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I tried Gemini on the Pixel Watch — here’s what it’s like

I'm just getting acquainted with Gemini on the Pixel Watch I'm wearing when it tells me that there's a kind of pastry called "nun's farts." This relationship is off to a good start. "Nun's farts" was a totally appropriate response, by the way. I'd asked it for a list of pastries with silly names, prompted […]

Swimsuit Hygienic Liner Slapped Onto Beach Bathroom Stall

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Wolfenstein TV Series Reportedly In Development At Amazon

Amazon MGM Studios is developing a live-action TV series based on Wolfenstein, according to a Variety report. The series is being helmed by Fallout producer Patrick Somerville.

According to Variety, the show’s tagline is “The story of killing Nazis is evergreen.” There are no additional plot details beyond that. Somerville will serve as creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner. 

Other names attached to Wolfenstein are Fallout and Westworld showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who will serve as executive producers. Athena Wickham will also executive produce via Kilter Films alongside Keyframe Films’ James Altman. MachineGames, developer of the modern Wolfenstein games, will be represented in the production by Jerk Gustafsson, director/designer of Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Amazon found great success with Fallout, which was well-received by series fans and non-gamers alike and was renewed for a second season. It will be interesting to see if the streaming giant can capture lightning twice, presuming Wolfenstein moves forward. 

The potential series joins the long list of upcoming TV adaptations of video games. It includes a new season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a live-action Assassin’s Creed show, and a third season of HBO's The Last of Us. 

[Source: Variety]

Microsoft's Recall is meeting a lot of resistance from app developers, with Brave and AdGuard joining Signal in blocking the controversial Windows AI tool (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft's Recall is meeting a lot of resistance from app developers, with Brave and AdGuard joining Signal in blocking the controversial Windows AI tool  —  Brave and AdGuard are both following Signal's lead in blocking Microsoft's AI tool. … Microsoft's controversial Recall feature …

Diving into Apple’s Liquid Glass

Apple has had two months to refine Liquid Glass since introducing the design language at WWDC. It's dialed the effect back, then amped it back up. It's addressed some of the biggest complaints - the Control Center, for one - and left us to live with some of the others. So after all the tweaks, […]