It's been a funny launch for Path of Exile 2. A victim of its own success, so many people logged into the ARPG that Grinding Gear Games had to warn of long queues and other issues. The dev is rolling with the punches, though, with a substantial update chock full of quality of life features. If you thought the rival to Diablo 4 and Last Epoch was great fun already, the first big PoE 2 update just made it a lot better. Continue reading Path of Exile 2 has already fixed some of the worst issues, including dodging MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Path of Exile 2 builds, Path of Exile 2 classes, Path of Exile 2 quests

A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty, discussing how people across social classes understood the momentous history of their day

Image: Yelp Yelp is introducing some new AI features that aim to help users discover new establishments and narrow down customer reviews. The AI-powered “Review Insights,” announced today as part of Yelp’s end-of-year product release, quickly summarize how customers feel about certain aspects of a business, such as food quality, service, ambiance, and wait times. Review insights are aggregated sentiment scores that provide a quick overview of topics using facial icons — positive, neutral, and critical — displayed above a business’s reviews. Yelp users can click specific topics to read related reviews that focus on those aspects of the business, such as what customers are saying about the food or service. Yelp says the feature is available on iOS for restaurant, food, and nightlife businesses, and will be expanded to services categories “next year.” Review insights builds on the AI-powered review summaries feature that Yelp introduced in January. “When searching for a local restaurant, you might have a specific aspect in mind that matters most to you — be it the vibe of the space, how long it takes to get a table, or the quality of the food,” said Yelp’s Chief Product Officer Craig Saldanha in the announcement blog. “Even when a review doesn’t explicitly mention one of the topics, the LLM understands the context in the review to identify and surface the relevant topic and sentiment.” Image: Yelp Heads up — Yelp will autoplay and unmute the full-screen user videos on the iOS app homepage. The home feed search bar on iOS now features a trending drop-down that highlights the most popular terms other local users are looking for, which will be coming to Android “early next year.” The iOS app home page has also been expanded to include new reviews, photos, and full-screen video spotlights uploaded by other users that surface recent experiences. Yelp says it’s rolling out an AI-powered update that “better tailors the home feed to your preferences” in the coming weeks.

The Galaxy S25 launch is about a month away, and you might be making upgrade plans already, especially considering what you might have heard about the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip that will power the new Samsung flagships. The first phones running on the Elite chip are here, and they offer monster battery life in addition to great performance. That's a great teaser of what's expected from the Galaxy S25 series, especially the Ultra. But that Snapdragon 8 Elite chip won't come cheap. If you've been dreading a price hike for the Galaxy S25 series, especially for the Ultra, I have bad news for you from Korea. The first price rumors are here, and they detail the two main factors that might prompt Samsung to increase prices next year. Continue reading... The post New Galaxy S25 Ultra leak says Samsung’s flagship phone is getting a price hike appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Black Friday blowout: Massive Apple sale, LG OLED TVs, KitchenAid mixers, Instant Pots, laptops, more Cyber Week deals: $139 AirPods 4 with ANC, $4 smart plugs, $40 Ninja blender, last-chance PS5 deals, more Cyber Week deals: $329 Apple Watch S10, $50 off Microsoft Office 2024, $374 PS5 Slim, Vitamix blenders, more Amazon is giving out free money for Black Friday 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden will warn against further tax cuts for the wealthy and a reprise of Republican "trickle-down economics" during Donald Trump's second term in what could be his final speech on the economy Tuesday, a White House official said.

A week after President-elect Donald Trump's victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would "play a significant role in primaries."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will raise the issues of Ukraine being invited to join the NATO military alliance as well as security guarantees at a meeting with European partners this month, Kyiv said Tuesday.

Israel denied Tuesday its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 25 km (15 miles) of the capital Damascus.

As the festive holiday draws close every year since 1994, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey tops the charts. Unknown to some, the timeless Christmas song was inspired by 1963’s “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)” by Darlene Love. The late producer Phil Spector co-wrote “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)” with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Phil’s unique spin on the song made it stand out from other holiday songs, and Darlene recalled how certain she was that it would be a hit once she heard the demo. The best Christmas song was written by a murderer Phil Spector/Everett Phil Spector was behind the murder of film star Lanna Clarkson in 2003, and it was not until 2009 that he was arrested and sentenced to 19 years in prison. He shot her in the mouth in his Pyrenees Castle in Alhambra, California. When interrogated, Phil Spector tagged the incident a murder-suicide, saying the actress kissed the gun. He stayed free on a million-dollar bail for the next six years, during which he produced Hargo Khalsa’s “Crying for John Lennon.” Phil Spector died in prison at the age of 81, and the news of his passing was met with disdain from the public. Phil Spector/Instagram Phil Spector’s Christmas song remains a timeless classic The news of Phil Spector’s crime did not taint “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home),” as it grew more popular over time. It has topped the Billboard charts for weeks in recent years and was included in A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector, containing other songs like “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Phil Spector/Everett Mariah has expressed her love for the song, which made Phil Spector’s “wall of sound” producing technique, which she used in her hit single, popular. She has performed “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) a few times, including her 2020 Christmas special on Apple TV. Next up: The Doctor Who Tried To Save John Lennon’s Life Recalls The Tragic Moment From 1980 The post A Murderer Actually Wrote One Of The Most Popular Christmas Songs Dominating Radio Stations appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author, Peace A

A House Judiciary Committee investigation revealed widespread financial surveillance, uncovering over 3 million warrantless searches conducted by federal employees targeting individuals with conservative…