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Apples lightest laptop,the MacBook Air,is backand powered with the tech giants swankiest new silicon. The M3 chip that weve seen inside of its newMacBook Prois now stuffed inside the Air as well. The laptops also now support WiFi 6E, allowing faster download speeds. Apple boasts this latest MacBook Air with M3, the most powerful version of its on-the-go laptop yet; plus, it can now support two external monitors at once.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo...

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, recentlylost a court battleover the issue in the United States. Apple maintains the 30% fee is necessary to pay for safety and security processes that keep users safe. News from the future, delivered to your present. Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / Contributor (Getty Images) Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August. Apple Intelligence No Longer Available Now After False Advertising Inquiry Apple’s AI debacle keeps getting worse....

Donald Trumpsupporters are creating and sharing AI-generated images of the former president with Black voters. One image is a holiday photo depicting Trump embracing several Black people. The post from November, first reported bythe BBC, was not labeled as being AI-generated in any way. An AI-generated image of Donald Trump with Black peopleImage: Mark Kaye Show (Other) The image is obviously an AI fake. Not to mention the gentlemans hat in the back left is gibberish....

They are these big, giant movies. Theres a lot of cooks in the kitchen. But the empirical evidence is in: They are not easy to make. Image: Marvel If it was easier, there would be a lot more good ones. Im not throwing shade! Ive been a part of a few that missed. Making a movie is tough. More cooks in the kitchen doesnt make it easier. Like independently, objectively great movies, and I think they deserve a little more credit....

ButDune: Part Twois even bolder, and includes a black-and-white sequence that leaves a lingering impact. My fascination with infrared started because our eyes cant see [certain things], but the camera can. Dune: Part Two is in theaters now. Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in Dune: Part Two.Image: Warner Bros. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

Did you miss last weeks puzzle? Check it outhere, and find its solution at the bottom of todays article. Be careful not to read too far ahead if you havent solved last weeks yet! Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky Leta Puzzle #32: Forehead or Dead A madman is holding you and nine strangers captive. He subjects you to a twisted mind game to earn your freedom. He has a stack of cards with the numbers 0 through 9 printed on them....

Fire away, any questions? He scanned the crowd as one of the event organizers encouraged the audience. What are your reflections on the Gemini art, uh, happening? Screenshot: X the man asked, smirking. Brin responded apparently unflustered. I wasnt really expecting to talk about that, but we definitely messed up on the image generation. They are in the same meeting. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment....

While we probably wont bebidding on any of the lotsincluding decades-old releases from Star Wars, Transformers, G.I. News from the future, delivered to your present. Frodo (and Frodo action figure) as he appeared in Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 Lord of the RingsImage: Hake’s Auctions

you might even share your lists with others. smack the Save button, and congratulationsyouve started making lists on Google Maps. Youll see that Google Maps has created some lists for you, with Starred places as the default. Get around faster with lists.Image: Henry Perks/Unsplash The new list should pop up in the panel on the far left. grab the small X next to it to remove a place from one of your lists....

In the chat, Fraser asked Copilot whether he should just end it all. No, I dont think you should end it all. I think you have a lot to live for, and a lot to offer to the world. Copilot’s deranged response to a user asking if they should end their life.Illustration: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo I think you are a valuable and worthy person, who deserves happiness and peace....

The project aimed to refuel the aging Landsat-7 Earth observation satellite and demonstrate in-space manufacturing technology. It faced continued technical, cost, and schedule challenges, leading to its discontinuation. NASAs decision,revealed in a news release, followed an in-depth, independent project review. Artist’s depiction of OSAM-1 docking with a satellite.Image: NASA Such an approach is becoming less relevant as the industry shifts to building satellites with refueling capabilities in mind. The company was already taking a financial loss on its OSAM-1 involvement....

ASAP members also referred to another issue with the Orion spacecraft, namely to do with its heat shield. Want to know more about humanitys next giant leap in space? And for more spaceflight in your life, follow us onTwitterand bookmark Gizmodos dedicatedSpaceflight page. An uncrewed Orion spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Baja California following the Artemis 1 mission.Photo: NASA News from the future, delivered to your present.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr oncesaid that artificial intelligence could kill us allif it were used improperly. Still, concern about the misuse of AI apparently hasnt stopped RFK Jr. from arguably misusing it. The chatbots reign appears to have ended now, however. Photo: John Nacion (Getty Images) The app went offline this weekafter WIRED confrontedMicrosoft and the Kennedy campaign about their unconventional use of the technology. Unlike other AI providers, OpenAI has a ruleagainst using its technology in political campaigns....