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In the wake of Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory in Russia’s recent presidential election, which many have labeled as preordained and lacking legitimacy, exiled opposition leader Mark Feygin is spearheading an initiative to enable Russians to anonymously register a “protest vote” against Putin using blockchain technology.
The referendum organized by locally wanted man Feygin, while lacking legal...
Jack Dorsey, a prominent tech leader, is making a bold prediction about the future of Bitcoin (BTC), stating that its price could skyrocket to over $1 million by 2030.
In an interview with Pirates Wires, Dorsey emphasized his fascination with the cryptocurrency goes beyond just its price. He highlighted the unique ecosystem and movement surrounding Bitcoin, where everyone involved contributes to...
You have seen a bull-riding cowboy at a rodeo, now here is a robot dog able to balance and walk continuously on a yoga ball!
It is fun to watch the four-legged device move and adapt but it reinforces the serious capability of the technology and how AIs like GPT-4 appear to be training robots to perform difficult tasks more effectively than humans can.
DrEureka is responsible. It is an open-source...
The United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is currently assessing robot dogs fitted with artificial intelligence-targeting guns.
The “robodogs” are developed by Ghost Robotics, with a view to a potential future deployment on the battlefield, equipped with advanced gun systems from defense tech specialists Onyx Industries. It has entered into a partnership with...
Demetrious Johnson, a former mixed-martial arts champion who fought in the UFC, recently offered insight as to how that promotion’s stars are paid for the use of their likeness in EA Sports’ video game. According to Johnson, the more players who use a fighter, the more that star gets paid.
In a video clip shared on X, Johnson says he once received a $25,000 check for appearing in the EA Sports...
Now here’s a real blast from the past. Back in the mid-90s, a little-known company called Bungie released Marathon for the Apple Macintosh. To all intents and purposes it was a clone of Doom for the Mac, but it was so much more when you look back over history.
In a series that went on to span three games that, unsurprisingly, went on to become known as the Marathon Trilogy, you could argue that...
If you’re eager to jump on the Fallout bandwagon with the rest of the world, this is the bargain for you – get yourself Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas plus throw in Prey for $4.99.
Fanatical, the digital games storefront, currently has a “build your own bundle” PC deal where you can choose three games from a selection of 19 (there are options for five or seven games too, for even greater...
After the closure of three Bethesda-owned game studios and the absorption of another earlier this week, Xbox president Sarah Bond has partly blamed the rising cost of making “beautiful triple-A blockbuster games” as a factor in the decision.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech Summit, Bond was immediately questioned about the layoffs and studio shutdowns that have plagued Microsoft since early this...
Microsoft announced this week that they plan on launching their own mobile game app store to compete with Apple and Google.
The store will be browser-based and initially focused on Microsoft’s own games. There will be discounts and promotions for in-game items for popular titles like Candy Crush Saga. In the future, the tech giant will open the storefront to other publishers.
Sarah Bond,...
A Microsoft workplace study has uncovered how workers feel about artificial intelligence (AI), with almost two in three workers stating they don’t have enough time or energy to do their jobs.
The report compiled findings from 31,000 respondents from 31 countries as well as a deep dive into “trillions of aggregated productivity signals in Microsoft 365, along with labor market trends on LinkedIn...