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SOCIAL MEDIA
TikTok Adds AI Avatar Stickers, Expanding Its AI Tool Set
TikTok has added a new AI-generated sticker option, which enables you to combine your avatar with an emoji to come up with unique combinations. As you can see in this example, posted by Jonah Manzano, the new option enables you to combine your avatar, which you can also create in the app, with a selection of emojis. You can then…
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GADGET
Ratatan, a spiritual successor to Patapon, hits early access on September 19
We have some great news for fans of rhythm games. Ratatan . This is a spiritual successor to one of the most renowned rhythm games of all time, Patapon. The designer behind the original game, Hiroyuki Kotani, is involved. The mechanics here are similar to Patapon and its sequels, . The game tasks players with rhythmically controlling cute little soldiers…
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MOBILE
Counterpoint: European foldable market to grow sharply
According to Counterpoint Research (CR), the European foldable smartphone market is growing rapidly, having increased shipments by 37% in 2024 compared to 2023. Even so, foldables still only represent around 2% of the overall European smartphone market. Interestingly, the main sales driver is book-style devices, and not flip-style ones. Book-style foldable sales increased 60% year-on-year (YoY) in 2024. And yet,…
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SCIENCE
Why AI ‘Therapy’ Can Be So Dangerous
Artificial intelligence chatbots don’t judge. Tell them the most private, vulnerable details of your life, and most of them will validate you and may even provide advice. This has resulted in many people turning to applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT for life guidance. But AI “therapy” comes with significant risks—in late July OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned ChatGPT users against…
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CELEBRITY
Kid Cudi Reveals He’s “Done” With Kanye West: "No Coming Back”
Kid Cudi’s pursuit of happiness no longer includes Kanye West. After the “Day N’ Nite” singer (real name Scott Mescudi) confirmed that he fully cut off contact with his former mentor and… Source link
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GAMING
Sea of Thieves – Run with The Smugglers’ League in Sea of Thieves Season 17
Season 17 has begun! And some unfamiliar faces have been spied on remote islands as The Smugglers’ League settle in and begin their hunt for high-value, dangerous prizes. They’re open to letting pirate crews help them transport their cargo where it needs to go, and maybe recovering some choice items misplaced along the way. Their true goal, however, remains rather…
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CULTURE
My Name is Rachel Corrie ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
Now, two decades later, My Name… has been revived by an (almost) all-Jewish team willing to brave the potential backlash, comprising British-German actor Sascha Shinder, British-South African producer Gabriel Speechly and Scottish director Susan Worsfold. And it couldn’t have come at a more pertinent time, with tensions relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict only heightening following the 7 October attacks in…
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MOVIE
EARTH Trailer Teases What’s Next as Noah Hawley Explains New Alien Threats — GeekTyrant
With the first two episodes of Alien: Earth now streaming on Disney+, fans are getting their first real taste of what Noah Hawley has cooked up for the latest entry in the legendary sci-fi horror franchise. To keep the adrenaline pumping, a brand new trailer just dropped teasing the terrifying road ahead. Episode 2 ends on a nerve-racking cliffhanger as…
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FASHION
Popular, Jewish-Owned Philly Fashion Store Joan Shepp Heads to Rittenhouse Square – Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Popular, Jewish-Owned Philly Fashion Store Joan Shepp Heads to Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Source link
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MUSIC
New Mixes From Frankie Knuckles, Andrew Weatherall, and More Unearthed for Resident Advisor Series: Listen
Resident Advisor is celebrating the 1,000th installment of its RA Podcast by sharing previously unreleased mixes from late electronic music icons Frankie Knuckles and Andrew Weatherall. The Knuckles music comes from two mixes from his personal archives, recorded in 1989 and 1996. Weatherall’s set—a B2B with DJ Harvey—was captured in 2012. And, along with the posthumous entries, Resident Advisor is…
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