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Ford outlined how it’s increasingly using virtual reality (VR) technology to eliminate the distance between its design studios in North America, in Asia, and in Europe. The Co-Creation tool the firm created jointly with Gravity Sketch lets engineers work on the same project even if they’re located thousands of miles apart. VR is part of the company’s effort to streamline its design and development processes, and it illustrates an ongoing trend in the automotive industry....

Game-breaking Overwatch 2 bug lets you run all four Perks at once A new Overwatch 2 bug is giving players the ability to run all four of theirPerksat once, giving them a major advantage in matches. TheSeason 17 update has arrived in Overwatch 2, bringing the long-awaited map voting feature a freshBattle Passfull of 8-bit skins. It also addsnew heroes to Stadium modeand comes with a ton of balancing changes....

Suspension of disbelief is a phrase that we hear constantly nowadays. The movie we are watching or the video game we are playing gives us a set of rules that we must accept to become immersed in the world it has created. Immersion is very important for media, especially video games, to make us, the players, invested in not only the world and environment but also the characters and their lives that we are about to witness....

T-Mobile’sBinge Onservice has made a name for itself, offering customers a chance to stream videos without them counting toward data caps. Right now, there are agrowing number of applicationsyou can stream from without using your data, including Netflix and HBO Now, but Binge On works by lowering the quality of the stream. T-Mobile claims the videos are optimized to 480p DVD quality when you use Binge On to avoid having the data stream count toward your data cap....

Summary Hayden Christensen revealed in a recent interview that his excitement about playing Clone Wars-era Anakin Skywalker in theStar WarsTV showAhsokain part stemmed from a conversation he had with George Lucas nearly 20 years ago. AlthoughStar Wars: The Clone Warsfleshed out Anakin’s character during this period intheStar Warstimeline, audiences were thrilled when Christensen reprised his role in live-action. Through the mysterious powers ofthe World Between Worlds, Anakin reunited with his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, and they traveled through flashback sequences, finally giving Christensen the opportunity to play Clone Wars-era Anakin....

WARNING! This article contains major SPOILERS for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 2! Summary The confirmation of a character’s death inHouse of the Dragonseason 2, episode 2 solves a long-standing mystery that I figured would never find closure in George R.R. Martin’s books.House of the Dragonis adapted from George R.R. Martin’s 2018 fictional history bookFire & Blood, which tells the history of House Targaryen from various unreliable narrators and sources....

How much did the Titan sub cost to make? Exploring OceanGate’s finances A newNetflixdocumentary delves into the events leading up to the Titan submersible disaster, reigniting interest inOceanGate’s controversial CEO Stockton Rushand the cost of building the doomed vessel. The submersible imploded in June 2023 during a dive to theTitanicwreck site, killing all five passengers on board, including British billionaire Hamish Harding, father-and-son duo Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, former French Navy diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Rush....

How to earn XP fast in The Finals The Finalshas a system where you may increase your level to earn rewards. Here is a guide on how you can earn experience fast in thegameto level yourself up. The Finals is a free-to-play game, but it is quite rewarding to an extent. You can get access to rewards by simply leveling up which includes costumes and customization options. However,leveling upcan be tough as it requires a lot of playing....

Just like in our own world, everything inCyberpunk 2077‘s Night City has a price. You won’t make it far in this futuristic world without plenty of cash, or in this case, Eurodollars or “eddies,” to spare. The world is big and open enough for you to earn your keep in a wide variety of ways, but if you’re pressed for time — or just have your eye on a new weapon, piece of clothing, car, or anything else that you just can’t live without — you will want to know how you can earn that sweet cash as quick as possible....

How to parry and dodge in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 If you thought turn-based RPGs were all about leisurely selecting “Attack” and sipping your tea,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33is here to shatter that illusion. This game demands your full attention, reflexes, and perhaps a few controller replacements. With its unique blend of strategic turn-based combat and real-time action mechanics, mastering the art of dodging and parrying isn’t just optional – it’s essential....

In the fall of 2023 I decided to do a little experiment in the height of the “blue check” hysteria. Twitter had shifted from verifying accounts based (more or less) on merit or importance and instead would let users pay for a blue checkmark. That obviously went (and still goes) badly. Meanwhile, Meta opened its own verification service earlier in the year,called Meta Verified. Mostly aimed at “creators,” Meta Verified costs $15 a month and helps you “establish your account authenticity and help[s] your community know it’s the real us with a verified badge....

Instagram is finally giving back what it took away from its users in 2016: A chronological feed for watching photos and videos in its app. The company is now bringing it back in a rather weird fashion, but more on that later. At the end of the day, users will be able to see content in their feed in the same order that it was posted. With the return of a chronological field — two chronological feeds, actually — users now have an option to avoid an algorithmically curated barrage of content based on their usage behavior trained over years and years of social media activity....

After several teasers, Europe-based lens company Irix has finally unveiled a new lens with a new durable finish the company calls the Dragonfly.TheIrix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 lens, announced on Monday, September 24, uses an aluminum frame that’s encased in aluminum magnesium allow and weather-sealed for a mix of durability and a lightweight design. The lens will be available in full-frame Nikon F, Canon EF, and Pentax K mounts. The longer 150mm focal length, which deviates fromthe company’s earlier ultra-wide angle lenses, will help throw the background out of focus while also preventing shadows from the lens appearing in the image....