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The Continental is at capacity in new trailer for Peacock’s John Wick prequel series While the very first teaser for Peacock’s forthcoming The Continental series was rather light on details, the latest trailer definitely makes it seem like the John Wick prequel is going to live up to the films’ action-packed reputation — or die trying. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/23825985/the-continental-john-wick-peacock-trailer

How to set up a Matter-over-Thread device in your smart home You may have heard about this new smart home standard Matter and how it will make it easier to buy and set up connected gadgets. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/23823041/matter-thread-device-setup-smart-home-how-to

Intel CEO: ‘We’re going to build AI into every platform we build’ Later this year, Intel will ship Meteor Lake, its first consumer chip with a built-in neural processor for machine learning tasks. (AMD recently did the same, following Apple and Qualcomm.) Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/27/23810360/intel-pat-gelsinger-ai-every-platform-promise

Mastodon's decentralized social network has a major CSAM problem Mastodon has gained popularity over the past year as Twitter users looked for alternatives following Elon Musk’s takeover. Part of its appeal is its decentralized nature that insulates it against the whims of billionaires who speak before they think. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/mastodons-decentralized-social-network-has-a-major-csam-problem-202519000.html

SteamDeckHQ's First Anniversary is Here! So What's Next? I have to admit, this feels like an insane article to be typing out, but here I am. In May of last year, I received my Steam Deck and a month after that, on June 18th 2022, SteamDeckHQ went live. Continue Reading . . . https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steamdeckhqs-first-anniversary-is-here-whats-next/

Pebbles from an Asteroid Are about to Be Delivered to Earth, and It’s Totally Awesome What would it be like to hold a piece of outer space in your hand? Some lucky scientists will find out soon when NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (shorthand for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) returns from its seven-year mission. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pebbles-from-an-asteroid-are-about-to-be-delivered-to-earth-and-its-totally-awesome/

Polestar’s latest software update adds YouTube, upgraded Apple CarPlay Polestar’s latest software update includes YouTube so Polestar 2 owners can watch streaming video while charging their vehicles and an updated version of Apple CarPlay that includes the ability to project Apple Maps onto the instrument cluster. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/1/23744407/polestar-youtube-apple-carplay-software-ota