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The CEO of Google’s AI division Deepmind, Sir Demis Hassabis, has called out the amount of hype circulating the industry, sometimes obscuring the genuine developments. Having co-founded Deepmind in 2010, Sir Demis has years of experience in the field of AI, well before machine learning tools hit the mainstream. More and more everyday people can use AI tools in their lives but the very nature of...
Meta-owned app Threads has seen a surge in activity in Taiwan, while it faces a dwindling user base in the US. Its newfound popularity is suggested to be due to a presidential election. While Threads boasted impressive results following its launch on July 6, 2023, with over 10 million people registering in just seven hours, it has since seen a substantial decline. Users are now spending a mere...
PlayStation Plus subscribers can add some new games (as well as an Overwatch 2 bundle) to their repertoire today (April 2) as the next lot of free titles are officially now playable. All three games can be played at no cost throughout the month and if added to your library you can play them for long after too as they’re yours to keep. You have until Monday, May 6 to add to your game library....
Fighting game Tekken 8 has announced the introduction of a battle pass system, to the dismay of the game’s fans. In a recent Tekken Talk Livestream, Tekken 8 developers confirmed that a new battle pass system, known as the Tekken Fight Pass, will be coming to the game. Like other battle passes in similar gaming franchises, the Tekken Fight Pass will allow players to obtain special items by...
One of the surprise hit games of the last 12 months was undoubtedly Square’s Powerwash Simulator. As a concept, it was a strange one to say the least, but the opportunity to gain some satisfaction from the chilled-out gameplay of just hosing stuff down proved hard to beat on pretty much any format you chose to play on. With its success, including even getting a Warhammer 40k crossover DLC pack,...
Trending new meme coin ‘Dogecoin20’ (DOGE20) raised over $10 million in its crypto presale in late March, hitting its target amid the ongoing meme coin mania of Q1 2024. With a limited number of tokens still available to be purchased prior to its IEO on Uniswap, the DOGE20 team has strategically chosen April 20th, 2024 as the claim date for their token, a date that holds meaning for Dogecoin...
Seven of the biggest gaming operators are coming together to form the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) at a time when America sees a sports betting boom. Collectively, the companies account for more than 85% of the legal online betting market in the US and together have pledged more than $20 million to fund the association. The new collaboration includes FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM,...
Google has committed to destroying or remediating ‘billions of data records’ collected through incognito browsing sessions as part of a proposed class action settlement filed Monday (April 1). The lawsuit, originally filed in June of 2020, accuses the search giant of violating California privacy laws in collecting Incognito mode data. In the proposed settlement in Brown v. Google, the technology...
The UK and the US have agreed on a first-of-its-kind agreement around AI safety, with a focus on security evaluations. The two countries will work together to develop ‘robust’ methods for the evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) safety and the models that make them up. The collaboration between the UK and the US is the first of its kind, marking an important development in the evolution of...
We have covered the upcoming Starship Simulator a few times now since it entered its Kickstarter campaign and the ambition and desire of the people at Fleetyard Studios to create the ultimate space sim continues to garner support from gamers who want to see that goal realized. Having initially passed its funding target in less than three days, Starship Simulator has now gone on to surpass the...