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Sony has revealed that it will be adding more PlayStation title s to PC in the coming year. After the release of The Last of Us Part 1, the road has been paved for other title s to be launched on PC. Titles, such as, Horizon Zero Dawn, Marvel's Spider-Man and others have been released for PC gaming. Read Mastercard seeks to expand crypto card tie-ups In its annual report, Sony added, "We are also planning to release a major title , Marvel's Spider-Man 2, this fiscal year, and we aim to continue creating new IP, rolling out catalogue title s for PC and strengthening live Game service development." As of now, Sony has not provided any timetable for the PC releases. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/sony-to-add-more-playstation-titles-to-pc-TheFOXposts-20589.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Google announced that YouTube Music on web and iOS apps will now offer podcasts  in the United States for now. Podcast users using the main YouTube app can now continue listening to the podcast on YouTube Music. The podcasts on the app will be free and won't require a premium subscription. The podcasts will be available on-demand, offline, and be able to be played in the background as well, and while casting. According to Google, the podcast experience on YouTube Music is designed to complement the experience on the main app. The podcasts will be available through the Home tab and by clicking on the podcasts section. The Explore feature will help users find popular podcasts on different categories. Read: Amid concerns about TikTok, Commerce details effort to secure US data Google says support for the feature will be available slowly for users, while it is working to extend the feature to other regions as well. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/youtube-music-introdu

Google Meet is now rolling out 1080 resolution on its video calls , as it strives to com Pet e with Zoom and Microsoft Teams which already offer HD video resolutions. The new update is available only for the web currently and requires a camera with 1080p capabilities and is limited to two-person meetings. The feature has been made available for paid Google Meet versions along with Google One subscribers with at least 2TB of storage. Read: Mihoyo's new video Game tops download charts as big launches return to China Users will be required to upgrade their Google Meet manually, which hasn't been turned on by default. A pop-up from the change button will inform users that they can now let people see them in HD. Google Meet has also brought in new emoji reactions and automatic transcriptions in this new update. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/google-meet-to-now-offer-1080p-on-video-calls-TheFOXposts-20364.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&

While many of us are guilty of accidentally leaving a phone or a wallet behind in an Uber, few could say they’ve misplaced a taxidermy cat or a lectern. However, according to the popular ride-share company, Australians have left an array of weird and wonderful things in Uber vehicles across the country. A Marylin Monroe painting, various adult toys and an Olympic gold medal are just some of the items featured on Uber’s seventh annual Lost and Found Index. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> One unlucky Harry Styles fan may have had a difficult time getting in to see the British singer perform, after leaving their ticket in an Uber. False teeth, a tray of lasagne, leather bunny ears and a wedding dress also featured on the Index. Uber’s seventh annual Lost and Found Index revealed some of the more unusual items passengers have left behind after a trip. Credit: Uber According to Uber, Brisbane was “the most organised city” with passengers leaving b

Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street's estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, driven by growth in its cloud computing and Office productivity software businesses, and the company said artificial intelligence products were stimulating sales. The company forecast revenue in its main segments for the current quarter would match or top Wall Street targets. Shares gained 8.3% in after-market trading following a report by Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft that profits were $2.45 per share in the fiscal third quarter, beating Wall Street estimates of $2.23, according to data from Refinitiv. "The bottom line is that despite all the concerns that the sky is falling in big tech, the truth is companies still see value in cloud computing and there's still a huge percentage of workloads that can be moved to the cloud," said Bob O’Donnell, an analyst for TECHnalysis Research. Microsoft said growth at its cloud Business Azure was 27% in the latest reported quarter

BEIJING,: China will explore using 3D printing Technology to construct buildings on the moon, the official China Daily reported on Monday, as Beijing solidifies plans for long-term lunar habitation. In the 2020 Chinese lunar mission, the Chang'e 5, named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, an uncrewed probe took back to Earth China's first lunar soil samples. China, which made its first lunar landing in 2013, plans to land an astronaut on the moon by 2030. Between now and then, China will launch the Chang'e 6, 7 and 8 missions, with the latter tasked to look for reusable resources on the moon for long-term human habitation. The Chang'e 8 probe will conduct on-site investigations of the environment and mineral composition, and also determine whether technologies such as 3D printing can be deployed on the lunar surface, China Daily reported, quoting Wu Weiren, a scientist at the China National Space Administration. "If we wish to stay on the moo

A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc a sweeping win, finding the electric vehicle maker's Autopilot feature did not fail in what appeared to be the first trial related to a crash involving the partially automated driving software. Tesla has been testing and rolling out its Autopilot and more advanced "Full Self-Driving (FSD)" system, which Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted as crucial to his company's future but which has drawn regulatory and legal scrutiny. Los Angeles resident Justine Hsu sued in 2020, saying her Tesla Model S swerved into a curb while on Autopilot, and an airbag was deployed "so violently it fractured Plaintiff's jaw, knocked out teeth, and caused nerve damage to her face.” She alleged defects in the design of Autopilot and the airbag, and sought more than $3 million in damages. Tesla denied liability for the accident and said in a court filing that Hsu used Autopilot on city streets, despite a user manual warn

Internet users are being advised to immediately delete and report an email that appears to be from Google offering a prize for helping the company reach a search milestone. One version of the email , posted online, congratulates the receiver for making the “18.25 billionth search ”. It claims Google will reward every 10 millionth search and provides a set of instructions to follow — including providing personal details — to claim a prize. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Google has warned any emails or advertisements offering prizes are fraudulent. The company’s support page advises it does not run lotteries, sweepstakes, or similar programs. It recommends reporting any emails that suggest otherwise as spam Scam email s claiming people have won a Google prize have been sent to some people. Credit: Supplied A number of similar Google scams have been sent to Gmail and other email accounts in the past, including email s requesting payment for using servic

Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still had their checkmarks. "The Shining" author King, who has previously called Musk a terrible fit for Twitter, tweeted: "My Twitter account says I've subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven't. My Twitter account says I've given a phone number. I haven't." Musk tweeted back to him: "You're welcome namaste," with a hands folded emoji. The Verge reported that James, who has previously said he would not pay for verification, had not paid to keep the check mark. Musk tweeted separately: "I'm paying for a few personally." and later tweeted "Just Shatner, LeBron and King," referring to Star Trek actor William Shatner, who had last month complained about being forced

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has success fully launch ed its next-generation Starship cruise vessel for the first time atop the company’s powerful new Super Heavy rocket . The uncrewed test flight ended minutes later with the vehicle exploding in the sky. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 120m high, blasted off from the company’s Starbase spaceport and test facility east of Brownsville, Texas. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> SpaceX hoped it would be, at best, a 90-minute debut flight into space but just shy of Earth orbit. A live SpaceX webcast of the lift-off showed the rocketship rising from the launch tower into the morning sky as the Super Heavy’s raptor engines roared to life in a ball of flame and billowing clouds of exhaust and water vapour. But less than four minutes into the flight, the upper-stage Starship failed to separate as designed from the lower-stage Super Heavy, and the combined vehicle was seen fli

It took Apple Inc 15 years from when it first started selling its iPhone in India to having a company-run retail store in now the world's second biggest smartphone market, one where it has faced several business challenges. As Apple opens its first store s, here is a timeline of its journey in India, where the US firm's contract manufacturers are increasingly making iPhones. August 2008: iPhone 3G made its debut in India minus the mass hysteria and winding queues that had marked its launch in the US, Europe and parts of Asia. January 2016: Apple files an application with India's government to set up its own store s in India. May 2016: Apple chief Tim Cook met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for the first time as the company looks at plotting an expansion strategy. June 2016: India relaxes its investment rules for foreign retailers, clearing way for giants such as Apple and IKEA to set up stores in the country. May 2017: Apple, working with contract

Alphabet Inc  shares fell as much as 4% on Monday following a report South Korea's Samsung Electronics was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned Bing as the default search engine on its devices. The report, published by the New York Timesover the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google's $162-billion-a-year search engine Business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT. Google's reaction to the threat was "panic" as the company earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, the report said, citing internal messages. Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. In a response to Reuters, Google said it was working to bring new AI-powered features to Search without commenting on its association with Samsung. The South Korean consumer electron

HELSINKI: Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc has agreed to launch an offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment , the maker of the Angry Birds mobile Game , for 706 million euros ($775.8 million ), the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Tokyo-based Sega will offer 9.25 euros per share for Rovio, a 19% premium over Friday's closing price of 7.775 euros. Rovio, which has been conducting a strategic review, on Saturday said it was in talks with Sega over a possible tender offer. The Wall Street Journal had reported on Friday that a deal between the two companies was imminent. Israeli peer Playtika, had made a preliminary bid in January to buy Rovio for 683 million euros, but the Angry Birds maker confirmed last month talks had ended. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/sega-offers-776-million-for-angry-birds-maker-rovio-TheFOXposts-18963.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post

Germany's Interior Ministry is examining all Chinese components that are already installed in the country's 5G network , Minister Nancy Faeser was quoted as saying on Sunday, as Berlin re-evaluates its relationship with top trade partner China. "We have to protect our communication network s," Faeser told Bild am Sonntag newspaper, adding that the examination's three priorities were identifying risks, averting dangers and avoiding dependencies. "This is especially true for our critical infrastructure," she said. Germany has been considering banning certain components from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in its telecoms networks, a government source told Reuters last month, in a potentially significant move to address security concerns. The German government has been wary of expressly singling out Huawei but there are concerns that such companies' close links to Beijing's security services mean that embedding them in the mobile network s o

Google has warned users about scammers using Google Pay to steal from Australian animal lovers after an alarming spike in cases. People looking to buy pets are being urged to use vigilance when scouring the internet for a new addition to their family. Cute photos of puppies, kittens and cats are used by scammers to reel in would-be buyers. Millions believe they are clicking on a real ad to buy a dog on a website, but once the financial transaction is complete, they never hear from the “puppy owners” again. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> For android users using Google Pay, once a transfer is complete, it is not possible for Google Pay to retrieve those funds, the tech giant confirmed, releasing its warning on the cruel cyber threat. Google has released a warning to animal lovers amid a spike in puppy scams globally. File Image Credit: Getty Images/AP “A scammer creates a fake advertisement for a puppy or another type of Pet ,” Google warned. “If you cont

MILAN:  Italy's data protection agency set out a list of demands on Wednesday which it said OpenAI must meet by April 30 to address the agency's concerns over the ChatGPT chatbot and allow the artificial intelligence service to resume in the country. Almost two weeks ago Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after the authority, known as Garante, temporarily restricted its personal data processing and began a probe into a suspected breach of privacy rules. In a statement on Wednesday Garante laid out a set of "concrete" demands to be met by the end of this month "Only in this case.. the authority will suspend the provisional restrictions on the use of the data of Italian users ... and ChatGPT will once again become accessible in Italy," it said. OpenAI on Thursday welcomed the agency's move. "We are happy that the Italian Garante is reconsidering their decision and we look forward to working with them to make ChatGPT

A viral picture of a deadly find on an Australian beach has prompted a warning for beach walkers. The image is of the world’s most venomous fish — the stonefish — which can lie dormant out of water for hours and, if stepped on, is capable of delivering excruciating pain and, in worst cases, death. “Can you see it?” the post on Facebook said on Monday. “If you’re at the beach , take care.” Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “Make sure your little ones know not to touch anything that’s not an empty shell on the beach !” one Facebook user commented on the post. Stonefish look like rocks or lumps of coral, and have 13 sharp, hypodermic needle-like spines which protrude from their backs and can inject a highly toxic venom. The fish do not move when they are threatened — instead they erect their dorsal fin spines. Stepping on these spines can lead to excruciating pain, and even death if left untreated, Barrier Reef Australia said. The pain can take days to recover f

The Block auctioneer and real estate industry coach Tom Panos has vented about a young candidate whose job interview question triggered an abrupt end to their meeting, and divided the internet. Panos posted a 40-second rant about the interaction on TikTok, but netizens were quick to slam him as a “boomer” and his expectations as “red flags”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The one question which abruptly ended man’s job interview. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “Get in line. Stay in line,” Panos’s video was captioned. “Getting sick of these punks. I just terminated the meeting after 12 minutes,” a text overlay added. “So I wasted 15 minutes today in an interview, interviewing (for) an associate to join one of the real estate teams — the guy’s never worked in real estate before, early 20s,” the CEO and Founder of Real Estate Gym said on the clip. “(He) asked me what commissions he’d be paid, asked me what hours he’s expected to be there, asked me what da

After Elon Musk announced removing Twitter's verified legacy users on April 1, many known celebrities and personalities have refused to pay $8/month for a verified check mark next to their name. In Musk's new scheme, users will be compelled to subscribe to an $8 subscription to earn the privilege of receiving a blue badge, regardless of who they are. According to the micro-blogging site's CEO, 42,000 'notable' users on the platform were stripped off their verification badge yesterday. Many personalities like NBA star, LeBron James and William Shatner, have tweeted their decision to not opt for the new verification programme. Hey @elonmusk what’s this about blue check s going away unless we pay Twitter? I’ve been here for 15 years giving my ⏰ & witty thoughts all for bupkis. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club?🙄 — William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 26, 2023

The United States and Microsoft Corp reached a settlement on Thursday over the tech firm's apparent violations of sanctions and export controls, which it disclosed voluntarily, the government and the company said. Microsoft has agreed to remit about $3 million to settle its potential civil liability for more than 1,300 apparent sanctions violations in relation to restrictions on Cuba, Iran, Syria and Russia involving the export of services or software from the US to sanctioned jurisdictions, the US Treasury Department said in a statement. The Treasury Department added that Microsoft's conduct was "non-egregious and voluntarily self-disclosed." A majority of the violations, which took place between 2012 and 2019, involved blocked Russian entities or persons located in the Crimea region of Ukraine, and occurred as a result of Microsoft's failure to identify and prevent the use of its products by prohibited parties, the Treasury Department said. Russia annexe

Popular short-video platform TikTok has introduced a new feature that will allow users to refresh their For You feed if they feel the recommendation s they get are no longer relevant. The For You feed is a feature that lets users discover different content, creators, communities and products. The feed, however, can sometimes feel irrelevant or the content might lack variety, for which users can now refresh their recommendation s to get more content based on user interactions. TikTok is making ongoing efforts to ensure users have an enjoyable experience on the platform, by giving users more control tools to shape their experience, filter content, or skip videos from particular creators. The refresh feature won't override any settings that users have already enabled or impact any accounts they follow. The company has taken big steps to ensure the safety of users on the platform with rules and regulations in place for content that is inappropriate, filtering content negative co

Snapchat is launching new tools on its platform, including improvement to its AI chatbot, which was criticised by the Washington Post for responding in an unsafe and inappropriate manner. The company, Snap, said it had learnt that users had been trying to “trick the chatbot into providing responses that do not conform to our guidelines.” Thus, the social media platform was compelled to install more safety tools to ensure better responses. The new age filter is one of the features introduced that relays users’ birth dates so that the chatbot can respond in an appropriate manner according to their age. Snap also announced its intention to provide more insights to parents or guardians about children’s interactions with the chatbot under its Family Center which was launched last August. In its blog post, Snapchat explained that My AI chatbot is not a “real friend,” which instead relies on conversation History to improve its responses. According to the platform, the bot only gave

HANOI: Vietnam's government said it will probe TikTok's operations in the country from May, in a bid to ensure the video platform complies with regulations on content management, tax payments and commercial policies. The popular Chinese-owned application, that carries bite-sized videos, has recently allowed "toxic, offensive, false and superstitious" content on its platform, ministry representative Le Quang Tu Do said in a statement this week. "TikTok, Facebook and YouTube are all cross-border social media with international standards. But when operating in Vietnam, the platform needs to abide by local regulations on both content and tax obligations," Do said. The company said in February it was told by the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information that a government delegation would visit its Vietnam offices in the second quarter. "This is an interdisciplinary inspection activity planned by the government and in line with Vietnam law

Created by OpenAI, Dall-E2 is another fantastic application that generates image s using text prompts. The simple-to-use software requires you to input details on what image you require, and will present you with a range of options to choose from. Though AI image generation is remarkable and the results are sometimes quite impressive, image generation isn't the most accurate in providing the best picture. After a couple of tests with a range of different text prompts, it was observed that the application is better at creating animations and art, than it is at providing real-life images. The Surprise Me feature provides random prompt suggestions to try out while you can also upload image s to edit using textual prompts. Unlike other AI image generator s online, this platform provides 15 free credits to edit and generate image s for a month. Additional credits will need to be purchased for more image generation. In comparison with the ChatGPT image generator , this platform

Australia banned TikTok on Tuesday from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest US-allied country to take action against the Chinese-owned video app. The ban underscores growing worries that China could use the Beijing-based company, owned by ByteDance Ltd, to harvest users' data to advance its political agenda, undermining Western security interests. It also risks renewing diplomatic tension between Australia and its largest trading partner after things eased somewhat since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office in May at the head of a Labor government . TikTok said it was extremely disappointed by Australia's decision, calling it "driven by Politics , not by fact". The ban will come into effect "as soon as practicable", Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said in a statement, adding that exemptions would only be granted on a case-by-case basis and with appropriate security measures in place. With Australia'