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Feltopia is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up animated in felt

There's been a bit of a resurgence of stop-motion games in recent years. For one thing, The Spirit of the Samurai is set to arrive on Thursday and it looks pretty compelling (you can play as a cat in some sections!). During the Day of the Devs showcase, we got a look at another intriguing stop-motion game that's a bit further out. This one's animated entirely with felt. Feltopia is the first project from creative...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop! may be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed

What would it look like if you took the fast-paced arena shooter stylings of Doom Eternal and flipped the gory, grimdark aesthetics upside down? You might end up with something like Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop!. It's a "Y2K girly-pop arena-style movement shooter where standing still is not an option," as game director Jane Fiona of Funny Fintan Softworks put it during the Day of the Devs showcase on Wednesday. "The...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Sleight of Hand gameplay trailer showcases occult card strategy in a noir world

Since its announcement in March, it's sounded like Sleight of Hand should be a fantastic stealth-action game in a magical noir setting โ€” and now it looks that way, too. Its latest trailer, revealed in the Day of the Devs 2024: Game Awards Edition stream, showcases witchy card-slinging gameplay on the gritty streets of Steeple City for the first time. In the stream, creator Joshua Boggs describes Sleight of Hand as, "If...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Decentralised Open Indexes for Discovery (DOID)

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Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

iOS 18.2, macOS 15.2 updates arrive today with image and emoji generation

Nearly 3 months in, Apple has added most of the initial Intelligence features.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

FP For The Working Programmer: Why Is null Bad?

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Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Founder who built Snapโ€™s AI launches a snappy new take on video chatbots

A deep learning scientist whose last startup was acquired by Snap to build its My AI chatbot has raised seed funding for his latest venture: a platform for building and operating real-time, video-based conversational AI agents. eSelf, as the startup is known, is today coming out of stealth with $4.5 million in its coffers to [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

GraphQL Federation: A Roadmap to Modern Healthcare Technology

To deliver a connected โ€œworld of health,โ€ CVS faced a challenge: evolving a monolithic tech stack to meet the demands of personalized, data-driven healthcare. Discover why CVS chose GraphQL federation to break down team silos, speed up feature iteration, and deliver AI-driven recommendationsโ€”all while building in security by design and transforming their developer ecosystem.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: DevOps.com favicon DevOps.com

LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era โ€” limited units remain while inventory lasts

LG has reportedly exited the Blu-ray player market - sunsetting the UBK80 and UBK90.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

End-to-End GraphQL Schema Management Best Practices

In todayโ€™s fast-paced development landscape, increasing developer velocity, building robust scalable platforms, and automating workflows are crucial. Leading organizations like Netflix and Booking.com are leveraging GraphQL federation and Apollo GraphOS to standardize, automate and streamline schema management to ship features faster.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: DevOps.com favicon DevOps.com

The Reason Why Jet Engines Have Spirals

These spirals you see on plane engines are, in fact, for more than just for looks - they serve a very important purpose.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Platform Engineering for APIs: Using GraphQL to Drive Developer Efficiency

Platform engineering is emerging as a key force enabling organizations to deliver software faster and more reliably. A core focus of platform engineering is improving developer experience by creating an integrated internal developer platform that provides self-service, automation, standardization, centralized security, and composability capabilities. This paper explores how platform engineering teams at Netflix, Adobe,...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: DevOps.com favicon DevOps.com

Hereโ€™s how OpenAI uses your data when you use ChatGPT through Appleโ€™s integrations

Following Appleโ€™s integration of OpenAIโ€™s ChatGPT within iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, OpenAI has detailed how your data is handled when you use ChatGPT through Appleโ€™s integration. You can use ChatGPT through Appleโ€™s integrations without logging into a ChatGPT account, but you get access to additional features if you log into your account. [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads are currently down in major Meta outage

Meta is currently experiencing a major outage across all its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp. As noted by Downdetector.com, there has been a sharp increase in reported outages from users of these various services. Hereโ€™s what we know so far. Update 5 p.m. Eastern: Over four hours into the outage, Meta has restored service for some users but many continue to experience issues...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

The Billion-Dollar Adult Streaming Industry Is Fueled by Horrific Labor Abuses

Bedbugs and cockroaches. Filthy shared equipment. Constant surveillance, and zero control over their accounts. These are just some of the deplorable conditions adult cammers say they face on the job.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Wired - Business favicon Wired - Business

Hyper Light Breaker will begin Steam early access on January 14

The much-anticipated follow-up to Hyper Light Drifter has a new early access date. At Day of the Devs, Heart Machine announced that Hyper Light Breaker will enter Steam early access on January 14. The project is a co-op action game where you can play alone or with up to two allies to face down enemies and bosses in the colorful biomes of the Overgrowth. In classic roguelike fashion, players can try different builds,...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Apple Vision Pro just got way more useful following visionOS 2.2 release

After several rounds of beta testing, visionOS 2.2 is now the official current software version for Apple Vision Pro. Included with the update is a must-have feature for Mac users. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Review of Mullvad VPN

Article URL: https://x41-dsec.de/news/2024/12/11/mullvad/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42390768 Points: 191 # Comments: 50

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

watchOS 11.2 now available for Apple Watch users with updated Camera Remote app

Along with the release of iOS 18.2 to the public, Apple is today also releasing watchOS 11.2 for Apple Watch users. Unlike iOS 18.2, which adds new Apple Intelligence features, watchOS 11.2 isnโ€™t exactly a major update โ€“ but it does add a new feature to the Camera Remote app. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

the return of glfighters: porting a 23-year-old game to webassembly

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Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Launch HN: Azalea Robotics (YC S24) โ€“ Baggage-handling robots for airports

Hey HN! Weโ€™re David and John B, cofounders of Azalea Robotics (https://www.azalearobotics.com). We build robots to handle passenger baggage in airports. Here are some videos to give you the idea:Unedited autonomous ops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuJ3ZORnO1oTeleoperated (sped up, so no sound): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeK8NQLnYgAThe marketing version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0SDPm09U6sRobotics is...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

All Aventura Observation quest answers in Infinity Nikki

There are 13 different quizzes that Aventura gives you in the Observation questline of Infinity Nikki. Here are all the answers and quest locations.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Implementing Rust-like traits for C++ 20 (with no runtime overhead)

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Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Siriโ€™s Integration With ChatGPT Is Live for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple has said Siri will defer to ChatGPT when users ask difficult questions, the ones its voice assistant is notoriously bad at answering.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

All Adventure Books in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Playing the role of the scholar in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, you don't earn new abilities by leveling up but by finding one of many Adventure Books.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Apple releases tvOS 18.2 and HomePod 18.2, hereโ€™s whatโ€™s new

Appleโ€™s two home devices have received new software updates today. tvOS 18.2 and HomePod 18.2 are available now. Hereโ€™s everything thatโ€™s new. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Stigg makes it easy to change your SaaS pricing

Stigg (not The Stig, just Stigg) describes itself as โ€œthe first scalable monetization platform for the modern billing stack.โ€ Thereโ€™s a lot going on in that sentence, but what it comes down to is that the startup, which on Wednesday announced a $17.5 million Series A round, helps SaaS companies model pricing, create pricing pages, [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

macOS Sequoia 15.2 now available, hereโ€™s everything thatโ€™s new

The next big update for the Mac has arrived. macOS Sequoia 15.2 is now available for all users, bringing the latest Apple Intelligence features and more. Hereโ€™s everything thatโ€™s new. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

iOS 18.2 now available: Here are Appleโ€™s full release notes on whatโ€™s new

As promised, Apple has officially released iOS 18.2 to the public. You can read our full coverage from this morning for more details on whatโ€™s new, and head below for the full release. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

3 Business Skills You Need to Progress Your Data Science Career in 2025

DATA SCIENCEIncluding resources for how to build thoseskillsImage by Author. Created using MidjourneyIf you have been a data scientist for a while, sooner or later youโ€™ll notice that your day-to-day has shifted from a VSCode-loving, research paper-reading, git-version-committing data scientist to a collaboration-driving, project-scoping, stakeholder-managing, and strategy-setting individual.This shift will be gradual...

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science

You can now buy a refurbished Steam Deck straight from Valve โ€” if itโ€™s in stock

The weather might be getting colder, but refurbished Steam Decks are available from valve at prices so hot, you won't need a jacket.

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Secret Blizzard Deploys Kazuar Backdoor in Ukraine Using Amadey Malware-as-a-Service

The Russian nation-state actor tracked as Secret Blizzard has been observed leveraging malware associated with other threat actors to deploy a known backdoor called Kazuar on target devices located in Ukraine. The new findings come from the Microsoft threat intelligence team, which said it observed the adversary leveraging the Amadey bot malware to download custom malware onto "specifically

Published on: December 11, 2024 | Source: The Hacker News favicon The Hacker News