Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now There is a strategic discipline called “scenario planning” that is designed to address the kind of uncertainty we’re facing due to the pandemic. Scenario planning takes for granted that it’s hard for human beings to imagine the future as being …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now An algorithm Twitter uses to decide how photos are cropped in people’s timelines appears to be automatically choosing to display the faces of white people over people with darker skin. The bias was discovered by Twitter users in recent days …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Gaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period. From August 16 through September 15, 12 gaming brands aired 49 spots over 6,500 times, resulting in 1.5 …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Amazon applied science manager Dr. Nashlie Sephus has lived in New York City, Atlanta, Silicon Valley, and Seoul while pursuing her education and work in machine learning. She knows the look of a community that’s thriving from technology and innovation, …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now When Boyd Gaming launched Stardust Social Casino recently on iOS and Android, it was one more entry in a crowded social casino game market. But the Stardust casino played a significant role in Las Vegas history, and …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now I reviewed Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and while its three games are still a joy to play, it’s easy to be disappointed that Nintendo didn’t do more with this package. Super Mario 3D All-Stars debuts today on …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted its PlayStation 5 Showcase to detail the price, date, and Final Fantasy XVI. It was an excellent presentation that nailed exactly what Sony is great at. And then the show ended, and the …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Unity Technologies saw its stock price rise 32% to $ 68.88 a share in the first day of trading as it launched an initial public offering at a $ 13.6 billion valuation. Trading under the symbol U, …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Unity Technologies has raised more than $ 1.3 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) at a $ 13.6 billion valuation. Unity makes tools for developers to create games and other computer-generated entertainment. San Francisco-based Unity filed …
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