'Red Dead Redemption' comes to PS4 and Switch, but is it worth it?

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Rockstar has just announced that Red Dead Redemption, the critically acclaimed Western game from 2010, is coming to Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on August 17. This might sound like good news for fans who have been waiting for a chance to play this classic on modern consoles, but some major drawbacks make these ports disappointing and overpriced.

First of all, these are not remakes or remasters, but simple ports with minimal changes. The graphics, framerate, and gameplay are the same as 13 years ago. The only new feature is the addition of some new languages. This means that PS4 and PS5 owners will not get to enjoy the game in 60fps or with enhanced visuals, and Switch owners will have to settle for a lower resolution and performance.

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Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde is now available in Canada

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After its launch earlier this year, the Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde is now available in the country. This new air purifier is designed for "simplicity" in large, open-plan homes and commercial spaces. It can deliver up to a 10-metre projection, upgraded filtration, and ultra-low noise. It's the company's most quiet and powerful purifier yet. The Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde retails for CAD 1,399.99 at www.dysoncanada.ca. 

Google Search adds a grammar check feature to its chatbox interface

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The next time you want to check the grammar of a sentence quickly, you might find the answer in Google Search. 9to5Google has discovered a "grammar check" feature that will inform you whether a given phrase is grammatically correct. For example, if you type "the quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog" into the search engine, Google will highlight that you probably meant "jumps" instead of "jump."

This tool is not only useful for search phrases but also for any text that you want to write correctly. If you are uncertain about a sentence you typed in a messaging app, you can copy and paste it into Google Search and see if it needs any correction. Google seems to want you to use its search engine as a general-purpose chatbox interface for accessing various features.

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'D&D' artist admits to using AI for illustrations in new book

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Dungeons & Dragons' newest book, Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants!, has sparked controversy after one of the artists admitted to using artificial intelligence to assist in creating some of the illustrations. Ilya Shkipin, who has been working with Wizards of the Coast since 2014, posted on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) that he used AI to generate "certain details or polish and editing" for his art. He later deleted his posts, but screenshots of them have been circulating online.

Shkipin claimed that most of his art was "enhanced with ai rather than generated from [the] ground up." However, this does not change the fact that he used AI-generated images without disclosing it in the book. It is unclear if Wizards of the Coast or D&D Beyond, who collaborated on the book, were aware of his use of AI in his process.

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