As a Social Security recipient, you’ll be getting a higher payment starting in 2024. Beneficiaries are getting a 3.2% cost-of-living adjustment increase due to high inflation levels. Also, those who receive SSI will get their first boosted COLA payment this month. Each year, the Social Security Administration determines the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security payments.... Read more

Gamers have long been stigmatized as lonely weirdos. Some of that has been deserved—ask anyone who’s had a bunch of children shout horrible slurs at them during a match of Call Of Duty. But some leaders in the gaming industry want to push back against that narrative by creating... Read more

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. The Merit Circle DAO, a gaming-focused decentralized autonomous organization for running a blockchain network, has teamed up with Immutable on its Web3 platform. The Merit Circle DAO is... Read more

Enlarge / Three images generated by “Imagine with Meta AI” using the Emu AI model. Meta | Benj Edwards On Wednesday, Meta released a free standalone AI image generator website, “Imagine with Meta AI,” based on its Emu image synthesis model. Meta used 1.1 billion publicly visible Facebook and... Read more

MaintainX, a leading operations software platform, has announced a $50 million funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures, which has delivered a $1 billion valuation for the company. There was fresh participation from existing investors, Bessemer Venture Partners, Amity Ventures, August Capital, and Ridge Ventures in Maintain, who can... Read more

The new Apple Watch Series 9 is the latest in Apple’s flagship lineup of wearables. It hit shelves in September, but we’re already seeing some decent discounts at third-party retailers. If you’re looking to upgrade, you can score the 41mm model for $330 or the 45mm model for $340... Read more

Hoffman and others said that there’s no need to pause development of AI. He called that drastic measure, for which some AI researchers have petitioned, foolish and destructive. Hoffman identified himself as a rational “accelerationist”—someone who knows to slow down when driving around a corner but that, presumably, is... Read more

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Fast Travel Games brought several of its projects to today’s UploadVR showcase, with the biggest one being its vampiric RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade — Justice. It... Read more

Apple Inc. has quietly released new machine learning frameworks and model libraries, MLX and MLX Data, signaling a growing interest in pursuing generative AI applications, according to a recent The Verge report. The releases come as a surprise given Apple’s historically conservative approach to AI technology. MLX is a... Read more

Updated Dec. 5, 2023 5:00 p.m. PT Written by  Pamela Vachon Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Pamela Vachon Contributor Pamela is a freelance... Read more