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NASA Scientists Help Probe Dark Energy by Testing Gravity

Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? A new study co-authored by NASA scientists says not yet. The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists don’t know why. This phenomenon seems to contradict everything researchers understand about gravity’s effect on the cosmos: It’s as if you threw an apple in…
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EA Sports reveals cover for new NHL 23

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. NHL 23, the popular hockey franchise from Electronic Arts, has revealed the latest…
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Galaxy Watch 5 Review: Wear OS’ best gets just a little bit better

After years of neglect, Google finally gave Wear OS a boost last year, and that arrived with the help of Samsung and the Galaxy Watch 4. Finally, good hardware gave the platform a chance to thrive, which is only getting better now. How can you follow up the watch that tripled platform sales in just one year? With the Galaxy Watch 5, Samsung answers that question with some relatively minor…
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MobileNews

Tidal adding ‘Early Access’ beta program for new features, coming to Android soon

Tidal has gained some traction in the last couple of years for housing quality Hi-Fi audio for streaming. Though it has a decent fanbase, Tidal is far from perfect. Rolling out now, Tidal is inviting users to its Early Access Program, which will allow beta testing for new features and updates. Only in the past few years did we start defaulting to music streaming for audio consumption. Prior to…
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Dead Island 2 is coming to Google Stadia in February

Announced as a part of Gamescom 2022, the long-awaited zombie RPG Dead Island 2 is official, and it’s coming to Google Stadia. Releasing on February 3, 2023, Dead Island 2 will launch across PC (Epic Games only), PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series X/Series S, and Google Stadia.
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Google’s RawNeRF research brings us closer to yelling ‘enhance’ at images

Earlier this year, Google Research presented its work on RawNeRF with “NeRF in the Dark: High Dynamic Range View Synthesis from Noisy Raw Images” at the CVPR (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) 2022 conference. A neural radiance field (or NeRF) is a neural network that can take 2D images and create a 3D scene. Google has created one called RawNeRF for dark scenes — originally shared…
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