Find especially great prices during the brands current Black Friday sale. You can grab an extra $70 off when you spend above $1,500 on Black Friday with promo code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout.UpsidesFrequent sales, mid-century modern designs, free swatches availableDownsidesOn the pricier sideShipping costsFlat fee varies based on location4. Best Budget Furniture Brand: WayfairIsley Rolling Kitchen Island with Solid Wood TopAllModern Williams NightstandEverybody knows Wayfairthe brand rivals Amazon in terms of depth of inventory, but when it comes to furniture, wed trust them any day. Weve tested dozens of furniture and decor items from sleeper sofas to sectionals to office chairs and floating shelves. The brands annual Way Day sale, with discounts on thousands of items and a bunch of flash sales, is not to be missed either.Wayfair has multiple sales going on daily, but the retailers Black Friday sale is one that should definitely be on your radar. You can take up to 80% off everything from living room furniture to mattresses and more.UpsidesAffordable retailer, frequent sales, home to a variety of furniture design styles and everything else you might need (appliances, tech goods, etc.)DownsidesFurniture assembly is available by Angi and Wayfair Home Services, but customers must move the product to the desired assembly location since the professionals are not responsible for moving the productShipping costsFree Shipping over $35 and $4.99 flat-rate shipping for orders under $355. Best Splurge Furniture Brand: ArhausArhaus Kipton SofaArhaus Divya Writing DeskArhaus (which is German for house) offers high-end, heirloom-quality furniture. They also have a huge selection of unique artisanal decor and lighting solutions. The Kipton sofa, with its easy silhouette and seemingly endless customization options, is another AD favorite.Take up to 20% off your order at Arhaus right now for their Cyber Week sale.UpsidesHeirloom-quality furniture, sustainably made pieces, white glove delivery serviceDownsidesOn the pricier sideShipping costsWhite glove delivery: $299 local delivery, $399 extended delivery areas, and $399 to $599 (depending on your location) national delivery (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).Package Carrier Delivery Rates: Between $9 and $160 for standard delivery, between $59 and $210 for expedited delivery, and between $84 and $235 for express delivery6. Best Coastal-Inspired Furniture Brand: Serena & LilyEllington Side TableRiviera Rattan Dining ChairSerena & Lily channels calm, coastal vibes that we cant get enough of. Shop the brands collection for deep couches, statement-making end tables, expansive coffee tables, unique console tables, hand-knotted area rugs, striking outdoor dining sets, and so much more.Right now, Serena & Lily is offering up to 40% off sitewide.UpsidesSales throughout the year, abundance of outdoor furniture to choose from, offers an interior design serviceDownsidesMight not fit a variety of home design styles like traditionalShipping costsFedex: small ($19), medium ($49), and large ($149) deliveries in contiguous U.S.Fedex: small ($49), medium ($99), and large ( $449) deliveries in Alaska and HawaiiHome delivery: Between $149 and $299 for doorstep delivery up to 151+ miles, between $199 and $399 for room of choice delivery, between $299 and $599 for white glove delivery7. Best Maximalist Furniture Brand: AnthropologieAnthropologie Havana Leather ChairFern Storage CabinetAnthropologies furniture selection is a breath of fresh air, and every time a new collection is unveiled, its guaranteed we want something (if not everything) from it. Packed with as much personality as their clothing and decor options, the designslike the Havana leather chair we reviewed during Seat Weekare made to stand out. I envision this chair in a modern Boho-style space imbued with warm hues, eclectic textures, and a cozy atmosphere," says Livia Caligor, AD U.S. content operations manager in her review. The curved wooden arms and golden brass detailing would also suit a Western- or Country-style home with heavy wood details, a stone fireplace, and patterned tapestries. Splurge-worthy for sure (we might even recommend waiting to strike when the brand runs one of its famous online furniture sales), its also quick and easy to talk to a furniture consultant online about any questions you have as you shop.Curious whats on sale at Anthro during Black Friday? Read our story with selected picks and discounts.UpsidesBold furniture design, contemporary stylesDownsidesLimited stock for some furniture piecesShipping costsBetween $6.95 and $15.95 or free ship on $50+ orders for standard shipping, add $10 for express shipping, add $15 for overnight shipping8. Sabai DesignSabai Essential SectionalSabai Elevate DaybedSabai is an AD-favorite furniture brand for its sustainability cred and for its solid pieces, like the sectional sofa. The couch feels very comfortable and has a buoyant feel when I sit on it, which seems to fight against any tendency for sagging, says contributor Mark Burka in his review. The couch feels so well made and strong, with the ability to hold three adults and a dog at once.Guess what? Sabai is running a Black Friday sale, too!UpsidesHuge furniture selection, multiple design styles to shop, sustainably made furnitureDownsidesSome customers might find the furniture designs more genericShipping costs

This is Insane: Lens Sim Adds Physically Accurate Lenses to Blender By Bart on November 29, 2024 Add-ons There's a buzz in the Blender community about the new Lens Sim add-on by Hvard Dalen. By simulating the individual elements in a lens using path tracing and the new Ray Portal BSDF node, it generates images with uncanny realism.In addition to providing over 40 pre-set existing lenses, it adds an interactive lens editor that lets you fine-tune individual lens elements. Check out the videos to believe it - this adds a degree of realism you haven't seen in Blender before - or perhaps even in any other 3D app?Check our Hvard's demo here:Links Gleb Alxandrov also posted this glowing review:

New K-Cycles 2025 - 25% Sale - Faster Performance (AMD, Mac, Nvidia) & Ultra Lighting, Denoiser with Post FX ] By eklein on November 29, 2024 Add-ons Eric Klein announces New exciting new features for K-Cycles 2025 - 4.3.v! We also introduced the following new features: Performance Update - New faster core for K-Cycles no supports for Nvidia, AMD and Mac. Major update to the Ultra Denoiser now working with GPU Multi-Pass. Huge speed up with new GPU denoising for multi-pass and lightgroups. Automatically GPU denoising of all the light and lightgroup passes before the compositor. Ultra Lighting - New powerful Light Mixing with new outliner view and filtering. Lightgoups Mixing - Real-time presets and lightgroup mixing line control. Light & Shadow Linking - Improve ease of use, accuracy and control. Background and Command Line rendering for "Render Cameras" for single or all. Performance charts K-Cycles - New Ultra Denoiser GPU - Huge Speed Up UpdateK Cycles - Improved Performance and New Ultra Lighting with Light MixingK-Cycles - Up to 3x Faster Cycles Rendering with New Sampling Features

How is this AlloywedLight of Motiram - which is definitely not Horizon Zero Dawn - is coming to PS5 and mobile, check out a 16-minute gameplay trailerSee the Horizon comparisons firsthand, also some Palworld too?Image credit: POLARIS QUEST News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on Nov. 29, 2024 Light of Motiram, which has gained some critical ire due to its clear and ample "inspiration" of the Horizon series, is coming to PS5 and mobile platforms. Also, there's a 16 minute gameplay trailer out too! You can watch it yourself, and see just how far the comparisons go. Shocker, it's a lot like Horizon, and Palworld too?This news surrounding new platforms for the game came via official social media accounts for the game on Weibo, making the game the latest in the Chinese video game industry's venture into the console market. This is good news of course for PS5 and beefy mobile owners looking for some new games from an emerging market in the future. However, with no release date yet out there, how long we'll have to wait until the game actually is playable remains a mystery.Watch the Light of Motiram trailer hereWatch on YouTubeAs for the gameplay trailer, it's a chunky demonstration of what players will eventually be able to do in Light of Motiram. We see the player character fight and command various mechanical beasts in a vast open world, as well as engage enemies with their trusty bow in a fashion quite similar to Horizon. However, Palworld seems to be another major inspiration here, as the player is able to build and maintain a base with the assistance of mechanical workers. It's worth noting the satirical workplace abuse present in Palworld seems to be absent here. After all, if robots can't be sad, they can hardly complain about back-breaking labour and short breaks. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. The game looks pretty good! Obviously, you've got to personally weigh up if you're cool with the game's absorption of other game's aesthetics and gameplay systems, but if you're not bothered by that sort of thing then it appears as a appealing merging of current popular games. Whether or not the game can overcome the repuation it gained since its reveal among some gamers remains to be seen, though maybe it won't even be a concern at all! After all, these same critisisms were levied at Palworld, and that turned out to be a hugely popular game. We'll have to sit back and watch how widespread this style of development in the current age of the video game industry develops.What do you think of it! Let us know below!

Spooky FutureLies of P will get some major DLC in Q1 2025, as Neowiz cracks on with a new survival horror gameA clear window into the future of Neowiz, courtesy of a Korean article.Image credit: Neowiz Games News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on Nov. 29, 2024 Good news Lies of P fans, the game's upcoming DLC is set to release in Q1 of 2025. In addition, the developer Neowiz is currently working on a sci-fi survival horror game.Precious little is still known about this DLC. We have the snowy screenshot provided by the game director from earlier this year, but the scope or further details on where we'll go or what we'll do remains a mystery. Still, with a Q1 2025 release window, we're sure to get a more comprehensive look in the near future!Neowiz's Round 8 studio is maintaining the momentum gained from the widely loved Lies of P, with this pseudo-roadmap for the studio stemming from Korean news website EBN. As for Studio 8's next game, a spokesperson stated the game will be developed with Unreal Engine 5 and is targeting both PC and consoles.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Round 8 has stated the game will be a "survival horror project set in a SF world", and has begun hiring staff for this game. When asked by EBN, a spokesperson stated that "it is still too early to disclose the progress of the project", though they also noted that this is indeed one of the PC and console games Round 8 is working on.The current market for sci-fi horror games is interesting. We've seen some big AAA releases come out to mixed reception. While the Dead Space remake was beloved by many, it didn't prove popular enough to warrant additional exploring into the series from EA. Then there's The Callisto Protocol, which was a bold but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to kick off a new IP in the AAA sci-fi horror space.One may find more hope and merit in the indie space. While not exactly in the same vein as the previously mentioned games, Mouthwashing has proven extremely popular (too right, it's fantastic) garnering a vast fanbase online. You could also point to games like Lethal Company in the same genre, another viral hit, though a far ways distant from big AAA hits that Round 8 is likely working on.Ultimately, the genre is ripe for more attention. And, with Round 8 proving itself a great talent at creating new IPs, it's in a prime position to do well. We'll have to sit back and see what it cooks up!

You're gunna hear me Rauru.Remember earlier this year when Nintendo revealed its range of controller button fidget toys, sold exclusively in the gacha machines of its Japan stores? Well, it looks like there's a new collection in town to get us envious all over again.As spotted by a whole host of people today on Twitter and BlueSky, it appears that the Tokyo Nintendo Store is home to a new gacha collection, one that contains miniature magnetic Zonai devices from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Oh, be still, my beating heart.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Prepare to return... again.Nintendo has released a new trailer taking a look at every Donkey Kong Country game on Switch in preparation for the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on 16th January 2024.If you've got a subscription to the standard Nintendo Switch Online service, you can play every SNES game from the series right now. That includes Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

A group of Canadian news and media companies filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT maker has infringed their copyrights and unjustly enriched itself at their expense.The companies behind the lawsuit include the Toronto Star, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Globe and Mail, and others who seek to win monetary damages and ban OpenAI from making further use of their work.The news companies said that OpenAI has used content scraped from their websites to train the large language models that power ChatGPT content that is the product of immense time, effort, and cost on behalf of the News Media Companies and their journalists, editors, and staff.The companies wrote in their suit that rather than seek to obtain the information legally, OpenAI has elected to brazenly misappropriate the News Media Companies valuable intellectual property and convert it for its own uses, including commercial uses, without consent or consideration.OpenAI is also facing copyright lawsuits from The New York Times, New York Daily News, YouTube creators, and authors including comedian Sarah Silverman.While OpenAI has signed licensing deals with publishers such as The Associated Press, Axel Springer, and Le Monde, the companies behind the new suit said they have never received from OpenAI any form of consideration, including payment, in exchange for OpenAIs use of their Works.An OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement that ChatGPT is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world to improve their daily lives, inspire creativity, and solve hard problems, and that its models are trained on publicly available data, grounded in fair use and related international copyright principles that are fair for creators and support innovation.We collaborate closely with news publishers, including in the display, attribution and links to their content in ChatGPT search, and offer them easy ways to opt-out should they so desire, the spokesperson said.This new lawsuit comes shortly after Columbia Universitys Tow Center for Digital Journalism published a study finding that no publisher regardless of degree of affiliation with OpenAI was spared inaccurate representations of its content in ChatGPT.

Welcome to Startups Weekly your weekly recap of everything you cant miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here.With only so many days left in the year, there was plenty of startup news to round up since last Friday, despite a short workweek in the U.S. due to Thanksgiving. Oh, and thanks for reading us, by the way.Most interesting startup stories from the weekImage Credits:J StudiosIf you are looking for weekend reads, here are some recent insights worth digging into.On the clock: The timing of ServiceTitans IPO may not entirely be due to market conditions. Details show that the software company was on the clock to go public, and there might be more of these, VCs told TechCrunch.Salary benchmarks: U.S. government contracting database USASpending.gov reveals the total compensation that defense tech startup Anduril pays its top employees. While there are some technicalities to breaking it down by year, the gist is that it pays really, really well.New faces: Scaling startups stands as a big priority of the European Unions new top team, which includes three lawmakers in charge of key tech policy areas. This includes Ekaterina Zaharieva, who will be the EUs commissioner for startups, research and innovation.Attack of the clones: Its not just AI code editors: Y Combinator often backs startups that are building similar products, data analysis startup Deckmatch found out. The research also reveals other interesting insights on the kinds of startups YC tends to accept.Most interesting fundraises this weekImage Credits:EyewaFundraising season is not over yet, and deals of all sizes were once again announced this week.DTC eyewear: Eyewa, a company that sells a wide range of eyewear products through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce and retail platform across five Mideast markets, secured a $100 million Series C round led by General Atlantic.Cradle of love: Cradle, a startup that applies AI to protein design, raised $73 million to build out its labs and team. Launched in 2022, it previously raised a $24 million Series A round in 2023.Shopify for gaming: Israeli startup Appcharge, which sees itself as a kind of Shopify for gaming and gives game developers more monetization options, raised $26 million. The round was led by Nordic VC Creandum at a $100 million valuation.Voice clones: PlayAI, a Y Combinator alum that clones voices on command, closed a $21 million seed round co-led by 500 Startups and Kindred Ventures to invest in its generative AI voice models and voice agent platform.Bye, Dr. Google: Roon raised a $15 million round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Firstmark, with participation from past investors Sequoia Capital and TMV. Now valued at $68 million, the health tech startup aims to replace Doctor Google with video-based Q&As from doctors.Most interesting VC and fund news this weekImage Credits:Patrick McDermott / Contributor / Getty ImagesBuild your legacy: Basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo launched a VC firm. Called Build Your Legacy Ventures, it will focus on sports and entertainment investing, according to reports.Cyber accelerator: Early-stage fund Cleo Capital announced the launch of a cybersecurity accelerator that will back up to 10 pre-seed and seed startups. Each of these will receive $250,000 in exchange for 7% equity and their participation in this remote 12-week program.Last but not leastImage Credits:abzee / Getty ImagesLatin America fintech will be worth watching in 2025, with 2024 figures showing that the market is starting to turn around. I believe the region is underfunded coming out of the [post] 2021 correction, QED Investors partner Mike Packer told TechCrunch.

The College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M University is utilizing Sony Electronics equipment and technology for its new Virtual Production Institute.The institute will employ Sonys BURANO and VENICE 2 digital cinema cameras, and the latest generation VERONA Crystal LED modular display. The VERONA offers high black levels, low reflection, high brightness, wide color gamut, and high refresh rate.With its innovative Crystal LED panels, BURANO and VENICE 2 digital cinema cameras and professional monitors, Sony offers opportunities for students and industry partners to utilize cutting-edge technology, said Tim McLaughlin, Dean of the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts. Our partnership with Sony provides the immediate benefit of the top-quality LED panels and cameras for our virtual production volumes, plus the capacity to address the scope of the colleges long-term goals through its range of different tools and technologies for imaging, audio and internet-connected devices.The institute will leverage the latest technology from Sonys virtual production ecosystem and its Virtual Production Tool Set, which allows hardware to work together for improved performance and workflow.Exposing students to our latest technology through Texas A&Ms Virtual Production Institute will ensure future generations in the virtual production industry are trained and proficient in the technologies of tomorrow, added Theresa Alesso, President of Imaging Products and Solutions Americas, Sony Electronics. Our technologies will help the institute stand apart and create new forms of engagement and immersion.The Virtual Production Institute is based on Texas A&Ms main campus in Bryan-College Station with an extension at Texas A&M-Fort Worth. With funding support from the 88th Texas Legislature for faculty, staff and equipment, the institute will reach into workforce training, simulation for first responders, health care, the military, manufacturing, product and architectural design, digital twin environments, and live performances.Students will have access to four virtual production stages composed of large LED walls that display computer-generated imagery to create immersive worlds. Real-time game engines process photorealistic imagery and live-action scenes to create in-camera visual effects.Two of the virtual production stages will be in Fort Worth and two in Bryan-College Station. A temporary wall was recently installed in the Starlab facility at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus in Bryan for course instruction in the Visualization programs new minor in virtual production.Virtual Production Institutes new tech was recently featured during the Arts in Motion event held on November 22 at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth. The event closed with a virtual production demonstration on a Sony Crystal LED wall at Red Productions Backlot Studios.I hope people take away that Texas A&M is at the forefront of this technology and at the forefront of collaboration with industry to prepare the workforce of tomorrow, said David Parrish, director of the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M-Fort Worth. We are building on our established relationships with a variety of industries. And we are here to establish and nurture additional relationships, to offer the capability for them to collaborate with us, to research with us, to innovate with us. And to explore what were building and find new ways to put it to good use.Source: Texas A&M Journalist, antique shop owner, aspiring gemologistL'Wrenbrings a diverse perspective to animation, where every frame reflects her varied passions.