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If we buy Microsofts recent ad campaign logic that any Game Pass-running device is an Xbox, its time to congratulate LG smart TV owners: Youll soon own an Xbox. (Yippee!!) Microsoft announced Monday that the Xbox app will arrive on LGs latest smart TVs later this year, letting Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stream to their sets from Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft and LG said the Xbox app will only be available on supported models of LGs newest smart TVs (without specifying any models). Once the app launches, youll find it in LG TVs new Gaming Portal, which will also include casual webOS games. In addition to Game Pass Ultimates streaming library (including Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and more), LG TVs will also support Microsofts new feature that lets you stream some of your Xbox games. That only supports around 50 titles right now, but at least some quality ones are in there, like Balatro, Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk 2077 and NBA 2K25. It also only works with digital games you own; no dice for physical copies. Microsoft says more details about the partnership will arrive in the coming months. Game Pass Ultimate costs $20 monthly. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-cloud-streaming-is-coming-to-new-lg-smart-tvs-204457962.html?src=rss
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Meituan, which works with over 7.45 million registered riders, is introducing mandatory log-offs to prevent them from burning out. The algorithm-driven policy, which began as a pilot program in East China, addresses mounting concerns about rider safety and well-being in China's intensely competitive delivery sector. The new 'anti-fatigue mechanism' sends riders automated prompts after they've been working for 8 hours, reminding them to rest. If they're mid-delivery, they're allowed to finish. Mandatory log-offs keep drivers off the platform for twelve hours.As reported by TechNode, top-performing riders in first-tier cities can earn upwards of RMB 10,000 (USD 1,372) monthly during peak seasons surpassing the average salary of recent college graduates. But those incomes come at a cost. Riders often work long hours, and consumer expectations of ultra-fast delivery regularly lead to unsafe driving, with traffic accidents involving other road users, too.The mandatory rest system, while well-intentioned, may inadvertently reduce riders' earnings by limiting their ability to work during peak hours. Additionally, enforced downtime could push workers to switch to a competing platform as soon Meituan logs them off. That said, algorithms will increasingly manage labor, and not just for gig workers, as companies strive to balance efficiency, worker welfare and profitability.
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The makers of the camera-equipped bird feeder, Bird Buddy, introduced two new products at CES 2025 under a new brand called Wonder that let you spy on nature and help pollinators thrive. Petal, a solar-powered camera with changeable lenses and Nature Intelligence (aka AI), can be mounted with a clip, a flexible arm or a stem, so it can be set up pretty much wherever you want outdoors. Itll analyze everything it sees to let you know what birds, insects and other critters stopped by. The second product, Wonder Blocks, is a modular system thats kind of like an apartment building for bugs and birds. Its all very cute. Wonder The Petal camera comes in soft, bright colors like orange, blue and yellow, so it would look right at home in a flower pot or wrapped around the thin branch of a tree. It can record and livestream footage to your phone, and send commentary about the sights and sounds of nature, from birds hatching to the flapping of butterflys wings, a flower blooming and bees pollinating it, according to the company. If you also have the Wonder Blocks, you can use Petal to keep an eye on the little community that forms there. There are several options when it comes to the components you can add to the Wonder Blocks; the full system includes a pedestal at the bottom, a bug hotel, a large base for plants, a seed tray, a bee hotel and a butterfly feeder on top. Both Petal and the Wonder Blocks will launch on Kickstarter this spring. Wonder This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/new-bird-buddy-smart-garden-products-let-you-peek-into-the-secret-lives-of-pollinators-201510777.html?src=rss
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