I think Sony might have made a mistake.
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The End.
An oil tycoon (Michael Shannon), art curator (Tilda Swinton), and their son (George MacKay) are separated from the apocalyptic horrors outside, spending their time in a bunker writing books, arranging flowers, and eating lots of cake. But the facade steadily slips away after a young survivor (Moses Ingram) enters their home.
Filled with dark humor and even darker revelations, the film also happens to be an uplifting musical, but those two sides never gel in a satisfying way. Instead, it ends up feeling bloated and, even worse, doesn’t have memorable songs.
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Robots replace human window washers on skyscrapers
Look up, New Yorkers.
The city’s skyscrapers are getting a high-tech window washing, one gleaming window at a time.
The 45-story office tower at 1133 Avenue of the Americas has just made history as the world’s first high-rise to welcome Ozmo, an automated window-cleaning system that’s turning heads and changing the game.
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The window-washing robot with a view
Ozmo isn’t your average window washer. This sophisticated system consists of a pair of Kuka robotic arms mounted on a cleaning platform suspended from the building’s roof. Each arm is equipped with a brush head and water supply, ready to tackle even the toughest grime.
But Ozmo’s real magic lies in its brains. The robot uses force sensors to gauge the fragility of each window pane, applying just the right amount of pressure for a perfect clean. Lidar sensors and AI algorithms help Ozmo navigate its vertical world, maintaining stability even when the wind picks up.
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Humans and robots working together
While Ozmo represents a leap forward in automation, it’s not quite ready to go solo. For now, a human operator controls the system from the building’s roof. This collaboration between human expertise and robotic precision points to a future where dangerous jobs become safer and more efficient. In fact, Skyline Robotics, the company behind Ozmo, says the robot cleans windows three times faster than traditional human window cleaners.
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Cleaning up the industry
The window cleaning industry, valued at $40 billion annually, has been facing challenges. With 75% of window cleaners in the U.S. over 40 and only 9% between 20 and 30, there’s a growing labor shortage. Ozmo offers a solution that not only fills this gap but also creates new, tech-focused job opportunities.
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The window-washing robot is about to go global
Skyline Robotics isn’t stopping at the Big Apple. Plans are already in motion for deployments in London, with patents secured in Japan and Singapore. This global expansion could transform skylines and job markets worldwide.
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Kurt’s key takeaways
The arrival of Ozmo in New York City marks more than just cleaner windows. It represents a shift in how we approach urban maintenance and workforce safety. As our cities grow taller and more complex, innovations like Ozmo will play a crucial role in keeping them gleaming and functional. While some may worry about job displacement, the reality is more nuanced. Ozmo is creating new roles for tech-savvy operators and maintenance specialists. It’s not about replacing humans but about elevating them to safer, more skilled positions.
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Netflix is ending support for some older iPhones and iPads
The Netflix app is dropping support for older iPhones and iPads that are stuck at iOS 16. 9to5Mac reports that Netflix is showing an alert to users on some iOS 16 devices that says “We’ve updated the Netflix app! To use the latest version, install iOS 17 or later.”
The change only impacts devices that can’t be updated to iOS 17, such as the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus handsets, and Apple’s first-generation iPad Pro and iPad 5 tablets. These devices will be unable to receive further Netflix updates, such as important patches for bugs and other security concerns. Apple is rolling out iOS 18 on September 16th.
Netflix users stuck on iOS 16 can still access their accounts in the current version of their app, for the time being, as well as a browser if all else fails.
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Come pixel-peep what the PS5 Pro can maybe actually do
Not by pricing the PS5 Pro at $700 or ditching the optical drive — it can always drop the price or bundle — but by trying to showcase the PS5 Pro’s graphical improvements using a bandwidth-limited, compressed YouTube video.
I say that because I’m currently looking at a native 5.3GB video file of Sony’s presentation right now, on a 4K OLED screen, and I think corporate can genuinely tell the difference in some of these games. That wasn’t necessarily true on YouTube.
But I don’t want you to take my word for it. I want you to download the lossless PNG screenshots I just captured, so you can decide for yourself.
Important note: Do not right-click to download the images you see below, do not even left-click them — they’re just visual aids so you know which image you’ll get. Left-click the link in each caption to load the pictures, then download them; each should have a filesize well over 4MB. Optimally, you should then display them on a big 4K screen, like the one you might use with the PlayStation.
The above examples are the PS5 Pro compared to the original PS5’s faster-framerate “performance” mode, and they’re designed to show how you don’t have to sacrifice graphics for smooth 60fps speeds. But if you’re willing to tolerate the lower framerates of “Fidelity” mode, the advantage isn’t as clear-cut:
Sony didn’t offer comparo images for every title, but here are pictures from other games it used to represent the PS5 Pro’s graphics, too:
If you’re really dedicated, I suppose you could even try to find the same moment in the same game on your own PS5, grab your own screenshot, and use Nvidia’s ICAT tool to peep pixels like a pro.
Is it ridiculous that we’ve come to this? Maybe! But I don’t want you to think there’s no difference between PS5 and PS5 Pro graphics at 60fps:
There’s absolutely a difference — just perhaps not one that’s worth $700 to you.
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