Pop phenom Taylor Swift is apparently expanding her Rhode Island mansion, multiple sources report. A building permit from November 2024 reveals that the Grammy winner is adding a new wing to her waterfront home located in Watch Hill, a coastal neighborhood in Westerly, Rhode Island. The permit indicates that the house will be getting another bedroom, set to be approximately 16 by 24 feet, as well as new bathrooms, though it was not specified how many. Swifts existing kitchen is also expected to get an update. The labor and materials for the project will reportedly cost the Tortured Poets Department singer an estimated $1.7 million.It has not yet been revealed when the project is slated to finishbut some dedicated Swifties have already pointed out that it is in the beginning stages of construction. TikTokers have captured clips of a crane and wood framing on the property.Swift added the Rhode Island home to her real estate portfolio in 2013 for $17.75 million. The historic 12,000-square-foot abodeoften referred to as High Watch, Holiday House, or Harkness Housewas originally built in 1929. Perched on a 5.23-acre beachside cliff, the sprawling property features eight bedrooms and ten bathrooms (for now), along with eight fireplaces, and 700 feet of private ocean views. The Colonialstyle dwelling also includes a slew of balconies, well-tended gardens, and an outdoor swimming pool.Join NowNew Year's Sale: Become an AD PRO member for only $20 $12 per monthArrowOver the years, the singers Rhode Island house has become a hotspot for her star-studded gatherings, attended by the likes of Gigi Hadid, Blake Lively, Travis Kelce, and many more over the summers. The home also inspired her 2020 song The Last Great American Dynasty, which is about Rebekah Harkness, the American socialite and patron of the arts. Harkness inherited the estate after the 1954 death of her husband, Standard Oil heir William Hale Harkness.

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Weaponised KindnessI thought Monster Hunter Now's latest feature would be inconsequential, but it's me launch the app every day to send my friends some loveIts not often that a new feature in a mobile game can trick me into engaging with it more often than I usually do, and its even rarer that it has some heart.Image credit: VG247 Article by Sherif Saed Contributing Editor Published on Jan. 15, 2025 I play Monster Hunter Now quite frequently. In fact, Id say its probably the game I consistently spend time with more than any other, phone or otherwise. I may not have a gigantic hour count to prove it - its a mobile game designed for short sessions, after all - but I can tell you that its incredibly rare that a day goes by without me at least launching it once.I do my dailies, keep up with seasonal challenges, stay on top of gear upgrades, and I occasionally even spend money in the store. All of that is to say that I dont really need more reasons to be engaged. But a recently-added feature has made me more compelled to open the app every morning, even when I dont want to play.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Towards the end of last year, just as Monster Hunter Nows third season was coming to a close, the Season 4 update introduced the new Friend Cheering function. Every friend on your list now has a heart on their card. When you press it, you cheer them on, which increases their maximum health for that day.Every time you log in, you can immediately see if someone has sent you a cheer while you were away. Everyone gets free cheers that refresh daily, and you can tell which of your friends you already sent some love to when you browse the Friend list. The boost is small, and theres a cap on how large your HP can get from it (likely to prevent exploiting), so its not something thats likely to ever make a difference in a fight.Cheering is entirely free, too, and doesnt factor into your daily grind - you can totally ignore it, and your experience with Monster Hunter Now would hardly be affected. Cheers, everyone! | Image credit: Capcom/NianticNow, I fully understand this is done to boost engagement. If Niantic can show investors that players have been spending more time on the app (I dont really think they care if youre actively playing or not), then thats going to look great. I am also aware that these types of community features typically start out as free extras, and later get rolled into battle pass bonuses, or outright turn into items you can buy in the store.But the effect it had on me is undeniable. Just like with dating apps, I feel excited when I get a match, despite knowing it has about a 20% chance of turning into an actual date, and an even lower chance of moving beyond that.I dont think it has much to do with the people I have on my friends list, either. Theres only one person on my list that I know from outside the game; the rest I just got from Reddit. People always leave their friend codes on the Monster Hunter Now subreddit to get help with Friend Quests and such. All of that is to say I dont have much of an emotional connection with those people, but damn it if I dont want to cheer them on every chance I get.It used to be that Daily Quests was the first page Id check upon launching the game. Now, that has turned into the Friend List! I never managed to catch the Gacha anime bug, but I can tell Monster Hunter Now is becoming that game for me. Its gameplay is not as involved, or world as gigantic, and its certainly nowhere near as exploitative - but it brings me joy more often than it frustrates - which counts for a lot these days.

Image: Square EnixCo-founder of id Software and one of the minds behind the seminal FPS Doom, John Romero, has honoured a legendary Square programmer on social media, calling him an "inspiration".Sharing his thoughts in the wake of Japanese broadcaster NHK's interview with Nasir Gebelli, who lead programmer on the Final Fantasy games on NES and SNES action RPG Secret of Mana, Romero says "Without Nasir, there is no DOOM." High, high praise indeed.This makes sense, because, without Gebelli, there may well have been no Final Fantasy, one of the biggest video game franchises in the world. And NHK's interview, which was broadcast back in October 2024 and got an extended rerelease on 30th December (thanks, Time Extension!), is pretty significant because Gebelli essentially disappeared from the industry shortly after Mana's 1993 release.Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube792kWatch on YouTube "Without Nasir, there is no DOOM. His work was the inspiration for so many game developers. #programmedbynasir"Gebelli worked at Sirius Software and Gebelli Software (his own company), creating games for Apple II, before joining Square in 1986. Masafumi Miyamoto, founder of Square, and Hironobu Sakaguchi, the "father of Final Fantasy", were fans of Gebelli's work, and decided to hire the programmer to work on games for the Famicom 3D and, eventually, Final Fantasy.Romero actually first met Gebelli at an Apple II Reunion event in Dallas, Texas. Romero was already a huge fan at the time and has gone on record before citing Gebelli as an inspiration. So, Romero interviewed Gebelli about his work.This was the last known interview with Gebelli, who retired from game development to travel the world, until NHK's recent interview. Genki_JPN has shared a clip of it over on X where many people tagged Romero.The extended version of the interview is only available in Japan, you can at least watch the original October '24 version on NHK World's website.Are you a fan of Gebelli's work? Let us know if you've managed to watch the interview in the comments. Time ExtensionNasir Gebelli has been off-grid since the '90s[source x.com, via timeextension.com]Related GamesSee AlsoShare:02 Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesThe OG Mega Man Is Getting The 'Hand-Drawn Game Guide' TreatmentAnd it looks gloriousRandom: Now You Can Play DOOM... Inside A PDF?PDF Software'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Donkey Kong Soundtrack, Here's Every Song IncludedIt's double trouble with Dixie and KiddyFeature: Why Play Final Fantasy VII Remake When You Could Play FFVII 'Demake'?"more than just pirate versions"Feature: Meet Morphcat Games, The New-Gen NES Devs Pushing The 8-Bit Envelope"No one has come close to exhausting its full capabilities"

More good news for those looking to exit Metas social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that underpins Bluesky, the AT Protocol, and has been built using code from the developers earlier Bluesky client, Skeets.When launched, Flashes could tap into growing consumer demand for alternatives to Big Techs social media monopoly. This trend has led to the adoption of open source, decentralized apps like Mastodon and Bluesky, among others, including the recently launched Pixelfed mobile apps, built on Mastodons ActivityPub protocol. Its also, in part, whats fueling TikTok users shift to the Chinese app RedNote ahead of the U.S. TikTok ban that is, U.S. users are signaling that they would rather use a foreign adversarys app than return to Meta at this point.ScreenshotImage Credits:Flashes/Sebastian VogelsangFlashes itself is based on Berlin developer Sebastian Vogelsangs earlier app, Skeets, his initial foray into creating consumer-facing apps for the growing social network, Bluesky, which now tops 27.5 million users.While Bluesky offers its own official mobile client, Skeets differentiated itself by focusing on the needs of iPad users as well as customized accessibility features for blind and low-vision users, as thats one of Vogelsangs areas of expertise. Late last year, Vogelsang also realized there was potential to build apps using this same codebase that would cater to Bluesky users more interested in visual content, like photos and videos. Because Bluesky already supports this type of media, it was only a matter of reconfiguring the Skeets app so its design and user interface would look more similar to other photo-sharing apps, like Metas Instagram. I thought about the idea of having one base social graph and then having just different apps pick from that graph whatever they want to display, Vogelsang told TechCrunch. I found it very intriguing, because before we had these separated networks. He says Flashes could help pull in new potential Bluesky users who have yet to join the social network because they never saw themselves as a Twitter person. This may give them an entry point into the network, into the whole protocol, Vogelsang said.However, the developer stresses that Flashes is not meant to be an Instagram clone, nor will it offer all the same features.At launch, Flashes will support photo posts of up to four images and videos of up to 1 minute in length, just like Bluesky. Users who post to Flashes will also have their posts appear on Bluesky and comments on those posts will also feed back into the app as if it were just another Bluesky client. It will also support Blueskys direct messages. To make this work, Flashes simply filters Blueskys existing timeline for posts with photos and video posts. (In the future, Vogelsang also plans to add metadata to Flashes posts so Bluesky users would have a way to keep their feeds on Blueskys main app from being flooded with photo posts if that became a problem.)Flashes didnt take too long to build because it was able to reuse Skeets existing code. The app will also be able to market to Skeets existing user base, who have now downloaded the app some 30,500 times to date.Vogelsang says hes now working to integrate subscription-based features from both his apps so users dont have to pay twice for the premium features, like Skeets bookmarks, drafts, muting, rich push notifications, and others specific to Flashes. (Both apps are free to use without a subscription, we should note.) Later, Vogelsang says he wants to launch a video-only app, too, called Blue Screen. The developer expects to be able to launch Flashes to the public in a matter of weeks with a TestFlight beta arriving ahead of that. Interested users can follow Flashes account on Bluesky for further updates.

After shedding its writers and directors back in 2023, the all-new Marvel Studios series starring Charlie Cox and Vincent DOnofrio reprising their roles as Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, and Wilson Kingpin Fiskfinally hits the streamer March 4.

AwardsThe EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025: The Special Visual Effects NomineesBy Vincent Frei - 15/01/2025 The BAFTA nominations are here! A special shout-out to the incredible talent behind this years Special Visual Effects nominees. From jaw-dropping worlds to seamless artistry, these teams are redefining whats possible on screen!Dont miss the winners reveal during the BAFTA ceremony on February 16! Vincent Frei The Art of VFX 2025

Creative Dock Group (CDG) has acquired Berlin-based design company nFrontier GmbH.As a venture builder, CDG designs, builds, and scales products and services for corporations. It hopes integrating nFrontier will support its expansion into hardware production by accelerating time-to-market and shortening customer innovation cycles.According to the corporate venture firm, the acquisition has already caused some customer development cycles to fall from 30 to 4 months.nFrontier CEO Daniel Buening said the company is thrilled to be the newest member of the Creative Dock family. He believes the move will provide a launchpad for future growth and a strong home to fulfill our mission of designing, developing, building, launching and scaling hardware products from the ground up.Buening founded the innovation studio alongside Dr. Stephan Beyer and Pervin Adiyaman in 2020 to help companies develop and launch new products. A key goal is to increase the adoption of emerging technologies like industrial 3D printing.nFrontier has supported clients ranging from automotive manufacturers Motherson and BMW, to Railroad equipment manufacturer Vossloh, and leading aerospace company Airbus. CDG also boasts an extensive customer list, including leading sportswear brand Adidas, cybersecurity software provider Avast, and global tobacco company JTI.Our manufacturing & FMCG customers are looking for an iterative and agile approach to developing and commercializing physical products in order to compete in the global marketplace, added CDG Executive Chairman Martin Pejsa. He explained that while innovation acceleration has been seen in digital technology, we need to transfer this speed to hardware.Daniel Buening, CEO nFrontier. Photo via nFrontier.Creative Dock Group acquires nFrontierCDG hopes that incorporating CDGs expertise in hardware prototyping, iteration, and pre-production will enable it to accelerate physical product launches. It draws inspiration from the e-mobility, space, and aerospace technology sectors to drive impossible speed in product development.This new investment doubles the firms presence in the hardware space, having previously prioritized digital products. These offer faster go-to-market strategies and more rapid scalability.However, CDG believes the landscape is changing, as developments in CNC machining, robotics, and additive manufacturing unlock new opportunities for hardware companies. Such advancements facilitate flexible, faster, and more precise product development. CDG believes this technology allows companies to meet evolving market needs and increase productivity.nFrontier is no stranger to additive manufacturing technology. Its three co-founders previously held executive positions at BigRep, a Berlin-based large format 3D printer OEM. Beyer served as BigReps CEO, while Buening held the Chief Innovation Officer position and Adiyaman ran corporate administration.In 2021, leading 3D printing firm Stratasys became a founding partner of the industrial design specialists Emerging Technologies Center (EmTeCe) in Berlin. The agreement sought to develop EmTeCe into a leading technology innovation facility where hardware and software applications are developed for clients.Notably, Stratasys supplied a set of its FDM, PolyJet, and P3 Programmable Photopolymerization 3D printers. Artificial intelligence, extended reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, generative design, drones, and quantum computing technologies have also been integrated into the innovation hub.More recently, the 2023 IAA Mobility motor show in Berlin saw nFrontier showcase its PYLO airbag-equipped bicycle helmet and UILA electric vehicle (EV) concept. The safety-optimized helmet features a 3D printed nylon structure designed to absorb deep impacts to a higher level than conventional polystyrene alternatives. It also features what was said to be the worlds first face shield airbag designed for a bicycle helmet.UILA was introduced at Formnext 2022. 3D printing was used in the production phase of the small EV and cargo bike crossover. Additive manufacturing reportedly reduced costs and improved manufacturing sustainability. This included the use of Stratasys powder-based Selective Absorption Fusion (SAF) system and 3D printers from California-based Origin One.The UILA EV being unveiled at Formnext. Photo via nFrontier. 3D printing acquisitionsBusiness acquisitions continue to dominate the 3D printing headlines. Doubts loom over Nano Dimensions M&A activity. Last year, the Israeli micro-3D printing specialist agreed to acquire Desktop Metal for $183 million. A $115 million deal was also agreed for FDM 3D printer manufacturer MarkforgedYoav Stern, former Nano CEO, previously highlighted the long-term value creation and profitable growth these transactions would deliver. However, activist shareholder Murchinson Ltd. does not share these views, having called Nano Dimensions acquisition offers overpriced and misguided.In December 2024, Murchinson succeeded in removing Stern from the companys Board of Directors. Later that month, the ardent consolidation advocate was removed as Nano Dimension CEO. This has cast doubts over whether the company will finalize the acquisition agreements. As a result, Desktop Metal filed two lawsuits against Nano Dimension, alleging a failure to make reasonable best efforts to secure timely regulatory approval for the merger.Elsewhere, the European Commission (EC) recently approved US chip design software provider Synopsys Ansys acquisition. The US chip design software provider agreed to acquire the engineering simulation specialist last year. However, the EC has found that the $35 billion cash and stock agreement could stifle global competition in the optics, photonics, and register-transfer-level (RTL) power consumption analysis software markets. Therefore, both firms have agreed to sell overlapping business operations to EC-approved buyers, actions which would see EC approve the merger.Who won the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards?All the news from Formnext 2024.Subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry newsletter to keep up with the latest 3D printing news.You can also follow us on X, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry Youtube channel to access more exclusive content.Featured image shows nFrontiers Emerging Technology Center team. Photo via nFrontier.

Every yearThe Architects Newspaper seeks to celebrate the best companies, contractors, and consultants that are moving the AEC industry forward, and the search is now officially underway for 2025. This annual program, ANs Best of Practice Awards, is open for entries until March 28, 2025 at midnight ET. Best of Practice looks into the breadth and merit of firmsincluding architects, contractors, sustainability and facade consultants, engineers, fabricators, interior designers, developers, and landscape architectsto spotlight those who not only champion an aesthetic vision, but also social and sustainable goals. To participate in this program is to join the ranks of honored companies that are moving the needle in the design worldboth in terms of the offices own design and culture and the companys design output overall. Winners receive a trophy commemorating the award, and both winners and runner-ups are featured online, on AN social media channels, and inANs Best of 2025 print issue, promoting the honored practices to ANs audience of over 1 million readers.All types of AEC companies based in North America are celebrated. The architect, interior designer, and landscape categories are each subdivided by seven regions (with some additionally divided by size), while the rest remain non-regional. The full list of 2025 categories are:Architects (Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large and New firms)Acoustic Consultant/EngineerDeveloperFabricatorFacade ConsultantGeneral ContractorGraphic Design & WayfindingInterior DesignerLandscape ArchitectLighting DesignerMEP EngineerPhotography StudioRender & VisualizationStructural EngineerSustainability ConsultantTechnologyGet started on applications now to take advantage of the reduced Early Bird entry fee, offered until February 28, 2025. To uplift new companies of all kinds, AN also offers an additional discount for firms founded within the last five years with the code EMERGING. Learn more about the submission process and details here, and stay tuned for the upcoming 2025 jury announcement.

Artificial Intelligence Newsletter Fox News AI Newsletter: AI health tech will transform your fitness routine Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents By Fox News Staff Fox News Published January 15, 2025 12:40pm EST close US company using 'secret weapon' for its artificial intelligence Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on what the United States and Israel are doing to stay ahead of adversaries in A.I. on 'Special Report.' Welcome to Fox News Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAYS NEWSLETTER:- Best cutting-edge health and fitness tech from CES 2025- Nvidia pushes back on Biden admin's 'misguided' AI order- Biden White House announces 'final rule' on AI chip exports before Trump hand-off, drawing industry blowback ISleePad (ITRI)FUTURE HEALTH TECH: CES 2025 has once again showcased a remarkable array of health and fitness technology that promises to transform our well-being.'UNPRECEDENTED AND MISGUIDED': Tech giant Nvidia is pushing back on a new executive order by the Biden administration that seeks to preventartificial intelligence technologies developed in the U.S. from falling into the hands of adversarial countries.'CHIP' ON THEIR SHOULDER: The Biden White House on Monday announced its "final rule" placing export controls on artificial intelligence chips before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next week, drawing swift condemnation from industry leaders who argue the Democratic administration is effectively undermining America's leadership in the emerging technology. FILE - Amazon Web Services data center is seen on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)'LEAD THE WORLD': President Biden on Tuesday signed an ambitious executive order that he says will keep both national security and climate change in mind while fast-tracking the build-out of large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States.HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN: A select group of tech industry titans and venture capitalists will gather in Washington, D.C., this week to welcome the incoming Trump administration and celebrate new opportunities for global innovation in artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship.CUTTING-EDGE HUMANOID TECH: Chinese startup Pudu Robotics has unveiled its latest creation, the D9 humanoid robot, designed to revolutionize the way we work and interact with machines. D9 humanoid robot (Pudu Robotics)FOLLOW FOX NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIASIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERSDOWNLOAD OUR APPSWATCH FOX NEWS ONLINEFox News GoSTREAM FOX NATIONFox NationStay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future with Fox Newshere. This article was written by Fox News staff. Related Topics