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Live Performance Title: Future - JUST THE BEGINNING Signer Name: Future Live Performance Location: / Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7/10

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Freepik has announced the acquisition of two content services in a bid to strengthen its visual assets offerings. The free stock image and vector illustration platform is adding icons and illustration library Iconfinder and Original Mockup, a mockup template solution, to its portfolio. News of the purchase - whose terms remain as yet undisclosed - comes just months after the company bought UK-based stock video service Videvo. Content is king The demand for design assets continues to grow - from content creators, technology professionals, logo designers, and website builders. According to Freepik, 3D modeling and mockup assets are at the top of this list. But the deal isn’t simply an attempt to build up Freepik’s burgeoning graphic design library. It’s also driven by a need to create localized content for international markets - an increasingly important factor for creators and businesses keen to attract audiences through more personalized content. Artificial intelligence plays a core part of this goal. Freepik has already made strides in the creative AI arena - a fact Martin LeBlanc, CEO and co-founder of Iconfinder noted when discussing the acquisition. “What also appealed to us about Freepik was its progress made with various AI solutions – rather than fighting the tide of artificial image generation, this company is leading the charge,” he said. However, AI has, of late, been a controversial topic across the art and design world. Speaking exclusively to TechRadar Pro, Freepik CEO and founder Joaquin Cuenca Abela remained bullish. “We are convinced that images generated by AI will be a revolution for graphic design, and that’s why we believed in introducing this technology since the very beginning," he said. "The use case is crystal clear: entrepreneurs and small businesses prefer exclusive images, rather than relying on stock images. That’s why we’ve explored offering images on demand, with the precise specifications the user requires.” “We’re seeing more self-proclaimed AI artists, like the creator of Dall-E 2, train algorithms to create realistic images from natural language descriptions, shaking up the design world in the process. Technology is expressing human creativity, rather than replacing it. One thing is certain: design assets must be able to communicate clearly what people are trying to say, adhering to the increasingly digital world around us. If this is executed well, AI can certainly be a catalyst of creativity and human-centric design.” “The key is to ensure that AI systems are always paired with humans, which will optimize information and ideas. Then we'll see human-centric design flourish.” LINK

RISC-V processors have been gaining traction and software support(opens in new tab) for some time, so it’s good to see the open-source architecture making its way into actual products. The Alibaba Roma RISC-V laptop, announced back in the summer(opens in new tab) and spotted by CNX Software(opens in new tab), is finally available, and contains a quad-core processor plus plenty of the features we’ve become used to from Intel and AMD computers. The Roma is based on a computing platform known as Wujian 600 aimed at cost-effective edge computing. The CPU in the laptop is an Alibaba T-Head(opens in new tab) TH1520 quad-core Xuantie C910 processor that’s clocked at up to 2.5GHz with a 4 TOPS NPU and an Imagination Technologies GPU on the side. It can support up to 16GB LPDDR4 or 4X RAM at up to 4266 MT/s, and has 256GB of SSD storage. The display is a 14.1-inch 1080p panel, a resolution matched by the webcam. Should that not be enough screen real e state, there's an HDMI port for hooking up an external monitor. For networking, there's Wi-Fi 5 (yes, 5) and an Ethernet port. There's also Bluetooth 5, for headphones and other peripherals. You can charge over USB Type-C port, and there are a couple of Type-A ports, too. Battery life is rated at 10 hours. There's a dedicated security chip onboard, an Arm SC300 Cortex-M3 security enclave processor with Trusted Execution Environment security certification, and the laptop runs Alibaba’s own Linux-based OS OpenAnolis(opens in new tab) Tom's Hardware is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s why you can trust us. World's First Laptop with RISC-V Processor Now Available RISC-V processors have been gaining traction and software support(opens in new tab) for some time, so it’s good to see the open-source architecture making its way into actual products. The Alibaba Roma RISC-V laptop, announced back in the summer(opens in new tab) and spotted by CNX Software(opens in new tab), is finally available, and contains a quad-core processor plus plenty of the features we’ve become used to from Intel and AMD computers. The Roma is based on a computing platform known as Wujian 600 aimed at cost-effective edge computing. The CPU in the laptop is an Alibaba T-Head(opens in new tab) TH1520 quad-core Xuantie C910 processor that’s clocked at up to 2.5GHz with a 4 TOPS NPU and an Imagination Technologies GPU on the side. It can support up to 16GB LPDDR4 or 4X RAM at up to 4266 MT/s, and has 256GB of SSD storage. The display is a 14.1-inch 1080p panel, a resolution matched by the webcam. Should that not be enough screen real e state, there's an HDMI port for hooking up an external monitor. For networking, there's Wi-Fi 5 (yes, 5) and an Ethernet port. There's also Bluetooth 5, for headphones and other peripherals. You can charge over USB Type-C port, and there are a couple of Type-A ports, too. Battery life is rated at 10 hours. There's a dedicated security chip onboard, an Arm SC300 Cortex-M3 security enclave processor with Trusted Execution Environment security certification, and the laptop runs Alibaba’s own Linux-based OS OpenAnolis(opens in new tab). RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... The keyboard is backlit, and at only 20 mm (0.7 inches) thick and weighing 1.7 kg (3.7 pounds), it’s definitely at the thinner and lighter end of the market, even if it can’t take on the featherlike HP Pavilion Aero(opens in new tab). The Roma is available from Alibaba(opens in new tab) as a basic package for $1,499, which comes with a warranty of ‘more than’ five years and free spare parts. There’s also a $4,999 ‘premium’ package that sees extras like headphones and a smartwatch added to the deal, along with the chance to have your name engraved on the laptop’s casing. The Roma is available for pre-order from Alibaba(opens in new tab), in black or gray, and the first 100 orders aim to deliver in Q4 2022, while a further 1,000 will arrive in Q1 2023. LINK

Name of the game: Hell Let Loose Price: $26.79 US Link Store: HERE Offer ends up after X hours: WEEK LONG DEAL! Offer ends 10 October Requirements: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6600/AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 380 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space

Not long ago I played Last Call BBS, a puzzle anthology that included a minigame about assembling model robot kits—using tools to snip them off the plastic sprues, then connecting, painting, and even stickering them. I get a sense of the same pleasant tactility watching the release trailer for Retro Gadgets, an upcoming game that will let you build your own videogame handheld, calculator, digital pet, or chiptune starter kit. "Lose yourself as you build, solder, code, customise, and play with electrifying gadgets at your relaxing workbench", says the Steam page(opens in new tab) description. "Build video game consoles, weather machines, lightboards, radios, drum machines... any gadget you can think of. What will you come up with next?" If you can't think of what you'd like to build, Retro Gadgets will let you find projects other makers have shared via the Steam Workshop "Check out gadgets made by people all over the world", it says. "Download any gadget, play with it, take it apart, see how it works, build your own version." I'm not much of a maker myself, and I leave it to others to do things like using a Raspberry Pi to make an all-in-one emulation box for playing classic console games. But pretending to be the kind of person who owns a soldering iron and wields it like a pro has a definite appeal. Turning that fantasy into a game is kind of like what PC Building Simulator does. Plus, it takes away the element of risk. You could even use Retro Gadgets to plan a build before going ahead with it in real life. Retro Gadgets is being developed by Licorice ehf and Studio Evil, who plan to release it in early access, where it will stay for, "Ideally about one year, but this could change." A demo will be available during Steam Next Fest, which runs from October 3 to October 10, and you can add it to your wishlist right now on Steam(opens in new tab). Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he remembers having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, Zed Games(opens in new tab). He's written for Rock Paper Shotgun(opens in new tab), The Big Issue, GamesRadar(opens in new tab), Zam(opens in new tab), Glixel(opens in new tab), Five Out of Ten Magazine(opens in new tab), and Playboy.com(opens in new tab), whose cheques with the bunny logo made for fun conversations at the bank. Jody's first article for PC Gamer was published in 2015, he edited PC Gamer Indie from 2017 to 2018, and he eventually lived up to his promise to play every Warhammer videogame. LINK

The federal government will need to drastically increase funding for nature conservation in this month’s budget if it wants to prevent further extinction of native wildlife, conservationists say. The environment and water minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced the zero extinctions target on Tuesday as part of a revamped action plan for threatened species, prioritising conservation efforts for 110 plants and animals and 20 places. The government has promised $224.5m over the forward estimates for a saving native species program, but environment groups and scientists say much more is required.“If we want to get to zero extinctions – which we do – we’re going to have to see a lot more money invested along with a whole lot of other actions,” the nature program manager at the Australian Conservation Foundation, Basha Stasak, said. “We’re going to be looking in the budget for an increase.” In 2019, Brendan Wintle, a professor of conservation science at Melbourne University, led a paper that estimated it would take $1.69bn annually to recover Australia’s full list of almost 2,000 threatened plants, animals and ecological communities. The paper was written before the catastrophic black summer bushfires and Wintle now puts the figure at $2bn. He said that level of funding, a fraction of the overall budget, would need to be directed to practical actions, including proper recovery plans, captive breeding programs, feral animal control and weed management. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning “Australia is a country that spends $3o.7bn a year on caring for its domestic dogs and cats,” Wintle said. “We would say a nation that’s wealthy enough to do that is wealthy enough to spend $2bn a year to avoid losing its incredibly unique animals and plants.” Gregory Andrews, a former threatened species commissioner, said at least $200m a year – instead of $224m over the forward estimates – should be spent on threatened species programs and it should be coupled with “an end to native forest logging and land clearing”. Advertisement Euan Ritchie, a professor in wildlife ecology and conservation at Deakin University, pointed to the billions in government subsidies for the fossil fuel sector. He said announcing just 110 priority species and 20 places, along with “piecemeal” funding for their care, perpetuated a false notion that governments did not have sufficient resources to conserve all of Australia’s species and ecosystems. “This isn’t a budgetary issue, but rather one of priorities and what governments value most and preferentially invest in,” he said. The release of the threatened species action plan came on the same day the government announced a further 15 species, including the parma wallaby and the pretty beard orchid, and three ecological communities had been added to Australia’s threatened list. A further four species have had their threat status upgraded, meaning they have experienced further decline since they were first assessed. A spokesperson for Plibersek said the minister would not comment on budget items in advance of the October budget. Plibersek said on Tuesday the recent State of the Environment report highlighted that the need to protect Australia’s plants, animals and ecosystems from extinction had never been greater. She said the government was setting “the strongest targets we’ve ever seen” to try to turn around the nature crisis. “Our current approach has not been working. If we keep doing what we’ve been doing, we’ll keep getting the same results,” she said. LINK

Here's what's new with Honda for the 2023 model year, including a redesigned Civic Type R and a redone SUV lineup from the HR-V up to the three-row Pilot. It looks like 2023 is the year of the SUV at Honda. The redesigned CR-V is better-looking inside and out and boasts a larger footprint along with plenty of new features. The HR-V is also new and now shares its platform with the Civic, meaning it’s significantly larger than the old Fit-based model. It switches to a 158-hp 2.0-liter inline-four, again with a CVT automatic. The three-row Pilot is next to go under the knife, but Honda has only teased the new model so far. The two-row Passport is unchanged for this year, but we expect a new version to follow the Pilot next year. Despite the focus on its po[CENSORED]r sport-utes, Honda hasn’t neglected the fun stuff. The Civic Type R hot hatch is new for 2023 and adopts the latest Civic’s look, though a huge, ostentatious wing is still part of the deal. The Type R’s turbocharged 2.0-liter engine and six-speed manual stick around, but the engine now makes 315 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. A new Accord is coming early in 2023. Spy photos indicate it will adopt an evolutionary look with slimmer headlights and taillights. The turbocharged 1.5-liter base engine will likely carry over, and we’re hoping that the turbo 2.0-liter does, too. Honda has said the hybrid will become the top powertrain option, as it’s aiming for half of Accord sales to be the gas-electric version. In other hybrid news, the Insight is dead, but a Civic hybrid is slated to replace it. Honda’s most mainstream EV offering to date is coming as well, but won’t arrive until 2024. It’s called the Prologue and will be a mid-size SUV co-developed with GM. The Ridgeline pickup is unchanged, and the Odyssey minivan gets a new Sport trim level with black wheels. LINK

Craig Silvey has a knack for telling Australian stories. His second novel, Jasper Jones, was a runaway success that sold over 400,000 copies and became one of the defining local reads of the decade. In 2020, the Fremantle-born writer followed up with the tender-hearted Honeybee. Now, Silvey is back with an “all ages” book, Runt, illustrated by Sara Acton. It tells a classic Australiana story of country girl Annie Shearer and the adopted stray dog who becomes her best friend. But before he found fame as a writer, Silvey was a self-taught musician who played “unforgivably awful” songs on an electric ukulele. Here, he reminisces about his time wielding that one-of-a-kind instrument, and shares the story of two other prized personal belongings. What I’d save from my house in a fire My powder-blue soprano electric ukulele. It’s a bespoke item, the only one of its kind.In my early 20s, I taught myself to play the ukulele. My ability progressed, and I discovered songwriting, quite by accident. It just clicked. It was as though I could speak another language. I swiftly wrote many songs, many of them unforgivably awful. But, being the obsessive type, I purchased a cheap microphone and, very discreetly, turned my bedroom into a lo-fi recording studio. Then came the moment of truth. I had some friends over and explained that I’d discovered a new band that were blowing up. I said they were Canadian because that seemed sufficiently exotic. They were called The Nancy Sikes. I pressed play and held my breath. To my genuine surprise, they loved the songs. I felt safe enough to confess [that the songs were mine]. Two men play instruments on stage ‘Undeterred by our severe lack of ability, we officially formed the band’: Silvey’s scrappy band. Photograph: Supplied Full of stupidity and enthusiasm, undeterred by our severe lack of ability, we officially formed the band then and there. The Nancy Sikes practised hard. We played some unusual gigs: birthday parties for the offspring of basketball legends, weddings for internationally heralded illustrators. We broke the record for walk-up ticket sales at Fremantle’s Fly By Night Club. Our reign was quixotic and short-lived, but not a month goes by that I don’t wish we were back together. My most useful object A Benriner Japanese mandoline. I love to cook. As a novelist who chips away at a single creative project for years at a time, preparing dinner is often my favourite part of the day, because it gives me the elusive sensation of actually completing a task. I’m a messy cook. I’m a fast cook. I’m an intuitive cook. I maintain my knives poorly and disrespectfully. My juliennes are like a bundle of sticks. My dicing is dicey. My crockery and kitchenware are favoured for their nostalgic value rather than utility. LINK

Joe Biden still hasn’t made up his mind about whether or not to run for president in 2024. “Look, my intention as I said to begin with is that I would run again,” the President said last month in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes.” “But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen.” Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that Biden does decide to run for another term in two years time. The challenge before him will be simple but profound: Prove to the American people that he can campaign all over the country for the entirety of the campaign. That’s according to the latest column from The Washington Post’s Megan McArdle, who writes: “You need only watch video from 10 years ago to see that the president now appears slower than he used to be. That doesn’t mean he’s unfit to be president; he will not be asked to resolve a foreign policy crisis by solving crossword puzzles at high speed. But whether it’s a policy problem, it is a political problem.” McArdle’s argument – if I extrapolate it somewhat – goes like this: 1. In the early primary and caucus states where a premium was put on hand-to-hand campaigning, Biden was crushed. 2. He was saved by the endorsement of South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn and the strong support of Black voters in the Palmetto State. 3. After that win in South Carolina, the primary campaign effectively ended because the country went into lockdown over Covid-19. 4. The general election campaign, similarly, wasn’t much of a campaign. Biden held very few in-person events and the ones he did hold were with small numbers of people. 5. By the time the 2024 campaign rolls around, the pandemic will be in the rearview mirror (Biden says it already is) and politics will return to normal again. Which means Biden will have to do something he hasn’t done in years – actively campaign. Again, McArdle: “Whether Republicans nominate Trump or someone else, his opponent is going to be out there on the stump, whipping up voter enthusiasm and proving they have the stamina for the job. If Biden doesn’t follow suit, he will be conceding them an edge — especially since they will not be shy about using that fact to raise questions about his fitness.” We know from oodles of polling that there are real and persistent questions among the electorate – including a decent-sized chunk of Democrats – about whether Biden should run again, with his age being a prime driver of those doubts. Whether you agree with McArdle or not, she raises a provocative and important point: Given Biden’s age and snafus like the one last week involving the late Rep. Jackie Walorski, people are going to be keeping a close eye on how he carries himself as a candidate in 2024. The Point: Biden, assuming he runs in 2024, will be 81 years old on the campaign trail – the oldest person to ever seek a second term as president. (He was also the oldest person ever elected to a first term.) His ability to handle the rigors of a campaign will be a major hurdle he needs to clear in the eyes of many voters. LINK

Federal prosecutors played audio recording in court on Tuesday of an alleged November 2020 Oath Keepers planning meeting that discussed plans to bring weapons to Washington, DC, and prepare to “fight” on behalf of former President Donald Trump. The meeting lasted about two hours and was secretly recorded by an attendee, FBI agent Michael Palian told jurors during the second day of the trial of far-right militia Oath Keepers leaders on seditious conspiracy charges. oath keepers sidner Takeaways from the dramatic first day and opening statements of the Oath Keepers trial The attendee, Palian said, sent a tip to the FBI later that month but was not contacted by agents. They then resubmitted the tip in March 2021, was interviewed with agents and gave them the recording. The recording, which is primarily of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, is the first major piece of evidence that prosecutors have used to establish a plan by the far-right group to allegedly descend on Washington and oppose the transfer of power. “We’re not getting out of this without a fight. There’s going to be a fight,” Rhodes said in the recording played in court. “But let’s just do it smart and let’s do it while President Trump is still commander in chief,” Rhodes said. Rhodes repeatedly said that people should put pressure on Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act, and that the Oath Keepers would be “awaiting the president’s orders.” “If the fight comes, let the fight come. Let Antifa go – if they go kinetic on us then we’ll go kinetic back on them. I’m willing to sacrifice myself for that,” Rhodes said in the recording. “If things go kinetic, good. If they blow bombs up and shoot us, great. Because that brings the President reason and rationale” to invoke the Insurrection Act. He continued, “so our mission going to be to go into DC, but I do want some Oath Keepers to stay on the outside and to stay fully armed and prepared to go in if they have to. So, if the s**t kicks off, then you rock and roll.” oath keepers campbell These are the Oath Keepers on trial for seditious conspiracy Two other defendants, Jessica Watkins and Kelly Meggs, are also on the recording discussing what weapons are legal to bring into the district, prosecutors said. “Pepper spray is legal. Tasers are legal. And stun guns are legal. And it doesn’t hurt to have a lead pipe with a flag on it,” Meggs said on the recording. After the meeting, Meggs and Watkins both told their state Oath Keeper delegations that they were going to go to Washington. Watkins wrote to Ohio members, “Anybody not on the call tonight. We have been issued a call to action for DC. This is the moment we signed up for.” All five defendants have pleaded not guilty to the seditious conspiracy charge they face, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars. LINK

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Live Performance Title: girl in red - “we fell in love in october” Signer Name: Aaron Dessner Live Performance Location: / Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7/10

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Netflix has been working harder to make a name for itself in the gaming market and is currently focused on mobile games. Though it has released a few original titles, one of the more interesting offerings is Desta: The Memories Between. With all the mechanics at play and the amount of effort put into each area of the game, it could prove to be among their most noteworthy titles. Still, people will need to actually find their way to it as the marketing has been somewhat quiet. This could be because the devs at Netflix are hoping for the game to be able to speak for itself.Stories about dreams can be some of the most fantastical, nonsensical, and deeply personal narratives out there. With Desta: The Memories Between, the dreams appear a bit more grounded than usual. You play as Desta, a young non-binary person who has returned home after a long absence. They distanced themself from everyone close to them as a result of their father unexpectedly passing away. Now that they've returned, they're reminded of all the people they shut out and begin having dreams revolving around this guilt. Using their father's resolution techniques, they must confront these people and try to restore their relationship with them. A dream-like scenario about achieving personal growth is worth exploring. Dreams can present you with a variety of weapons and sometimes normal objects are the most surprising. Desta: The Memories Between does this, which causes certain aspects of it to stand out. The biggest is the ball mechanic. Though you'll have multiple units that can make strategic moves, your primary means of defence are balls. Scattered around the field, both enemy and ally units can pick up and throw them. They'll do damage on contact with an opposing unit while in motion. This opens up a lot in the realms of strategy: placement, angles, hitting multiple units, spreading out, ganging up, and more. Just this one mechanic adds so much to the experience and challenge. Scrap Divers review - "Falling for an endless runner" Automatoys review - "Tactile fun from days long past" Adding on to the sheer number of options in terms of attacking, there's a lot to choose from when it comes to planning. You'll only be able to take three units (one of them being Desta) into battle, but you'll unlock a big roster to mix and match between. Each unit has different stats and abilities, but it's not too much you can't keep track. Desta also has a wide range of Insights which act as abilities to use in battle and Memoria which add passive effects to certain actions. Each one has its uses as you go through the chapters and you'll get breaks in between chapters to practice. Handling the ball sounds easy enough, but even the most talented athlete can drop it occasionally. Desta: The Memories Between has a tight hold but fumbles on a big issue. This is mainly through the strict nature of the game. While it does offer you the chance to reverse moves before ending your turn, that's where the lenience ends. Each dream only gives you one chance to succeed, and if you lose all your units, you wake up. This means you lose all your Insights and Memoria you've gained, which forces you to start with nothing. Since dreams get much harder as time goes on, this can really set you back. You also can't restart dreams which may be too powerful to include, but limited uses would be nice to have. LINK

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Live Performance Title: Arctic Monkeys: Body Paint | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Signer Name: Arctic Monkeys Live Performance Location: / Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7/10

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