If the world of Stalker feels more alive than some of its contemporaries, like Fallout, Starfield, or even GTA, it’s because of the A-life system. A mainstay of GSC’s apocalyptic shooter, in short, A-life governs the off-screen, ambient behaviour of NPCs and The Zone itself. If you were ever plodding through the elder Stalker games, and suddenly came upon two factions of survivors in a big gunfight with one another, it was because of A-life. If you’ve left a settlement, finished a mission, come back, and found your favorite character tragically dead, it was A-life. But so far, Stalker 2’s version of the system has been malfunctioning, and it ruins the atmosphere and tension of an otherwise great FPS. Responding to players’ observations, GSC now promises a fix. Continue reading Stalker 2 bugs are killing the A-life system right now, but GSC has a fix coming MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stalker 2 weapons, Stalker 2 review, Stalker 2 artifacts

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We learned that Meta was testing voice message transcription support for WhatsApp this summer, and we got the gist of how this incredibly useful functionality would work. The best part about the whole thing is that voice transcription happens on-device, and everything continues to be end-to-end encrypted. You don't have to agree to send your messages to Meta's servers for transcription. They remain just as private as any other type of communication between two WhatsApp users. Meta is now ready to roll out the feature out of beta, with both iPhone and Android receiving it. The feature will work similarly regardless of platform, but iPhone users do get the better end of the deal, at least for now. Voice message transcription will support many more languages on iPhone than on Android. Continue reading... The post WhatsApp supports voice message transcription, but it’s better on iPhone than Android appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $270 Nintendo Switch OLED, $20 waterproof Bluetooth speaker, 20% off Peloton Bike+, more T-Mobile’s new deal slashes Go5G Next plans to $5/month for watches & tablets Exclusive deal: Buture VAC01 cordless vacuum has a massive 67% discount T-Mobile’s latest holiday offer: Get an iPhone 16 Pro on us

Chinese military production capacity is experiencing harrowing growth, far outpacing America's, The Economist recently reported.The story comes in the wake of a piece by Chief Operating Officer/Technical Officer of Palantir Shyam Sankara calling for a substantive...

The governor of Texas ordered state agencies to stop investing in China and sell assets there as soon as possible, citing financial and security risks, a sign of rising U.S.-China tensions starting to impact global capital flows.

CHRISTMAS CHEX MIX Our most popular recipe from the last Weekend Potluck was this Christmas Chex Mix from Intentional Hospitality! Our other featured recipes include: Fluffy Sage Stuffing from Might Mrs., Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup from The Recipe Life and Mary is sharing her recipe for Soft Pumpkin Cookies! HOW DO I GET TO THE RECIPES? PLEASE READ THIS! Just click on any of the photos below to take you to the full recipes! Also, when you scroll down to the bottom of this post, you’ll see a bunch of little thumbnail photos of recipes that your favorite food bloggers are sharing right now! THE RECIPE WITH THE MOST CLICKS: Christmas Chex Mix by Intentional Hospitality RECIPES THAT CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION Fluffy Sage Stuffing by Mighty Mrs. Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Soup by The Recipe Life FEATURED HOSTESS RECIPE: Old Fashioned Soft Pumpkin Cookies by Sweet Little Bluebird YOUR HOSTESSES: Sweet Little Bluebird~ Mary The Country Cook~ Brandie South Your Mouth~ Mandy You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

How many of the 160 named volcanoes in the U.S. and territories do you know? If you live in Alaska you have a big advantage.