The DeanBeat: Will cloud gaming make climate change worse?
Sometimes I like to think about long-term problems. Since the Australian wildfires have put the issue of climate change my mind, I’m wondering whether...
Microsoft reports $36.9 billion in Q2 2020 revenue: Azure up 62%, Surface up 6%, and LinkedIn up 24%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $36.9 billion, net income of $11.6 billion, and earnings per...
Uber’s AI plays text-based games like a human
Can AI learn to play text-based games like a human? That’s the question applied scientists at Uber’s AI research division set out to answer...
How Phoenix Labs used Google Cloud to handle multiplayer demand for Dauntless
When Phoenix Labs launched the co-op monster-hunting game Dauntless, it wasn’t alone. It had the virtually unlimited server capacity of Google Cloud behind it....
Facebook Gaming grows 210% in 2019 as it battles Twitch, YouTube
In the livestreaming-platform wars, Facebook Gaming is having the most noteworthy growth spurt. The company’s live gaming videos saw a huge increase in hours...
NextMind is building a real-time brain computer interface, unveils Dev Kit for $399
NextMind is developing a brain-computer interface that translates signals from the visual cortex into digital commands. We tried NextMind’s device, which lets you input...
Airbnb tops list of 13 potential tech IPOs in 2020
The 2020 IPO market faces strong headwinds, including lingering disappointment over some of the biggest public tech offerings of 2019. Into this cloud of...
Ubisoft uses AI to teach a car to drive itself in a racing game
Reinforcement learning, an AI training technique that employs rewards to drive software policies toward goals, has been applied successfully to domains from industrial robotics...
Facebook Gaming releases Pokémon Tower Battle and Pokémon Medallion Battle as instant games
Facebook Gaming is announcing that it is releasing two new games, Pokémon Tower Battle and Pokémon Medallion Battle, on its Instant Games platform. This...
Tencent details how its MOBA-playing AI system beats 99.81% of human opponents
In August, Tencent announced it had developed an AI system capable of defeating teams of pros in a five-on-five match in Honor of Kings...