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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 Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley during our GamesBeat Summit Next digital event earlier this week. During the discussion…
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…
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 acquisitions like Bethesda.
Sarah Bond, corporate vice president at Xbox, talked about the company’s strategy during our…
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.
With the Metaverse on the way, an AI bill of rights is urgent
November 15, 2021
There is a lot more than the usual amount of handwringing over AI these days. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger put out a new book last week warning of AI’s dangers. Fresh AI warnings have also been issued by professors Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley) and Youval Harari (University of Jerusalem). Op-eds from the editorial…
In line with “The Great Resignation” that’s swept the U.S., a new report from information-based analytics provider RELX found that 95% of respondents view hiring and retaining AI talent as a challenge. What may be the most surprising takeaway, however, regards a…
AI tech drives transformation of F1 racing
November 15, 2021
A short history of data in F1
Until the 1980s, cars were all mechanical. Computers were too large and slow to be useful on race cars, so the driver was the only source of “data” for the racing engineer. As amazing as drivers are at “feeling” the car, it’s tough for…
Cerebras Systems, the California-based company that has built a “brain-scale” chip to power AI models with 120 trillion parameters, said today it has raised $250 million funding at a valuation of over $4 billion. Cerebras claims its technology significantly accelerates the time involved in today’s AI work processes at a fraction of the power and space. It also claims its innovations will…
