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NCSoft announces Battle Crush’s closed beta test at Nintendo Direct

September 14, 2023
NCSoft announced the closed beta test for its upcoming title, Battle Crush, at today’s Nintendo Direct. The CBT launches in 25 countries across North America, Europe and Southeast Asia and runs from October 23 through 30, and the game is playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam and Android devices. The battle brawler title lets players fight as Calixers, which are inspired by mythological characters…
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Nintendo reveals Paper Mario, F-Zero titles at September Direct

September 14, 2023
Nintendo today held its September Direct, in which it revealed several games that are coming to the Switch in the upcoming months, as well as a few titles from further along in the calendar. The major announcements include several remakes of older games, including Paper…
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General Dynamics pitches updated ‘Foxhound’ for British Army needs

September 14, 2023
LONDON — General Dynamics UK is discussing with the British Army a possible further order for an updated version of its Foxhound protected patrol vehicle, the company has said. An Mk 2 version of the ride, which could include a variant with a hybrid electric drive, is likely to be offered to the British Army for a requirement known as the land mobility pipeline. The British acquired 400…
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Tesla might offer optional Cybertruck coating that is scratch-proof to everything but diamonds

September 14, 2023
Elon Musk suggested that Tesla might offer an optional coating for Cybertruck that should make the electric pickup scratch-proof to everything except objects with diamond-level hardness. The Cybertruck’s design might be polarizing, but one thing that everyone agrees on is that its stainless steel exterior is rugged. Tesla wrote about the exterior toughness and durability of the electric pickup…
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Fujifilm GFX 100 II pre-production sample gallery

September 14, 2023
The Fujifilm GFX 100 II inherits DNA from both the original GFX 100 and the smaller, less expensive GFX 100S. Fujifilm tells us the GFX 100 II’s primary enhancements come from improved speed and autofocus capabilities. However, the camera’s sensor is a faster…
AI & RoboticsNews

Deci roars into action, releasing hyper-efficient AI models for text and image generation

September 14, 2023
The market of foundational generative AI models — those that are powerful and capable enough to serve a broad swath of use cases, from coding to content generation — is getting more crowded by the day. But Israeli startup Deci is hoping to make a splash in the industry by targeting one very specific and difficult goal: efficiency. Today, the four-year-old company delivered a flurry of blows…
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