Epic Games recently announced several AI-related updates for Fortnite. Creators still building in the 2017 multiplayer game will soon be able to populate their battle arenas with AI-driven NPCs. However, the integrated chatbots could quickly veer off-script, swearing at or insulting players, much like AI Darth Vader did just a......
Intel roadmap reveals Nova Lake CPUs, Wildcat Lake, and new 12-core Bartlett Lake SKUs
The leak originates from an Intel support document about the Time Coordinated Computing (TCC) platform, which outlines how the technology can be used for real-time applications at the edge. However, the roadmap section was removed from the document after being spotted by tipster InstLatX64, who shared a screenshot of the......
A full Atari 8-bit computer has been recreated on a stamp-sized FPGA module
The engineer behind the project is Piotr "Osa" Ostapowicz, who began working on Atarino more than 10 years ago. What started as a simple compatibility test gradually evolved into a complete and enhanced reimplementation of the Atari XL/XE architecture. Read Entire Article
Meta and Yandex bypassed Android privacy to link anonymous web browsing to app users
The research, extensively analyzed by Ars Technica, focuses on the widespread use of analytics scripts such as Meta Pixel and Yandex Metrica. These tools are embedded across millions of websites, ostensibly to help advertisers track campaign performance. However, behind the scenes, they enable a process that circumvents the privacy protections......
Two boat operators charged in wakeboarding girl’s death in South Florida
Misdemeanor charges have filed against the man who was operating the boat that fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach last year, as well as the man who was operating the boat she had been wakeboarding behind
Mexican 4-year-old is granted humanitarian parole to continue receiving lifesaving care in US
A 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a Southern California hospital has been granted permission to remain in the country
Los Angeles County will pay $2.7M to teen boy attacked in ‘gladiator fights’ at detention facility
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2_7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a juvenile detention center in so-called “gladiator fights.”
New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators
A New Mexico appeals court has rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil state failed to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas industry pollution
Arrest made in shooting that left 1 dead and 11 hurt around North Carolina house party
Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to the death of one person and injuries for 11 others
New York police arrest ‘social media prankster’ who dumped food on himself at local businesses
Police in New York have arrested a man they described as “social media prankster" over viral videos in which he dumps heaps of food on his head and runs away