‘Minecraft’ is the world’s best-selling video game. The best-selling video game “Minecraft” is to become a real-life destination, as part of a multi-million-pound deal between theme park operator Merlin Entertainments…
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It’s ‘the intelligence age,’ say tech titans—but information will not save us
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “We have entered the Intelligence Age,” proclaimed Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, in September. “Deep learning worked,” he explained, and this breakthrough in learning…
TikTok makes AI driven ad tool available globally
TikTok’s fate in the United States remains unclear as its China-based parent company faces a deadline in January to divest the platform or face a US ban. TikTok on Thursday…
‘Megaquake’ warning hits Japan’s growth
Wage hikes and temporary income tax cuts were positive factors for growth in Japan. Japan’s growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official…
Dating apps move to friend zone in search of profits
Both Tinder and Bumble, the big beasts of the dating app kingdom, have shed active users since the boom times of the Covid pandemic. Burnt-out love-seekers are shunning dating apps…
Thirty years on from its first paying passengers, Eurostar now has a fresh chance to hit its potential
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three decades ago, the first Eurostar train carrying paying passengers set off from London’s Waterloo station for Paris. While many of the headlines on November 14…
Nintendo courts non-gamers in ‘about-turn’ strategy
Nintendo is broadening its reach in theme parks to win non-gamer fans. Once confined to rectangular screens, chirpy plumber Mario and pointy-eared Princess Zelda are popping up in theme parks…
Pharrell Williams kicks off Web Summit tech event
US musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams said the American dream was not ‘about making the most money’ One of Europe’s biggest tech events, Web Summit, launched on Monday in Lisbon…
‘Artificial intelligence is not a threat to music,’ says researcher
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many artists and creative professionals are concerned that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over more and more tasks. For instance, several major players have already used…
Tech giants brace for AI revamp, antitrust pullback in Trump’s second term
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Silicon Valley is bracing for a vastly different relationship with the U.S. government as Donald Trump returns to the White House with promises to undo many…
