Apple’s Show Time event proved ‘coming soon’ is getting old
Yesterday’s It’s Show Time event was supposed to be a big deal for Apple — an opportunity for the company to spotlight new subscription...
Google researchers improve reinforcement learning by having their AI play Pong
Deep reinforcement learning — an AI training technique that employs rewards to drive software policies toward goals — has been tapped to model the...
OpenAI launches Neural MMO, a massive reinforcement learning simulator
Artificial intelligence that’s beastly at World of Warcraft might not lie too far into the distant future, if OpenAI has its way. The San...
Apple reportedly plans games subscription service akin to Netflix
Apple has a rough track record where games are concerned, frequently snatching defeat from the jaws of victory when it attempts new gaming initiatives....
Researchers use Samsung data and AI to predict mobile game churn
Churn — that all-important measure of attrition — is often challenging to predict when it comes to mobile games. There are two types of...
Apple touts record App Store holiday sales of $1.22 billion, plus $322 million on New Year’s Day
A comparatively weak season for iPhone hardware is being offset somewhat by strong App Store sales, as Apple announced today that its app and...
A look back at some of AI’s biggest video game wins in 2018
For decades, games have served as benchmarks for artificial intelligence (AI). In 1996, IBM famously set loose Deep Blue on chess, and it became...
This tool lets you generate custom Doom levels with your Roomba
The best use for a Roomba this holiday season isn’t mopping up after a spirited Christmas Eve — if you’re a gamer, that is....
OpenAI made a system that’s better at Montezuma’s Revenge than humans
Artificial intelligence (AI) can generate synthetic scans of brain cancer, simultaneously translate between languages, and teach robots to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity. And...
Facebook launches AR games for Messenger group video chat
Facebook today announced the introduction of augmented reality games in group video chat with up to six people at once. AR games are available today...