GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Microsoft realized something. You could launch a much more affordable next-generation console if you reduced the emphasis on resolution. The company has now taken that realization and acted on it with the $ 300 Xbox Series S, …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Ouster, a San Francisco-based lidar startup that launched out of stealth in December 2017, today secured $ 42 million in funding, bringing its total raised to $ 140 million. Cofounder and CEO Angus Pacala says the fresh capital will be …
Read More »The D20 Beat — Pathfinder: Kingmaker Definitive Edition fixes its biggest problem
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now My eldritch archer pulled her bowstring. It crackled with magical energies, both from her enchanted weapon and her Acid Arrow spell. She fired, and first the spell and then the electric arrows slammed into the troll. They …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now I have learned things about actor Chadwick Boseman that I didn’t know before his death, namely just how intentional he was with every aspect of his work and his explicit choice to focus on impact. That commitment is what led …
Read More »Samsung wins $6.6 billion Verizon 5G equipment order
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now (Reuters) — Samsung said today it had won a $ 6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in the United States, a major win for the South Korean firm in the next-generation 5G network market. Samsung’s global …
Read More »How AI will automate cybersecurity in the post-COVID world
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now By now, it is obvious to everyone that widespread remote working is accelerating the trend of digitization in society that has been happening for decades. What takes longer for most people to identify are the derivative trends. One such trend …
Read More »GamesBeat Decides 162: Was the Mario Direct a disappointment?
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Nintendo finally released its Mario Direct to celebrate Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, and the GamesBeat Decides crew discusses their reaction to that on this week’s episode. Did the showcase deliver, or were there reasons for disappointment? Reviews …
Read More »AI Weekly: A biometric surveillance state is not inevitable, says AI Now Institute
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now In a new report called “Regulating Biometrics: Global Approaches and Urgent Questions,” the AI Now Institute says regulation advocates are beginning to believe a biometric surveillance state is not inevitable. The report’s release couldn’t be more timely. As the pandemic …
Read More »How Adobe is using an AI chatbot to support its 22,000 remote workers
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now When the COVID-19 shutdown began in March throughout the United States, my team at Adobe had to face a stark reality: Business as usual was no longer an option. Suddenly, over just a single weekend, we had to shift our …
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