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Independent film fans unite! One of the better movie theater-going experiences one can have is heading to an indie film house and seeing a movie not many people are going to see at the same time as you. You go to an independent film to be impressed with the story and the acting rather than the overall spectacle of going to a film. Independent films are not always the easiest to track down, unless you make trips to an independent movie theater or attend a film festival. Ever since streaming services became a bigger part of the culture, the reach…
Every time a new tool comes along, people worry it will ruin us.The printing press would corrupt faith, the calculator would kill math skills, and email was supposed to wreck productivity.Now it’s AI’s turn. The pattern is familiar. It starts with a mix of hype, fear, and confusion. You may like Brennan LodgeSocial Links NavigationFractional CISO at DeepTempo and founder/CEO of BLodgic Inc.Today, leaders and employees alike question whether AI is truly necessary or if it risks more than it rewards.Fast on the heels of investment, skepticism often follows, although 76% of enterprises are exploring GenAI for innovation, only about…
About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial activities, such as shipping. The Sentinel-6B satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California at 9:21 p.m. PST on Nov. 16. Contact between the satellite and a ground station in northern Canada occurred about 1 hour and 30 minutes later at 10:54 p.m. All systems are functioning normally. “Understanding tidal patterns down to…
The Poco F8 lineup, which is expected to include the F8, F8 Pro, and the F8 Ultra, now has an official launch date. Poco announced the news through a social media post, confirming that the F8 series will be unveiled on November 26 at a global launch event in Bali, Indonesia. The company hasn’t revealed any details about the upcoming phones, but it did confirm a partnership with Bose for ‘Mobile Acoustics’. This likely means that the Poco F8 series will feature a sound system similar to the Redmi K90 Pro Max. The Redmi K90 Pro Max comes with a…
Affinity, which offers great alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, is popular for its one-time payment for a lifetime, as opposed to monthly recurring payments for Adobe programs. Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer are widely used by designers worldwide. Canva acquired Affinity in 2024. Recently, Canva bundled its Affinity programs and relaunched them as […] This article How to use Affinity Designer app for free on Windows PC first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.
Huawei has officially confirmed the launch date for its upcoming Mate 80 series and unveiled the full design and color options for all models. The company will also unveil the Mate X7 foldable at the event. The Huawei Mate 80 series will debut in China on November 25 alongside the Mate X7. Notably, Huawei has already started accepting pre-orders for the Mate 80 lineup. The upcoming lineup will include the Mate 80, Mate 80 Pro, Mate 80 Pro Max, and the Mate 80 RS Ultimate Design. Huawei has also shared the design, color options, and RAM/storage variants of the phones.…
Parents are turning to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in increasing numbers for child rearing advice — and the results of that uncontrolled experiment are anyone’s guess. They’re asking ChatGPT how to handle behavioral problems or for medical advice when their kids are sick, USA Today reports, which dovetails with a 2024 study that found parents trust ChatGPT over real health professionals and also deem the information generated by the bot to be trustworthy. It all comes in addition to parents using ChatGPT to keep kids entertained by having the bot read their children bedtime stories or talk with them for hours. All…
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Motorola Edge 70 two-minute reviewThe Edge series from Motorola has been one of the most consistently interesting lines of Android phones for cost-conscious buyers; they’re not always the best smartphones around, but they look classy and get you unrivaled value for money in the Android world. But I’m not so sure about the Motorola Edge 70, which has fallen in with the wrong crowd by trying to follow the…
I’ve hit my breaking point with Spotify. Between the relentless price hikes and its annoying AI-generated music, I couldn’t justify the monthly bill anymore. So I went hunting for alternatives. Not the usual suspects like Apple Music or YouTube Music, which would just swap one subscription for another, but free options that wouldn’t nickel-and-dime me into submission. In the process, I discovered an ecosystem of open-source music streaming apps, all of which are YouTube Music clients that deliver ad-free streaming without subscriptions, logins, or guilt trips about premium features. Each one has a distinct personality and a reason you might…
TL;DR YouTube Music appears to be testing a new feature that allows users to search within playlists. The feature was spotted on the iOS version of the YouTube Music app, and its rollout seems to be extremely limited as of now. Android users are not yet seeing the feature in their apps. YouTube Music appears to be quietly rolling out a long-requested feature — the ability to search within playlists. Users have been asking for this feature for years, and it now looks like Google is finally responding.A Reddit user reported seeing a new “Find in Playlist” option in the…