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Valve's Steam Controller is dead

November 27, 2019
Four years after Valve released its oddball Steam Controller, it’s not making any more. The controller is on sale today for $5 — that’s 90 percent off its list price of $49.99 — and a note in the Steam Store warns that there’s a limited quantity remaining. Once those controllers are gone, Valve doesn’t plan to make more, The Verge reports. While most…
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'Red Dead Redemption 2' comes to Steam on December 5th

November 27, 2019
Red Dead Redemption 2‘s PC launch drew a number of complaints, not the least of which was having to use yet another publisher-specific launcher to play it. If you haven’t already bought the game, though, you won’t have to deal with that hassle. Rockstar…
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Google Stadia members can hand out free three-month passes

November 27, 2019
It’s coming roughly a week after launch, but you now have a way to try Google Stadia without paying… provided you have the right connections. Google is rolling out its promised (but delayed) Buddy Passes to Stadia Founder’s Edition buyers, giving them…
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The Masakhane project wants machine translation and AI to transform Africa

November 27, 2019
English, Arabic, and French dialects can be found on parts of the African continent and are used across tribes, ethnic groups, and national borders, but none is native to Africa. Some estimates put the number of living languages on the continent at 2,000 or more. This can stand in the way of communication, as well as commerce, and earlier the year led to the creation of the Masakhane open source…
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The Steam Controller is dead, but its legacy lives on

November 27, 2019
Valve Software is putting an end to one of its hardware endeavors. The company has produced its last Steam Controller, according to The Verge. And it’s planning on selling through its existing stock by the end of its ongoing Autumn Sale. As part of that event, you can get…
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Researchers train AI to map a person’s facial movements to any target headshot

November 27, 2019
What if you could manipulate the facial features of a historical figure, a politician, or a CEO realistically and convincingly using nothing but a webcam and an illustrated or photographic still image? A tool called MarioNETte that was recently developed by researchers at Seoul-based Hyperconnect accomplishes this, thanks in part to cutting-edge machine learning techniques. The researchers claim…
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'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' prepares for its first battle pass

November 27, 2019
Now that Call of Duty is officially in the post-loot box era, Activision and Infinity Ward have revealed what “season one” in Modern Warfare will bring players. As it’s moved to a Battle Pass system, mimicking Fortnite and other shooters, developers are calling this “the biggest free content drop in Call of Duty history.” Players who pay up for premium…
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