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Writers, actors, and film crews are barely scraping by, but sure give the 'billionaire, playboy, philanthropist' guy more tens of millions

Microsoft's newest gamepad design features transparent blue plastic like an old PS2 controller

Viper, which was introduced to the MMO one month ago, is already getting a big change

The streamer posted a picture of himself playing chess against an opponent playing checkers

This marks the second round of mass layoffs in under a year.

This 544-page hardcover features a rich selection of illustrations, concept art, and creator commentary. Preorders are live at Amazon ahead of its November 26 release.

Microsoft is also adding Discord buddies to the Friends list.

LucasArts' beloved Jango Fett adventure is as gorgeous as ever in this remaster.

We got to play with Braum and Illaoi in 2XKO at EVO 2024 and came away thrilled with Riot's handling of two very different styles of heavyweights.

The Destiny 2 studio says it's further integrating its company into PlayStation Studios.

F1 Manager 2024 introduces several welcome new features to immerse you in the complex world of managing a Formula 1 team, resulting in an enjoyable and in-depth experience.

Set sail for treasure, or in this case a really good Switch port.

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become more embedded into our everyday lives and business operations, their high energy demands and environmental impacts call for a more sustainable approach to building algorithms—the sets of instructions used to inform this technology.

The Australian government this week announced it would spend A$18 million over four years on a new center aimed at keeping safe the undersea cables that power the nation's internet.

Cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have enjoyed an astonishing rise into mainstream consciousness in recent years. Despite all the hype—perhaps partly because of it—investing in them can still expose us to serious risks.

Passenger traffic at European airports returned to pre-COVID levels in the first half of the year as the sector finally "turned the corner" on the pandemic crisis, the main industry association said on Wednesday.

Fish fins and insect wings are amazing pieces of natural engineering capable of efficiently moving their owners through water or air. People creating machines to swim or fly have long looked to animals as their models, designing airplanes with wings and boats with fin-shaped rudders. Over the past decades, researchers at Caltech and elsewhere have been exploring bioinspired engineering to see if other natural forms of motion might inform mechanical engineering.

Many people now work partly or permanently from home. This saves petrol because they no longer have to drive to the office—which is good for the energy transition. Or not. Because at home, they consume even more energy for heating and cooking, and video calls also consume extra energy in the data centers of Microsoft, Zoom and the like. Does digitalization now save energy or are we just blowing more CO2 into the atmosphere?

The future deployment of AIs and robots in our everyday work and life, from fully automated vehicles, to delivery robots, and AI assistants, could either be done by making increasingly capable agents that can do many tasks, or simpler more narrow agents that are designed for specific tasks.

Haptic feedback stands as a cornerstone for the authenticity and depth of engagement in virtual reality and teleoperation systems. Yet, existing haptic devices have grappled with the fidelity of replicating tactile properties, hindered by the constraints on their degrees of freedom and expressive range. This limitation has ignited an urgent quest for innovative solutions that can augment the responsiveness and adaptability of haptic systems.