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With all the hostility on social media, it may sound oxymoronic to say that social media platforms could curb violence. But studies have shown it couldhelp fight wildlife poaching, and now new research from a new study out of the University of Southern California (USC) suggests social media may help avoid violence between humans as well. USC psychologists and computer scientists created an artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithm that scanned posts and correlated their content with impending violence at protests....

Summary A sleeper hit for Amazon Prime Video, theFalloutTV series impressed long-time video game fans and newcomers alike. In its first two weeks or so,Falloutdrew an estimated 65 million viewers, making the post-apocalyptic drama Amazon Prime Video’s second most-watched title ever. Adapting theworld ofFalloutwas a tall order for the show’s team. Not only is the franchise bursting with in-universe history and lore, but most entries in theFalloutseries are open-world, side-quest-packed action role-playing games that put a player’s choices front and center in the story....

AMD has announced the Ryzen 6000 mobile processors at CES 2022, for both gaming and consumer laptops. The new chips don’t reinvent anything architecturally over Ryzen 5000 but instead, build on the success of those CPUs with a focus on better power efficiency and vastly improved integrated graphics. Here’s what the stack ofRyzen 6000chips looks like, all based on an improved Zen 3+ core. AMD has four Ryzen 9 chips that lead off the pack, still sporting eight cores and 16 threads....

One of the biggest drawbacks of the current batch of foldable phones is their prices. Products like the SamsungGalaxy Z Flip 6are simply too expensive for most consumers. That could change as soon as next year if a possible Samsung plans come to fruition. According to tipster@Jukanlosreve(viaGadgets 360), Samsung is likely to introduce a Galaxy Z Flip FE (fan edition) model as early as next year. When it arrives, the phone is likely to include a Samsung Exynos 2400 chipset, which is the same one that currently powers the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus in select regions....

HomeKit is the least popular smart home platform of the big three. BothAlexa and Google Homeare more popular, largely in part to the much wider range of compatibility both platforms have versus HomeKit. Despite that downside, HomeKit has one major bonus going for it: Incredibly easy installation in the majority of situations. On the other hand, it poses some of the worst obstacles to installation of any platform. This odd two-faced coin makesHomeKit a unique platformthat both offers a tremendous amount of promise and has a lot of areas for improvement and refinement....

Asmongold reveals Twitch earnings and how much he’s lost by refusing to run ads Asmongold provided a rare look at a complete breakdown of his revenue from Twitch streaming, and estimated how much money he’s missed out on by choosing to run barely any ads while live. In 2021, he shifted from his main channel to his secondary Zackrawrr account. Despite streaming there almost daily, he kept itunmonetized for three years....

Baldur’s Gate 3 Durge player “devastated” after learning Alfira’s fate for the first time Baldur’s Gate 3is filled with secrets and some of them are tied to the class you might be playing. One player had such an experience with Alfira when going for a Durge run for the first time in the game. Thediscussion was initiated by a Reddit userwho stated, “So first time doing a Durge run and how is it only in this campaign that Alfira joins my party?...

Summary Tom Taylor’s award-nominatedElseworldsseries,Dark Knights of Steel, returns this summer with a sequel promising an epic battle betweenBatmanandDeathstroke. Bruce Wayne and Slade Wilson are no strangers to duking it out, but this fight will be unlike any other. Given the fantastical setting of the series, it’s unlikely that Slade will have his usual science-based enhancements, meaning Batman might actually have a chance of beating Deathstroke in a FAIR fight. Set for release on August 04, 2025, Tom Taylor, Jay Kristoff, Tirso Cons, and Riccardo Federici’sDark Knights of Steel: Allwinter#3 promises an exceptionally memorable Deathstroke vs....

Summary The odds are that I would never playBloodbornefrom a thematic standpoint, but that same theme is exactly what made me fall in love with it. The 2015 hit title by FromSoftware, designed exclusively for PlayStation 4 consoles, is a fan-favorite among soulslike players and a lot of it is due to its unique gameplay. While still a soulslike game, the title set in Yharnam has a remarkable trick weapon system that allows players to, essentially, wield two distinct weapons in a single slot, and alternate between them seamlessly....

Modern economies depend on complex networks to move food, medicine, and essential components across borders. But in practice, most companies still struggle to understand what’s happening across their networks before things go wrong. “We don’t need more data, but better ways to turn that information into decisions, in real time,” says Michael Hartmann, part of the founding team at Rome AI, “because timely decisions mean the difference between a minor issue and a major disruption....

Did Markiplier really get into a fight? Viral video explained Fans are convinced that Markiplier got into a fistfight in the middle of the street, thanks to a viral video circulating social media — but is it real? Mark is best known for his playthroughs of horror games — in particular, titles likeFive Nights at Freddy’sand smaller indie horror experiences. That’s not all; Mark has also gone on to create a few interactive web series, such asIn Space with Markiplierand A Heist with Markiplier....

President Donald Trump took a swing at Big Tech on Wednesday, saying that the U.S. government “should be suing Google and Facebook and all that.” Trump spoke out against the companiesan interview on Fox Business.He did not give specific reasons for bringing lawsuits against tech giants, but claimed without evidence that Google is trying to rig the 2020 election. He also accused Twitter of making it harder for users on the platform to find and follow his account....

This November,The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwill arrive … again. Gaming journalists have had to write that sentence many times in the decade since the game has launched. Skyrim originally landed on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC way back in November 2011. In November 2017,Skyrimactually released twice, with one version for the Switch and another for PlayStation VR. This year,Skyrimis being released in November once again asThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Anniversary Edition....