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Atari Re-Entering Gaming Console Arena? Teasing Something for Tomorrow, August 22nd

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Atari once was among the competing gaming consoles. But that part is now a history. However, seems like the group currently holding the rights to Atari brand has something up its sleeves. The official X account from the group that holds the rights to the Atari Video Game brand has shared a teaser video that looks like a classic Atari Console. The unveil will happen on Tuesday, August 22nd.  Incoming… 👀 pic.twitter.com/IrjDsejlvI — Atari (@atari) August 21, 2023   Analysis Going by the teaser video, seems like we may be getting a retro Atari Console. There are some speculations Atari may be announcing a DLC pack for the recently released 50-games pack for XBox, PlayStation and Switch. It may also be about the new Rollercoaster Tycoons title considering Atari secured a 10-year IP deal for the game. However, Atari may pull the biggest surprise of the year by announcing a completely new gaming console to enter the Gaming Console Arena. We won't ha...
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Meet Microsoft Graveyard - A Monument of Products Killed By Microsoft

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Much to my envy, a site I had long hoped to set up was established this week. I often wondered why there was no "Killed by Microsoft" counterpart to Google's "Killed by Google," and the wait is finally over. Launched by Victor Frye, the Microsoft Graveyard is an open-source compilation showcasing discontinued Microsoft-made software and hardware. It's worth noting that the site has no affiliations with Microsoft itself. According to the developer, the website is a "passion project" born out of a fondness for many of these products that met an untimely end. Among them are some of the recent casualties including WordPad , Visual Studio for Mac , Cortana , Windows Phone alongside some late distant memories like ASP.Net Web Matrix, Microsoft Bob, Windows Vista and Zune. The Microsoft Graveyard encourages contributions as it's an open-source project hosted on GitHub . You are welcome to add missing items, correct typos, suggest improveme...
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Deepfake Fallout - X Temporarily Blocks Searches for Taylor Swift

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Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a transformative force in society in recent times. Yet, as with any technology, it carries its own set of controversies, limitations, and potential risks of abuse. AI is not exempt from these challenges, and a prominent illustration of this is the rise of Deepfakes—AI-generated simulations of real individuals so convincingly realistic that they prompt us to question the age-old adage, "Seeing is believing." Taylor Swift is the latest pop-star being targeted by AI generated Deepfake images. In recent days, an alarming number of AI-generated deepfake images featuring pop sensation Taylor Swift surfaced on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Notably, a significant portion of these images was of explicit nature, intensifying concerns about the misuse of AI technology.  In response to Deepfake images, Swift's devoted fan base took immediate action by flooding X with authentic images of the singer while acti...
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