GamingNews

Ubisoft Paris gets new managing director to oversee 700 employees

Ubisoft has one of the most intricate and coordinated development cultures in the entire games industry. That’s one of the reasons it’s putting company veteran Marie-Sophie de Waubert in the role of managing director at Ubisoft Paris. Running the Paris studio requires a deep understanding of Ubisoft operations, and that’s something that de Waubert gained over her 20 years with the…
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AI & RoboticsNews

DeepMind technique encourages AI players to cooperate in zero-sum games

In a preprint paper, DeepMind described a new reinforcement learning technique that models human behavior in a potentially new and powerful way. It could lead to much more capable AI decision-making systems than have been previously released, which could be a boon for enterprises looking to boost productivity through workplace automation. In “Learning to Resolve Alliance Dilemmas in Many-Player…
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MobileNews

TCL unveils crazy ‘rollable’ and tri-fold Android prototype devices

In lieu of an official unveiling at MWC 2020, TCL has today showcased a couple of crazy “rollable” and triple folding prototype Android devices. The duo may never end up making it to market but look to leverage the firm’s capabilities as a display manufacturer to showcase just what they are capable of. We saw leaked renders of the rolling display device, with the display tucking neatly under…
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GamingNews

Google Stadia is rolling out 4K streaming on the web

Google is finally fulfilling a key promise for Stadia by rolling out 4K gaming on the web, according to 9to5Google and several Reddit users. You’ll need a Stadia Pro subscription and fast internet connection to use the feature, with Google specifying a minimum…
ComputersNews

XPS 13 laptop drops to $799 during Dell’s semi-annual sale

If you’ve been eyeing the XPS 13 laptop, now’s the time to grab it. As part of Dell’s semi-annual sale, the company lowered the price of its flagship laptop to $799. This particular model includes a 10th-gen Core i5 processor, a 13.3-inch 1080p touchscreen, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. XPS 13 laptops rarely dip below $1,000, and if they do, it’s usually the base models…
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