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Its been a quiet few news days as everyone seemingly parses deals from Black Friday through to Cyber Monday. But theres always time for a shock announcement: Pat Gelsinger is retiring after over 40 years at the company and close to four years at the chip manufacturers helm. Effective December 1, Gelsinger left his post and his position on the board of directors. The board has created a search committee to diligently and expeditiously find a new CEO. Gelsinger oversaw Intel during a tumultuous time for the company. In late 2022, Intel laid off about 20 percent of its staff in some divisions. This year alone, the company announced it would lay off another 15,000 people or 15 percent of its workforce amid a $10 billion cost-reduction plan. Mat Smith Get this delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! The biggest tech stories you missed PS5 anniversary update adds themes for each generation of the PlayStation Walmart Cyber Monday deals still available Amazon Prime members can play Death Stranding for free on Luna this month AOC is the first Bluesky user with a million followers Shes been active since early 2023. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) became the first individual account with a million followers on Bluesky. The decentralized social network has seen multiple spikes in user numbers since Twitters transformation to X and the recent US election, with its user base tripling in just three months. AOC has been active on the platform long before its post-election surge, posting 437 times since joining the platform in April 2023. Continue reading. Tesla Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck owners finally get SiriusXM access Its part of the 2024 Tesla Holiday Update. Tesla Tesla is finally adding SiriusXM integration to its best-selling models. The long-requested feature is coming to the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck (the three most popular EVs in the US) as part of the 2024 Tesla Holiday Update. After receiving the update, owners will see SiriusXM in the media sources menu. Youll need Tesla Premium Connectivity ($10 monthly or $100 annually) or an active Wi-Fi connection for access. Continue reading. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-intels-ceo-just-suddenly-retired-121545207.html?src=rss
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Three years after buying Crunchyroll for over $1 billion, Sony plans to capitalize on its purchase (and piss off countless anime fans) by shutting free users out of one of its most popular series. The company said that starting soon, youll need a paid subscription to watch past the first 206 episodes of One Piece. Cue the obvious jokes about locking a show about pirates behind a paywall. (Yo ho!) Crunchyroll will use a tiered rollout to block free members from most of the anime, which has been in production since 1999. On December 23, the Water 7 to Fishman Island story arcs will become paywalled. On January 20, Punk Hazard to Whole Cake Island (and six specials) will be locked behind subscriptions, followed by Reverie and Wano Kuni to Egghead Island on February 17. Until Sonys new content lockdown takes effect, free users can (as they always have been able to) watch the entire series with ads. Snippets of One Piece are also available on Hulu and Netflix (the latter also hosts the live-action version). But Hulus library only reaches episode 384, while Netflixs goes to 238. The series currently has over 1,100 episodes. Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Japanese publisher Kadokawa. In addition to games like Elden Ring, Dark Souls and Bloodborne, the studio produces anime like Overlord and The Rising of the Shield Hero. If todays news is any indication, watching much anime in the West that doesnt go through Sony may soon require the digital equivalent of the Straw Hat Pirates.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/crunchyroll-will-soon-paywall-most-of-one-piece-214652714.html?src=rss
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For its eighth annual campaign, the NFLs My Cause My Cleats initiative which sees players express charitable interests through custom footwear designs is embracing generative AI. Three NFL stars used a tool developed by Amazons AWS to create their custom cleats. Using Amazon Bedrock, the technology combines Anthropics Claude with Stability AIs image generation capabilities to transform simple prompts into detailed designs.Players can select from various artistic styles, including Graffiti, Watercolor, Pixelated and Grunge, and specify up to three colors to guide the AIs creative direction. Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby, for instance, used terms like pitbull and wild to generate artwork supporting Stand Up for Pits, while Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen collaborated with children from Oishei Childrens Hospital, incorporating their artwork on his cleats for a game against the San Francisco 49ers.Fans can participate, too, by creating their own AI-generated cleat designs through the My Cause, My Cleats microsite and potentially winning a pair of game-worn cleats. AWSs design tool allows users to preview their cleats before sharing them on social media and amplifying support for the charitable causes selected by NFL athletes. For Amazon, meanwhile, its a hands-on way of demonstrating AWS Bedrock and its AI capabilities blending B2C, B2B and cause marketing in one fell swoop.
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