Crosswalks in Silicon Valley hacked to play satirical messages from Musk and Zuckerberg sound-a-likes
A number of Silicon Valley crosswalks were hacked to sound like U.S. big-tech broligarchs, according to reports published by local media this weekend. Palo Alto Online reports that folks pressing crosswalk wait buttons in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto areas heard messages featuring Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
Razer’s PC Remote Play app lets you stream PC games to your mobile devices
Razer has launched Razer PC Remote Play, a new streaming platform that allows PC gamers to stream their PC games to their iOS or Android devices. The platform supports all mobile gaming controllers compatible with the aforementioned operating systems and uses AV1 encoding to provide a high-quality, low-latency gaming experience.
You can now play a real-time AI-rendered Quake II in your browser — Microsoft’s WHAMM offers generative AI for games
Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled WHAMM, a generative AI model for real-time gaming, as demonstrated in its demo starring the 28-year-old classic Quake II. The interactive demo responds to user inputs via controller or keyboard, though the frame rate barely hangs in the low to mid-teens. Before you grab your pitchforks, Microsoft
Google sunsets Play Store carrier billing program, with US Cellular bowing out
Summary A Google support document reveals that US Cellular is discontinuing its support for Play Store carrier payments. US Cellular’s departure signals the end of Google’s Play Store carrier billing partner program — at least in its current incarnation. Users have until March 31, 2026, to switch to an alternative
Jason Isaacs Wants This Oscar-Winning Actor to Play Lucius Malfoy in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot
Before Jason Isaacs played a snooty hotel guest on The White Lotus, he starred in one of the most beloved fantasy franchises of all-time: Harry Potter. With HBO’s reboot coming up, the actor, who played Lucius Malfoy in the original movies, has revealed who he wants to take over the
The Atari 2600 My Play Watch has Pong and Missile Command instead of apps
Atari is now selling a smartwatch that prioritizes fun over functionality. The watch’s user interface can be customized with Atari 2600-themed artwork and sound effects. But pushing it squarely into impulse purchase territory is the watch’s ability to play Centipede, Pong, Super Breakout, and Missile Command using the touchscreen or
You can now play Donkey Kong ‘94 through Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo added an absolute gem to its Switch Online library of classic titles this week: the 1994 Game Boy game, Donkey Kong. The beloved game arrives alongside the 1995 puzzle game, Mario’s Picross. Both are available now for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, right in time for Mario Day (March 10).
AI bots can now play Mafia with each other, and almost all of them are terrible at it
A developer named “Guzus” has created a website where a selection of AI Language Learning Models (LLMs) can play the classic social deduction game Mafia with one another. Not only can you see the results of who won each match, you can also view a complete transcript of each game
Where to Eat, Stay, and Play on Milos, Greece
With a boat rental, you can seek out secret swimming spots like Gerakas, where the sea is an eye-watering shade of cyan. Getty Images Cruise the coast at your own speed Milos has around 78 beaches, yet less than half are accessible by land. Boat rental is a rarity in
Does Reddit have a serious role to play in trip planning?
Once the “Front page of the internet,” social media platform Reddit switched its tagline a few years ago to “Dive into anything” — and that increasingly includes travel planning. Reddit is a United States-based social news aggregation, content rating and forum social network, although half of its users are based outside
