Webpush Close تخطى قائمة التنقل Search بحث متقدم المدينة الفجر الشروق الظهر العصر المغرب العشاء دبي 04:35 05:51 12:21 15:49 18:46 20:03 القائمة كاميرا ذكية لمراقبة الأطفال الكاميرا الجديدة تمتاز بقابلية الدوران والإمالة. د.ب.أ المصدر: بكين - د.ب.أ التاريخ: 18 أبريل 2025 كشفت شركة «شاومي» الصينية عن كاميرا مراقبة ذكية جديدة، تعتمد على الذكاء الاصطناعي لمراقبة وتعقب الأشخاص والحيوانات. وأفادت الشركة بأن الكاميرا «Smart Camera 4»، تمتاز بأنها قابلة للدوران والإمالة، حيث يمكنها الدوران بشكل كامل حول محورها الخاص، مع إمكانية إمالتها بمقدار 109 درجات. ويمكن استخدام الكاميرا كجهاز لمراقبة الأطفال بفضل تجهيزها بـ«ميكروفون»، إذ يمكن اكتشاف بكاء الطفل، كما يمكن أيضاً إخطار المستخدم إذا ترك الطفل في منطقة محددة. وبفضل تجهيزها بـ«ميكروفون» وسماعة، يمكن للمستخدم أيضاً التواصل مع الأشخاص الموجودين أمام الكاميرا. وعلى الصعيد التقني، تأتي الكاميرا الجديدة بفتحة عدسة «f/1.6» ومستشعر بدقة ثمانية ميغابيكسل، مع إمكانية تسجيل مقاطع فيديو بدقة وضوح «4K»، إضافة إلى دعم تسجيلات «HDR». Share جميع الحقوق محفوظة © 2025 مؤسسة دبي آخر تحديث للصفحة تم بتاريخ: 17 أبريل 2025 22:04 أعلى

Humble Bundle: Return to Metroidvania Get 8 Steam games for only $14. See at Humble Whether you call them metroidvanias, search action, or pathfinder games, there's no denying the genre inspired by Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has become one of the most popular around, especially in the indie scene. If you feel the itch to explore and unlock doors, then Humble's new Return to Metroidvanias Bundle is definitely worth checking out. The deal gets you up to eight highly rated Metroidvania PC games for just $14.Like all Humble Bundles, the Return to Metroidvanias Bundle benefits charity. In this case, a portion of each purchase is donated to Cool Effect, an organization dedicated to reducing pollution and curb the effects of climate change. So not only are you helping save a bunch of 2D virtual worlds, you're helping save our own, too. Humble Bundle: Return to Metroidvania Get 8 Steam games for only $14. The Return to Metroidvania Bundle offers a pay-what-you-want model where the more you pay, the more games you'll get. Pricing starts at just $5, and gets you two games: Gato Roboto, which sees you exploring a high-tech facility as a mech-piloting cat, and Monster Sanctuary, which mixes Pokemon-inspired monster taming and turn-based battles with Metroidvania-style sidescrolling exploration.At $10, you'll get three more games, including Shantae and the Seven Sirens, which is the fifth game in the Shantae series and notable for its hand-drawn in-game visuals and cutscenes. You'll also get the Islets, a charming adventure set in a world of floating islands, as well as Astalon: Tears of the Earth, which is inspired by side-scrolling action RPGs of the late 80s like Legacy of the Wizard and Xanadu--an often overlooked segment of the Metroidvania genre's history.If you pay $14, you'll get the full eight-game bundle, which gets you all of the previously mentioned games, plus the Dark Souls-inspired Grime, the fast-paced action platformer Berserk Boy (which we should note is closer to Mega Man X or Mega Man Zero than a true Metroidvania), and BioGun, which is a 2024 release with a vibrant art style reminiscent of Hollow Knight and gameplay inspired by classic 2D shooters. See at Humble BioGunAll eight games are delivered as official Steam keys. Almost all of the games are fully playable on Steam Deck, too, with the sole exception of BioGun--it's playable, but has very noticeable performance issues and requires tinkering with the controls. We'd recommend playing BioGun on a Windows PC instead. It's a great game, especially if you favor the Metroid side of the genre.Continue Reading at GameSpot

The network, once famous for teen dramas, redefined superhero television. The CW turned comic book pages into a sprawling, interconnected universe that’s hooked fans for years. Think of the Arrowverse as a live-action crossover event where vigilantes, speedsters, and Kryptonians collide in a shared world that’s as ambitious as any MCU arc.

Blue Prince, Dogubomb’s rogue-like puzzle adventure game, has quickly become a favorite here at Polygon, and for good reason. And it should come as no surprise that I am also hip deep in the strange mansion of Herbert S. Sinclair, drafting rooms, hoarding keys, and bartering coins.  I’m a known simp for the Series of Freaky Li’l Rooms Exploration genre, and the combo of a weekend-long puzzle room via a lavishly furnished Airbnb — not unlike Blue Prince’s Mount Holly Estate — would honestly be my ideal vacation.  It must be said that there are many ways in which Mount Holly, a mansion in which the rooms are different every day, would not be a good vacation stay. And yet, only one of those ways has occupied my mind from the moment I realized it, and is with me with every draft and draw.  Mount Holly is a 46-room house with only one small lavatory.  Oh, shit Let’s set aside for a moment that you might not even draw the Lavatory on a given “Day” of exploration in Mount Holly. And let’s set aside that you might not even draft it into the house if you did, because it’s a dead end with no reward — mechanically, building the Lavatory is strongly disincentivized.  We’d still be talking about a mansion with nearly 50 rooms, including quarters for a staff of about half a dozen, and even some workspaces for professionals who do not stay in the mansion itself. And yet it has the same number of bathrooms, toilets, bathtubs, and showers as my one-bedroom apartment.  The alternatives don’t bear talking about, but let’s consider some anyway: The Pool? Gross. The Sauna? Simply not the same. There’s a Locker Room, but it has no showers. There are various rooms with various vanities and mirrors where one might touch up one’s appearance, but where it concerns the absolutely most important function of a bathroom, there is only the Lavatory.  As I realized the enormity of Mount Holly’s sanitary deficiencies, I began to consider the logistics of a house this massive and well-staffed having only one toilet. With growing horror, the mansion’s copious gardens loomed in my mind. Has everyone been relieving themselves over the side of the green tiles? Is this why those rooms have so many mounds of freshly turned earth?  Desperate measures It’s not too late, nor would it be very disruptive, I think, for Dogubomb to correct this.  For one thing, in a home so opulent as to have a bedroom, master bedroom, boudoir, and chambers specifically for the woman of the house, there ought to at least be a Master Bathroom. It could have a second door, to offer more utility than the Lavatory. Or there could be an En Suite bathroom that could only be drafted, or would offer some reward for drafting it, next to a bedroom.  There could even be an Outhouse, whether as a tile or a freestanding structure on the Grounds! I’m less sure what utility that would have to the game — maybe it could have a random one of the game’s books in it each time it’s drafted.  But until any of these fixes are implemented, I’ll be here, wondering if the step count is really just a measure of how long until Simon, Blue Prince’s 14-year-old protagonist, absolutely has to go out in the woods to pee.

Your company’s human resources (HR) department is often pitched as an employee advocate—the place where you take problems or concerns. But most employees know by now that HR—or, in some start-up environments, "the people team"—isn’t really intended to protect you, the human resource in question. Instead, HR works to protect the company’s interests more than anything. And the way job hunting has become a grueling gauntlet of ghost jobs, endless interviews, and zero responses from HR representatives hasn’t exactly endeared HR to workers. In fact, research shows that more than 70% of employees don’t trust their HR department.While it’s true that HR departments work for and protect the company, not you, that doesn’t mean they’re useless. First and foremost, the people who make careers in human resources want to do a good job, and often get into the field from a desire to help their coworkers. And your HR department can actually get a lot done for you, and not trusting them doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t utilize them when it makes sense. The trick is knowing when your company’s interests coincide with your own, making it not just safe to work with HR, but advantageous.When to go to HRThere are several scenarios when human resources is your best bet to resolve a situation:Paperwork. The most obvious time it’s OK to knock on HR’s door is when you’re dealing with the mechanics of being employed—changing tax forms, signing up for optional benefits, taking advantage of career development programs, having programs and benefits explained, etc. That’s one huge part of what HR does, and it’s very unlikely that these kinds of innocuous interactions will have any kind of negative blowback—and you probably don’t have any other option, anyway.You’ll also need to go to HR for certain government programs and protections, like signing up for the Family Medical Leave Act if you need to take a leave of absence for an emergency. In those cases you can rely on HR to do exactly what you expect them to do.Harassment, discrimination, or illegal activities. If you’re the victim of sexual harassment, believe you’ve been treated differently by your boss or co-workers because of your race or other personal aspect, or you’ve observed something illegal going on in your job, HR is an appropriate place to go—with the caveat that you should protect yourself first. That means document what’s going on before you head to HR, and consult with outside advisors—like an attorney, if you’re worried about your liability or legal responsibilities.HR departments are legally obligated to investigate accusations of sexual harassment and illegal conduct, so you can expect action when you bring these issues to them. Just keep in mind that their overall goal will be to limit the company’s liability and damage, not necessarily yours. In other words, they will take some sort of action, but it might not be as thorough as you hope and may not result in anything drastic. Morale. One crucial way the company’s interests and your interests align is with office culture issues, including overall morale and the company’s ability to attract talent. If you have thoughts on how the office morale could be boosted, or ways that the company could attract better applicants, heading to HR to share them may bear fruit, and there’s likely little downside as long as your suggestions don’t include firing your boss.Keep in mind that your experience dealing with HR will always be better if you come to them with a solution to your concerns in mind.When not to go to HRThere are key scenarios when going to HR with your problems or concerns can blow back on you in a very negative way:Confidential issues. If you want something to remain confidential, think twice about going to HR, even if it involves coworkers or your manager. Human resources may have a legal obligation to act on what you tell them—if you’re being harassed, for example—but they also have no legal obligation to keep your secrets.If you think bringing a private issue to HR is your best way forward, you should work out the terms of confidentiality with the department ahead of time, if you can—don’t assume that they will keep something private just because you ask.Personality conflicts. Just not getting along with someone you work with? Best to work it out yourself or go through your boss. HR may offer some advice on resolving the situation, but they probably won’t escalate your complaints or take any action for purely personality-based problems. Most likely they will bring your manager into the conversation, and they might be annoyed that you didn’t bring it to them in the first place.A bad boss. On the one hand, yes, if your boss is abusive or crossing legal lines when it comes to you and your career, you may have to go to HR and file a complaint. But be very careful: HR’s goal will be to resolve the situation with as little threat to the company as possible, which may or may not line up with protecting you in any way.If your problem with your boss is a personal one, HR will likely advise you to work it out on your own, and they may or may not offer guidance or assistance. And if the manager is very high-level (and you’re not), your chances of HR taking your side are much lower.When it involves your career. If you’re looking to change jobs, don’t tell HR. You might be tempted to get information about rolling over retirement accounts, or about the specific titles you’ve had at the company. But there’s nothing stopping HR from informing your boss that you’re seeking an exit ramp from your job, and that might lead to your boss arranging one for you before you’re ready to make the leap (after all, you probably work at an “at-will” employer).

New Jersey's Attorney General Matthew Platkin is suing Discord over the chat company's child safety features. The lawsuit claims that Discord has "misled parents about the efficacy of its safety controls and obscured the risks children faced when using the application." The Office of the Attorney General and the state's Division of Consumer Affairs concluded that Discord violated New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act after a multiyear investigation into the company. The details of the lawsuit are currently sealed, but Platkin's announcement suggests a few ways he plans to argue Discord's approach may have endangered children. He says the app uses default settings that "allow users to receive friend requests from anyone on the app" and that it makes it simple to create an account when you're under 13. According to Platkin, Discord "only requires individuals to enter their date of birth to establish their age when creating an account." When ask for comment, Discord offered the following statement: Discord is proud of our continuous efforts and investments in features and tools that help make Discord safer. Given our engagement with the Attorney General's office, we are surprised by the announcement that New Jersey has filed an action against Discord today. We dispute the claims in the lawsuit and look forward to defending the action in court. Discord has introduced multiple features over the years with the express purpose of protecting younger users. Following a report that detailed 35 cases involving Discord in which adults were prosecuted on charges like "kidnapping, grooming or sexual assault," the company introduced its Family Center tool, which lets adults track what their children do on the app. Teen Safety Assist, also introduced in 2023, added automatic content filters and a new warning system for people who violate the apps guidelines. In 2025, Discord launched a nonprofit coalition called Roost with the express purpose of developing open-source child safety tools. Discord, like other social platforms, has faced scrutiny before, and the pressure seems like it's only going to increase. Back in 2024, California lawmakers proposed the idea of blocking children's access to algorithmic social feeds, and just this year Utah passed an age verification law for app stores, a decidedly blunt way to try and guarantee child safety.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/new-jersey-ag-sues-discord-over-alleged-child-safety-failures-184501604.html?src=rss

The Big Tech giant resumes its AI training plan, after pausing the launch of Meta AI amid EU data regulators' concerns.

Step behind the scenes of Woodwalkers as the skilled team at PIXOMONDO (PXO) unveils the magic behind Clearwater High’s shapeshifters. VFX Supervisor Max Riess, VFX Producer Mona Mohr, Head of FX Marc Joos, and Head of Groom/CFX Thomas Kutschera walk us through the fascinating process that brought the film’s creatures to life. From early concept sketches and on-set supervision to the final detailed renders, every stage highlights PXO’s blend of creativity and technical precision. Their work breathes life into a world where shapeshifters seamlessly walk between human and animal forms. Whether you’re a fan of the series or intrigued by modern VFX artistry, this deep dive is a must-watch! The post Creating Shapeshifters: Woodwalkers – VFX Interview appeared first on Vfxexpress.

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership opportunities, events and more. Many companies forget AI-powered enterprise applications are just business apps at the end of the day. The reality is, AI is simply another arrow in our quiver, albeit incredibly more powerful. But what IT has done since generative AI exploded on the scene is frantically rush to deploy any and all possible applications, causing massive confusion and huge resource wastes, without delivering much business value.   The process of firing arrows at the target (increased business value) has stayed the same, just like the goal of hitting a bullseye. But many businesses miss the mark, trying to create significant and oftentimes unrealistic returns.  How to generate more value with AI  To be fair, the urgency is real, particularly as the next big target arises. Gartner predicts, “By 2028, 33% of enterprise software application will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024, enabling 15% of day-to-day work decisions to be made autonomously.”   Everyone wants to fire with precision. They’re just unsure where to aim.   At our recent Insight Amplify technical conference, I sat down with a handful of fellow tech executives. We discussed our experiences rolling out AI apps, and we agreed that most successful use cases so far have been internal-facing as a proving ground to master the technology. Slowly but surely, the hope is it shows its mettle in customer-facing applications.   Everyone agrees this is uncharted territory.  I not-so-innocently asked a few follow-up questions, such as how they went about finding workloads. They each described the broad strokes, and as I suspected, their processes were remarkably similar.   There’s much more nuance to it, but generally they followed these steps:  Identify the business problem, ideally in partnership between the business line and IT team.  Build a minimum viable product and, with a subset of capabilities, deploy the app to see if it is appropriate from functional and practical standpoints.  Evaluate the return on investment to ensure it makes sense financially.  Expand it for widespread use with the necessary cost and security controls and backlogged features.   These are the same proven steps to build a “traditional” app—yet all too often, adding the shiny AI component blinds us from the fundamentals. When I pointed out the similarities, it was like a light bulb flipped on. They hadn’t thought about it like that. Unfortunately, many companies struggle to reach that “Eureka” moment in app development and make a few common missteps along the way. For example:   Misstep #1: Developing AI apps yourself  The first step is critical. Without a clear business problem, is there a point to pouring resources into an app? Even if a company has a solution, they need to step back and determine if they can deliver it. I often see clients trying to reinvent the wheel when they’re unequipped to do so.  If a company’s business isn’t writing software, they should focus on their core business instead. There’s a reason why auto manufacturers don’t make the lights that go into cars. They simply buy and put them into what they build. That’s the mentality businesses should have with AI—relying on partners with the specialized knowledge to guide them through this evolving landscape.   This isn’t to say buying off the shelf is always the answer. Sometimes, the need is unique enough or rooted in specific business processes where developing custom AI-powered solutions makes sense. But first look for someone doing that as their business. If you can’t find them, then—and only then—create your own.  Misstep #2: Improperly preparing your data  I sometimes joke that clients have data swamps, not data lakes. Poor data quality is a significant gap in many organizations. It can be terribly organized and inadequately secured across different sources, costing companies 15-25% of their revenue, according to MIT Sloan Management Review.  The key to unlocking data’s immense value lies in organizing and normalizing it in one place, but most data is siloed across various locations based on its functions. While a small subset may seem manageable, this can mask underlying issues that arise once you deploy an app to a larger end-user community if your data isn’t properly cleaned. This will be problematic whether you buy off the shelf or develop yourself. Data mastery is fundamental to driving any outcome.   Misstep #3: Locking yourself in  My colleagues are right: This is new territory. While basic app development steps remain the same, a rapidly evolving sector introduces countless variables to consider. Even without GenAI, changes would still occur at breakneck speeds. Welcome to IT.  Among all the AI hype, what is just noise you can ignore? What are legitimate signs of the frenetic activity around us?   I guide clients through these types of questions all the time. Developing AI, they might invest too much capital in on-premises solutions, lock themselves into a specific cloud provider, or partner with an independent software vendor that’s a darling today but dead in six months.  Given technology’s rapid pace, it’s crucial to stay flexible. You’ll need to pivot eventually. Locking yourself into a category, location, vendor, or similar commitment is extremely risky.   The stumbling block that so many struggle with is they don’t yet have enough muscle memory working with AI to unlock its full potential. In the absence of certainty, what should be logical is to do what’s familiar—what’s worked before:   Stick to your strengths as a business.  Stick to proven app-development processes if that is, in fact, your business.  If not: Stay the course with trusted partners who have that expertise.  In other words, don’t overthink things. It’s AI—not rocket science, unless that’s the app you need.  If you’re unsure where to begin, work with a solutions provider with proven success delivering agentic, generative, and traditional AI applications. With a few reps under your belt, you’ll be locked in to hit future targets.   Juan Orlandini is CTO, North America of Insight Enterprises. 

We finally made the most meaningful foldable ever. For every bookworm who’s loathed the idea of reading a book on essentially a slab of plastic, Taiwan-based Readmoo has unveiled the MooInk V – the world’s first foldable e-reader. Designed with a game-changing new flexible E Ink screen, the MooInk V gives you the satisfaction of literally opening a book with the way it unfolds. The only thing really missing now is the turning pages bit… and probably the book smell. The MooInk V is essentially what would happen if an e-reader and a foldable smartphone had a baby – featuring an 8-inch foldable E Ink Gallery 3 panel that displays in both monochrome and color. As someone who’s constantly toggling between my Kindle and tablet, this particular convergence of technologies hits a sweet spot I didn’t know existed. Designer: Readmoo The display offers 300 PPI for black and white text (the gold standard for e-readers) and 150 PPI for color content. While that color resolution won’t compete with your iPad, it’s perfectly serviceable for comics, magazines, and textbooks – the kind of content that’s always felt compromised on traditional e-readers. And this foldable format seems honestly perfect for e-books because of how it literally resembles a book. The foldable design creates a natural break that mimics the spine of a book, with a hinge that allows for 180° and 90° folding positions. There’s reportedly a barely noticeable crease where the screen folds, and the device uses an aluminum-magnesium alloy body for durability. Under the hood, the MooInk V likely shares similar specifications to Readmoo’s other devices, though exact details haven’t been fully disclosed. It runs on Android, which means you’re not locked into a proprietary ecosystem. Want to use Kindle, Kobo, or other reading apps? Go right ahead. The device should provide days of reading time, given the power efficiency of E Ink displays. It offers Wi-Fi and USB-C connectivity, and while not explicitly confirmed for this model, other Readmoo devices support features like Bluetooth connectivity and stylus input for annotation. Currently, the device is available for pre-order in Taiwan for approximately NT$19,800 (around $615), with shipping expected to begin in August. There’s no word yet on international availability, but given the growing interest in E Ink technology beyond simple e-readers, I wouldn’t be surprised to see similar devices making their way to global markets soon. The post World’s First Foldable E-Reader Tablet Opens And Closes Like A Real Book first appeared on Yanko Design.