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Tuesday January 21, 2025. 08:26 PM
More than half of video game developers reported their companies are using generative AI in game development, according to an annual survey released Tuesday. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) report found that 52% of developers worked at companies using AI tools, while...
Electronic Arts is one of the most notable publishers in the video games industry. Not only does it own extremely successful franchises like EA Sports FC, The Sims, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age, the company also plays a key role in setting trends in the games market. For a...
Anyone who has played a sport or musical instrument has experienced the dreaded plateau, or 'ceiling effect,' when they cannot progress further. A study published in Science Robotics has found that a robotic exoskeleton can break through the plateau. The study enlisted...
If you’ve ever become “stuck” in a game, the new Microsoft Edge Game Assist for Windows offers a pretty convenient way to help yourself out: Simply look up a hint while playing. Microsoft debuted this new system as a beta during the holidays last year. Now, it’s part ...
Putting two grapes, or a single grape almost cut in half, in a microwave creates a spectacular show. The electromagnetic field in the middle makes a burst of fiery plasma. Veritasium has a good explainer video of what causes grapes or hydrogel balls to behave this way when...
Suspected of starting a local wildfire, a coal fire underneath a popular Boulder, Colorado, open space has been put out. Coal fires can burn for as long as there is fuel. Colorado's Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety undertook a massive project to dig up tons of...
A lucid dream is one in which you're aware of the fact that you're dreaming and can often control what happens. If you can train yourself in the practice, it can help boost creativity, confront fears, practice new skills, and even alleviate recurring nightmares, all while...
VPN services have many uses and benefits, like making sure you aren’t being overcharged based on your location, protecting your privacy while using the internet, and streaming media that’s located outside your own region (e.g., another country’s Netflix library). And...
The slow fade of broadcast television—one of the few remaining free sources of news and entertainment—is about to accelerate, thanks to the policies of the new US presidential administration.
Seven days after disclosure and little action taken, data shows Fortinet customers need to get with the program and apply the latest updates as nearly 50,000 management interfaces are still vulnerable to the latest zero-day exploit.…
Britain will launch a digital wallet app later this year allowing citizens to store government documents on their smartphones, UK Science Secretary Peter Kyle announced on Tuesday. The GOV.UK Wallet, available on Android and iOS, will first support veteran cards followed by...
Today’s AI models do a poor job of providing accurate information about world history, according to a new report from the Austrian research institute Complexity Science Hub (CSH). In an experiment, OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s Llama, and Google’s Gemini were asked to...
The earliest human ancestors weren't big meat eaters, according to new scientific research on their fossilized remains. Australopithecus africanus—a bipedal primate that lived between 3.2 and 2 million years ago—were primarily vegetarians. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT...
The United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, who cited WHO's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and demands for 'unfairly onerous payments' from Washington. The order -- which takes a...
Matter-enabled smart shades? Nothing new there, and same goes for smart shades that support Power over Ethernet. But Matter shades that do the PoE trick? That’s new in our book. SmartWings has just announced its PoE Matter over Ethernet Motorized Shades, which the...
Now seems an appropriate time to remember the message Obi-Wan Kenobi left for the survivors of Palpatine's Order 66… LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! This is Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. I regret to report that both our Jedi Order and the Republic...
Verdict: Regardless of which version of ChatGPT you select, you’ll benefit from a powerful, scalable generative AI model that can consistently produce accurate, human-like content for a variety of use cases. ChatGPT-4 is the more intelligent, more powerful option, but...
The Wine team has officially released Wine 10.0, marking a full year of extensive development with over 6,000 changes. This stable release introduces major updates designed to improve performance, compatibility, and visual experience when running Windows applications on...
Windows Insiders can now download a new beta version of Windows 11 that offers support for Microsoft’s new search engine based on artificial intelligence (AI); that means, among other things, it is possible to use natural language when performing a search. For now, search...
Also, prepare for paused wind projects and the Gulf of America from Trump 2.0 – and that's just day 1 US President Donald Trump has wasted no time in culling Biden-era programs, including the elimination of the prior administration's executive orders on AI safety and...
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