Gamedev.world, a nonprofit group dedicated to creating online events for game developers, has announced that it will raise money for indie game developers affected by the postponement of next month’s Game Developers Conference. Moments ago, the GDC announced that it will postpone the 29,000-person conference this March because of the …
Read More »The RetroBeat: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 shines on Switch thanks to Sega Ages
If you’re like me, you were probably in the mode to play some classic Sonic the Hedgehog games after checking out his recent movie. It’s convenient that Sega Ages as just released a fantastic version of one the best games in the series. Sega Ages is the name of the …
Read More »Amazon bans 1 million products over false coronavirus claims
(Reuters) — Amazon has in recent weeks barred the sale of more than 1 million products that had inaccurately claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus, the company told Reuters on Thursday. Amazon also removed tens of thousands of deals from merchants that it said attempted to price-gouge customers. …
Read More »ICE warrantless facial recognition searches trigger Maryland bill
A few weeks ago, Maribel Cortez was at home in Rockville, Maryland with her five kids and husband when one of her kids opened the door. ICE officers then arrested her husband in front of them. “They didn’t give any explanation. It wasn’t until they were detaining him and putting …
Read More »Intel uses AI to find new customers in specific industries
How does Intel, which expects the market opportunity for AI hardware to grow from $ 2.5 billion in 2017 to $ 10 billion in 2022, find new customer opportunities? With AI, of course. In a blog post today, Intel detailed a tool its IT Advanced Analytics team developed internally to …
Read More »K Health raises $45 million to apply AI to telemedicine
Approximately 87% of all Americans are covered by some form of health insurance, but that’s not to suggest they don’t spend an exorbitant amount on regular doctor’s appointments. The average charge for patients with problems requiring comprehensive evaluations is $ 234, according to the Healthcare Blue Book, which doesn’t account …
Read More »Qure.ai raises $16 million for AI that spots abnormalities in chest and head scans
More than 10.4 million people were infected with tuberculosis in 2016, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and 1.7 million of those people died from the resulting complications — many in developing regions with limited clinic access. That’s why Qure.ai pioneered qXR, a low-cost chest X-ray product …
Read More »Xseed at 15: Taking Japanese games from niches to hits
Xseed has built a reputation as one of the top publishers of “niche” Japanese games in the West. Founded in November 2004, Xseed is a go-to label for franchises such as Rune Factory, Granblue, Corpse Party, Senran Kengura, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. It offers a …
Read More »Rock Band creator Harmonix announces music-mixing game Fuser
The creators of Rock Band and Dance Central at Harmonix Music Systems are launching a music-mixing game called Fuser. NCSoft is publishing the game made by Harmonix, which continues to be the bastion of music games for fickle video game fans who, once upon a time loved games like Guitar …
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