The game is scheduled for release on November 11, 2022, as an Xbox Series X exclusive. Little is known about the new intellectual property (IP) aside from its interstellar setting. The teaser trailer released during E3 2021 didn’t give viewers much of a glimpse of what to expect. However, fans are so starved for the otherwise prolific development team it’s sure to fill the Skyrim-sized gap in our hearts. It’s time to trade in the saddle on your undead horse or your nuclear-powered Power Suit for a fully equipped space shuttle set for a planet-hopping adventure, complete with intergalactic cities, desert terrains, and alien wildlife....

Explainable AI is paying off as software companies try to make AI more understandable. LinkedIn recently increased its subscription revenue after using AI that predicted clients at risk of canceling and described how it arrived at its conclusions. “Explainable AI is about being able to trust the output as well as understand how the machine got there,” Travis Nixon, the CEO of SynerAI and Chief Data Science, Financial Services at Microsoft, told Lifewire in an email interview....

You don’t expect much from a phone when it costs less than $300, even with the advances many companies have made to their budget-friendly offerings. Still, even if you’re buying a phone on a budget, you want it to last at least a few years. While the Nord N200 5G hits all the right buttons regarding performance and specs, the N200 5G only comes with one major update, unlike some other budget smartphones, which offer two or three years of major updates....

A second monitor can help you gain up to 50% in productivity and be happier while computing. Improving Productivity Microsoft’s Research Center’s findings indicate that users can improve productivity by 9% to 50% by adding another monitor to their computing environment (depending on the type of task). Other studies cited in the New York Times suggest 20 to 30 percent productivity boosts. Whatever the actual percent productivity increase, adding a second monitor may provide the most productivity “bang for your buck:” you can get more done in less time for a relatively small investment (several recommended 22" monitors are $200 or less)....

Earlier this week, several security vendors caught wind of the reemergence of the dangerous Emotet botnet after it was taken down in a global operation involving multiple countries led by Europol, and the US, in 2021. In its breakdown of the new Emotet variant, Proofpoint observed that it includes a new module designed to extract credit card details stored in the victim’s web browser. “To our surprise [the new Emotet botnet] was a credit card stealer that was solely targeting the Chrome browser,” tweeted Proofpoint....

The canine collar called Fi tracks the location of dogs in case they get lost. It can also monitor dogs’ usual downtime behaviors, from nightly sleep to nap time during the day, and inform users of any deviation. “The hours that dogs, and any organisms, spend sleeping are essential for recharging, healing, and growing,” Dr. Jeff Werber, a veterinarian who is a consultant to Fi, told Lifewire in an email interview....

How to Access and Resolve Notifications in the Action Center The Windows Action Center appears as a speech bubble in the bottom-right corner of the Windows taskbar. A number under the icon indicates you have unresolved notifications. Notifications appear as pop-ups in the bottom right corner of the screen for a second or two before disappearing. If you select on a notification pop-up, you can deal with the issue immediately. Otherwise, you can access the list of current notifications by selecting the Windows Action Center icon on the Taskbar....

Overall Findings When deciding whether to buy a wired or wireless mouse, consider what you’ll do with your computer as well as your personal preferences. If you’re a gamer, for example, you may prefer a wired gaming mouse with dedicated gaming features. If you want speed and accuracy, you may prefer a wired mouse. If you value convenience, versatility, and aesthetics, you may prefer a wireless mouse. If you travel and swap devices, opt for a cordless mouse....

A wireless TV connection, also sometimes referred to as a cordless TV connection, can be made by using a variety of wireless solutions ranging from wireless USB and HDMI devices to sending data over a Wi-Fi network. Here’s everything you need to know about how to get wireless TV working in your home or workplace and which forms of cable-free solutions are the most popular. Wireless HDMI Wireless HDMI is a cordless TV solution for connecting devices such as a DVD or Blu-ray player to television without using HDMI cables....

What Is a WMV File? A file with the WMV file extension is a Windows Media Video file, compressed with one or more of Microsoft’s video compression formats. It’s a common format used to store video in Windows, which is why some third-party programs use it for things like short animations. Windows Media Audio files are similar, but only contain audio data, no video. These files use the WMA extension....

Bruce Willis recently was rumored to have sold his image rights to Deepcake, an AI-powered content optimization platform, after he was diagnosed with aphasia—a brain disorder that affects his ability to communicate. Willis quickly denied the claim, but experts say it’s an example of the growing trend of deepfakes in which computers generate realistic simulations of humans. “Confusion about the Bruce Willis / DeepCake deal just shows how problematic digital identities will be in the future,” Stephen Smith, the CEO of StoryFile, an AI-powered conversational video company, told Lifewire in an email interview....

At an upcoming event, computer science professors at Louisiana State University (LSU) will present a new mechanism that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help smartphones analyze how people grip them to determine if they are in the hands of their owners or not. “[We’ve developed] a media sound-based authentication method to protect smartphone notification privacy unobtrusively,” write the researchers in their paper. “[The mechanism] wisely hides or presents sensitive content by verifying who is holding the phone....

If you travel with any regularity or use your devices considerably outside of the home or an office, then it’s well worth having a portable laptop battery charger around for when your phone runs low or you need a little more work time before your laptop shuts off. ZMI’s PowerPack 20000 is one of the best all-around options on the market today, providing a sizable cell with speedy charging across phones, tablets, laptops, portable game systems, and more, plus a slim design and great price....

Biomutant picks up years after the fall of humanity, in a time when mutated animals have taken over the lands and now reside in the remains of humanity’s great cities. Players take on the role of a ronin, a lone samurai that calls no tribe or group its own, who has returned to seek revenge on the predator that killed its family. But, the story doesn’t stop there. There’s also a tribe war you’ll need to navigate and take part in and a threat against the Tree of Life—a massive tree responsible for all life on the planet....

New on Steam this week, Roguebook is a “deckbuilding roguelike” from Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering, and the indie Belgian studio Abrakam, best known for its 2017 card game Faeria. I always end up putting hundreds of hours into games like these, specifically because they’re easy to pick up and play for short periods, but they also reward cleverness, strategy, and thinking on your feet. Roguebook is fast-paced, deep, and addictive, but when compared to other recent deckbuilders like Slay the Spire, it has one major mechanical issue that’ll take some explanation....

While there are cases where an unresponsive touch screen calls for professional repairs, there are a number of steps, from easy to advanced, that you can take to get things working again. Basic Fixes for a Touch Screen That’s Not Working Clean the screen with a lint-free cloth.Restart your device.Remove your case or screen protector.Make sure your hands are clean and dry and that you aren’t wearing gloves. Regardless of your experience level, there are some basic, easy fixes that you can try when your touchscreen stops working....

The iPad in iOS 11 has improved multitasking, a dock for storing and launching commonly-used apps, support for dragging and dropping content between apps, and a Files app that manages files like on a Mac or Windows computer. Even cooler are productivity features like a document-scanner built into the Camera app and the ability to use the Apple Pencil to write on virtually any kind of document. With it, you can add handwritten notes to a document, convert written notes to text, draw on photos or maps, and more....

Televisions have used image processing to improve quality for decades. However, as the resolution of a new HDTV has increased, so has the difficulty of extracting attractive results from aging content. Brands like Sony, LG, Samsung, Hisense, and TCL have turned towards AI to close the gap. Though it has limitations, the technology has matured in recent years and can deliver an obvious leap over older televisions. “The AI portion of it, when it first got started, the promise was much grander than the delivery,” Caleb Denison, senior editor at Digital Trends, said over Zoom....

Available in limited access right now, Luna is easily one of the smoothest experiences I’ve ever had in cloud gaming. The UI of the application, the ease of launching into a game, and the overall performance just melds together into a smooth run of things. Being able to easily sort through games and even add them to a playlist just helps make everything work more seamlessly, which really gives off more of those Netflix vibes that every other cloud gaming software has been trying to hit....

Overall Findings Film animators are generally held to a higher standard than video game artists when it comes to the level of detail that is expected in their artwork. Game animators must understand how video game consoles work, and they often invent new ways to circumvent technological limitations. The two jobs are different, but one isn’t easier than the other. Environments: Video Game Worlds Are Bigger 3D environments for movies don’t have to be as complete as 3D environments for video games....