How They Pulled It Off: A Transparent Deck Roof That Brightens Up a Moody Renovation

May 21st, 2025 04:51 PM

The budget-friendly move brings more sunlight into this renovated and rock-inspired home in Auckland, New Zealand.Welcome to How They Pulled It Off, where we take a close look at one particularly challenging aspect of a home design and get the nitty-gritty details about how it became a reality. The team at Pac Studio had their work cut out for them when renovating a home for a couple in Auckland, New Zealand. The original space was dim and cramped, and the clients were on a tight budget—...

Why You Shouldn’t Forget Workflows With Agentic AI Systems 

May 21st, 2025 09:17 AM

AI agents are the new kid on the block, but it doesn’t mean they’re here to usurp traditional workflows. The two work well in conjunction.

New Orleans Police Secretly Tracked People in a ‘Facial Recognition Technology Nightmare’

May 21st, 2025 02:54 PM

The New Orleans Police Department secretly used AI for live, real-time facial recognition and tracking — a move that likely violated a municipal ordinance — according to an exclusive investigation by The Washington Post.  The Post described this as the first known instance of a widespread AI facial recognition program used by a police force in the US.   While there are no federal laws that regulate the use of AI by law enforcement, four states and 19 cities in other states...

ASUS ROG Strix Ace XG248QSG Breaches 610 Hz Refresh Rate

May 21st, 2025 04:03 PM

The latest monitor from ASUS—the ROG Strix Ace XG248QSG—takes a different approach to the usual flashy gamer look. It comes in a matte-black shell without any glowing RGB strips.

Ruby 3.4.4 Released

May 14th, 2025 06:20 PM

Ruby 3.4.4 has been released. This release includes a fix for a YJIT bug related to local variables and addresses a build issue on Windows when using GCC 15. It was released ahead of schedule to make these fixes available as soon as possible. A few other bug fixes are also included. Please see the release notes on GitHub for further details. Release Schedule We intend to release the latest stable Ruby version (currently Ruby 3.4) every two months following the most recent release. Following...

Miyamoto says he’s been wanting to grow the Pikmin IP, not ruling out a movie

May 21st, 2025 05:00 PM

According to Pikmin creator Shigeru Miyamoto, he’s been wanting to grow the franchise over the past few years.  Pikmin has been around since the GameCube days, but it hasn’t seen the same amount of popularity as some of his other creations such as Mario and Zelda. However, during the Nintendo Switch era, it’s been steadily gaining traction – especially with... The post Miyamoto says he’s been wanting to grow the Pikmin IP, not ruling out a movie appeared first on Nintendo Everything.

GitLab Dedicated for Government now FedRAMP-authorized

May 19th, 2025 12:00 AM

We're excited to announce that GitLab Dedicated for Government has achieved FedRAMP Authorization at the Moderate Impact Level, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to serving public sector organizations. GitLab Dedicated for Government is now listed as "Authorized" on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Our single-tenant solution provides all the benefits of an enterprise DevSecOps platform with enhanced data residency, isolation, and private networking capabilities to meet the most...

New Pac-Man Special-Edition Controllers With Dynamic Lighting Get Big Discounts

May 21st, 2025 06:14 PM

PowerA Pac-Man Special Edition Wireless Controller for Xbox and PC $75 (was $100) See at Amazon PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller - Pac-Man Neon Arcade (Switch) $48.74 (was $65) See at Amazon Amazon has a pair of great limited-time deals on the new limited-edition Pac-Man controllers by PowerA. Officially licensed by Bandai Namco and created for Pac-Man's 45th anniversary celebrations, both of the wireless controllers have pro-style features, cool designs, and dynamic lighting effects....

Dreamcore Playrooms Announced

May 21st, 2025 04:45 PM

Montraluz, and Tlön Industries announce Playrooms, a new expansion coming to Dreamcore, the Windows and console psychological/horror adventure. Dreamcore is presented as a body-cam game, though as...