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Google has introduced Project IDX, a browser-based development environment that combines templates and generative AI assistance to make it easier to build and deploy full-stack and multiplatform applications with popular languages and frameworks. Would-be users of the preview service must start by joining a waitlist. Built on Google Cloud and powered by the Codey foundational AI model, Project IDX starts …

After going gold early, Assassin’s Creed Mirage has gotten a release date bump. It’s now set to arrive October 5 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC — a full week earlier than previous planned. Style-wise, the game is pitched as a throwback to the earlier Assassin’s Creed titles, before they went all action-RPG. Mirage features a …

Akili Interactive, the company behind a video game-like prescription digital therapeutic for children with ADHD, reported its second-quarter earnings since expanding into the adult ADHD market in June with the release of its over-the-counter offering EndeavorOTC.  The Boston-based company reported $114,000 in revenue for the second quarter of 2023 compared to $113,000 in the first quarter of this year, with …

Tom Hanks may be America’s dad, but he specifically set out to make sure “Elvis” co-star Austin Butler was coping well after leading Baz Luhrmann’s operatic biopic. According to Butler, Hanks helped cast him in the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series “Masters of the Air” to help Butler not have “emotional whiplash” after portraying Elvis Presley. “‘You have immersed yourself …

Jay Peters / The Verge: Netflix begins a “limited beta test” of its cloud-streamed games on TVs, connected TV devices like Roku and Fire TV sticks, and on the web, in Canada and the UK  —  Netflix is kicking off the first public tests of its cloud-streamed games.

Six former Mississippi law officers have pleaded guilty to state charges over torturing two black men in a racist assault. All six, who are white, had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case. Prosecutors say some of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover it up, …

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is almost here, and with the game sporting some good-looking mech-on-mech action, you’ll need some beefy hardware to run From Software’s latest game. The first Armored Core game in over a decade, Armored Core 6 requires fairly recent GPUs and plenty of RAM on its minimum settings, although surprisingly, the requirements to run the …

August 14, 2023 @ 10:46 AM A new generation of the “Chrisley Knows Best” family will lead an upcoming unscripted docuseries announced by Scout Productions Monday. The untitled series will follow Chase, Savannah, Grayson, Chloe and “Nanny” Faye Chrisley after their parents — reality stars Todd and Julie of “Chrisley Knows Best” — were sentenced to prison for tax evasion and bank …

Thousands of websites belonging to US government agencies, leading universities, and professional organizations have been hijacked over the last half decade and used to push scammy offers and promotions, new research has found. Many of these scams are aimed at children and attempt to trick them into downloading apps, malware, or submitting personal details in exchange for nonexistent rewards in …

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. I’m not going to lie: it was a little difficult finding a full list that really caught my fancy this time. Perhaps because of the August holidays, perhaps because of the extreme weather, or simply by …