Bloombergs Lucas Shaw reports that Spotify is still working on a pricier version of its streaming music subscription, and Apple may not be too far behind it.Heres what Lucas Shaw says is coming from Spotify in the months ahead:Spotify is developing amore-expensive versionof its service that will offer higher-quality audio, concert tickets and tools that let subscribers edit songs. The company is calling it Music Pro (at least for now) and aims to roll out the package later this year, priced about $6 a month more than its current subscriptions.The idea of a roughly $17/month plan is familiar to Spotify followers. The company has been planning to catch up with Apple Music and offer a so-called Hi-Fi tier with higher resolution audio for years now.Meanwhile, Apple Music offers lossless audio in the standard Apple Music tier.For that reason, Spotify will probably need to throw in some additional features if it wants to monetize higher-resolution audio.Selling concert tickets through a streaming music service has always been a good idea and an untapped opportunity, but the online ticket sales business is a disaster for consumers.The ability to edit songs in some capacity is interesting. This is what Lucas Shaw reports in those departments:Music Pro will include several different remixing tools that let users speed up or mash up songs as though they were a DJ. Spotify has also been talking to concert promoters and ticket sellers about securing access to allotments of tickets so that it can give customers access to a presale or better seats.So what about Apple? As mentioned, Apple Music has long offered higher resolution audio at no extra cost. The subscription music service has only ever seen one price increase, from $9.99/month to $10.99/month in 2022. But Shaw adds that Apple (and Amazon) are similarly investigating ways to charge more for higher tiers of their respective streaming services.Apple and Amazon have also talked about more-expensive tiers for their apps, though their plans are more nascent and may not come to fruition.So nothing very concrete, but notable if only because it would be a departure from Apples current strategy. Apple has added features like live lyrics, Dolby Atmos, and lossless audio to the one-and-only version of Apple Music. Charging more for additional features would be a change, and depending on what features Apple could pull together, it may be worth paying for.If Apple could get the rights to music stems for popular songs, that could go along way with apps like GarageBand and Logic. In fact, Apple has provided this sort of experience in creative classes in its retail stores, but not in a form that you can take home.Best Apple accessoriesFollow Zac Hall on X, Threads, and Bluesky, and listen to Runtime with co-host Sophia Tung on Apple Podcasts and YouTube.Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

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Feb 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / MalwareMicrosoft said it has discovered a new variant of a known Apple macOS malware called XCSSET as part of limited attacks in the wild."Its first known variant since 2022, this latest XCSSET malware features enhanced obfuscation methods, updated persistence mechanisms, and new infection strategies," the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said in a post shared on X."These enhanced features add to this malware family's previously known capabilities, like targeting digital wallets, collecting data from the Notes app, and exfiltrating system information and files."XCSSET is a sophisticated modular macOS malware that's known to target users by infecting Apple Xcode projects. It was first documented by Trend Micro in August 2020.Subsequent iterations of the malware have been found to adapt to compromise newer versions of macOS as well as Apple's own M1 chipsets. In mid-2021, the cybersecurity company noted that XCSSET had been updated to exfiltrate data from various apps like Google Chrome, Telegram, Evernote, Opera, Skype, WeChat, and Apple first-party apps such as Contacts and Notes.Another report from Jamf around the same time revealed the malware's ability to exploit CVE-2021-30713, a Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework bypass bug, as a zero-day to take screenshots of the victim's desktop without requiring additional permissions.Then, over a year later, it was updated again to add support for macOS Monterey. As of writing, the origins of the malware remain unknown.The latest findings from Microsoft mark the first major revision since 2022, using improved obfuscation methods and persistence mechanisms that are aimed at challenging analysis efforts and ensuring that the malware is launched every time a new shell session is initiated.Another novel manner XCSSET sets up persistence entails downloading a signed dockutil utility from a command-and-control server to manage the dock items."The malware then creates a fake Launchpad application and replaces the legitimate Launchpad's path entry in the dock with this fake one," Microsoft said. "This ensures that every time the Launchpad is started from the dock, both the legitimate Launchpad and the malicious payload are executed."Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE

Pam Baker, Contributing WriterFebruary 13, 20255 Min ReadZoonar GmbH via AlamyThis year comes packed with challenges from rising inflation and layoffs to fake job announcements, ungodly long job interviews, and hiring delays. One way to help you land a promotion, possibly avoid a layoff, or rise to the head of the line of job candidates is to improve your AI skills.To help you with that, here are several ways to use a phone picture as a prompt for AI models and apps like ChatGPT and Claude. Yes, phone pics can be used as prompts. Quick as a camera click, youre prompting like a pro!This information is drawn from my newest LinkedIn Learning online course Become a GenAI Power Prompter and Content Designer and my newest book Generative AI for Dummies, which was published last October.1. How to use a phone photo in an AI promptChatGPT and Claude will both allow you to attach files to your prompt. You do that by clicking on the paper clip icon beneath the prompt bar. Then select one or more files on your device that you want to attach to the prompt. In this case that will be the photo stored on your device that you want to include in your prompt.Most people think of attaching only text, CSV files, and spreadsheets to a prompt. Those can be very helpful too in getting great and highly targeted responses from AI. But few realize that these models can extract information from photos too.Related:Some of ChatGPT and Claudes competitors may be able to use photo data too, but for the purpose of illustrating this prompting tip, lets just stick to these two AI chatbots for now.2. What kind of phone pic makes a good prompt for AI?The short answer is that a photo of anything containing text about something you want to know more about or that contains information that you want the AI to build upon, is a good photo to use in a prompt.Choose a photo from your phones picture gallery and ask yourself what information does it contain that can be useful in a prompt for AI? Here are a few photo examples for you to consider what useful data they contain and what use that info may have for you. (Youll have to move on to other tips below for the answers. But do this exercise first).A phone pic of a slide that a keynote speaker is talking about in real timeA photo of a handwritten note you made on a napkin while chatting with other conference attendees about a business idea at the hotel bar one nightA photo of a page from a bookA photo of a broken machine part with information like model number, make, brand, etc.3. Pop-up info from a keynote speakers slide in real timeRelated:Speakers, good ones anyway, limit each of their slides to three or fewer bullet points. You might want to know more in order to follow the speakers presentation better. Take a quick phone pic of the slide on stage, attach it to the prompt bar in the ChatGPT mobile app and type your question or instruction in the prompt bar. An example is below. Voila! Instant popup information during the speakers speech!Example prompt: Extract the text from this pic and briefly explain the information in the second bullet point.4. From a handwritten note on a napkin to a bankable business planEvery seasoned pro knows they often get as much out of networking at a conference as they do from the presentations, speeches, and breakout sessions. Now you can get even more value from networking over lunch, at a mixer, or over drinks at the hotel bar.Suppose someone mentions an idea to you that you want to explore further, but you dont want to rudely pull out your phone to make yourself a note. Jot it down on a napkin, or whatever paper or material is handy. Yes, any handwritten note will do. Stick that note in your pocket. Later, perhaps back in your hotel room, use your phone to take a photo of your note. You can then attach it to a prompt for ChatGPT or Claude in a mobile or desktop app at your convenience.Related:Heres an example prompt to write along with that photo attachment: Build a business plan from the information you extract from the attached photo.5. Understand complex information by taking a picture of a page in a bookYouve heard quantum computing is a looming threat to cyber security and a serious boost to AI capabilities. Youve also heard year after year that *this* is the year quantum computing gets real. But you want to know more than the marketing hype. You want to know what quantum computing actually is and how far it has actually progressed.Take a picture or a screenshot from a scientific paper or a book and use it as an attachment to a prompt to get ChatGPT or Claude to translate complex information into terms you can better understand. Now you know what you need to know.6. Replace or fix a broken machine part at work using a phone pic and AISo here you are in a datacenter doing routine maintenance on hardware. You discover a loose or broken part on a cooling system or a server or something. Now you need to report it to whoever is in charge of ordering parts or vendor repair visits. But heck, youre not quite sure what to call that part or what info you need to request a replacement.Or maybe you are in your office and your desk chair sinks when you sit in it even after you raise it up again and again. Imagine that whatever machine or furniture or tool that youre working with or on poses a mystery to solve.Take a photo of it and prompt ChatGPT or Claude to identify it. This generally works best if the broken piece or the larger item has identifying text on it such as a brand name or make, a year, and/or a serial or part number on it. Take a photo that includes that information. If the AI cannot identify the part from a photo without text, try prompting it in text only to identify all parts of whatever the larger item is. You may be able to identify the part from the descriptions the Ai provides.About the AuthorPam BakerContributing WriterA prolific writer and analyst, Pam Baker's published work appears in many leading publications. She's also the author of several books, the most recent of which are "Decision Intelligence for Dummies" and "ChatGPT For Dummies." Baker is also a popular speaker at technology conferences and a member of the National Press Club, Society of Professional Journalists, and the Internet Press Guild.See more from Pam BakerNever Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.SIGN-UPYou May Also LikeWebinarsMore WebinarsReportsMore Reports

About FilestageFilestage frees people from chaotic approval processes, making work more joyful and productive. From large enterprises to independent agencies, our review and approval platform helps teams share, discuss, and approve all their files, all in one place including documents, designs, images, videos, and audio files.We're a fully remote team with people working in home offices, co-working spaces, and coffee shops all over the world. Together, we're on a mission to create a seamless approval process that helps people deliver their best work.We've raised our Series A and have over half a million users across 500+ companies, including AB InBev, LG, Havas, GroupM, and Emirates. So if you're looking for a fast-growing startup in a booming market, you've found it!About our RevOps teamWe are a small, passionate hands-on operations team that thrives on ownership, collaboration, and making a meaningful impact. We believe that great operations are the foundation of a successful business, and we take pride in building, optimizing, and scaling the processes that drive efficiency and growthWe are a fully cloud-based team, thus we leverage a modern SaaS tool stackincluding HubSpot, StarDeliver, Stripe, ChartMogul, and FullStoryto ensure seamless operations across the business. We are constantly refining our workflows, integrating new tools, and analyzing data to unlock opportunities for improvement.We believe in the balance of thoughtful analysis and a solution-oriented approach. If you're a driven, proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about operational excellence, we want you on our team!What youll be working on as our Revenue Data EngineerWere looking for a Revenue Data Engineer to own and build a robust data foundation that empowers our revenue teams and the whole company to make informed decisions and drive scalable growth. This is your chance to shape the future of our data, tools, and processes while having a direct impact on company growth.In your first year at Filestage:You'll design and build robust data pipelines by developing and maintaining scalable, reliable, and efficient ETL processes to ingest, transform, and load data from various sources in our revenue tools. You build the foundation for our data-driven future.You'll ensure data quality, accuracy, and reliability, by implementing data quality checks, monitoring, and validation procedures. You'll be the guardian of our data integrity and proactively identify and resolve data inconsistencies, errors, and performance bottlenecks.You'll own the revenue data infrastructure. You architect and maintain the data infrastructure that supports revenue reporting, analysis, and forecasting. You'll be the architect of our revenue data ecosystem.You'll empower data-driven decisions: Thus you provide accessible and well-documented data to stakeholders, enabling them to perform analysis, generate reports, and make informed strategic decisions - you'll enable us to make smarter decisions, faster.You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with sales, marketing, customer success, and our product-led growth teams to understand their data needs and translate them into technical solutions. You'll be the bridge between data and business impact.What youll bring to the roleYou have 4+ years of experience working in revenue data engineering in a SaaS product environment. Now youre looking for an exciting challenge to shape the future of data, hands-on in a growing startup.Here are some of the things wed like to see from you:You've thrived in a fast-paced RevOps environment within SaaS B2B companies ($4-10M ARR, teams of 3+), understanding the SaaS sales lifecycle and how data fuels its success.You're a HubSpot expert(4+ years) familiar with the outbound sales tech stack, with paid marketing tool stacks, and have experience leveraging data within a Product-Led Growth (PLG) revenue environment.You're a passionate data engineer and bring expertise in SQL, JS/Python, ETL, APIs, webhooks, and tools like Fivetran. Your skills extend to data modeling, implementation, warehousing, and BI.You have an entrepreneurial mindset and youre hungry to learn. You roll your sleeves up to get things done. You strive to continuously improve, iterate, and integrate what you learn.Youre a strong communicator and have experience collaborating with a distributed team.Life at FilestageWe believe people are more productive when they can choose their own schedule. So were proud to offer fully-remote roles that give you the perfect balance between work and life.Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to at Filestage:Work from where youre happiest and enjoy a flexible schedule. Weve been fully remote from the start, giving you the opportunity to meet people all over the world and broaden your horizons.For this role, were looking for someone based in Europe to make sure theres a high time overlap with our team members, customers, and partners.Meet up in real life. We all travel together at least once a year (in normal times) at our team retreat to have fun and get to know each other.Enjoy a strong team culture. Were a group of knowledge seekers, reflective thinkers, clear communicators, goal owners, problem solvers, and team players. These are the values we strive for to help us achieve our mission.Join a happy team. Weve been rated five stars on Glassdoor by our lovely team. You can take a look at our reviews here.Create a workspace that suits you. Youll get a 1,500 budget for hardware, as well 500 for home office to buy whatever you need to do your best work including a computer, webcam, or standing desk.Get 38 days of holiday. Plenty of time for city breaks, summer escapes, and everything in between. Youll also get a half day on your birthday to give you a chance to celebrate!Volunteer/Charity Day. Enjoy a Volunteer/Charity Day to support a cause close to your heart.Continue to grow and develop your career. We care about your development and want you to be able to learn new things! After six months in the company, youll get a budget to be able to use for personal development.Make your voice heard. We trust our team members to make the best decisions to achieve their goals, so you wont have to put up with micromanagers here.Say goodbye to pointless meetings. We practice what we preach when it comes to productivity, so you can expect flat hierarchies, fast iterations, and no bullshit meetings.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3's Paramount Plus release date is fast approaching.The streaming service announced on Monday that the third film in the franchise will join its action-packed predecessors on the platform tomorrow. The latest entry is set after Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and theKnuckles Paramount Plus seriesand stars Keanu Reeves as the voice of the mysterious and powerful hedgehog Shadow, a new anthropomorphic adversary for Knuckles, Tails and Sonic.The PG-rated action comedy sped into theaters in December and currently has a score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. A fourth Sonic the Hedgehog movie is scheduled to release in 2027. If you missed the third adventure on the big screen or want to rewatch, here's when you can step through a portal to the film on Paramount Plus.When to watch Sonic 3 on Paramount PlusThe video game movie will premiere overnight on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for folks in the US and Canada. Based somewhere else? Paramount Plus said Sonic 3's "availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date."Paramount Plus has two subscription options for newcomers: Essential and Paramount Plus with Showtime. Essential is ad-supported and costs $8 per month or $60 per year. You'll need the latter plan, which costs $13 per month or $120 per year to watch Showtime programming like thecurrently airing Yellowjackets. Sonic 3 is also available to rent for $10 atAmazon andFandango at Home. James Martin/CNET While you can watch Sonic 3 with either version of Paramount Plus, opting for the Showtime plan removes commercials from your streaming experience (outside of live TV) and lets you download titles. Deal-seekers can try the service for free for a week, and college students can get a discount on Essential. See at Paramount Plus

See at ESPN Watch La Liga soccer in the US from $11 a month ESPN Plus See at ESPN See more details See at ExpressVPN Best VPN for streaming ExpressVPN See at ExpressVPN See more details See at Itv Watch La Liga fooball in the UK for free ITV See at Itv See more details See at Premiersports Watch La Liga in the UK from 8 Premier Sports See at Premiersports See more details See at TSN Carries La Liga matches live TSN Plus See at TSN See more details See at BeIn Sports Watch La Liga games from AU$15 per month BeIn Sports See at BeIn Sports See more details Table of Contents Barcelona could head to the summit of La Liga with a win on Monday against in-form Rayo Vallecano.With leaders Real Madrid as well as second-placed Atletico Madrid dropping points at the weekend with respective draws against Osasuna and Celta Vigo, Hansi Flick's Catalan giants can captilize by claiming their fourth consecutive win in a row on Monday.Getting such a victory is unlikely to be straightforward, however, with Iigo Prez's Rayo Vallecano pushing for European qualification after an unbeaten run of nine matches in La Liga.Barcelona take on Rayo Vallecano at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Monday, Feb. 17. Kickoff is set for9 p.m. CET local time, making it a 3 p.m. ET and 12 p.m. PT start in the US, an 8p.m. GMT start in the UK and a 7 a.m. AEDTkickoff in Australia on Tuesday morning.Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world. Iigo Prez's side head to the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on the back of three successive league wins. Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images How to watch Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano in the US without cableThis match is available to stream in the US via ESPN Plus, which has live English and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US. ESPN Plus ESPN's standalone streaming service costs $11 a month or $110 for an annual subscription.Read our ESPN Plus review. See at ESPN How to watch La Liga from anywhere with a VPNIf you find yourself unable to view La Liga matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games. That's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this. Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions. James Martin/CNET 2024 Price $13 per month, $100 for the first 15 months (then $117 per year) or $140 for the first 28 months (then $150 per year)Latest Tests DNS leaks detected, 35% speed loss in 2025 testsNetwork 3,000 plus servers in 105 countriesJurisdiction British Virgin Islands ExpressVPN isour current best VPN pickfor people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It's normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100 you'll get three months free and save 49%. That's the equivalent of $6.67 a month.ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. See at ExpressVPN Livestream Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano in the UKMonday night's match is one of a select number of La Liga games being shown live this season by free-to-air broadcaster ITV.Coverage begins on ITV4 at 7:30 p.m. GMT ahead of the 8 p.m. GMT kickoff. That also means you'll be able to stream the game online via the network's online ITVX service. ITV As the match is being broadcast on ITV4, that means you'll also have the option of watching the game online for free via the network's on-demand streaming service, ITVX (formerly ITV Hub). The service has an updated app that's available for Android and Apple mobile devices, as well as many smart TVs. See at Itv La Liga broadcast rights in the UK are also with Premier Sports, which will be showing a minimum of five live matches per week from Spain's top league on its Premier Sports 1 and 2 channels, as well as its dedicated La Liga platform. This match will be shown on Premier Sports 1 and La LigaTV. Premier Sports A subscription to just Premier Sports' dedicated La Liga channel costs 8 a month. You can also get the channel via a full subscription to Premier Sports, giving you access to all of the networks' channels, which have the UK broadcast rights to Scottish Premiership matches, BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup rugby, plus NHL and NASCAR. A full Premier Sports subscription costs 10 per month for Sky and Virgin TV customers. You can also get Premier Sports through Amazon Prime Video as an add-on for 15 a month. See at Premiersports Livestream Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano in CanadaTSN is the rights holder for live coverage of La Liga matches in the region, with select fixtures being shown on its linear channels and a wider selection of games being shown on its TSN Plus streaming platform. This match is set to be shown on TSN Plus. TSN TSN Plus is a direct-streaming service that costs CA$8 a month and also offers coverage of PGA Tour Live golf, NFL games, F1, NASCAR and the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. See at TSN Livestream Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano in AustraliaFooty fans down under can watch La Liga matches live on BeIn Sports, which holds the live broadcast rights in Australia for Spanish top-flight matches. This match is set to be shown on BeIn Sports 2. BeIn Sports BeIn Sports is available in Australia for AU$15 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$130. See at BeIn Sports Quick tips for streaming La Liga using a VPNWith four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming La Liga matches may vary.If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option.If you're having trouble getting the game after you've turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs, such asRoku, don't have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.Remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommendBrave.

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Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat will finally be possible, in FortniteKiller kombo.Image credit: Epic Games News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief Published on Feb. 17, 2025 Characters from Mortal Kombat will finally be able to square up against Street Fighter legends such as Ryu, Chun-Li and Guile - within Fortnite. Epic Games' ever-popular battle royale will be the first video game to officially feature characters from both fighting game franchises, when Mortal Kombat crosses over with Fortnite next season. The announcement that Mortal Kombat would feature in Fortnite came via artwork teasing the game's next battle pass character line-up - in which ice ninja Sub-Zero will star. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Street Fighter characters have already been part of Fortnite for several years, of course - with Ryu and Chun-Li added as Shop skins back in February 2021, before their fellow fighters Cammy, Guile, Blanka and Sakura all arrived a short time after.Fortnite even paid tribute to Mortal Kombat during this weekend's eye-catching mini live event, which featured a fight to the death between antihero Daigo and demon boss Hunter X. The showdown, a culmination of Fortnite Chapter 6's story so far, included a moment where Daigo appeared to have been skewered by Hunter X's sword - though there was no Fatality here. Instead, the masked fighter fought back, ultimately appearing to defeat Hunter X for good after slicing off his arm. You can watch the full event below:Fortnite Chapter 6's first mini live event.Watch on YouTubeFortnite being Fortnite, of course, there is no blood - or any realistic-looking violence at all. So, it will be interesting to see the extent to which Mortal Kombat's famously gory antics get translated here.Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 is set to arrive later this week, on 21st February, and feature a criminals theme. Other new character skins are set to include a giant pickle.

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide With Football Manager 2025 dead and buried, players are still neck-deep in FM24 until the next game in the series eventually releases. One player has decided to merge the popular management game with artificial intelligence to control their team management with only their voice.Football Manager 2024 merged with AIPosted online by game developer Murat Kacmaz, Football Manager 2025 has been merged with both Whisper and OpenAIs ChatGPT to add fully functional voice commands to the game. Instead of using a mouse, the gamer can now bark orders at the game to swap out players.In a short video demo on LinkedIn, Kacmaz showed off the voice command feature. The basic system is said to understand natural language and make real-time lineup changes that allows them to bench and swap out players with a simple order. Save Up to $1,200 on the Samsung Galaxy S25! Pre-order now and save big with trade-in and Samsung credit. Limited time only! *Includes trade-in value + $300 Samsung credit. In the demo, Kacmaz used a small example where they swapped out an injured goalkeeper on FC Barcelonas squad.Ter Stegen is injured, take him out, the player ordered the game. Shortly after, the game automativally removed the injured goalkeeper, replacing him with Ignacio Iaki Pea Sotorres with a simple order. Must-Listen: Publishing Manor Lords w/ Joe Robinson VideoGamer Podcast Listen Now To swap out the players, the program uses Whisper to translate speech to text and the ChatGPT AI engine for processing. When combined, the game is able to recognise commands and execute them with ease.We can add players, removing them, swapping them, the player explains.Of course, all of these actions are instantly faster with a mouse and keyboard, or even a controller, but it is a great accessibility tool for players who want to play Football Manager, but cannot. Its slow, clunky and awkward, but it does work, and its a much better use of AI than generating crap images and spouting biased, incorrect information at people.For more Football Manager news, read about the hidden attributes in FM24, or check out the mod that gives us some version of FM25 now that we cant ever have it.Football Manager 2024Platform(s):PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Management, Soccer, Sports9.5VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share