Half-Life 2, a historically significant game, turns 20 on November 16, 2019. Valve Software's Gabe Newell challenged his team to innovate and avoid wasting people's time with a mere 'follow-up' to the 'best PC game of all time'.
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GamingValve | Rating: 57 | 2024-11-17 08:40:43 AM |
In 2017, Google researchers introduced the Transformer AI architecture, which now powers many generative AI models, including ChatGPT. This innovation, presented at TED AI 2024, has been a crucial part of the modern AI boom, impacting language, audio, video, and image synthesis models.
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AIGoogle | Rating: 95 | 2024-11-14 05:11:06 PM |
The second season of Silo, a dystopian sci-fi drama on Apple TV, premiered with a powerful start, expanding its storytelling and cinematography beyond the original silo.
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EntertainmentApple | Rating: 33 | 2024-11-17 01:00:36 AM |
A US government report states that SpaceX's Starlink Internet satellites are linked to unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAPs), but most recent cases remain unsolved.
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SpaceSpaceX | Rating: 46 | 2024-11-16 04:10:44 PM |
It's the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2's release, a game of historical importance in computer gaming. The author finally played the game for the first time this year, after more than a decade of writing about video games.
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GamingValve | Rating: 53 | 2024-11-16 01:30:47 PM |
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TechnologyAmazon | Rating: 53 | 2024-11-16 09:00:49 AM |
ABL Space Systems, a 7-year-old launch company, is pivoting its focus from rocket launches to missile defense, laying off some employees and consolidating its operations.
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SpaceABL | Rating: 47 | 2024-11-16 01:20:52 AM |
The author installed an OpenGarage unit to control their garage door opener, which now works with Home Assistant and is not dependent on API access.
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AIOpenGarage | Rating: 53 | 2024-11-15 03:40:47 PM |
The incoming Trump administration has announced plans to reduce tax credits for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, limiting eligibility and reducing the amount of the credit.
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PoliticsTrump | Duplicated with: | Rating: 48 | 2024-11-15 05:20:53 AM |
Prolonged sitting is linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease and death, but studies on standing desks are sparse and inconclusive, with mixed data on their benefits and potential risks.
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Healthnone | Rating: 53 | 2024-11-15 02:30:27 AM |
