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Waymo has unveiled a design for a self-driving robotaxi without a steering wheel and pedals. The autonomous-vehicle specialist announced this week that it’s partnered with Chinese automaker Geely to build a Zeekr minivan filled entirely with passenger seats. The all-electric, self-driving minivan will be designed and developed in Gothenburg, Sweden, before being added to Waymo’s fleet “in the years to come,” according to the U.S. company. Announcing the Zeekr ina blog post, Waymo said the new vehicle features “a flat floor for more accessible entry, easy ingress and egress thanks to a B-pillarless design, low step-in height, generous head and legroom, and fully adjustable seats....

It seems as though every six months or so the discourse around difficulty settings in video games lights up across pockets of the internet — typically tied to the release of the latestsoulslike. These games pride themselves on being achallenging experiencein which overcoming the odds through skill and dedication is the ultimate reward for most players. Many enjoy piecing together the lore, exploring the world, or playing with the fashion as well, but it is the sense of pride one gets from overcoming these tough, but fair, obstacles that has made it one of the most popular genres in recent memory....

If theGolden Globesand theOscarsmark the beginning and the end of the 2023 awards season, respectively, then the SAG Awards are the unofficial middle. The SAGs are bestowed “by actors, for actors,” as the voting body consists of members from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The ceremony tends to predict how the rest of the awards season will turn out as many winners go on to win Oscars....

So, it turns out people are kind of gross, and therefore the things we touch must be cleaned. That’s where a new California-based, Kickstarter-backed sterilizer comes in. ESN Tech based in Newport Beach, California has developed a new sterilizer branded Klistem that promises to use ultraviolet light to eradicate 99.9 percent of bacteria on stuff we use every day like used baby bottles, reusable water bottles, your funky toothbrush, your icky earbuds, and more....

Summary BothTarotandThe Strangers: Chapter 1box office performances prove something very important regarding the horror genre’s resurgence. Like any genre, horror goes through cycles at the box office. In the ‘70s, huge hits likeJaws,Alien, andThe Exorcistproved the genre was profitable, while the slasher boom of the ‘80s saw franchises likeFriday the 13th,Halloween, andA Nightmare On Elm Streetdominate the video store shelves. Later, the meta-slashers of the ‘90s, Japanese horror remakes of the ‘00s, and the found footage craze of the 2010s kept the genre alive....

If you think Adobe’s list of Creative Cloud photography plans looks a little different, the software giant is testing an updated pricing sheet onthe website for different photography plans. After photographers noticed the plan and started to panic,Adobe clarified that the webpage is just a test— and that the photography plans haven’t changed (yet). Adobecurrently has three different photography plans availablefor monthly subscriptions: The $10 Photoshop and Lightroom CC plan; the $10 Lightroom CC with 1 TB of storage; or the $20 plan with everything (Lightroom, Photoshop and 1 TB of storage)....

Adolescence ending explained: Is Jamie guilty of murder? Here’s what happens at the end of the Netflix drama Adolescence, including if the 13-year-old boy accused of murder is guilty. Adolescenceis a newNetflixdrama from the team behind Boiling Point, using that “continuous take” approach on the story of a shocking murder that’sinspired by a spate of stabbings in the UK. Stephen Graham both co-writes (withHarry Potter and the Cursed Childscribe Jack Thorne) and stars as Eddie Miller, a father whose 13-year-old son Jamie is accused of killing a teenage girl at his school....

Alienware is playing coy with two newQD-OLEDgaming monitors that are expected to launch soon. During alivestream for TwitchCon, the company provided a brief look at the two new displays, which will be available in January of next year. We only know some basic details. One of the displays is a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED display. This is the easier one to speculate about, as we’ve seen a few other 4K QD-OLED monitors already announced....

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits just found a vulnerability that affects some of the biggest brands in tech, namely Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm. The vulnerability, dubbed LeftoverLocals, affects graphics cards made by those companies. That makes it pretty widespread, with it affecting devices ranging from PCs and servers to tablets and smartphones. This flaw, if exploited, could allow attackers to access and steal data from vulnerable devices. Normally, when working in a shared environment — such as a workstation or a cloud computing infrastructure — each user only has access to their own data and resources, even when working on the same hardware....

Andrew Tate takes legal action against human trafficking accusers Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are suing a woman in Florida who accused them of imprisoning her in Romania, leading to their arrest. Andrewand Tristan Tate werearrested in December 2022, and are to face trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape, and organized crime. The brothers are still under house arrest in Romania, and deny all of the charges against them....

Summary Assassin’s Creed Shadowslooks to be breaking a lot of new ground for the long-running stealth and action-RPG series, but its dynamic weather and seasons are going to have far-reaching effects on gameplay. This latestACis finally taking players to the highly anticipatedsetting of feudal Japan, beginning in 1579, and will feature dual protagonists – Naoe, a shinobi, andYasuke, a real samurai. While these two will certainly provide plenty of variety for the player, unpredictable weather and changing seasons in-game will giveAssassin’s Creed Shadowsa significant number of new variables....

Baldur’s Gate 3 player disappointed by Act 1 Nautiloid interaction A Baldur’s Gate 3 player was disappointed when their obsession with lootfailed to pay off at what would have been a great moment of role-playing. Baldur’s Gate 3has received widespread critical acclaim for its narrative and systems, which both contribute towards making the player feel like the world is adapting to their choices. One of the main ways players will interact with these role-playing opportunities is in dialogue with other characters, usually NPCs....

Summary Station 19’s showrunners detail what would have happened in season 8, if the firefighter drama had been renewed. ABC surprised audiences and industry observers when it announced that the successfulGrey’s Anatomyspinoff would conclude with season 7. Although the writing team crafted a compelling farewell in theStation 19ending, there were a lot of twists and turns left for the firefighter saga to explore if it did get the chance to move ahead....