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EU introduces AI strategy to build ‘ecosystem of trust’

February 19, 2020
The European Commission unveiled today a sweeping set of proposals that it hopes will establish the region as a leader in artificial intelligence by focusing on trust and transparency. The proposals would lead to changes in the way data is collected and shared in an effort to level the playing field between European companies and competitors from the U.S. and China. The EC wants to prevent…
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'Animal Crossing' themed Nintendo Direct scheduled for Thursday

February 19, 2020
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will bring Nintendo’s franchise to the Switch in March, and one month ahead of the game’s release date it will unveil more details about the new entry. A 25-minute livestream on February 20th at 9 AM ET will give us a look at the “Nook…
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The Galaxy Z Flip's hinge fibers aren't enough to keep dust out

February 19, 2020
Samsung made much ado over fiber layers in the Galaxy Z Flip’s hinge that are supposed to keep dust and debris from ruining your day, but how effective are they, really? They might not be as effective as you’d like. iFixit has tested the hinge’s dust resistance in the early stages of its teardown, and… it’s not promising. While it’s not surprising that dust would infiltrate other…
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Hasbro's Halo-themed Nerf gun lineup includes a Needler

February 19, 2020
Over the last year, we’ve seen Hasbro jump on the Fortnite bandwagon by releasing themed Nerf guns. It’s now turning its attention to a more historic gaming franchise, with the company announcing three Halo-themed Nerf guns that will come out this fall. The…
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‘The Witcher 3’ update brings PC cross-saves to the Switch

February 19, 2020
If you’re hooked on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC and want to keep playing while you’re on the go, you can do just that perhaps with a little more ease than in the past. CD Projekt Red has tossed a coin to its Nintendo Switch players by adding save file integration with Steam and GOG. The publisher has a couple of warnings about cross-saves, however. It said if you change the name of a…
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EA's game servers went down this morning

February 19, 2020
If you’ve been unable to play Star Wars Battlefront II or log into your Origin account, you’re not alone. EA’s servers are down, impacting thousands of users. EA and DICE community leader, Ben Wilke, confirmed the issue on Twitter, saying that teams are working…
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LG brings a 48-megapixel camera to its budget K-series smartphone

February 19, 2020
LG has added three new models to its K-series line of budget smartphones, and all of them have a rear quad-camera setup with a high-resolution main lens, a wide angle lens, a depth sensor and a macro lens. In fact the K61 is the first LG smartphone with a 48-megapixel main lens — many of its flagships like the LG G8 ThinQ are equipped with 12-megapixel lenses — while the K51S has a…
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