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Samsung’s new 98-inch Crystal UHD TV is now available
15Apr By adminNo Comments
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Samsung’s new 98-inch Crystal UHD TV is now available

It's been a few months since we've heard any details about latest 98-inch TV, which we . Now, the company has offered up more information about the 98" Class Crystal UHD (DU9000), which is available starting today for $4,000 from its own webstore and select retailers.Samsung previously revealed that this model uses an AI-powered feature to optimize picture quality for the larger screen. Typically, as screens get bigger so do their pixels. However, with Supersize Picture Enhancer (which the company's other current 98-inch models boast), Samsung says it can increase sharpness and reduce visible noise to ensure there's no pixel distortion.Other features of the DU9000 include 4K upscaling, PurColor (which adds another layer of image processing to improve the picture quality) and HDR. The Mot...
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Australia news – Michael Slater remanded in police custody on charges of assault and stalking
15Apr By adminNo Comments
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Australia news – Michael Slater remanded in police custody on charges of assault and stalking

Former Australia Test cricketer Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with more than a dozen offences.Slater, 54, had his case mentioned in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday.He is facing 19 charges relating to alleged offences perpetrated on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5, 2023 and April 12, 2024.The charges include domestic violence offences of unlawful stalking or intimidation, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and choking or suffocation.The former opening batter and TV commentator was also charged with breaching bail and ten counts of contravening a domestic violence order.Police confirmed they arrested a 54-year-old Noosa Heads man at a Sunshine Coast a...
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The latest version of xAI’s Grok can process images
15Apr By adminNo Comments
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The latest version of xAI’s Grok can process images

xAI, the OpenAI competitor founded by Elon Musk, has introduced the first version of Grok that can process visual information. Grok-1.5V is the company's first-generation multimodal AI model, which cannot only process text, but also "documents, diagrams, charts, screenshots and photographs." In xAI's announcement, it gave a few samples of how its capabilities can be used in the real world. You can, for instance, show it a photo of a flow chart and ask Grok to translate it into Python code, get it to write a story based on a drawing and even have it explain a meme you can't understand. Hey, not everyone can keep up with everything the internet spits out.The new version comes just a couple of weeks after the company unveiled Grok-1.5. That model was designed to be better at coding and math ...
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MI vs CSK – IPL 2024 – ‘I am fed up of looking to pinpoint individuals’ – Kieron Pollard defends Hardik Pandya
15Apr By adminNo Comments
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MI vs CSK – IPL 2024 – ‘I am fed up of looking to pinpoint individuals’ – Kieron Pollard defends Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya looked forlorn. He had walked out to bat with Mumbai Indians' asking rate just under 13, and by the time he was dismissed - for 2 off 6 balls - it had shot up close to 17. He paused on his walk back and joined the MI group that included the head coach Mark Boucher and batting coach Kieron Pollard as the timeout was taken.Pollard threw his weight behind MI's under-fire captain Hardik and said everyone "will be singing his praises when time comes"."I don't know if it will affect his confidence. He is a confident guy, he has been great around the group," Pollard said after Mumbai's fourth loss in six outings in IPL 2024. "In cricket, you have good days and bad days and I am seeing an individual who is working bloody hard to improve his skills and plying his trade."I am fed up o...
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Apple claims Epic is trying to ‘micromanage’ its business operations in a new court filing
14Apr By adminNo Comments
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Apple claims Epic is trying to ‘micromanage’ its business operations in a new court filing

Last month, Epic Games filed a motion asking a California judge to hold Apple in contempt for what it claims are violations of a 2021 injunction relating to the company’s App Store practices. Now, Apple is asking the judge to reject Epic’s request, alleging in a new filing spotted by that the motion is an attempt to “micromanage Apple’s business operations in a way that would increase Epic’s profitability.”The original injunction by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers required Apple to let developers provide an option for external payment methods, which would allow them to avoid fees of up to 30 percent on App Store and in-app purchases. Apple for developers in January that do allow linking to external websites for purchasing alternatives, but the new rules also require they get Ap...
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MI vs CSK – IPL 2024 – Hardik Pandya says Mumbai Indians undone by CSK bowlers’ ‘smart approach’
14Apr By adminNo Comments
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MI vs CSK – IPL 2024 – Hardik Pandya says Mumbai Indians undone by CSK bowlers’ ‘smart approach’

Pathirana, who missed CSK's last two games with a hamstring niggle, was a late inclusion. And he finished with figures of 4 for 28; this included the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in his very first over, the eighth of the innings, to put the skids on Mumbai after a 70-run opening stand."Definitely it was gettable," Hardik said of Mumbai's 207-run target. "But I think they bowled pretty well, Pathirana was the difference. He came and got the wickets, at the same time they were also quite smart with their approach. They used the longer boundary well."It was about batting well and keeping our intent, which we did till Pathirana came in. We were on course to get the total, those couple of wickets [in his first over] we lost set us back. From there we were chasing the game."CSK ...
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The new Blink Mini 2 home security camera is on sale for only $30 right now
14Apr By adminNo Comments
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The new Blink Mini 2 home security camera is on sale for only $30 right now

The Blink Mini 2 home security camera was only announced a month ago, and it’s already on sale. The camera is 25 percent off in both colors — black and white — in a deal on Amazon, bringing the already budget-friendly system down to just $30. The Blink Mini 2 can be used indoors or outdoors, offers HD footage in the daytime or at night and has an LED spotlight. It can be paired with one of Amazon’s smart displays for Alexa voice controls. The camera is a plug-in device, though, so you’ll need to place it somewhere with an outlet.BlinkBlink's new indoor/outdoor security camera is 25 percent off. $30 at AmazonYou’ll also need to pick up the weather-resistant power adapter if you intend to put it outside. A bundle including that adapter is on sale as well, shaving $10 off its normal price of...
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Match Preview – RCB vs SRH 30th Match, IPL
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Match Preview – RCB vs SRH 30th Match, IPL

Match detailsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru (10th; P6 W1 L5) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (5th; P5 W3 L2)Bengaluru, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT)Big picture - Can RCB withstand SRH's power at the Chinnaswamy?After making the playoffs for two seasons in a row and then narrowly missing out last year, RCB are having a horror campaign, having slumped to five defeats in their first six games. Their bowling has been a major area of concern, with captain Faf du Plessis admitting they "don't have as many weapons" with the ball. In RCB's last game, they saw Mumbai Indians chase 199 inside 16 overs. And on Monday, they will be up against another batting juggernaut in Sunrisers Hyderabad.With Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma at the top, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen in the middle and the power of Abdul Samad and...
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Interstellar is coming back to theaters in September for its 10-year anniversary
14Apr By adminNo Comments
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Interstellar is coming back to theaters in September for its 10-year anniversary

It’s somehow been almost 10 years since Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi odyssey Interstellar was first released in theaters, and to celebrate the upcoming anniversary, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. are bringing it back to the big screen. Per , Paramount announced at CinemaCon this week that Interstellar will be re-released on September 27, 2024 in IMAX 70mm and digital. Interstellar, starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, debuted in the US in fall 2014.In true form for Nolan, the film is a bit of a mind-bender. Interstellar presents us with a near-future Earth that is becoming uninhabitable due to an unbeatable blight that’s wiped out nearly all food crops. A team of astronauts sets out to space in search of another planet that could support life, using a wormh...
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IPL 2024 – Shikhar Dhawan suffers shoulder injury, out for ‘at least seven-ten’ days
14Apr By adminNo Comments
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IPL 2024 – Shikhar Dhawan suffers shoulder injury, out for ‘at least seven-ten’ days

Shikhar Dhawan has a shoulder injury, Punjab Kings coach Sanjay Bangar has confirmed, and could be out of action for a week, possibly, or even more. If it's a week, Dhawan, the designated captain of the team, could miss two IPL 2024 matches, against Mumbai Indians (April 18) and against Gujarat Titans (April 21), both at home in Mullanpur.Speaking a press conference after Kings' last-over defeat in a low-scoring game against Rajasthan Royals in Mullanpur, Bangar said Dhawan could be out for "at least a couple of games", and that it could be "at least seven-ten days"."He's having a shoulder injury, so he is likely to be out for at least a couple of days, I would say," Bangar said. "Having an experienced opener, somebody like Shikhar, who has experience of playing on such wickets, becomes e...
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