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ELLIS launches $220 million initiative to keep AI talent in Europe

December 11, 2019
The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) today announced the selection of 17 cities in 10 European countries and Israel where it’s establishing project that it hope grows into AI research institutes keen on societal impact. Each selected site — in places like Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Tel Aviv, and Zurich — will begin with about half a dozen AI researchers…
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Co-operative horror shooter ‘GTFO’ hits Steam Early Access

December 10, 2019
After it was first announced three years ago, co-operative horror shooter GTFO is now available through Steam Early Access. If you haven’t heard of this one before, it attempts to scratch the same itch as titles like Left 4 Dead, pitting you and three friends against…
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Chrome 79 for Android rolling out: Maskable PWA icons, reordering bookmarks

December 10, 2019
Following the Mac, Windows, and Linux release, Chrome 79 for Android is now rolling out. Tentpole features include password and phishing protections, as well as the ability for PWAs to have maskable icons. The WebXR Device API is now shipping in Chrome and allows developers to create web-based virtual reality games and video for smartphones and head-mounted displays. This spec will soon be…
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'Axiom Verge 2' and more indie games will hit Switch in 2020

December 10, 2019
Nintendo has already curated a library of wonderfully weird independent games on the Switch, and it’s not slowing down in 2020. The company today revealed a handful of indie titles heading to the Switch next year, including heavy hitters like Axiom Verge 2 (a sequel fans have been waiting for since 2015), Sports Story (the follow-up to Golf Story), and Streets of Rage 4 (which we’ve…
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iOS 13.3 arrives with improved parental controls

December 10, 2019
That inadvertent confirmation of iOS 13.3’s imminent release was on the mark. Apple has released the new software (plus iPadOS 13.3), whose centerpiece is an improvement to Screen Time parental controls. You can set limits on who your kids can call, text or FaceTime…
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Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.3 with multiple bug fixes

December 10, 2019
Apple is now rolling out iOS and iPadOS 13.3 to compatible devices. The OTA update size, at least on our iPhone XR, was around 695MB but the number will vary with the device. As with most of the updates that came since iOS 13 released two months ago, 13.3 primarily focuses…
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Lightroom finally adds direct photo import on iOS

December 10, 2019
Adobe announced its December updates to its photography apps today, and among the most significant is the ability to direct import photos on Lightroom for iOS and iPadOS. iOS and iPadOS 13.2 now allows raw files to be directly imported into Lightroom from cameras and memory cards. Previously, importing photos to Lightroom required transferring photos to the iPad camera roll first, then Lightroom…
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