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The robovac sprays a mixture of water and cleaning solution to loosen stains. | Image: Ecovacs Ecovacs announced a new addition to its Deebot line of autonomous cleaners with a new feature that could make the robovac better at cleaning floors in a single pass. The Deebot X12 OmniCyclone uses cameras and AI to identify dried stains on floors, such as muddy paw prints or spilled soda. Before cleaning the stain with its roller mop, the X12 blasts a mixture of water and cleaning solution in the bot's path to soften tricky messes, making them easier to scrub away. The Deebot X12 OmniCyclone is available starting today for $1,499 through the company's online store and Amazon. That price includes the robovac's OMNI Station dock, which empti … Read the full story at The Verge.

A trio of GoPro Mission 1 cameras: the Mission 1, Mission 1 Pro, and Mission 1 Pro ILS. | Image: GoPro GoPro is announcing its Mission 1 cameras, a new line of video-centric action cams with 50-megapixel, 1-inch-type sensors and the company's new GP3 in-house processor. Pricing is still TBD, but there will be three models launched in two waves: a base-model Mission 1 and the Mission 1 Pro will be available May 28th, and a higher-end flagship Mission 1 Pro ILS with interchangeable Micro Four Thirds lenses is expected in Q3 2026. The base Mission 1 can shoot video at up to 8K / 30 frames per second in 16:9 as well as open gate of its whole 4:3 sensor at up to 4K / 120 fps. It can do slow-motion of up to 240 fps at 1080p. The Mission 1 Pro ups … Read the full story at The Verge.

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It's not a PC port or a remake, but Sony is returning to the Gothic world of Bloodborne. There aren't many details yet - Sony says that "plot details are still being kept under wraps" - but the game is being adapted into "an R-rated animated feature," with YouTuber Seán "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin (a known Bloodborne fan) serving as a producer. No word on when the film might be premiering. First released in 2015 on the PS4, Bloodborne is developed by FromSoftware, the same team behind the dark fantasy Souls series. Like those games, Bloodborne is known for its brutal difficulty, but it's also beloved for the fully realized city of Yharnam th … Read the full story at The Verge.

The card network configured and managed the validator node entirely in-house, it said, following six months of joint work with Tempo’s engineering team.

Demand drops 3.4% in March due to soaring prices, supply shortages and collapse of Middle East air travel