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BlizzCon returns to Anaheim on September 12-13, 2026
- BlizzCon is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center on September 12 and September 13 in 2026.
- BlizzCon, owned by Activision Blizzard, is skipping 2025.
- The first BlizzCon took place in 2005 and it has inspired innovation and creativity over the years.
- Blizzard aims to create an unforgettable experience for all participants in 2026.
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Flameseeker Chronicles: Previewing Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds’ latest episode, Repentance
- The penultimate update for Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds expansion, Repentance, marks the midpoint of the expansion's continuing story.
- Repentance introduces a new map called Mistburned Barrens, central to Mursaat activity and bloodstone sacrifices.
- Players encounter Mursaat ghosts and are gated by a mastery requirement to progress early on in the story.
- The Mursaat Mirror mastery introduces unique mechanics like jade tech zip lines on the new map.
- Mistburned Barrens features survey events with unique visuals, narrative themes, and final bosses in three different lanes.
- The map emphasizes exploration and randomized event chains, similar to the structure of Drizzlewood Coast but without the ongoing battle.
- Notable absences in this update include Countess Anise, Charr and Sylvari females due to ongoing SAG-AFTRA voice actors' strike.
- New relics that can be crafted and traded by anyone, 12 in total, are introduced in this update.
- Completing Mistburned Barrens' meta achievement will reward players with the Salmon of Knowledge backpack, part of the legendary backpiece.
- The update also introduces the new bloodstone infusion that drops from raid, convergence, and survey event bosses.
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An ex-Facebook exec said staff let Zuckerberg win at board games. But now the plot thickens.
- A former senior Facebook employee has denied letting Mark Zuckerberg win a game of Settlers of Catan.
- Zuckerberg convinced other players to gang up on the former employee, showcasing his ruthlessness.
- The denial comes as a response to a new book by another former colleague, Sarah Wynn-Williams.
- Meta, formerly known as Facebook, dismissed the book as a mix of outdated and false claims.
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Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems
- Meta Platforms is testing its first in-house chip for training AI systems.
- The company aims to reduce reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia and bring down infrastructure costs.
- AI chips are expensive, with Nvidia controlling 80% of the market.
- Meta's new training chip is a dedicated accelerator designed for AI-specific tasks, making it more power-efficient than GPUs.
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Call Of Duty: Warzone's original Verdansk map is coming back, but a bit later than expected
- Call of Duty: Warzone's original map Verdansk is set to make a comeback.
- A teaser trailer was shared by Activision to confirm the return of Verdansk.
- The release of the new season 3 and Verdansk is now scheduled for April 3rd instead of March 20th.
- The move to bring back the original map follows the success of Fortnite's similar strategy.
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Meta's chief AI scientist says the Trump administration has started a 'witch hunt' in academia
- Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist, accuses the Trump administration of starting a 'witch hunt' in academia.
- LeCun warns that academics risk losing their green cards based on their speech.
- He compares the situation to the Cold War-era Red Scare and criticizes Trump's policies on AI research funding.
- LeCun's criticism escalates, pointing to government pressure on the tech industry and mentioning Elon Musk's alignment with authoritarianism.
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Meta in Talks with TSMC to Launch its First In-House Own Chip
- Meta is testing its first in-house chip for training AI systems to reduce reliance on suppliers and lower costs.
- The chip is part of the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) series.
- Meta is working with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for chip manufacturing.
- Meta plans to use in-house chips for both training and inference tasks by 2026.
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Some female Meta employees created a secret 'Facebook Feminist Fight Club' group after feeling unsupported by Sheryl Sandberg
- Female employees at Meta formed a secret group called 'Feminist Fight Club' after feeling let down by Sheryl Sandberg, the then-chief operating officer.
- The group was created in 2017 to address workplace concerns and systemic issues women faced, including sexual harassment from men in leadership.
- The formation of the group was prompted by Sandberg's silence during the 2017 Women's March, where she did not attend or post about the subject.
- Meta's management introduced the '#ally bot' to reward male allies, which faced criticism from the 'Feminist Fight Club' for incentivizing and rewarding men while neglecting women.
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Apple and Meta to get modest fines in the EU over DMA violations
- Apple and Meta are expected to receive modest fines in the EU for alleged violations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
- The DMA aims to improve competition and benefit consumers in the tech industry.
- Apple and Meta, designated gatekeepers under the DMA, had to make changes to their services.
- The fines, to be announced in the coming weeks, are reportedly intended to address the alleged violations.
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Call Of Duty Warzone Is Bringing Back Verdansk Map In April 2025
- Activision has announced that the original map for Call of Duty: Warzone, Verdansk, will be making a comeback in April 2025.
- Verdansk will be brought back for the battle royale title in Spring 2025, specifically on April 3.
- Call of Duty: Warzone was originally released in March 2020 and replaced by Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 in September 2023.
- The upcoming game, Call of Duty 2025, will not be exclusive to current-generation systems and is speculated to be a sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
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How to Create a Widget for Meta Threads using Scriptable
- Meta Threads users can create widgets for specific stats using the Scriptable app.
- The main widget displays follower counts and profile visitors, while the secondary widget shows view counts for the latest post.
- To set up the Meta app, users need to create an app through Meta for Developers and obtain an access token.
- Using the Scriptable app, users can build the widgets by accessing specific endpoints and retrieving the required data.
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WhatsApp’s next update might save you from unwanted video call surprises (APK teardown)
- WhatsApp is testing a new feature that lets users turn off their camera before accepting video calls.
- Currently, when you receive a video call on WhatsApp, your front camera automatically turns on, and there’s no way to accept the call without your camera being on.
- The feature was discovered in WhatsApp’s Android beta version 2.25.7.3.
- This update aims to enhance user privacy during video calls by giving users the option to turn off their camera before accepting the call.
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The AI data center boom will create new jobs. Most won't be at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, or Meta.
- A PwC study found that data centers contributed 4.7 million jobs to the US economy from 2017 to 2023, with most of the jobs attributed to the 'multiplier effect.'
- President Donald Trump claimed AI project Stargate would create over 100,000 American jobs, although little evidence supports this.
- Data centers have rapidly grown, with a PwC study reporting a 60% increase in data center-related jobs from 2017 to 2023.
- However, most jobs created by big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta through data center projects are not direct tech jobs.
- The accuracy of job creation claims by the data center industry has been debated among economic development experts.
- Data center investments by tech giants are expected to continue, with significant capital expenditures allocated for expansions.
- A large portion of the jobs attributed to the data center industry are categorized as 'indirect' and 'induced,' rather than 'direct' industry jobs.
- Economists question the methodology of quantifying induced and indirect jobs in the data center industry, highlighting potential inaccuracies.
- Construction jobs play a significant role in data center development, requiring skilled labor ranging from cooling systems to specialized server equipment.
- Data center construction leads to economic benefits for various sectors, such as increased demand for hospitality services due to the influx of construction workers.
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What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg get wrong about low performers
- Tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are reviving fear-based management by cutting "low performers."
- These aggressive measures to improve performance tend to lead to negative consequences such as low morale, high turnover, decreased profits, and reduced innovation.
- Research has shown that instilling fear in employees may result in short-term productivity boosts but at the expense of quality and creativity in the long run.
- Historically, management by fear has failed to drive sustainable performance improvements and has often led to internal conflicts and decreased market competitiveness.
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2025: The Dawn of Large Concept Models (LCMs) in AI
- The year 2025 marks a pivotal evolution in artificial intelligence with Meta's introduction of Large Concept Models (LCMs). Building upon the foundations of Large Language Models (LLMs), LCMs represent a significant leap in AI's ability to comprehend and generate human-like text, offering deeper contextual understanding and more structured outputs.
- LCMs encode sentences as unique concepts, enabling high-level reasoning and contextual understanding. They utilize SONAR embeddings to capture the semantic essence of a sentence, leading to more accurate and context-aware responses. LCMs employ diffusion techniques to stabilize outputs and address variability, making AI-generated content more reliable. Quantization methods are used to enhance robustness and reduce errors from minor perturbations. LCMs support multimodal integration, facilitating cross-lingual comprehension and broadening the applicability of AI in different scenarios.
- LCMs excel in hierarchical reasoning and abstraction, enabling a higher level of contextual understanding compared to LLMs. They offer more insightful and reliable AI-human interactions. LCMs are poised to revolutionize education by tailoring content to individual learning styles and providing context-aware assistance. In healthcare, LCMs can interpret complex medical literature and facilitate natural language communication between patients and AI-driven services. In the business sector, LCMs can analyze data for strategic decision-making and deliver contextually appropriate responses to customer inquiries.
- The transition from LLMs to LCMs signifies a significant shift in AI development. Embracing LCMs is essential for saving time, boosting productivity, and creating a more natural flow in AI-human interactions. The potential applications of LCMs are vast and transformative, offering advancements across various domains.
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