AI & RoboticsNews

Researchers develop AI that can play Angry Birds

October 8, 2019
Rovio’s Angry Birds, a title that tasks players with slingshotting colorful fowl toward ill-intentioned, egg-stealing swine, has been characterized by one reviewer as “one of the most mainstream games out right now.” It’s spawned dozens of graphic novels and books (including cookbooks), two movies, and four animated series, not to mention countless spinoff games on mobile and other…
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GamingNews

What should Microsoft call the next Xbox?

October 8, 2019
The next phase of the unending console wars is starting to heat up, with Sony announcing that the successor to the PlayStation 4 will, predictably, be called the PlayStation 5. But the news got us wondering: what will Microsoft call its next-generation Xbox console, which is…
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Doom: Eternal moved back to March 20, 2020

October 8, 2019
It looks like shooter fans are going to have to wait a few months to meet their Doom. Developer id Software announced today that Doom: Eternal will now be releasing for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, and PC on March 20. The Switch version will follow at an unspecified…
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'Doom Eternal' is delayed to March 2020

October 8, 2019
DOOM Eternal‘s launch was slated for November 22nd — but to add some polish, publisher Bethesda Softworks is pushing that date back to March 20, 2020. The developer, iD Software, will also add a new feature called Invasion Mode, which will allow players to enter others’ campaigns as a playable demon. This new mode will be a free download available shortly after the game…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google will use AI to optimize how often users see ads

October 8, 2019
Google says it’s investigating ways to preserve user’s privacy without impacting their display ads experiences, in part through AI and machine learning. In a blog post this morning, the Mountain View company announced it’ll soon introduce an ad frequency feature in Display & Video 360 — its end-to-end programmatic ad campaign management platform — that’ll tap AI to help…
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MobileNews

October 2019 security patch now rolling out for Galaxy S10, Note 10

October 8, 2019
The October 2019 security patch is now rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, Note 10 and Note 10+. We’ve seen information that confirms Google will not grant Android licenses to phones launching without Android 10 from 2020. No doubt that is awesome for any new phones you pick up at the turn of the decade but it’s the current crop of devices that need the bump to the latest OS…
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