Google DeepMind unveiled the successor to the Genie artificial intelligence (AI) model, which could generate endless 2D game worlds, on Wednesday. Dubbed Genie 2, the new AI model is capable of generating unique action-controllable, playable 3D environments based on a single image prompt. Calling Genie 2 an AI “world model”, the company stated that it
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When you buy through our links, Comicbook may earn an affiliate commission. Thought the deals were over? Right now, Amazon has the 4k UHD copy of the beloved and iconic anime movie Akira on sale for only $14.39, down from its original price of $29.98. That’s a 52% drop and less than $1 off an
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Days after wrapping their Dark Matter world tour, Pearl Jam have announced 2025 tour dates. The trek kicks off on April 24 with two nights at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. They’ll make stops in Atlanta, Nashville, and Raleigh, North Carolina, before wrapping with two nights at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena. Presale begins Friday,
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‘That Christmas’. Photo: Netflix. Premiering on Netflix December 4th is the new animated holiday movie ‘That Christmas’, which was written by ‘Love Actually’ director Richard Curtis, based on his own book, ‘That Christmas and Other Stories’. Directed by Simon Otto, the film features the voices of Brian Cox (‘Succession’), Fiona Shaw (‘Star Wars: Andor’), Jodie Whittaker
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How’s everybody feel about their Spotify Wrapped this year? The streaming giant dropped their annual year in review last year, giving listeners a recap of their listening habits from the past year. (And also inventing some new genres in process…apparently one of my top genres was “Sweater Weather Tavern Country Folk,” whatever that means). But
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Authorities in New York City have called the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson a “pre-planned, targeted attack.” With a search still underway for the unidentified gunman who fled the scene after firing multiple bullets into Thompson in the early hours of Wednesday, Dec. 4, additional details continue to emerge from investigations into the incident.
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We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Back in 1959, Colin MacInnes offered up the following description of a young gadabout-town in his novel Absolute Beginners: “College-boy smooth crop hair with burned-in
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Book title: “Delay Deny Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” by Jay M. Feinman Source: Amazon Inc. Shell casings from the brazen slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan had the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” written on them, NBC News reported Thursday, citing law
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Nadia Milleron, whose daughter Samya Stumo, was killed in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, holds a sign of crash victims behind Dennis Muilenburg, foreground, CEO of Boeing, during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Hart Building on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday, October
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Haymarket Books, a nonprofit book publisher dedicated to publishing books that foster social and economic justice, is currently running a holiday fundraiser aimed at connecting incarcerated people with radical books that educate on politics. These books are meant to provide support to people inside the prison system, an inherently violent place. They aim to raise
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Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger jet bridge from the terminal of Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands.  Nicholas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images JetBlue Airways told staff Wednesday that it is axing more unprofitable flights, redeploying
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A large advertisement touting China’s “trade-in” policy hangs outside a housing construction project in Nanjing, China, on Nov. 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s latest efforts to kickstart growth haven’t had a broad impact yet, data and company earnings show, indicating the world’s second-largest economy won’t be roaring back soon. Growth in
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Dec 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Financial Crime The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Wednesday announced that it led an international investigation to disrupt Russian money laundering networks that were found to facilitate serious and organized crime across the U.K., the Middle East, Russia, and South America. The effort, codenamed Operation Destabilise, has resulted in
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If you’re eager to play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, you won’t have to wait until its official worldwide release on December 9th to play it. It’s hard to say there are many cinematic characters more iconic than Indiana Jones. From the whip and fedora to the charming quips and charismatic smile that Harrison
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Like wizards, vampires, and Batman, many of Robert Pattinson‘s offbeat stories doled out during dutiful press interviews are in fact, not real. While the actor’s penchant for fibbing is well-known by now, even Pattinson surprises himself every once in a while by how he masterfully spins tall tales. During an interview with The New York Times
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