How AI is Transforming Product Development in Startups: A Deep Dive into Design, Testing, and InnovationRanjotisingh·Follow4 min read·Just now--IntroductionIn recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various industries, and startups are at the forefront of harnessing its power to accelerate product development. Whether it’s enhancing product design, automating testing processes, or fostering innovation, AI offers startups the tools they need to stay competitive and reduce time-to-market. This article explores how AI is shaping the future of product development in startups and presents case studies of companies successfully leveraging AI to drive innovation.The Role of AI in Product DesignAI is transforming product design in startups by enabling more precise and personalized designs that are both user-centric and data-driven. Traditional design processes involved lengthy feedback loops and iterations, but AI accelerates this process by analyzing vast amounts of data to predict customer preferences, trends, and potential market demands.Key AI Applications in Product Design:Generative Design: AI tools generate a wide range of design options based on specified parameters, allowing startups to explore innovative design alternatives.User Personalization: Machine learning algorithms analyze user behavior data to create highly personalized product features that resonate with target audiences.Design Optimization: AI can continuously optimize designs by learning from user feedback and improving product features over time.Case Study: Autodesk’s Generative Design Autodesk, a leader in CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software, introduced generative design using AI to help product designers quickly generate optimized solutions. This technology allows startups in fields like automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods to design products that are not only functional but also lightweight and cost-effective. By utilizing AI-driven algorithms, Autodesk’s platform accelerates the design process and provides innovative solutions that human designers may not have considered.AI in Product Testing and Quality AssuranceProduct testing is a critical phase of product development, and AI significantly enhances this process. Traditional testing methods are often time-consuming and limited in scope, but AI introduces automation, predictive analytics, and continuous monitoring to streamline testing and ensure higher quality.How AI is Streamlining Product Testing:Automated Testing: AI can run repetitive tests automatically, saving time and resources. This allows startups to focus on more complex testing scenarios.Predictive Analytics: Machine learning models analyze previous test data to predict the likelihood of product failures and suggest improvements before they occur.Real-time Feedback: AI systems provide immediate feedback during testing phases, enabling faster decision-making and quicker iterations.Case Study: Tesla’s AI-Powered Testing Tesla, known for its cutting-edge electric vehicles, employs AI in both product testing and quality assurance. Tesla’s AI-powered systems analyze real-time data from sensors embedded in their vehicles, enabling predictive maintenance and identifying potential defects before they occur. This allows Tesla to fine-tune their products and deliver high-quality, safe vehicles with minimal manual intervention.AI-Driven Innovation and Accelerated Development CyclesOne of the most significant advantages of using AI in product development is the ability to accelerate innovation. AI tools assist startups in experimenting with new ideas, iterating faster, and bringing products to market more quickly. With AI, startups can make data-backed decisions, predict market trends, and identify gaps in their product offerings.Key AI Tools for Innovation:AI-Powered Prototyping: Startups use AI to quickly create digital prototypes and simulations, reducing the time spent on physical prototypes.Market Trend Prediction: AI analyzes market data to predict upcoming trends, allowing startups to adjust their product strategies and stay ahead of the competition.Innovation Acceleration: Machine learning algorithms can help identify innovative product features by analyzing customer feedback and competitor products.Case Study: Spotify’s AI-Driven Feature Innovation Spotify, a leading music streaming service, uses AI to drive product innovation and enhance user experience. Through its machine learning algorithms, Spotify analyzes listening habits and provides personalized recommendations, shaping the direction of new features and product updates. The company’s AI-driven approach has enabled Spotify to launch features like Discover Weekly and Release Radar, which have become integral to user engagement and product success.Overcoming Challenges in AI-Driven Product DevelopmentWhile AI offers tremendous benefits, there are challenges to consider when implementing AI in product development, especially for startups with limited resources. Common obstacles include:Data Quality: AI relies on high-quality, accurate data. Startups may face difficulties in obtaining the necessary data for training AI models.Cost: Implementing AI tools can be costly, and startups must weigh the investment against potential returns.Expertise: Startups often need specialized knowledge in AI and machine learning to fully leverage these technologies.ConclusionAI is a game-changer for startups looking to innovate and accelerate product development. By integrating AI into the design, testing, and innovation phases, startups can streamline processes, reduce time-to-market, and deliver products that resonate with customers. With successful case studies from companies like Autodesk, Tesla, and Spotify, it’s clear that AI is not just a buzzword — it’s a transformative tool that drives the future of product development. For startups aiming to stay competitive, adopting AI is no longer optional; it’s essential for growth and success.

Dancrane212 Member Oct 25, 2017 14,108 What the heck’s an Intellivision Amico? Console’s leaky dev portal offers hints Creators compare the $250 crowdfunded console’s power to a chip from a $100 2016 smartphone. arstechnica.com Ars Technica is reporting on the information that Intellivision leaked when their development portal was apparently public earlier this month and was then captured by the archive.org webcrawling service. The spec and details are in the link above. Since its announcement as a crowdfunded game console in 2018, the Intellivision Amico has had a weird public image. There have been many YouTube pronouncements about its family-friendliness, yet there are few concrete details that have convinced us it will stand out in an increasingly crowded home-gaming market. And this year, public scrutiny about the $250 system (currently open for $100 preorder "down payments" or full-price preorders, which include two controllers and six pack-in games) has grown, particularly after Intellivision joined the 2021 virtual E3-showcase fray—and did so with a resounding thud. Thus far, the Amico has used video presentations to show what the company hopes will set this handheld apart from the pack. Those videos mostly originate from Intellivision and a few hand-picked fan YouTube channels. Until we can go hands on with live hardware ourselves, these videos leave us with question marks about dev kits and other potentially inauthentic presentations. Leaks from an Intellivision developer portal this week will have to suffice for now, as it's a great opportunity to finally take a closer look at what the heck an Intellivision Amico actually is. Click to expand... Click to shrink... The Intellivision developer portal was recently publicly available online, no password needed, for long enough to have the details saved at archive.org earlier this month. Sources with knowledge about Amico have confirmed to Ars Technica that the leaked specs we've seen were legitimate. While the specs were live as recently as June 14 and line up with Amico's own official specs page, they could still change between now and the system's launch. Click to expand... Click to shrink... The CEO of Intellevision is tossing around legal actions as the response for Ars reporting on this publicly available information:   Last edited: Jun 29, 2021 Squirrel09 Member Nov 4, 2017 1,895 The best way to sell your new console is have your CEO threaten legal action against journalist.   Scottoest Member Feb 4, 2020 12,498 I love Tommy's tweets, LOL. God, it had "NOT FOR PUBLIC" written right on it Ars! Don't you know that means it's illegal to report on?!   Kalor Resettlement Advisor Member Oct 25, 2017 20,724 I was just about to make a thread on this but this is my "favourite" part Various text prompts in the portal's "guidelines" section read like a Game Design 101 manual as opposed to Amico-specific rules or limitations. They're all archived at the previously shared link, but if you'd simply like a taste of what the text looks like, I will share one unedited segment, titled "THE SECRET SAUCE" in all caps: The secret sauce to video games is humor, yes even in serious games. Humor is the most difficult thing to do, it doesn't have to be "laugh out loud" but the player should feel amused. Ask yourself if Angry Birds® would be a hit if it was called The Catapult Game (without birds exploding etc.) Add humor to your games and you immediately step away from your competitors as most don't even try. Humor entertains both males and females, so you can double your audience when you entertain both. When you come up with designs, ask yourself, "Is this for males, or females, or both?" We highly recommend you focus on both, as it doubles the audience of your game before you even start coding! Click to expand... Click to shrink...   Deleted member 10737 User requested account closure Banned Oct 27, 2017 49,774 he should be thankful that there's someone out there reminding people this thing exists.   Jaded Alyx Editor-in-chief at SpecialCancel.com Verified Oct 25, 2017 39,624 Tommy Tallarico always struck me as a massive idiot, Video Games Live aside.   Bane The Fallen Oct 27, 2017 5,968 Man, I used to respect Tallarico so much for what he's done for game music but all this has just shown him for the ass he is. Terrible old man "games were better when I was younger" marketing, not really revealing much about the platform, having it impact his Video Games Live stuff when he initially said it wouldn't, and stuff like this today and other things he's said on twitter have just turned me off of him so damn much.   Team_Feisar Member Jan 16, 2018 5,394 Something tells me it was not a very wise financial decision to invest my life savings into intellivision amico consoles (©) to profit off of the resale market.   Qwark Member Oct 27, 2017 9,920 Bad move for Tommy to lash out like that. Most of the dev portal stuff isn't even that bad. Though only 1MB available for controller assets is a pretty big limitation, no 3D games is a headscratcher, and lol at the Wii U callout: Having a touchscreen and physical buttons and input disc has also not been utilized (the Wii U failed miserably). [sic] Click to expand... Click to shrink...   Jaded Alyx Editor-in-chief at SpecialCancel.com Verified Oct 25, 2017 39,624 Some genius who thinks using stick photos are against the law Some genius who thinks using stock photos is against the law  grand Member Oct 25, 2017 30,128 Kalor said: I was just about to make a thread on this but this is my "favourite" part Click to expand... Click to shrink... "Is this for females?" How to tell me everything without saying anything  wideface ▲ Legend ▲ Avenger Oct 25, 2017 7,138 Hidamari Apartments Nice to see the Amico will entertain the females as well as the males.   apocat Member Oct 27, 2017 11,367 Kalor said: I was just about to make a thread on this but this is my "favourite" part Click to expand... Click to shrink... "iS tHiS FOr mAleS oR FeeMalEs?" Jaded Alyx said: Some genius who thinks using stick photos are against the law Some genius who thinks using stock photos is against the law Click to expand... Click to shrink...   SteveWinwood Member Oct 25, 2017 19,259 USA USA USA wideface said: Nice to see the Amico will entertain the females as well as the males. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Only if you want to double your audience before you even start coding.   Transistor This isn't going to go the way you think Administrator Oct 25, 2017 40,884 Washington, D.C. THIS POST IS NOT FOR PUBLIC VIEW Hilarious  Dunlop Member Oct 25, 2017 9,408 Flousn said: Something tells me it was not a very wise financial decision to invest my life savings into intellivision amico consoles (©) to profit off of the resale market. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Or it was genius! Savor your last days as a regular citizen   platocplx 2020 Member Elect Member Oct 30, 2017 37,361 samred MAN you really struck a nerve with this article lmao. Another great read! Cant believe what they are trying to pull with this One.   1-D_FE Member Oct 27, 2017 8,966 I always thought TT was suspect and a shameless self-promoter, but that's some Trump level narcissism.   Team_Feisar Member Jan 16, 2018 5,394 Dunlop said: Or it was genius! Savor your last days as a regular citizen Click to expand... Click to shrink... Do you consider someone who has 1 million $ net worth in Intellivision Amico Consoles to be rich?  Mahonay Member Oct 25, 2017 33,487 Pencils Vania Thank you Tommy. Even if you will entertain no one with the Amico, you've already given us all $300 worth of entertainment.   RF Switch Banned Oct 31, 2017 4,118 I've been following this console for years now and I can't deny I have a slight desire to own one. I like the idea of having a console with a bunch of gimmicks and quick pick up and play games and some of the games honestly look fun to play especially couch coop. The problem is the console is priced way too high for what they want to do and every single game I've seen so far would work on a normal controller. Selling all of these games in a bundle at full retail price with online play and leaderboards on established systems would probably have way higher profit margins than attempting a console. The other issue is clearly Tommy he is the complete opposite of trust worthy   FerrisBueller Member Jul 15, 2018 3,051 UK I've started following (and become a little fascinated with) the Amico recently simply for the entertaining shitshow it's turning out to be with Tommy Tallarico being such a huge arsehole and total lack of professionalism, plus the weird fan cult who attack anyone who says anything negative about it, it's amazing in both the worst and best ways.   senj Member Nov 6, 2017 8,444 They let Tommy Tallarico be CEO of something? That's going to end ... about how it's currently going.   bitcloudrzr Member May 31, 2018 20,081 Flousn said: Do you consider someone who has 1 million $ net worth in Intellivision Amico Consoles to be rich? Click to expand... Click to shrink...   Necron ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 25, 2017 9,671 Switzerland Jaded Alyx said: Some genius who thinks using stick photos are against the law Some genius who thinks using stock photos is against the law Click to expand... Click to shrink... Beautiful...   FormatCompatible One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 12,071 Good lord Tommy, get a fucking grip.   grand Member Oct 25, 2017 30,128 Not since the Gizmondo has there been such a creative console launch attempt   whoamiifnotwhoiam Member Sep 29, 2019 1,734 The Amico seems to be nothing else but a phone with a super weird format, honestly. The specs are really basic, too. Wouldn't parents just prefer to buy some tablet for cheaper, or something of the sorts?   werezompire Zeboyd Games Verified Oct 26, 2017 14,636 Angry Birds® (With Birds Exploding) should be the new name of the game.   Deleted member 3017 User requested account closure Banned Oct 25, 2017 17,653 Old Man Yells At Cloud: The Console   7threst Member Oct 25, 2017 3,297 Netherlands That's Tommy Tallarico of Video Games Live? Wow.... holy shit. I liked what he has done for game music but man, this guy isn't the cool guy I want him to be. A damn shame.   Billfisto Member Oct 30, 2017 17,601 Canada But I thought it was somehow going to be the greatest 2d machine ever? As if it's not bad enough that Doug TenNapel has revealed himself to be a huge scumbag, why does Tonmy need to go full charlatan?  PROh1bited The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 3,759 Tommy has really fallen off a cliff the past 15 years.   jmsebastian Member Nov 14, 2019 1,136 grand said: "Is this for females?" How to tell me everything without saying anything Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah, that immediately jumped out to me, too. Is it too difficult to just say that humor appeals to everybody? To go with "males and females" is just so weird and gross. "Female", in particular, has really become a red flag. Of course, Tallarico's work to get Earthworm Jim on the Amico platform (including its awful, awful creator) is much more damning and reason enough to have nothing to do with this product...not that I think it will even release.   FormatCompatible One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 12,071 Qwark said: Bad move for Tommy to lash out like that. Most of the dev portal stuff isn't even that bad. Though only 1MB available for controller assets is a pretty big limitation, no 3D games is a headscratcher, and lol at the Wii U callout: Click to expand... Click to shrink... Bold prediction: This thing is gonna do way worse than the Wii U.   chrisPjelly Avenger Oct 29, 2017 10,911 I can't believe Tommy is putting so much into a Gamer Warz bit   Melpomene One Winged Slayer Member Jun 9, 2019 19,191 My favorite thing about this is Tallarico's interesting use of "copywritten."   Liam Allen-Miller Member Nov 2, 2017 7,836 Shibuya It's really easy to get where Tommy is coming from in that he's clearly very emotionally invested and wants to protect his product's good image, but he's really going too far and I feel he's making things worse for the project. I think this should have been a simple exchange with them posting some sort of factually corrective blog post (eg.: "The documentation reported x at the time, it is now y", and so forth) but Tommy coming out with this threat of legal action is just a nasty look. I don't explicitly want them to fail (if Tennapel got dumped that'd be great) but it's really clear that they're not doing themselves any good with Tommy's awful style of damage control and it's hard to even want to try and hope for them at this point.   Goddo Hando Member Oct 25, 2017 5,375 Chicago chrisPjelly said: I can't believe Tommy is putting so much into a Gamer Warz bit Click to expand... Click to shrink... streisand effect is about all he has as a marketing plan at this point  Perzeval Prophet of Truth Avenger Oct 25, 2017 11,084 Sweden Interesting..​   TheChrisGlass Member Oct 25, 2017 5,722 Los Angeles, CA I knew Keith Robinson. I'd see him a few times a year at certain gatherings. The last few years before he passed, he was trying to get a newer console made. But I think he was aiming more for the blister-pack style stuff you'd get for cheap at a Big Lots. Not a "resell a half-decade old CPU for $250" console.   jmsebastian Member Nov 14, 2019 1,136 Billfisto said: As if it's not bad enough that Doug TenNapel has revealed himself to be a huge scumbag, why does Tonmy need to go full charlatan? Click to expand... Click to shrink... TenNapel has been awful the whole time. He had a blog way back in the early 2000s where he regularly outed himself as an idiot and bigot. When Earthworm Jim hit it big, I really loved the games and it was cool knowing that he was local to my area. But after finding out about his political views, I've never been able to return to his work. The fact that Tallarico is really hawking Earthworm Jim merch and playing up that relationship is especially gross. There's just no way to justify supporting that kind of willful and hateful ignorance.   scottbeowulf Member Oct 27, 2017 10,797 United States   iksenpets Member Oct 26, 2017 8,342 Dallas, TX Everything about Tallarico's presentation of this thing has seemed skeevy as fuck from the start. He's built this product that seems like it could honestly find reasonable success if it were $99 and preloaded with a dozen games for sale in a bin by the checkout line at Target, but is instead marketing it to "the real gamers" or whatever for $250 as this sort of protest against every evolution in game design post-1995, which judging by his weird directives to developers, he's really a true believer in.   JershJopstin Member Oct 25, 2017 5,333 Jaded Alyx said: Some genius who thinks using stick photos are against the law Some genius who thinks using stock photos is against the law Click to expand... Click to shrink... This is doomed to have typos, you couldn't even copy it correctly! (He said "Same genius" both times)  zoodoo Member Oct 26, 2017 14,387 Montreal RF Switch said: I've been following this console for years now and I can't deny I have a slight desire to own one. I like the idea of having a console with a bunch of gimmicks and quick pick up and play games and some of the games honestly look fun to play especially couch coop. The problem is the console is priced way too high for what they want to do and every single game I've seen so far would work on a normal controller. Selling all of these games in a bundle at full retail price with online play and leaderboards on established systems would probably have way higher profit margins than attempting a console. The other issue is clearly Tommy he is the complete opposite of trust worthy Click to expand... Click to shrink... That's where i'm at too. I was a bit curious but there are a lot of red flags. Also i don't want anything to do with that Earthworm Jim guy   Billfisto Member Oct 30, 2017 17,601 Canada jmsebastian said: TenNapel has been awful the whole time. He had a blog way back in the early 2000s where he regularly outed himself as an idiot and bigot. When Earthworm Jim hit it big, I really loved the games and it was cool knowing that he was local to my area. But after finding out about his political views, I've never been able to return to his work. The fact that Tallarico is really hawking Earthworm Jim merch and playing up that relationship is especially gross. There's just no way to justify supporting that kind of willful and hateful ignorance. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yep. By "revealed" I definitely mean "Post-EWJ" and not anything particularly recent. It's absolutely disgusting that Tommy keeps him hanging around. "The family friendly console" includes the really bigoted uncle, I guess.  FerrisBueller Member Jul 15, 2018 3,051 UK Tommy Tallarico, CEO of the "family friendly" Intellivision   CorpseLight Member Nov 3, 2018 7,666 Kalor said: I was just about to make a thread on this but this is my "favourite" part Click to expand... Click to shrink... Various text prompts in the portal's "guidelines" section read like a Game Design 101 manual as opposed to Amico-specific rules or limitations. They're all archived at the previously shared link, but if you'd simply like a taste of what the text looks like, I will share one unedited segment, titled "THE SECRET SAUCE" in all caps: The secret sauce to video games is humor, yes even in serious games. Humor is the most difficult thing to do, it doesn't have to be "laugh out loud" but the player should feel amused. Ask yourself if Angry Birds® would be a hit if it was called The Catapult Game (without birds exploding etc.) Add humor to your games and you immediately step away from your competitors as most don't even try. Humor entertains both males and females, so you can double your audience when you entertain both. When you come up with designs, ask yourself, "Is this for males, or females, or both?" We highly recommend you focus on both, as it doubles the audience of your game before you even start coding! Yes. Ask yourself if you made a completely different game if it would be as successful.  malaiseforever Member Mar 31, 2018 263 This thing is dead in the water at the current price point.  

Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech HardwareLeak All ZOTAC RTX 5060 Ti Cards Will Ship With A Single 8-Pin PCI-E Connector: Confirmed By Leaked Specs And Pics Sarfraz Khan • Apr 13, 2025 at 02:18am EDT Leaked pictures have confirmed that ZOTAC is skipping the 12-pin power connector for its RTX 5060 Ti GPUs. RTX 5060 Ti AMP, Twin Edge, and Twin Edge OC From ZOTAC Confirmed to Use a Single 8-pin PCI-E Connector to Meet the Requirements Thankfully, the RTX 5060 series appears to be safe from the melting problems as NVIDIA and its board partners will be equipping the cards with a single 8-pin power connector. It shouldn't be a surprise since the RTX 5060 series isn't as power-hungry as the 70-class cards and will get the job done in under 200W. The RTX 5060 Ti, which is set at 180W, reportedly features a single 8-pin PCI-E connector as spotted in the leaks. ZOTAC has prepared six different editions for the RTX 5060 Ti. Three are for the 8 GB and three for the 16 GB edition. The pics reveal the cards featuring 8-pin connectors even for the premium AMP edition. The Twin Edge and Twin Edge OC cards also bring a single 8-pin connector. 2 of 9 The specsheet also reveals the same and confirms some of the specs of the Twin Edge OC, including the boost clock of 2602 MHz. The 8-pin PCI-E connector is, by design, highly ideal for GPUs and hardly fails, unlike the 12-pin connectors, which commonly see melting on higher-end GPUs such as RTX 5090 and 5080. This is due to a design flaw that lets a single wire carry all the load even if the connector isn't connected properly. Image Credit: videocardz.com The 8-pin power connector totally cuts off the power supply if one of its wires is disconnected and maintains a balanced load across all the wires. Since the RTX 5060 Ti requires around 180W of power, a single 8-pin PCI-E plus the PCI-E x16 slot is enough for its power requirements. The former can supply up to 150W and the PCI-E slot can deliver up to 75W, totaling up to 225W at peak. This should be enough even for the OC cards and will provide enough room for overclocking as well. The RTX 4060 series also carried the same 8-pin power connector but was even more power-efficient. Now, as far as the RTX 5060 Ti from other vendors is concerned, it may be possible to see dual 8-pin power connectors if the vendors decide to expand the room for higher overclocking potential, but we have yet to confirm this. Hopefully, no vendor supplies the 12-pin connector on the RTX 5060 Ti as there is no need for it. News Source: Videocardz Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Are you ready to solve Eight Realms in Eight Months in Blue Prince? You're going to stumble upon this puzzle a few hours into your playthrough. However, you won't have all the information to make heads or tails of what you actually need to do. Thankfully, our guide here has all the details. Just watch out because we're going to include a few spoilers as well.How to solve Eight Realms in Eight Months in Blue Prince - Room 46 Map Puzzle guideEight Realms in Eight Months is quite a doozy of a puzzle. It involves doing the following:Revisit Room 46 after clearing the campaign once. Look behind the chair on the desk to see a map with pins. This is the Eight Realms in Eight Months Puzzle. It's a map with several continents and regions, and there are eight pins that you can place.Some partial clues can be found in other parts of the estate: The History of Orindia - This book can be purchased via the Bookstore, and you can request it in the Library.Classroom - Upon drafting a Classroom, you should check the test papers that students submitted.The most important hints, however, come from the Sanctum Keys that you've collected. These lead you to doorways in the Underground, where you have to solve the Sigil Puzzles.Each room with a Sigil Puzzle has a postcard from Herbert Sinclair detailing his trip. His letters addressed to you denote the correct order of the pins on the map board in Room 46.Note: Our guide looks into the clues first in case you want to solve the puzzle on your own. Or, you can skip straight ahead to the end to learn about the solution. Eight Realms in Eight Months clues: The History of Orindia and Classroom TestsBefore we provide the solution to the Blue Prince Eight Realms in Eight Months Puzzle, let's check out some clues:The History of Orindia book has a page that shows the eastern hemisphere of the map--i.e. Fenn Aries, Eraja, and Arch Aries. You can see this in the image above.The symbols on the landmasses correspond to some of the core symbols from the Sanctum Sigil Puzzles.The Classroom test papers, meanwhile, show flags with the correct colors. These are the flags of the nations from the book. Eight Realms in Eight Months clues: The Postcards from the Sanctum Sigil PuzzleNow, assuming you've solved all the Sanctum Sigil Puzzles, then you've likely seen the following:An illustration of a locale, be it a village, a mountain, a beach, etc.Herbert's letter to Simon talking about his travels.Flags and insignias with different colors.The idea is to arrange Herbert's letters in a chronological order. Imagine that he's sharing news about his journey. If so, which location did he come from? Which location did he travel to next? Which continent did he go to afterward? All of these appear as contextual clues in the letters. Eight Realms in Eight Months: Herbert's Travels Around the WorldOkay, we promise this is the last section about clues for the Blue Prince Eight Realms in Eight Months Puzzle. This is basically how Herbert's trip went:First location: Fenn Aries (chip symbol) - The first letter from the first Sigil Puzzle (from the left) tells you of how he started his journey. See how it matches the map from the History of Orindia.Second location: Eraja (hourglass symbol) - Herbert mentioned going south, so look at the Orindia map to see which region is south of Fenn Aries.Third location: Arch Aries (mountain symbol) - There are a couple of clues here: Herbert said that he misses the old days when railway tracks extended north.He wanted to trek along the northern coast.Fourth location: Mora Jai (cap symbol) - Herbert arrived on the main island after a sea voyage.Fifith location: Verra (jigsaw symbol) - Herbert mentioned that the weather in Verra is more severe compared to Mora Jai--i.e. he's been to Mora Jai already.Sixth location: Corarica (heart symbol) - It seems that frigid weather in Corarica is a welcome relief compared to Verra.Seventh location: Nuance (diamond symbol) - Herbert says that the views are as stirring as the ones in Corarica and Mora Jai, which he previously visited. He also says that he looks to the east and sees red flags.Eighth location: Fenn Aries (pentagon symbol) - He mentions that this is his last postcard. Moreover, the Sigil Puzzle painting has the nation's red flags. Eight Realms in Eight Months solutionThe image above shows you how to solve the Eight Realms in Eight Months Puzzle. You just need to place the pins on the correct regions/landmasses:Pin #1: Fenn Aries - The middle of the large landmasses at the right-hand side of the map.Pin #2: Eraja - South of #1 (Fenn Aries).Pin #3: Arch Aries - North of #1 (Fenn Aries).Pin #4: Mora Jai - The large northern island across the ocean from #3 (Arch Aries).Pin #5: Verra - The medium-sized circular island in the middle of the map.Pin #6: Corarica - The massive landmass at the left side of the map.Pin #7: Nuance - The Scotland-esque landmass to the left of #1 and #2.Pin #8: Fenn Aries - Herbert was already home when he penned his last letter. It means you should place the pin on the location of #1 as well.That's it! You've solved the Eight Realms in Eight Months Puzzle in Blue Prince. A small compartment will open, revealing a couple of letters. These aren't just for background lore or fluff. They're actually related to other puzzles and discoveries, too.A surreal adventure filled with wonders and mysteries await you in Blue Prince. If ever you feel stuck or lost at any point in time in your playthrough, don't forget to check our Blue Prince guides hub.

The introduction of the Wild Sticker in Monopoly GO completely changed the game. These special cards let you choose any sticker you want. If you’re stuck on a rare five-star sticker or need that last gold sticker that can't be traded to finish a set, a Wild Sticker comes to your rescue. However, Wild Stickers themselves are hard to get. They’re usually offered as high-value rewards in limited-time events and mini-games, like Partner Events, Treasure Hunts, and Peg-E.

We’re currently experiencing a golden age of video games set in the far, grimdark future of Warhammer 40,000. There are the potent power fantasies of Space Marine 2 or Boltgun, the constant hordes and frenetic combat of Darktide, the deep role-playing potential of Rogue Trader, or the tactical combat of Mechanicus or Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters. Or, you could ignore all of these options and go to one of the most unexpected hubs for fan-made 40K games: Roblox. @goblinrurik No Horus Heresy we are the 40k #warhammer40k #roblox #spacemarine2 #gaming #foryo #warhammercommunity#meme #robloxgames #horusheresy #spacemarines ♬ original sound – Brennan Roblox is a free-to-play sandbox that hosts a ton of popular games, including Dress to Impress, Blox Fruit, and Squid Game remakes. Roblox allows users to make their own games and worlds, including ones inspired by the 40K universe. It’s an absolutely fascinating mash-up that most fans wouldn’t expect on account of some glaring contradictions. One of the most notable parts of 40K is that it’s so big — there are legions of genetically modified, heavily armored Space Marines, ancient and terrible alien empires, and the extraplanar and deeply malicious forces of Chaos. You might think it’s impossible to take a setting of this scope and scale it down for the friendly, blocky world of Roblox. To this I say: You fool. You credulous buffoon.  These developers are ambitious, and I was stunned when I took a spin through one project in development called Humanity’s Crusade, a fan game with a massive battle barge crewed by Space Marines, a battlefront against the Tyranids, and more. There’s also Marches of Molech, which is set during the Horus Heresy era; Wargamer took a look at the project last year. Here, we see a dedicated march of Ultramarines, with each Space Marine controlled by a player. Another game, called Caledga Prime, has the following lore-rich description. Caldega Prime stands in the Segmentum Ultima, a crucial Frontier World for the Imperium. Calamity struck when the Traitor Legions unleashed Chaos, sowing death and terror wherever they tread… Yet the Imperium refuses to give up its vital resources, holding its ground. Regiments of the Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) – including Cadian and veterans of the Death Korps – battle ceaselessly, often backed by the Adeptus Mechanicus’ diligent Legiones Skitarii. Meanwhile, Space Marine Chapters deploy elite Astartes in swift strikes against the renegades, echoing Cadia’s doomed heroism in the Emperor’s name. Some fans have even gone so far as to try to recreate famous battles from the 40K history books, like the Siege of Vraks. In the lore, Vraks was a massive back-and-forth that lasted nearly two decades, with neither side willing to either back down or commit Exterminatus and destroy the whole dang planet. This Roblox game is set during the Siege, and pays close attention to the armed forces on the ground during this protracted battle. Roblox may be known as a kids’ game, but Warhammer 40K is decidedly not. This is a setting where machines are run by the brains of lobotomized criminals, civilians are regularly marched into volcanoes, and all manner of war crimes are happening basically all the time.  Despite this, it seems that fans have found a way to build tributes to the setting with a widely accessible set of tools. While we have a wealth of great, officially licensed titles to enjoy, we also have Warhammer at home. There’s something fun and charming about seeing people embrace the spirit of 40K and making their own games in the setting, telling their own stories or expanding on the galaxy’s most famous battles.

Microsoft is gradually rolling out new preview features to Windows Insiders, including Recall, which has been the target of critics' security and privacy concerns since it was announced. It was originally supposed to be a preview experience that's broadly available to all Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs when the first batch of AI-assisted devices hit the market in June last year. But Microsoft pushed back its release to ensure the feature was truly secure. It delayed the tool's rollout yet again in October 2024 to "refine the experience before previewing it with Windows Insiders." Recall lets you quickly jump back to whatever you previously had open on your screen, whether it's a web page, an image, a document, an email or a chat thread. It works by regularly taking screenshots of your activity in the background, which it then saves into a searchable database. If you want to go back to a particular task you were doing in the past, you can either browse through the screenshots in the tool's timeline and choose one or type a query in the search bar of its interface with a description of what you're looking for using natural language.  Due to the privacy and security concerns around Recall, Microsoft made it an opt-in feature. You'll have to explicitly enable it, and you'll have to verify your identity with a Windows Hello authentication method before you can access your snapshots. Further, you can delete any snapshot you want, and you can pause saving them anytime. As The Verge notes, Microsoft previously made Recall available to a smaller number of test users, but releasing it to all Insiders brings it one step closer to a wide release.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/microsoft-is-rolling-out-its-controversial-recall-feature-to-windows-insiders-130003854.html?src=rss

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Almost 23 years ago, an employee at Apple described Steve Jobs to me as one of the world’s few “rock star CEOs.” At the time, I didn’t understand why anyone would talk about the head of a company in that way. A rock star was an artist who defined the cultural moment and attracted a legion of rabid fans. A CEO was just a CEO, right? In my defense, I was young. I knew little about Jobs’s personal background or his impact on tech sector—this was just over a year after Apple had introduced the original iPod, and the device hadn’t yet completely taken over the world. Still, I smiled and nodded appropriately. After all, the rockstar CEO’s company had just hired me in a sales role. However, over the next five years that I worked for Apple, I came to understand what that person meant. My job at Apple was low-level and non-technical—nothing anyone would find too interesting. Yet when someone discovered that I worked for the company, their eyes lit up, and one of their first questions was, inevitably, “So, what is Steve Jobs like?” I never met Jobs personally, but I once saw him inside Caffe Macs—Apple’s employee cafeteria at 1 Infinite Loop. I recall relaying this mere fact to someone who had asked me if I met him, and to this day, I remember their reply: “Count yourself lucky. Very few people will ever be in the same room with a historical figure.” They went on to explain that listening to their iPod mini was often the best part of their day—and asked me to tell Jobs, if I ever did meet him, that they were thankful there was someone like him inventing such cool devices.   That’s when I realized that Jobs really was a rock star—revered even by complete strangers. Now, 20 years after that encounter, having witnessed how technology has infiltrated every facet of our lives in ways even he probably couldn’t have foreseen, I have come to believe Steve Jobs will likely be the last nearly universally beloved tech leader the world will ever have.  And that’s probably a good thing. The Musk Factor This realization didn’t just come out of the blue. I’d been thinking about tech CEOs a lot lately—one in particular: Elon Musk. I’ll fully admit that back in the early 2010s, I was a big fan of Musk. I admired how he was bringing electric vehicles to the masses and popularizing more climate-friendly means of transportation and energy distribution. It seemed that his products could genuinely change the world for the better.  It also struck me that he was, in my then-opinion, the most charismatic tech leader since Jobs. When he spoke, people listened. Like Jobs, he appeared to be a visionary—and that was inspiring. During the early 2010s, I was convinced that he would be the world’s next Steve Jobs—a tech luminary who would change the world just as Jobs did and, like Jobs, be nearly universally beloved for it. Boy, was I wrong.  I’ve never been in the same room as Musk, much less met him, so I won’t try to explain what has seemingly happened—why he changed so much over the past few years (or decided to reveal his true self). However, seeing furious people across the world picketing at his stores, I am certain that he will never be the next Steve Jobs. And there is no other tech CEO in the running, either. And I believe there are two main reasons for this.  Big Tech—and its role in the world—has changed For one thing, Big Tech has become fairly toxic since Steve Jobs died in 2011. Silicon Valley used to inspire the general public. Every month in the early 2000s, it seemed like some new product or service was launched that truly improved our lives. However, in the last 15 years, many people feel that Big Tech has begun to cause more harm than good For all their convenience, e-commerce giants like Amazon undermine small businesses, which can be a contributing factor in their closure. When that happens, local communities become more barren, and people struggle to pay the bills. That breeds resentment towards Big Tech—not love of their billionaire CEOs. Similarly, while social media was once touted as a democratizing force that would unite people and facilitate the sharing of ideas, it is now widely recognized to have negative implications for individuals’ mental health, serve as a breeding ground for bullying, and is today a significant way misinformation and political polarization spreads. As Pew Research noted, most people also think social media giants have too much influence in politics. Again, none of this is going to endear the CEOs of these companies to the population at large. And the latest tech revolution—artificial intelligence—isn’t generating a lot of love from the general public, either. AI is likely to eliminate millions of jobs over the next three years alone. It’s also taking the humanity out of art. No wonder a YouGov poll last year found that the majority of Americans were cautious, concerned, and skeptical of AI. If you’re the CEO of a company that works on a technology that most people are leery of, you’re not going to find a lot of universal adoration. Yet there’s another reason why today’s tech leaders will likely never achieve Jobsian status. Big Tech is now inextricably entwined with politics and power in a way it never was in Jobs’s time. Elections are fought and won on social media, wars are carried out with the help of the hardware and software Silicon Valley builds, and Big Tech is spending tens of millions of dollars a year in political contributions and lobbying efforts in an attempt to influence government policy on everything from taxes to regulations—not to mention curry favor with politicians. Politics and power are, by their very nature, divisive. And America is more polarized today by orders of magnitude than during Jobs’s early-2000’s professional prime. If you love that Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg were honored guests at President Trump’s latest inauguration, you can bet that at least half the nation hates it. The Steve Jobs legacy All this is not to suggest that Steve Jobs was a saint, of course. It’s been well-documented that he could be difficult to work with and short-tempered in his pursuit of creative perfection.  He was beloved as much as he was because he operated in a world before Big Tech was viewed as a Big Villain. And, unlike many of today’s tech leaders, Jobs chose to—or could afford to—keep his politics private.  And he was beloved because nearly all of the products he helped unleash seemed to bring joy to the majority of their users, like the individual I met two decades ago who was grateful to Jobs for the simple everyday pleasure he derived from using his iPod mini. Given how the world—and Big Tech’s role in it—has changed since Jobs’s passing, I don’t believe we’ll ever have another tech leader as beloved as he was. And, again, I think that is probably a good thing.  As much of a fan as I was of Jobs, the deification of any one individual is dangerous—especially in today’s environment, where modern tech leaders already wield significant influence over the platforms we use, the narratives we encounter, and even public policy itself. But in Jobs’ time, it was much more palatable—and harmless. The person who explained to me that Steve Jobs was a historical figure is now correct. Jobs was a product of a bygone era: a beloved leader in tech.