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Hideo Kojima addressed the Death Stranding walking simulator criticisms that have been making the rounds on social media ever since the lengthy Death Stranding TGS 2019 trailer, and the game’s creator believes those comparisons are unfounded and born out of misunderstanding what the title is trying to do. Death Stranding has been misunderstood for virtually its entire existence thanks to its cryptic environment, storytelling, and gameplay designs - and Kojima has been happy to lean into those mysteries when it comes to defining the game, often characterizing it as its own “stranding” genre that will change the gaming industry....

Fresh off the heels of Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima recently announced on Twitter he is looking to dip back into the horror genre for his next project. This would not be Kojima’s first venture within the world of horror, as he was also responsible for one of the most highly regarded horror game concept pieces of all time. That game was the iconic P.T., which wasn’t even a full-length title but instead simply a demo experience which could take players anywhere from one to four hours to complete....

HomePod Software 15.6 has just been released – and there’s actually news on what’s changed with this operating system. Starting with it, Apple is adding three new languages with voice recognition support. According to HomePod Software 15.6 release notes, the smart speaker is adding “Siri voice recognition support in Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China Mainland, Hong Kong), and Japanese (Japan). In addition, this update also includes performance and stability improvements....

A solution that is taking root is to hire a virtual executive — someone who works for a managed service provider or executive services firm and who is contracted by an organization to provide X hours per week of C-level services (alternatively, it might be on a retainer with no specified number of hours). Where to find virtual CISOs Companies such as Fortium Partners, Ntiva and IT Support Guys provide C-level and other personnel....

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has posted a new behind-the-scenes video from the set of Hobbs & Shaw showing his character landing a brutal bodyslam on a hapless bad guy. A spinoff venture from the ever-expanding The Fast & The Furious franchise, Hobbs & Shaw reunites Johnson’s Luke Hobbs with his bitter enemy, Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Johnson made his debut in the action series back in 2011’s Fast Five, with Statham’s character introduced during a brief appearance in Fast & Furious 6 two years later....

Apple describes damaged or detached cables for HomePod as something it expects to be a “rare instance” for users, but it does have a policy in place to perform repairs at a cost. While some have noticed the cable can technically be removed with enough force, Apple did not design it to be user-removable and therefore refers to it as a built-in cable for warranty and repair purposes. Apple Store employees and authorized service providers have been provided with documentation to diagnose the issue for repair, requiring the device passes Apple’s usual Visual Mechanical Inspection screening to make sure the HomePod is otherwise in working order and hasn’t been tampered with by the user....

Apple has officially released iOS 13.5 to the public. The update includes changes such as Face ID improvements for masks, new Apple Music features, and more. Perhaps most importantly, however, the update brings the first version of the COVID-19 Exposure Notification API developed by Apple and Google. Here’s how that feature works, while also preserving your privacy. Update 6/19: A viral trend on social media suggests that the Exposure Notification API by Apple and Google is being used for government surveillance....

Early adopters of Apple’s HomeKit home automation framework tend to notice one thing early on: there’s no real UI beyond Siri. HomeKit helps bridge functionality between various smart home accessories which tend to each have their own connected apps using Siri, but Apple hasn’t released a Home app in the same way it made Health for HealthKit. Instead, users rely on a folder full of third-party apps from accessory makers, some of which are better than others, or a highly functional but somewhat pricey third-party app called Home to give HomeKit the UI it needs....

A lot has been made about Apple’s efforts relating to original content as it expands with new platforms like Apple Music and the TV app on Apple TV. Most recently, it was reported that Apple is considering a “transformative acquisition” in content creation. Many Apple fans, however, have expressed doubt when it comes to the company’s original content efforts. How big of a focus do you think Apple should be putting on original video content?...

As a decade of the MCU comes together for Avengers: Infinity War, fans have been promised some huge pairings between some major superheroes - but has anyone ever wondered what will happen when Bucky Barnes meets Rocket Racoon? Sebastian Stan has played the long-haired antihero since Captain America: The First Avenger and undergone one of the biggest story arcs of anyone in the franchise thanks to his role in the Captain America movies....

It would be no exaggeration to call this era a social media revolution. Social media and messaging platforms became the prime mode of communication, so much so that they almost replaced one-to-one physical communication, specifically during the pandemic. So, social media and messaging platforms are here to stay longer than we think. Groups on social and messaging platforms were created to round up people of similar backgrounds, situations, ways of life, and even thinking....

Watch Google I/O Live From your computer: Head to google.com/io at 9 am Pacific time or 12pm Eastern to watch the beginning of the keynote, which will be streaming live. From Smartphone or Tablet: If you’re on the go, you can download the Google I/O app for Android and watch it on your smartphone or tablet. It’s to post the live stream on your blog or website too. Head to this page and follow the instructions to create an embeddable gadget....

Home+ 6 for iOS now allows you to quickly access an accessory or a scene right from your Home Screen on an iOS device. For devices running iOS 16, the widgets can be added to the Lock Screen as well. Included in the widgets are “Scene Widgets.” Tapping the scene widget opens the Home+ App and sets that scene. An accessory widget offers two types of actions. You can configure the widget to open Home+ and jump right to the detail screen of the HomeKit accessory....

The 2017 Honda Clarity Electric, the first all-electric model in the Clarity range, goes on sale at select dealers in California and Oregon today. It’s equipped with an 8-inch Display Audio touchscreen which supports both CarPlay and Android Auto … The Electric joins the Fuel Cell and Plug-in Hybrid models. It has an EPA range rating of 89 miles, with a full charge taking just over three hours and a fast-charge option providing an 80% charge in 30 minutes....

About a year ago, I did a review of HOOBS, which is an out-of-the-box solution for running a Homebridge environment. Homebridge has become the centralized platform for connecting devices that don’t natively support HomeKit to Apple’s platform. There are countless other projects going to make all of your smart home products HomeKit compatible. HOOBS 4 is a recently released software update that makes it an even better place to run Homebridge...

The Blair Witch Project was a fictional horror movie, but due to its innovative marketing techniques, many viewers walked away thinking it was a true story. The 1999 found-footage film was written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The Blair Witch Project created a viral storm of suspicion but it has been credited as influencing a new segment of horror in the decades that followed. Presented as a documentary, The Blair Witch Project followed Heather Donahue, Michael C....

Before I get into the technology, it’s worth noting the size and scope of the environment. The stadium is in Inglewood on the site of the former Hollywood Park racetrack. SoFi is the first “indoor-outdoor” stadium in the NFL at 3.1 million square feet. The indoor-outdoor aspect is interesting because it’s an outdoor stadium with a cover-over top, which is detached and acts as a sun umbrella. Seating capacity is 70,000 for NFL games but is expandable to 100,000 for other events if needed....

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A new image from Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw hypes the “biggest showdown” of the summer between Jason Statham, Idris Elba, and Dwayne Johnson. While the Fast & Furious brand has been around since 2001, it got a new lease on life after Johnson joined the franchise as straight-laced lawman Luke Hobbs in 2011’s Fast Five. Since then, the property has scaled greater box office heights - with its last two films having grossed well over $1 billion worldwide - and Johnson has, in many ways, become its true star....

Apple has seeded a private beta for HomePod to Apple corporate and (some) retail employees for a while. iGeneration is reporting that the HomePod OS 12.0 beta, presumably set to be released alongside iOS 12 in the fall, has several major new features for Siri on the HomePod. The beta reportedly includes phone call features, allowing the user to start and answer calls from the HomePod, as well as Find My iPhone Siri command, and perhaps most dramatically — support for multiple timers are apparently on the cards....