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The Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is coming to movie theaters on December 12, for one night only. Itll be screened in over 800 cinemas in more than 40 countries throughout the globe. Tickets go on sale November 13, so bookmark this page to make sure you snag one before they sell out. For the uninitiated, the film was first released back in 2003 and was a joint collaboration between Daft Punk and manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, who passed away last year. The anime acts as a visual companion piece to Daft Punks album Discovery. Theres no dialogue and minimal sound effects. Its all about the music. There is a plot, but its more a loose amalgamation of sci-fi ideas that act as a springboard to play Daft Punk songs. For instance, the bands iconic "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger begins when the lead character gets a hold of some high-tech sunglasses. It is, however, a visually stunning affair. To that end, this is a 4K remaster of the original. However, there has already been a bit of controversy surrounding this remaster. Distributor Trafalgar allegedly used AI to upscale some of the footage and, well, people dont seem to be happy with the results. In any event, we dont have too long to see how it all came together. Daft Punk To commemorate this limited theatrical release, the bands releasing a whole bunch of affiliated merch. Theres a physical edition of the film, complete with the original Japanese artwork, stickers and a collectible Daft Club card. Fans can also purchase the soundtrack album in multiple formats, including gold vinyl and numbered CDs.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-daft-punk-anime-interstella-5555-is-coming-to-theaters-for-one-night-only-184501194.html?src=rss
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Google Wallet for kids will roll out in 2025. Following the positive response of tap-to-pay on Fitbit Ace LTE devices, were expanding tap-to-pay for kids to Google Wallet, Google wrote in a statement to 9to5Google, which first reported on it. Parents could approve credit and debit cards added to childrens phones, and Googles Family Link would let them view transactions and easily approve or remove cards. The service would build on the tap-to-pay functionality in Googles Fitbit Ace LTE kids activity tracker. The expansion would make the Google Wallet app available for Android phone-using children whose parents have set up Family Link and approved access. Any of the parents existing payment cards in Google Wallet could be used for the kids spinoff. When paying, children would have to approve tap-to-pay purchases using standard authentication options (fingerprint, facial recognition, PIN or password). At launch, the service is said to support gift cards and event tickets but not online purchases, identification or health cards. Apple already has a similar take on childrens purchases. Families in the companys ecosystem can let their kids use Apple Pay in stores and online or send money through Messages with Apple Cash Family. 9to5Google says Googles kids payments feature will roll out next year for some Google Wallet users in several countries, including the US. A wider rollout is expected at some point after that.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/children-with-android-phones-will-be-able-to-use-google-wallets-tap-to-pay-next-year-182650364.html?src=rss
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai just revealed that AI now generates more than a quarter of new code for its products, according to a company earnings call transcribed by Ars Technica. In other words, AI tools are already having an absolutely mammoth impact on the development of software. Pichai did say that human programmers oversee the computer-generated code, which is something. The CEO noted that AI coding helps with boosting productivity and efficiency," ensuring that engineers do more and move faster. Theres no two ways around it. 25 percent is a lot, and Google is just one company relying on AI algorithms to perform complex coding tasks. According to Stack Overflows 2024 Developer Survey, over 75 percent of respondents are already using or are planning to use AI tools to assist with software development. Another survey by GitHub indicated that 92 percent of US-based developers are currently using AI coding tools. This leads us to the rampaging elephant in the room. As AI continues to gobble up coding tasks, human experience starts to dwindle. This could eventually lead to a decreased knowledge base in which humans dont know how to fix errors created by AI algorithms that were, in turn, created by other AI algorithms. We could be staring down an ouroboros of confusion where its nearly impossible to detect bugs amidst generations of AI code. Fun times! We arent quite there yet, but AI-assisted coding shows no signs of slowing down. The process started its meteoric rise back in 2022 when GitHub widely launched its Copilot program. Since then, companies like Anthropic, Meta, Google and OpenAI have all released AI-coding software suites. GitHub recently announced that Copilot can now be used with models from Anthropic and Google, in addition to OpenAI.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-ceo-says-a-quarter-of-the-companys-new-code-is-already-ai-generated-180038896.html?src=rss
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