Iris. It will retail for $100 and put a new spin on the classic design....
“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Exactly how different does a new smartphone need to be compared to the model it’s replacing for it to be truly classified as “new?” Is a new design enough, or does it need brand new features and fully upgraded hardware too?...
Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte episode 4 Summary The Acolyteis more than likely going to kill at least five Jedi in the near future. In the wake ofThe Acolyteepisode 4, the team of Jedi Knights sent to locateWookiee Jedi Master Kelnaccacome face-to-face with a new villain who very much appears to be a Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite their greater numbers, it doesn’t look as though they’ll be emerging victorious....
There are plenty of great discounts on Apple devices over at Amazon right now. That means substantial price cuts on the latest Apple Watch range as well as plenty of iPads too. If you’re keen to learn more, we’re here to help. We’ve picked out some of our favorite Apple deals going on right now. Check them out below to see how you can save big on highly sought-after devices....
“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ With the Winter Steam Sale in full swing, there are a few questions that are fresh on the minds of PC gamers. What happened to the release of Steam OS? Why is Big Picture such an unstable mess?...
