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Hardware spending in the US was so low in July that it nearly matched the 2020 Pandemic days when everything was out of stock

Over the course of the month, all console platforms sold fewer units than they did in July last year. Hardware spending dropped by 29 percent as a result. That decline is even more shocking than it appears. According to the report, overall spending on hardware in July dropped to a low that’s close to July

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Former Arkane vets’ new studio isn’t going to try ‘trend chasing’, and in hindsight, thank God

One tragedy about the fall of Arkane Austin—aside from Microsoft’s seeming unwillingness to give studios a chance beyond the next quarter—is the pervasive feeling that the studio, whose devs were previously known for their immersive sims, was forced to make something way outside of their wheelhouse. Redfall was a live service shooter, and a pretty

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No Mic Needed: You Can Create Music and Speech With Adobe’s AI Audio Tools

Adobe announced Thursday that it’s adding to its vast collection of artificial intelligence tools, this time with a focus on audio. The new Firefly AI tools use AI to generate speech, music and sound effects, forming “a very stable foundation” of audio options for creators, said Jay LeBoeuf, Adobe’s head of AI audio. Unlike Suno

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For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage

Andreessen Horowitz has made headlines for its American dynamism thesis, but a U.S. passport is no requirement. According to Gabriel Vasquez, a partner focusing on AI apps and the firm’s global investment strategy, “44% of our investments in the Apps Fund One and Two have an international founder.” Together with general partner Angela Strange, Vasquez

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Adobe Firefly’s music, voiceover, and sound effects generation tools now generally available

Users can now create fully licensed tracks, voiceover, and sound effects on Adobe’s Firefly AI assistant. Here are the details. Adobe recently conducted a survey in partnership with Berklee College of Music to understand the workflows and challenges faced by video creators, musicians, and marketers. According to Adobe, 100% of respondents said they use music

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Motorola Edge 2026’s update policy feels almost illegal for a $600 phone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. With smartphone prices climbing, a $600 phone like the recently launched Motorola Edge 2026 should be an increasingly attractive proposition. It has the hardware to compete with more expensive phones, but there’s one catch that could make its reasonable price harder to swallow:

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US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI

Amidst a spate of ongoing cyberattacks targeting water systems across the country, the U.S. government’s security agencies are warning that hackers are actively breaking into Siemens devices used in critical infrastructure. U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA, the FBI, and the National Security Agency, among others, said on Wednesday that hackers are targeting “all” Siemens S7 programmable

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Roblox still allows predators to contact children, says regulator

Roblox claimed to have made changes to its hugely popular children’s app to protect them from predators, but a regulatory authority says these protections are inadequate. It found four major failings, including adults being able to send connection requests to children without parental approval … Australia’s eSafety Commissioner today summarized the vulnerabilities discovered during testing:

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