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A former Ubisoft employee revealed that there were some last-minute additions to the first entry in the long-runningAssassin’s Creedseries right before it launched in 2007 due to a comment by a child. The interesting look into the development of the firstAssassin’s Creedwassharedin a series of tweets by Charles Randall, who held the positions of team lead in A.I. fight systems and senior gameplay programmer during his years at Ubisoft. InAssassin’s Creed, players are tasked with planning out assassinations, accompanied by other objectives....

The Velvet Sundown burst onto the music scene in early June and in the space of just a few weeks gained an astonishing 400,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. But its bland music style, hyper-realistic band images, and lack of a digital footprint quickly led many people to suspect that the The Velvet Sundown was AI-generated. And it turns out they were right. After weeks of speculation, a new message posted on its Spotify page over the weekend finally admitting that the band and its music are the work of generative AI....

While some modern vehicles come standard withremote start features, it’s still relatively uncommon. That’s a shame because if you live somewhere where cold weather, snow, and ice are frequent concerns, a remote car starter is one of the best auto accessories you can have. If you’re not familiar with them, a remote car starter works similarly to a key fob, except it will actually start your car from a distance instead of just unlocking the doors or trunk....

If you pick the right tablet, there’s a good chance it’ll last you all four years of college –possibly even into grad school or your first job. However, narrowing down all the options can be a challenge. Not only do you need something reliable and portable, but you’ll want it to support all the programs you’ll be using on a daily basis. And unless you want to be staring at a muddled screen, it should also come with a vibrant screen and high-quality resolution....

Summary Joey Graziadei fromThe Bachelorseason 28 andthe woman Joey chose above all the others, Kelsey Anderson, tried to prove critics of their relationship wrongwith a new video on social media. Joey was originally a contender duringThe Bacheloretteseason 20, where he made it to the final two, and then he was given the opportunity to becomeThe Bachelor. At the time, Joey was excited by the prospect of finally finding love, while he also understood the gravity of deciding which women would stay and which would go home, ultimately choosing Kelsey to be his fiancé....

If you’re headed back to a classroom this fall, know someone that is, or even just want an iPad on the cheap, these deals are for you. We’re finding deals on thebest iPadsacross generations and types that will make bringing an iPad to school (or work, or wherever else you want to go) easier and more affordable than you might expect. These are some of thebest Apple dealsgoing on at the moment and are a great way to pick up one of thebest tablets for school....

Walmart is dropping the price of the Instant Pot LUX60 6-quart, 6-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker so low, people who already have one Instant Pot may buy this one as a spare. When Digital Trends’ reviewer tested theInstant Pot LUX, she called it “a gateway drug into the pleasures of pressure cooking.” And with this great deal over at Walmart going on right now, it’s hard to resist the temptation....

There is no escaping the darkness in the official trailer forNosferatu, Robert Eggers’ gothic horror about the titular vampire. “This creature is a force more powerful than evil,” Willem Dafoe’s Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz says in thetrailer. This creature is the terrifying vampire Count Orlok, played by Bill Skarsgård. Lily-Rose Depp’s Ellen Hutter plays the woman at the center of Count Orlok’s obsession. While Ellen’s husband, Thomas (Nicholas Hoult), fights to protect her, Ellen is the only one who can save everyone from Count Orlock’s wrath....

Not all devices featured inlaptop dealswill be able to keep up with your daily activities. If you need a dependable machine, you can’t go wrong with the Dell Precision 3591 Workstation, especially now that you can get it with a $280 discount from Dell itself. From its original price of $2,589, it’s on sale for only $2,309 — it’s still a pretty significant investment, but you’ll quickly understand why it’s worth every single penny once you’re using it....

For the past four yearsPriority Bicycleshas made it a mission to deliver good-looking, dependable, and low-maintenance bikes built specifically with the urban commuter in mind. That meant finding the right cycling component that not only work well together, but also is durable and reliable enough to avoid regular breakdowns and costly repairs. The result has been a line of high-quality commuter bikes in a variety of styles to appeal to nearly any rider....

The world of smartwatches has finally caught up with traditional watchmakers (and Apple) and has discovered that making something that goes on our wrists out of quality materials is the way forward. The Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro — announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 — has a stainless steel case, sapphire crystal over the screen, and a soft leather strap. All that makes it far more desirable than ones made out of “lesser” materials....

If you thought Apple’s existing Mac chips were impressive, wait until you see what’s coming next. According to a new report fromDigiTimes(via Wccftech), the next generation will be better than anything Apple offers at the moment — much, much better. That’s great news for Mac enthusiasts. Right now, Apple’s M-series chips are made by TSMC using a 5-nanometer process. They’re widely expected to shift to a smaller 3nm process soon, and according to DigiTimes, TSMC’s testing shows its 3nm process is surpassing even its own expectations....

Quick Links Summary Skybound Entertainment, the company behindThe Walking DeadandInvinciblecomic series and several of its adaptations, is coming to Brazil for Gamescom Latam 2024. Two of its high-ranking members, the CEO David Alpert and the co-chairman Jon Goldman will address a keynote speech during the event. The idea is to talk about how Skybound is expanding its IPs across multiple types of platforms and the challenges involved in not creating only adaptations but developing products that share a universe but are not simple copies within other formats....