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After a tumultuous 2023, Marvel is ending 2024 reinvigorated and back on solid footing. Deadpool & Wolverine was a massive theatrical hit, and X-Men ’97, Echo, and Agatha All Along made for good television. After all that, the company had one more winner to put out this year: the NetEase-developed Marvel Rivals, a hero shooter both companies hope can compete with the likes of Overwatch and Apex Legends. And along with its general existence, part of what’s so interesting about the game is how damn good and different it looks, both on its own merits and compared to peers in the various spaces it inhabits. For over … Read more

PhysicsX is building its latest pre-trained deep physics model for aerodynamics on high-fidelity simulation data generated with the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that its ongoing collaboration with the startup aims to create the next generation of AI-based deep physics simulation to accelerate performance prediction and optimisation. PhysicsX says that its LGM-Aero is trained on a corpus of more than 25 million geometries and associated physics simulation. The training data contains tens of billions of mesh elements and tens of thousands of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulations using  Simcenter STAR-CCM+ software and … Read more

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, one concept stands out as key to enabling personalized experiences: memory. During Madrona’s IA Summit fireside chat with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, he emphasized that memory is not just a feature but a transformative force reshaping how AI interacts with humans. Memory allows AI to incorporate not only IQ (Intelligence Quotient) but also EQ (Emotional Quotient), creating a more meaningful and human-like relationship. Memory enables AI to maintain context over time, learn from each interaction, and ultimately serve users in a way that feels deeply personal and intuitive. Unlike current AI systems … Read more

REVIEW – The Mario & Luigi titles aren’t as mainstream as, say, Super Mario RPG or Paper Mario. Nevertheless, they can’t be said to be bad, and the latest episode is up to the mark, even if this time it’s more, bigger and more substantial than the previous ones, but the story of the two Mario brothers is not that memorable… but at least we can say it’s fair.      This time, the Mario brothers find themselves in a world called Concordia, where everything is held together by a tree called the Uni-Tree, but now they’ve been torn apart … Read more

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Whether you’ve owned one of the best Macs for years or are totally new to the Apple ecosystem, knowing your way around the latest updates to macOS is crucial. Thankfully, you don’t have to do so alone, since we’ve got everything you need to know about the latest macOS updates. Should you upgrade to the newest macOS release, and how do you do that in the first place? How does it compare to older versions of macOS — and, indeed, Microsoft’s Windows operating system? We’ve set out to answer all those questions and more, giving … Read more

The Wizard of Oz, the 1939 adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s novel, is one of the most beloved films in history. And, over the past nearly 100 years, audiences have been invited to return to its world in all sorts of ways. There’ve been sequels, books, adaptations, remakes, games, you name it. By far the most successful of those, though, has been Wicked, a multi-billion dollar Broadway smash that has dazzled audiences worldwide for over 20 years. It tells the origins of the Wicked Witch of the West, the villain of that film, posing that maybe she’s not a villain … Read more

A project to update Britain’s temporary road signs presented a good opportunity to divert design work in a better direction for pedestrians and workers alike. Designer Ross Atkin spoke with Stephen Holmes about creating more inclusive designs from recycled materials They’re hidden in plain sight, part of the everyday street furniture that you might pass by without noticing, but Britain’s temporary road signs are evolving. Working with PF Cusack, a major supplier of road traffic management products, designer Ross Atkin has developed a new Highway Sign System that offers benefits for everyone that uses and works on the roads. Compared … Read more

US President-elect Donald Trump made plenty of ambitious promises during his presidential campaign, but it will be tough for him to fulfill all his pledges. His stance on artificial intelligence (AI) and climate largely aligns with his commitment to “America First” policies, focusing on economic growth, energy independence, and minimizing regulations on domestic industries. However, a lack of specific federal guidelines leaves open questions about how the new administration will establish a cohesive strategy for AI. There are concerns, particularly in areas like ethics, workforce impacts, and international cooperation, where many experts argue government oversight is critical. Similarly, Trump’s plans … Read more

The superhero genre has become remarkably overcrowded over the last 15 years. The Marvel Cinematic Universe and Christopher Nolan-led redefining of the genre in the late 2000s and early 2010s paved the way for an era of Hollywood dominated by movie characters in capes and villains with world-ending plans. Whether that era is still going is up for debate, but it led to a few years there — roughly 2014-2023 — where superhero movies and TV shows genuinely felt like they were everywhere, and sometimes to a suffocating degree. That doesn’t mean, however, that certain superhero films haven’t fallen through … Read more

Apple’s foray into the XR wearable segment may not have stirred the same kind of success that it tasted with the likes of the iPhone or the Apple Watch, but the company is still moving ahead with future iterations. While plans of a cheaper headset may have been pushed, the Vision Pro could get a successor within a year, or so. In the latest edition of his PowerOn newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes that Apple might introduce the second-generation Vision Pro headset somewhere between Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. That window puts the official reveal in roughly the same frame … Read more