NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have released the first images from Landsat 9, a joint mission between the two organizations. Landsat 9 launched on September 27 and captured its first photos on October 31.
The photos provide a look at how the mission will assist people with vital natural resource management and help us understand the impact of climate change. The images and data from…
Nikon partners with Nissin, Profoto for future collaboration on speedlights, studio lighting gear
November 15, 2021
Nikon Australia has announced it’s planning to collaborate with Nissin and Profoto on future speedlight and studio lighting products in an effort to improve functionality and compatibility with Nikon’s ecosystem.
As Nikon notes in its press release, embedded…
Another Samsung Galaxy S21 FE leak shows the device from more angles
November 15, 2021
The yet-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) has become the victim of another leak, according to a report by Android Police. Just like its S20 FE predecessor, which serves as the affordable counterpart to the S20, the S21 FE is supposed to be the…
Vindex and MLG co-founder Mike Sepso believes the games industry still needs esports
November 15, 2021
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Major League Gaming cofounder Mike Sepso believes the games industry needs esports due to rapidly changing business models. The boon of free-to-play games and competitive gaming has changed the way publishers look to market their video games, and Sepso believes esports are key to…
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The original Xbox launched on November 15, meaning that Microsoft’s first console is nearing its 20th anniversary.
Our own Dean Takahashi chatted with…
Roblox is building a metaverse around its players
November 15, 2021
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Roblox is trying to build a virtual world that rivals our own. During the GamesBeat Summit Next event today, Roblox chief of technology Dan Sturman…
Steam Deck delayed to 2022 due to ongoing supply-chain disruptions
November 15, 2021
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I will not get to play on my Steam Deck this Christmas. That is the key thing I’m taking away from Valve’s announcement today that it is delaying its handheld gaming computer to February 2022. The company originally planned to launch the highly anticipated device in December…
Xbox explains its acquisition strategy
November 15, 2021
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Xbox has been all about investments the past few years, including in subscription models like Game Pass, cloud gaming with xCloud, and of course with major…
AI Weekly: Workplace surveillance algorithms need to be regulated before it’s too late
November 15, 2021
This week, the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on the future of work, a special interest group of members of parliament in the U.K., said that the monitoring of workers through algorithms is damaging to employees’ mental health and needs to be regulated through…
AI tool offers cure for scattered medical data
November 15, 2021
A patient in the ER, ICU, and other care environments is often connected to monitoring equipment such as cardiac monitors or ventilators, which capture a range of medical data points: heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, and more. Studying these numbers over time can yield vital information about the body’s physiological patterns indicating imminent…
