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Some UK and Canadian subscribers can test the streaming giant's first titles.

It features both split-screen and online multiplayer, new levels, and 4K.

University creates the first autonomous system capable of beating humans at drone racing.

Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.

RoboMapper saves both time and energy in searches for photovoltaic materials.

Stealth win for AI-generated art inspires heated ethics debate on social media.

As DALL-E synthesis comes to Shutterstock, Getty Images makes countermoves.

Hardware keys are more secure—and finally ready for the masses.

Europe's Digital Markets Act was the catalyst.

Smaller art communities are banning image synthesis amid a wider art ethics debate.

Want to really understand large language models? Here’s a gentle primer.

«ChatGPT is built on a neural network that was trained using billions of words of ordinary language.»

How to design your game for optimal play over a network.

From Akalabeth to Xenobia, many rare PC titles are now considered elaborate scams.

Adversarial policy attacks blind spots in the AI—with broader implications than games.

I learned a lot by reading dozens of Waymo and Cruise crash reports.

GM’s Cruise aims to turn self-driving into a billion-dollar business.

Solitude is not a curse—it urges us to explore the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond.

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AI image synthesis goes open source, with big implications.

«Image synthesis arguably brings implications as big as the invention of the camera—or perhaps the creation of visual art itself. Even our sense of history might be at stake, depending on how things shake out. Either way, Stable Diffusion is leading a new wave of deep learning creative tools that are poised to revolutionize the creation of visual media»

Experts say generative AI is in uncharted legal waters.

You've heard for years that easier, more secure logins are imminent. That day is here.

This futuristic new liquid metal coating can make ordinary objects extraordinary.

Deep field images of the universe, exoplanet atmospheres, and more to be unveiled.

We wrap our hands around the basics of AI/ML and show you how to get a model off the ground.

SX-STM enables detection of atom type, simultaneous measurement of its chemical state.

Your productivity, your health, and your sanity: We have your home office covered.

«Do you like background noise? Set up an unobtrusive radio feed so that your home office environment doesn't feel overbearingly silen»

Here's the math behind making a star-encompassing megastructure.