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Teacher of the year for life: Professor hired mercenaries to rescue student from ISIS
Charlotta Turner, a chemistry professor at Sweden’s Lund University, hired a team of mercenaries to extricate a student from ISIS-occupied…
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Tesla’s China factory and the missed growth opportunity
Tesla made its ambition for world domination known when it announced its intention to build a factory in China. The…
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Gift Guide: Indie games for players worn out on AAA titles
2018 has been a big year for big games, and with new titles from the Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption,…
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Driverless vehicle startup Nuro begins delivering groceries to Kroger customers in Arizona
(Reuters) — U.S. supermarket chain Kroger said on Tuesday it has started using unmanned autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries in Scottsdale,…
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The rise and fall of augmented reality ‘unicorn’ Blippar
The story of once-hyped augmented reality (AR) startup Blippar has come to an end. The London-based company announced yesterday that…
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Google has completed over 100 ethical reviews of AI ‘projects, products, and deals’
In June, following in the footsteps of Microsoft, Facebook, and others, Google unveiled a set of seven principles intended to…
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Ring of Elysium: How Tencent built a different kind of battle royale
It seems foolish for any developer to compete with battle royale giants Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. But the rising popularity…
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Telltale lead writer slings to Spider-Man studio Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games is one of the developers scooping up talent from the dissolution of The Walking Dead studio Telltale Games.…
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Bonnie Ross, the ‘Halo boss,’ to be inducted into game industry Hall of Fame
Bonnie Ross is the Halo boss, and for that, she is being inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences…
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Google’s Gboard now supports over 500 languages
Google’s AI-driven Gboard keyboard now supports more than 500 language varieties — up from 100 languages in December 2016 and…
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