Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Pinterest this morning peeled back the curtains on the AI and machine learning technologies it’s using to combat harmful content on its platform. Leveraging algorithms to automatically detect adult content, hateful activities, medical misinformation, drugs, graphic violence, and more before […]
I Hope The Two Trans Characters In Yakuza: Like A Dragon Figure Out How To Love Themselves
Trans representation in gaming is getting better all the time. In 2020 alone, we had positive transgender representation in The Last Of Us Part 2, Tell Me Why, If Found…, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Bugsnax, and Cyberpunk 2077. For the record, those characters were Lev, Tyler, too many in If Found… to mention, Leo Baker, […]
Console UI Peaked With The Xbox 360
Here, right – what’s up with the state of contemporary console UI? I don’t mean to be disrespectful, and I can appreciate the immense effort both UI and UX designers go to in order to create a slick new look that screams “this is next-gen” as if they’re Leonidas punting loads of PS4s into a […]
OptiPulse Announces the Discovery of a New Type of Laser That May Replace Microwaves
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 5, 2021– OptiPulse has discovered a new light source that sends invisible eye-safe photons wirelessly from one building or pole to another at 10Gbps with its 3rd prototype. The light source is a miniature chip that costs ~$1 to produce in large volumes and has tested error-free at 25Gbps, which means the […]
WandaVision: What Is The Darkhold?
WandaVision ended with a bang this week, but not before it squeezed in one more niche comic book reference that might have left some fans scratching their heads. Scarlet Witch has some of the most interesting lore in the comics, and typically the more fantastical elements of her character have been underused by the MCU […]
EA Sports announces 'The Yard' invitational tournament – Esports Insider
EA Sports has announced an invitational event for its Madden NFL video game series. The EA Sports Madden NFL ‘The Yard’ Invitational will see a mix of professional players and influencers battle it out in a ‘unique team-based competition’. RELATED: The future of NFL esports and the Madden Championships Using the popular ‘The Yard’ mode from Madden […]
Why the League of Legends Championship Series should keep the import rule
During Dignitas’ Week Three win over Team Solo Mid, they looked like they were one step ahead the entire game. Their determination and grit have shown that young North American talent have what it takes to compete for playoffs – and with some of the best teams in the league. That’s why I believe there’s […]
Song in the Smoke Brings Brutal Survival To VR
Song in the Smoke is a new VR title by 17bit, the team behind Galak-Z and Skulls of the Shogun. The game tosses players into the wilderness to fend for themselves, and given that this is all in VR, it aims to offer a more immersive take on classic survival for gamers to enjoy. Survival aficionados […]
Wraith: The Oblivion Is Our Upload Access Game Of The Month!
Wait, do you hear that? Is that a Spectre creeping up from behind? Or is it the floorboards of Barclay Mansion creaking on their own? Nope, it’s just Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife, touching down for the first ever month of Upload Access! Yep, Fast Travel Game’s latest is the first title to feature in […]
How The Hobbit Inspired Two Indie Game Devs To Put Georgia On The Map
While places like the US and the UK teem with video game studios that have become household names all over the globe, other countries are less visible on the world stage. This can be for a variety of reasons – in the case of Georgia, it has a lot to do with the fact that […]