Android Police

How to make Google TV faster and ad-free using Projectivy Launcher

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...
NBC News

Chinese studio criticized for using AI to make gay couple straight in body horror film

HONG KONG — A U.S. film distributor has criticized a Chinese studio for reportedly using artificial intelligence to make a gay couple straight when distributing the body-horror film “Together” in ...
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‘Make Eye Contact’: Starbucks Rewrites Barista Script To Stem Sales Slide

Starbucks is rewriting its barista playbook to prioritize eye contact, warmer greetings, and a customer‑care script dubbed L.A.T.T.E. This hospitality push is aimed at reversing six straight quarters ...
MediaPost

Reasoning Models Enabling Brands To Generate 'Cinematic' Content

Generative AI (GAI) lab and research company Luma AI unveiled a reasoning model Thursday. Amit Jain, chief executive officer and co-founder, calls it the “first video model built to think like a ...
ZDNet

The default TV setting I always turn off when setting it up - and why experts recommend it

Default motion smoothing causes the unnatural "soap opera effect." Experts recommend turning off motion smoothing for most movies and shows. Motion smoothing improves fast-paced action like sports and ...
GamesRadar+

How to get and use frog keys in 99 Nights in the Forest

99 Nights in the Forest will task you with surviving, scavenging, crafting recipes, and working out how to get free diamonds in 99 Night in the Forest to unlock 99 Nights in the Forest classes. But, ...
Time

Ben Stiller Set Out to Make a Film About His Parents. He Didn’t Realize It Was About Himself, Too

Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. The Stiller-Meara clan in a still from Nothing Is Lost. Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. Ben Stiller didn't want to insert himself into his documentary Stiller ...
MIT Technology Review

This medical startup uses LLMs to run appointments and make diagnoses

“Our focus is really on what we can do to pull the doctor out of the visit,” says Akido’s CTO. Imagine this: You’ve been feeling unwell, so you call up your doctor’s office to make an appointment. To ...
Variety

How ‘V/H/S/Halloween’ Recruited Make-Up Legend Rick Baker for a Bloody Cameo — and How His Halloween Parties Inspired the Film’s Standout Final Segment

There are few figures in movie history that have become more synonymous with their craft than Rick Baker. He won the inaugural Academy Award for makeup in 1982 for “An American Werewolf in London” — ...
Cinema Blend

Fantastic Four: First Steps' Concept Art Shows Off Galactus' Detailed 'Death Star-Like' Vessel, And I Wish The Movie Focused More On How Gorgeous This Is

Marvel Cinematic Universe New Fantastic Four: First Steps Concept Art Shows Off Pedro Pascal Deleted Scene, But I Can't Get Over How Freakily Massive Galactus Could Have Been Marvel Cinematic Universe ...
GamesRadar+

Hideo Kojima wanted to "make you s*** your pants" with the now-canceled Silent Hills, and now he's trying to do it again over 10 years later with his new horror game OD: "It's ...

Horror Games After Death Stranding 2, Hideo Kojima says OD will be "something totally different" and fans will either "love it or hate it" – but the real verdict will come "10 or 20 years from now" ...