Once a bloody and horrifying PS4 exclusive, Until Dawn is finally making the next-gen leap onto the PS5 and PC on Oct. 4 with a laundry list of updates.

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A pop-up LED light on the Anker Solix C300 DC will save you from having to find a working flashlight during a power outage. | Image: Anker The new Anker Solix C300 DC includes a feature not seen on the company’s portable power stations before: although it can only be charged using a solar panel or its bidirectional 140W USB-C ports, for the first time, users can recharge it using two of those USB-C ports at the same time, boosting charging speeds to up to 280W. Inside the Solix C300 DC is a 90,000mAh 288Wh lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery, offering a total power output of up to 300W. Anker is positioning the power station as one of its smallest portable options, making it ideal for carrying to the beach or a campsite, but at 6.18 pounds, you’re definitely going to feel that weight hanging off your shoulder (with an optional strap) or inside a backpack. ... Continue reading…

The Walt Disney Corporation is probably not a fan. | Image: Tom Warren / Grok xAI’s Grok chatbot now lets you create images from text prompts and publish them to X — and so far, the rollout seems as chaotic as everything else on Elon Musk’s social network. Subscribers to X Premium, which grants access to Grok, have been posting everything from Barack Obama doing cocaine to Donald Trump with a pregnant woman who (vaguely) resembles Kamala Harris to Trump and Harris pointing guns. With US elections approaching and X already under scrutiny from regulators in Europe, it’s a recipe for a new fight over the risks of generative AI. Grok will tell you it has guardrails if you ask it something like “what are your limitations on image generation?” Among other things, it promised us: I avoid generating images that are... Continue reading…

The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are more expensive than their predecessor, but they continue to deliver a lot of impressive features (and colors). | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Earlier this week, we highlighted preorder details on the Pixel Watch 3 and Google’s entire Pixel 9 lineup. However, if you’ve got your eyes on Google’s forthcoming earbuds, rest assured there are also deals to be had on the Pixel Buds Pro 2. In fact, you can already preorder the $229 pair of earbuds at Amazon and Best Buy, both of which are offering them with a $30 gift card ahead of their launch on September 26th. Google is offering a similar deal, only in the form of store credit. We’re still in the process of testing the wireless earbuds, but so far, they seem like a more capable version of the original Pixel Buds Pro. That’s saying a lot given the last-gen model remain our top choice for Pixel phone owners thanks to their... Continue reading…

Halide lets you pick the image processing you want, including no processing at all. | Image: Lux Optics It’s trickier than ever to know what a photo really is — and when AI and processing turn a photo into something else entirely. Google, Samsung, Apple, and others are making it easier than ever to tweak photos to your liking, combine several mediocre shots into one great one, or add or remove things — including yourself — in your photos. Many of these features are cool, but is the resulting file really even a photo? One of the iPhone’s best camera apps is going completely the other way. Halide is getting an update today with a new feature called “Process Zero,” which takes all of the AI and processing out of photography and tries to turn your captures back into something like what you’d get out of a digital camera from a decade ago. H... Continue reading…

After supporting third-party iPhone wallets and NFC usage in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act, Apple has announced that in-app NFC transactions using the Secure Element will be available to developers internationally, starting with iOS 18.1. Interestingly, this comes while the US Justice Department accuses Apple of antitrust due to the App Store. In a newsroom post, Apple says developers will be able to offer NFC contactless transactions using the Secure Element from within their own apps on iPhone, separate from Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. Using the new NFC and SE (Secure Element) APIs, developers will be able to offer in-app contactless transactions for in-store payments, car keys, closed-loop transit, corporate badges, student IDs, home keys, hotel keys, merchant loyalty and rewards cards, and event tickets. Government IDs will also be supported in the future. Apple says this solution was designed to "provide developers with a secure way to offer NFC contactless transactions from within their iOS apps." The company explains that to make a contactless transaction within an app that utilizes these APIs, users can either open the app directly or set the app as their default contactless app in iOS Settings and double-click the side button on iPhone to initiate a transaction. Still, developers who choose to offer third-party iPhone wallets will have to enter a new commercial agreement with Apple, request the NFC and SE entitlement, and pay the associated fees. Apple says this is necessary to ensure that only authorized developers who "meet certain industry and regulatory requirements and commit to Apple’s ongoing security and privacy standards can access the relevant APIs." The NFC and SE APIs will be available to developers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. in an upcoming developer seed for iOS 18.1, with additional locations to follow. BGR will let you know once you can add a third-party iPhone wallet in these regions once we learn more about it. Don't Miss: iOS 18.1 beta features: Apple Intelligence and everything new coming to your iPhone The post Apple to offer third-party iPhone wallets internationally with iOS 18.1 appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Apple Watch deals for August 2024 Today’s deals: $699 Apple Watch Ultra 2, $529 iPad mini, $249 Bose QuietComfort headphones, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Best Apple deals for August 2024

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the University of California, Los Angeles, cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing classes and other parts of campus.

Vice President Kamala Harris' approach to Ukraine in its war against Russia should she win the presidency remains unclear.