InZoi, the first real attempt ever to compete with The Sims in the life sim space, is here, releasing via Steam Early Access, and it's only natural that players will spend their first several hours in the game creating their characters and messing around in build mode to see what kinds of dollhouses they can assemble. There's no point in jumping into the simulation until you've got everything else in order.For those Sims players who are eager to see what InZoi's got that The Sims doesn't, be warned that InZoi's build mode has a few big quirks that you'll need to learn about before you get started, or else you might accidentally rip the walls out of your house while you're trying to make it bigger. Fortunately, we've got you covered with our InZoi build mode guide.How InZoi's home-building gameplay differs from the SimsIf you're coming to InZoi from The Sims 4, you'll probably be used to a build mode in which everything is one context-sensitive click away. Clicking on an object picks it up; clicking on a wall lets you move it to expand or contract the room it's containing. You just click on what you want to manipulate, and then you manipulate it. InZoi's build mode is slightly more complicated than that, thanks largely to the fact that it has more customization options--but there are some fundamental differences from The Sims that will probably trip you up at first.Continue Reading at GameSpot

The American plains of Red Dead Redemption 2 are beautiful to witness, and bountiful for the game that they hold. There are so many animals to be hunted in Red Dead Redemption 2, that it becomes essential for players looking to immerse in the hunt of animals of all sizes to bring the best weapons along for the ride to maximize profits and trophies.

A Super Mario 64 speedrunner known as Bubzia has broken the old 70-star blindfolded world record with a time of 1:16:41. Not only did the speedrunner beat the previous record by over three minutes, but he was the one to previously hold the title in Super Mario 64.

Pokmon Go is having a Totodile Community Day event on Saturday, March 22 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time.As expected with a Community Day event, Totodile will spawn in huge numbers with a high chance for it to appear shiny. There are also several other bonuses and perks, which weve list out below.How do I catch a shiny Totodile?As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), Shiny rates on Community Days are about 1 in 24, which means that if you keep playing throughout the three-hour window, you should find quite a few shiny Pokmon.If youre short on time or Pok Balls, you can pop an Incense, then quickly tap each Totodile to check for shiny ones, running from any that arent shiny. Notably, any Totodile youve already tapped will face where your player is standing, so that should help identify which ones you may have already checked.What Community Day move does Totodiles evolution learn?If you evolve Croconaw into Feraligatr starting at 2 p.m. on March 22 until 10 p.m. on March 29 in your local time, it will learn the charged move Hydro Cannon.If you miss out on evolving it during this period, you will likely be able to evolve it during a Community Day weekend event in December to get Hydro Cannon. If you dont want to wait, you can use an Elite TM to get the move.How does Feraligatr do in the meta?Feraligatr is a solid water-type attacker in raids and gyms, even more so if you have a shadow Feraligatr. Set it up with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon for the most damage. While it is strong, it does teeter behind a lot of the other water-type starters, like Primarina, Swampert, and Greninja. If you dont like using shadows or Mega Evolutions, then Feraligatr is a pretty strong pick, though.Feraligatr is also a menace in the Great and Ultra Leagues for PvP, so if you want to grab ones within the specific IV thresholds, that may not be a bad idea. Youll want to set your PvP Feraligatr up with Shadow Claw paired with Hydro Cannon and Ice Beam.How do I make the most of Totodile Community Day?The following bonuses will be active during Totodile Community Day:14 hatch distance for eggs placed into Incubators during the eventIncense lasts three hoursLure Modules lasts three hoursTotodile special photobombs when taking snapshotsThat said, you should definitely pop your eggs into Incubators and an Incense and try to nab some powerful Totodile.If you can Mega Evolve Blastoise, Slowbro, Gyarados, or Swampert, youll score additional Totodile Candy per catch. Using Primal Reversion on your Kyogre will work as well.There willalsobe Community Day Continued Timed Research until March 29 that will reward more Totodile, including ones with special themed backgrounds. This research will keep the increased shiny rate for Totodile, even after the three-hour event is over, so make sure you complete them for extra chances to get a shiny.

Romance isnt a huge component of Assassins Creed Shadows, but it does exist. Youll naturally come across some romance options in the main story and via companion missions. Romance, then, is just a matter of knowing what to say and when to say it.In this Assassins Creed Shadows guide, well cover how romance works, followed by a list of all romance options and details of how to romance them.Update (March 21): Weve added additional romance options.How romance works in Assassins Creed ShadowsAssassins Creed Shadows handles romance in a quite straightforward manner. In order to establish a romantic relationship with a character, you must basically follow their questlines.From the first time you meet said characters, dialogue options with romantic connotations are available for you to choose from they are indicated by a heart icon (see above). Although only picking these options in conversations doesnt appear obligatory to become more intimate with them, its important to focus on them if you dont want to risk losing each romance option.As you complete quests related to these characters and continue to choose flirtatious dialogue options, eventually a dialogue option with a heart crossed by an arrow appears. Choosing it makes your relationship official.Reaching this stage in your relationship is followed by an intimate scene featuring these characters, but dont worry: These scenes arent too explicit.Can you romance multiple characters in Assassins Creed Shadows?As far as we can tell, there are no negative repercussions to romancing more than one character at once.The romanceable characters dont interact with each other, and we havent seen a quest where the nature of your relationship with them is discussed. In any case, as far as we can tell, being in a romantic relationship with more than one character is only a matter for Naoe since shes the only one who has more than one option.All Assassins Creed Shadows romance optionsBelow, based on a playthrough that was completed through the main story, you find all the romanceable characters in Assassins Creed Shadows, with the character who can romance them in parentheses.Gennojo (Naoe)Katsuhime (Naoe)Lady Oichi (Yasuke)Koshiro (Naoe)Hori Hidemasa (Yasuke)Ibuki (Yasuke)Some of these characters are also recruited as companions, but dont worry. Following their romantic route does not affect your capacity to recruit them as allies. Below, well get into how to romance these characters, with key steps for each romance path in bold font.How to romance GennojoGennojo is the first of Naoes love interests to appear in the game. He is a bold thief who you meet during one of the missions you must complete while hunting down the Fool during the main story.In case you want to make him one of Naoes lovers, here are the quests and steps you must follow:Missing MissiveYou cant miss this quest since its part of the main story arc.Fight Gennojo and retrieve the letter he stole.Sake and SwordsMeet with Gennojo, whos drunk and selling items he stole in Yamashiro.When talking to him, go with the Depends what youre offering dialogue option.In the final conversation, pick the Show me, thief answer.Honor Among ThievesFor this quest, meet Gennojo in Kyoto.Complete the quest by invading and robbing the scroll he tells you about.Before the mission ends, talk to him and choose the Im keeping it, then response.Stolen HeartsAgain, meet Gennojo in Kyoto. Find him northwest of Hills of Meeting.The dialogue option Im here for you is the one you should pick during the first interaction with him in this quest.Later, go with Id like to embrace you.How to romance KatsuhimeDaughter of the leader of another shinobi clan, Katsuhime is a proud fighter whose faith in her teppo is as strong and sincere as the words that come out of her mouth. Her temper is similar to Naoes, which causes a little bit of tension in the air during their first interactions. Even so, she seems to trust Naoe enough to share her ideas and feelings.Here are all the quests where you must pick the right dialogue choices to develop Naoes relationship with Katsuhime.Showdown in SakamotoThis is the final quest related to the Naginata target.During the infiltration into the Sakamoto Castle, you follow Katsuhime for some time.When talking to her, choose the I like your teppo dialogue option.Letter from KatsuhimeKatsuhime can be found in The Shimmering Fields in Omi.Help her find some sake in an underground deposit.Eventually, Naoe invites Katsuhime to be part of the league. During this conversation, you must answer her with, It offers time with me.The Tales of GeninThis time, meet Katsuhime in Wakasa.You learn more about her while you help Katsuhime check if the family of her former master is okay.Assist her in finding and killing the pirates who attacked the family.In the final talk between Naoe and Katsuhime, go with I do enjoy your company.Diary of Lady RokkakuMeet Katsuhime in Ado River Valley.You will need to carry her out of a castle to save her life.When talking to her, you should recruit her as a companion by picking the Yes. Join us dialogue option.The Jounin Pillow BookFind Katsuhime in Wakasa close to Jogu Shrine.When they start talking, pick the Lets find out option to express Naoes feelings.Lastly, be sure to choose the Yes. Forever option.How to romance Lady OichiLady Oichi is Oda Nobunagas sister and you can go through her romance route as Yasuke. She hides lots of secrets and, different from Naoes lovers, whether Yasuke will have the chance to further develop his relationship with her may impact the story.If you plan on chasing this forbidden love between Yasuke, a samurai, and Lady Oichi, the sister of a daimyo, then here is what you must do.An EducationThis is one of Yasukes quests in which you can see part of his training.During the quest, Yasuke meets Lady Oichi and talks to her.Choose the Some company might be nice dialogue option.The Wheel UnmaskedThis is the final quest involving the Mourner, one of the Shinbafuku members.Once you reach the target at the end of the quest, you must choose to spare them.The Wheel TurnsStart this quest by meeting up with Lady Oichi.In one of the first moments talking to her, choose the I miss your smile option.Now, you need to meet her at Cat Island, which is in the middle of Lake Biwa in Omi.After talking to her three daughters, you need to choose between leaving a dog with the kids or taking it with you. Regardless of what you choose, it wont affect the final scene.Next, pick the Lets enjoy the moment dialogue option to make it official.How to romance KochiroKochiro became a ronin and now he looks for a new reason to leave or a new master to serve. As Naoe helps bring justice to his former companions, Kochiro subtly begins to show affection toward her. His romance route offers a bittersweet and yet romantic moment to Naoe.Starting Kochiros romance route takes a little bit of time, but if youre up for the challenge, heres a list of all the quests and steps you must go through:Brothers in ArmsOne of the main story missions, it takes you to meet Kochiro while trying to learn more about the Ox.During this quest, you need to help him find his friend Seiji.After confronting Seiji, choose to spare him.Genzaburos SoldiersKoshiro appears on the People of Harima board.It unlocks a new board with five targets. Kill all of them to complete the quest.The Leaf TurnsA while after having talked to Kochiro at the end of the Genzaburos Soldiers, this quest will unlock.You need to find him in Kitano Village.When the option appears, choose Youre more than a blade to me as your first step to romancing him.Your next step is to retrieve Kochiros toolbox which is inside Inariyama Garrison.Once you have the box, go back and find Kochiro in Lovers Lake.As you talk to him, go with the We have a special connection dialogue option.Right after, you must choose the Id like to spend more time with you.Follow Kochiro for a while and when a new conversation begins, choose You must follow your heart.Sit beside him and as the conversation progresses, you must choose the Like me dialogue option to complete the quest.How to romance Hori HidemasaA former retainer under Oda Nobunaga, Hori Hidemasa captures Yasukes attention due to his loyalty to the man both of them respected. As Yasuke helps him avenge their daimyo, their relationship becomes more intimate.In order to unlock the special scene with Hori Hidemasa, you must first help him in this revenge mission which doesnt leave space for a lot of flirting. Even so, its a great quest. Heres what you must do to unlock his romance route.The BetrayersFind this quest south of Omi. You must be playing Yasuke when you meet Hori.Talking to Hori unlocks the Betrayers board with seven targets. After killing all of them, go back to Hori to complete the quest.In the final conversation, choose the Meeting you was my reward dialogue option.How to romance IbukiNow a ronin, Ibuki travels trying to make the world a better place by helping those in need, while looking with understanding eyes at those who had their hands forced by life to take a knife and steal from others.Yasuke enjoys hearing them talking about art and beauty. Thus, if you plan on helping Yasuke to make Ibuki feel welcomed and loved, follow the steps below to unlock their romance route.Ambush InterruptedYou can find this quest in Iga, South of Hijiyama, in a place called Kashiwara Village.To start this quest, you must be playing Yasuke.Meet Ibuki and help them defend the civilians.HomecomingMeet Ibuki in North of Hijiyama.When talking to them, choose the I am here to help dialogue option.Enter the Hijiyama Fort and fight your way to the highest section where you find Ibukis brother, Kyobei.To make this romance route progress, pick the Fight with us, Kyobei dialogue option after finding him.Leave the first and go meet Ibuki sitting by themselves Southeast of Hijiyama.During the conversation that begins at this point, go with Your mind works in beautiful ways.The next morning, you must recruit them to be your ally.Putting Down RootsGo meet Ibuki in the Hideout.Talk to Ibuki and answer them with You have lovely eyes.To help Yasuke make his move, you need to gather flower seeds.You can find them crossing the bridge East of Katshiware Fort in Hijiyama.With all the seeds with you, go back and talk to Ibuki.Your final answer must be I want more than friendship to unlock the romance scene.For more Assassins Creed Shadows guides, see our running lists of Lost Pages, Kuji-kiri, and armor locations. Or see our full Assassins Creed Shadows walkthrough, and our guides on how to get all companions.

You might not think about it, but you're probably pretty used to how Gmail's search function works. You type in your query, wait a moment, then scroll through the results, looking for the email in question. These results are always in chronological order, with the most recent results appearing at the top. After years of searching this way, you're likely subconsciously expecting this order, scrolling backwards in time to find the result you have in mind.I imagine it's going to be a bit confusing the next time you search for something in Gmail, and the results are not sorted by recency. That's because Google is changing the way it returns Gmail results for users: Google announced in a blog post Thursday that the company is rolling out a new AI-powered search feature for Gmail on both mobile and the web. (It's 2025: Of course the new feature is powered by AI.) The idea is to use artificial intelligence to return more relevant search results, rather than show results in chronological order. The AI still takes recency into account when returning results, but also considers emails you've clicked most, as well as contacts with whom you are in frequent communication. In theory, the changes should be helpful: In an ideal world, the email you wanted to see would show up right at the top of the list with every search, so the closer Gmail can get to finding specific emails you want, the better. Of course, with every new change comes friction. There's a muscle memory to search: You're used to seeing your emails arrive chronologically, so it might be a bit off-putting to skip over one result only to find a more recent one appear after it. There's also the "AI" of it all: Will artificial intelligence aid in our search for relevant emails, or will it hallucinate, and turn this into another AI Overviews fiasco?Gmail's new AI search could actually be usefulWhile I'm a generative-AI skeptic, I have to be honest: This change might actually be helpful. In particular, I found the new search experience worked well with queries for messages that were definitely not recent. When searching for "graduation," for example, sorting by "Most recent" delivered a series of results from the past few days, and seeing as my latest graduation was many years ago, these were pretty useless. In fact, I had to scroll through a ridiculous number of newsletters and promotions before I even saw any personal emailswhether they were relevant to my search or not.On the flip side, switching to the new "Most relevant" showed me mostly personal emails. Perhaps they weren't always about graduations, and instead included results containing variations on the word "graduation" ("graduated," "graduating," etc.) but aside from the odd promoted message or two, virtual all of the immediate returns were direct messages from friends and family. The same was true with a search for "reservation." The traditional sorting method returned a bunch of nonsense from hotel rewards accounts, cooking blogs, restaurant newsletters, even a number of Samsung emails. (Apparently I can reserve a $100 credit to get up to $1,100 in total savings when pre-ordering a Bespoke AI product. No thanks.)While it's a relief that I didn't miss out on that Samsung offer, the new AI-powered search returned personal results that actually made sense from my query: The top result was a recent dinner reservation made through Google, appropriately, while subsequent results included flight reservations and other restaurant bookings. Even the first hotel result to pop up was for a previous stay I had, not a newsletter. How to disable Gmail's new AI searchThat's not to say this is going to be for everyone. If you have a specific email you're looking forespecially if it came in recentlyI could see the old ways of doing things working better for you here. Luckily, Google didn't take away the ability to search by recencyit just made the new search the default, which I can only imagine is going to cause some confusion. It's an easy change to miss, but once you know what to look for, you'll be set. The next time you search on Gmail, take a look just above the top search result, towards the left. You'll see "Most relevant" with a little drop down arrow next to it. Tap this menu, then, on the new "Sort by" pop-up, choose "Most recent."

Mac users take note: A well-known (and relatively sophisticated) phishing scheme previously targeting Windows is now being redirected at macOS and Safari in an attempt to obtain login credentials (your Apple ID). On Windows, this scam worked by displaying fake security alerts on compromised websites claiming that the user's device had been "compromised" or locked" at the same time that malicious code caused the website itself to freeze (making the scam more convincing). The notification prompted users to enter their Windows credentials to regain accessobviously handing them directly to the attackers to take over their accounts. Users were also advised to call a fake hotline, where they were pressured to pay a ransom or allow remote access to their machines.According to a post by LayerX Labs covering the scam, this attack was successful for over a yearin part because the alerts impersonated real Microsoft notifications so well, with sophisticated phishing sites hosted on a legitimate Microsoft domain (windows[.]net) and randomized subdomains that rotated frequently. How this phishing campaign works on MacAs 9to5Mac notes, the campaign quickly pivoted to targeting macOS and Safari after anti-scareware was released for Edge, Chrome, and Firefox in February. It works similarly with pages and text modified for Mac. You can be targeted on Safari if you mistype a URL while trying to access a legitimate website, after which you'll be redirected through a compromised "parking" page to a phishing attack page. As with Windows, you may be prompted to enter your Apple credentials to fix the problem. LayerX Labs states that phishing campaigns targeting Mac "have rarely reached this level of sophistication," though the screenshots of the security pop-ups included in the report contain spelling errors and don't fit Apple's style. As always, bring a critical eye to any communication or alerts that seem urgent or request sensitive information, as you'll usually be able to spot such discrepancies. Otherwise, make sure you type in the correct URL for the sites you want to visit, or search for them on Google and scroll past the ads to the real results before clicking through. And keep an eye out for security updates from Apple so you can download and install patches as soon as they are released.

After a season that resolved a few key mysteries but still perplexed fans and raised the personal stakes for everyones favorite macrodata refiners, its not a huge shock that Apple has renewed one of its most successful shows. Just as the second season finale hit Apple TV+, the company confirmed Severance will be returning for a third season.The company says Severance became the most-watched show on its streaming service during the second season. The sci-fi thriller took the crown from Ted Lasso, which Apple also recently renewed.Season 3 of Severance is available upon request. - Tim C. https://t.co/bNig41qs9t pic.twitter.com/cnctZIRDNF Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 21, 2025 All going well, the wait shouldnt be quite as long between seasons of Severance this time around. Fans had to remain patient for three years for the second season, in large part because of filming delays due to writers and actors strikes in 2023.This week, The Information reported that Apple slashed its initial content budget for Apple TV+ by 10 percent from $5 billion to help reign in costs. The company is said to be losing over $1 billion per year on Apple TV+ purportedly making it the only Apple subscription service that isnt turning a profit despite reaching 45 million subscribers last year. Still, the company is evidently willing to keep supporting expensive projects like Severance if they keep performing well.Theres no release window for season three of Severance as yet. In the meantime, Ill be pretending Im an innie so I can hopefully forget any spoilers I see until I have a chance to watch the season two finale.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/apple-greenlights-severance-season-three-140954214.html?src=rss

In case you need further evidence that companies involved in AI chip manufacturing are looking to give themselves whatever edge they can, SoftBank is adding to its institutional expertise by buying former Intel president Renee James Ampere Computing. The conglomerate is paying $6.5 billion in cash for the chip design business.Ampere, which James founded in 2018, focused on cloud-native computing at first. No prizes for guessing which area the company has moved into since then: "sustainable AI compute," according to a press release.SoftBank is betting that Ampere will bolster Arms research and development. It was reported last month that Arm, which SoftBank also owns, is working on an in-house chip."As SoftBank Group broadens its AI infrastructure investments in ventures such as Cristal intelligence and Stargate, the acquisition will help enhance SoftBank Groups capabilities in key areas and accelerate its growth initiatives," the company said in a statement. Ampere is set to keep its name and run as a wholly owned subsidiary after the deal closes, which is expected to happen later this year pending regulatory approval and other closing conditions."With a shared vision for advancing AI, we are excited to join SoftBank Group and partner with its portfolio of leading technology companies," James, who is CEO of Ampere, said in a statement. "This is a fantastic outcome for our team, and we are excited to drive forward our AmpereOne roadmap for high performance Arm processors and AI."This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/softbank-is-buying-ex-intel-president-renee-james-chip-design-company-for-65-billion-141112408.html?src=rss

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