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The Last Of Us Episode 7 Recap: Just Like Heaven
The release of The Last of Us in 2013 already marked a remarkable shift in narrative tone for big-budget, so-called “AAA” games. However, for some of us, 2014’s DLC chapter, The Last of Us: Left Behind, proved to be even more remarkable. It took mechanics that, in the game proper, had been used in nail-biting…
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The EU Wants To Kill Targeted Ads By Fining Meta $AU575 Million
The EU issued a €390 million (about $575 million) fine against Meta Wednesday, a decision that suggests Europe may be in its final days of widespread targeted advertising. One thing is certain: EU citizens are going to see even more pop-ups asking for consent to track them online than they already do.
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Facebook Says It Has Created A ‘Human-Level’ Board Game AI
Facebook, or as we’re supposed to call them now Meta, announced earlier today that their CICERO artificial intelligence has achieved “human-level performance” in the board game Diplomacy, which is notable for the fact that’s a game built on human interaction, not moves and manoeuvres (like, say, chess).
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Oculus Rift Creator Designs New, Improved Headset That Kills You (To Death)
Palmer Luckey, creator of the Oculus Rift virtual reality platform, has invented a new VR headset he calls the NerveGear. Luckey, if you’ve never heard of him before, has a history of being a notably Weird Dude. A libertarian and a Trump supporter, Luckey is credited with restoring the VR industry to prominence, only to…