After 10 months, SAG-AFTRA union has reached a ‘tentative agreement’ with major companies including EA, Warner Bros, and Epic over AI voice acting protections

SAG-AFTRA, a large US-based union covering a ton of performing talent across multiple industries, has finally reached a “tentative agreement” with a series of major companies after 10 months of strike action. The strike, which began July 26 of 2024, is still ongoing until details are finalised—but there’s a light at the end of the…

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Great, so now farms are going to be crawling with giant robobugs like something straight out of Horizon Zero Dawn

Here’s something to look forward to. Fields, hillsides and vineyards crawling with giant robobugs. This, it seems, is the future envisaged by Ground Control Robotics, an Atlanta-Geogia based startup. Cue Horizon Zero Dawn style dystopia as the farm bugs suffer a “derangement” and we’re all in deep trouble? Hold that thought. Ground Control Robotics is…

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The most convenient handheld gaming PC I’ve ever used is getting upgraded with an OLED screen, Ryzen HX 370, and a repositioned mouse nub (that’s the best bit)

I’ve tested heaps of handheld gaming PCs, from the Steam Deck to the ROG Ally X, and the one that I keep on me at all times is the little-known Ayaneo Flip DS. This little clamshell device has a party trick: two screens. But that’s not all it’s good for. It’s hella convenient, easy to…

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Elden Ring Nightreign update aims to fix one Nightlord boss tanking your framerate—the other from going berserk and mashing you into paste with ’72 consecutive attacks’

Weary nightfarers, I’ve good news: Elden Ring Nightreign has received a patch, and it’s made two problem bosses slightly less liable to kill you, either by tanking your framerate or simply going absolutely ham and mashing you into a fine, Wylder-shaped paste. Per the patch notes on the Bandai Namco website, the update’s relatively minor—primarily…

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MSI MPG 322URX gaming monitor review

If familiarity breeds perhaps not contempt but at least apathy, the MSI MPG 322URX has its work cut out. Along with the broader reality that OLED monitors are no longer exotic or even terribly novel—what with zillions of different models and countless panel sizes, shapes, specs, and resolutions—this particular monitor is more of a refresh…

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