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The holidays are fast approaching and if you want to get gifts for the children in your life early (a true feat), then Amazon has a sale for you. Right now, a few of Amazon's Fire Kids tablets are on sale, including our pick for best kids tablet: the Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet. It's currently down to $110 from $190 a 42 percent discount. The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet is available in the colors Mint, Nebula and Happy Days. It has a 10.1-inch screen with 1080p full display and 13 hours of battery life. It's meant for kids aged six to 12 and comes with a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, which offers books, games, apps and more. The Amazon Fire 10 Kids tablet has the same sale as its counterpart, dropping to $110 from $190. Then there's the Fire 7 Kids tablet, which is offering the best discounts at the moment. You can grab the 16GB model for half off $55, down from $110 or the 32GB model for 54 percent off $60, down from $130. Unlike the other two, this one is geared towards children aged three to seven, but does offer many of the same features as its counterparts. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/amazons-fire-kids-tablets-are-up-to-54-percent-off-right-now-150046661.html?src=rss
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Elon Musks social media platform X is home to the Grok AI model, and it just received an update today to help it understand images. Musk showcased Grok explaining a joke in an X post and mentioned that the technology is still in the early stages. Other than that, neither Musk himself or the Grok account elaborated further. Grok now understands images, even explaining the meaning of a joke.This is an early version. It will rapidly improve. https://t.co/gQ5BBISVRc Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2024 Musk owns xAI, the company that powers Groks image understanding function. You can see Groks six-point explanation of a meme Musk chose for the demonstration here. Thankfully, a premium X subscription is not needed to read Groks explanation. As things stand, Groks image understanding abilities are still subpar relative to ChatGPT, as the joke explanation reads somewhat off, but its true that Musks AI company is working hard to improve Groks capabilities. That still hasnt prevented Grok from providing misleading information about the presidential election. For now, its best to approach Musks pet AI with a healthy dose of skepticism.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/grok-can-try-and-explain-elon-musks-terrible-jokes-144522210.html?src=rss
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Last week, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) released a statement expressing its regret that the US Copyright Offices refused to grant an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to help preserve rare video games. However, the VGHF continued by saying it wont back down and will continue advocating for improved video game preservation. For some context, the VGHF had been a longtime supporter of the Software Preservation Networks (SPN) petition to receive a DMCA exemption for the sake of preserving video games, especially for researchers who need access to them and cant do so due to unavailability. As the only currently legal way is to get a legitimate hard or soft copy of the game and play it on its corresponding console, researchers are encountering difficulties in progressing in their studies. Piracy would be illegal, of course, which is why the SPN is fighting for an exemption. However, there are those who dont see things this way. Despite not convincing the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the US Copyright Office, the VGHF doesnt regret supporting the SPNs petition for a DMCA exemption. Its goal, and that of several like-minded organizations (as mentioned by Rock Paper Shotgun), is to help preserve out-of-print and obscure video games for future generations to enjoy. The petition sought to allow researchers to access these games remotely from libraries and archives. The ESA pushed hard against the petition, refusing to allow any remote game access whatsoever. ESA members have even ignored calls for comment on the situation, IGN reports. As the VGHF says, researchers are now forced to use extra-legal methods to access the vast majority of out-of-print video games that are otherwise unavailable. Three years of fighting for a cause and not giving up shows that the VGHF remains committed to video game preservation. The organization ended its statement by calling game industry members to support its cause.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-video-game-history-foundations-fight-for-game-preservation-isnt-over-135817436.html?src=rss
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