Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters
New techniques could save videogame companies millions and make games more realistic.
New techniques could save videogame companies millions and make games more realistic.
As the new leader of the opposition in Israel, I face a difficult dilemma.
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“There is always a lot of risk associated with our jobs, like a building fire,” said one Montgomery County paramedic and firefighter. “But this is different. A building fire can't come home with us and hurt our families.”
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security’s Cannabis Unit is encourgaging farmers and other professionals to find opportunities in the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Industry. Speaking to over 100...
A few weeks ago I presented a libertarian take on the ethics of the lockdown. Following Murray Rothbard in his Ethics of Liberty, I argued that the government has no right to confine or quarantine innocent people, even though it might lengthen some lives. The government is not the just owner of the streets. Rather citizens or taxpayers are, and consequently have the right to use their streets. Moreover, anyone is innocent until proven guilty and cannot just be assumed to intentionally be infecting others with a deadly virus. Читать дальше...
Use these approaches to open the door to the rest of the C-suite and increase your influence.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The public policy think tank Rand Corporation released a report this week warning that the state of U.S. military morale is dire, and the best way to address this it to immediately organize base and post fun runs. “The military as a whole has suffered a number of setbacks over the...
Beginning at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis, hundreds of masked protesters marched to the 3rd Precinct police headquarters to demand justice for the death of George Floyd, who died in custody Monday after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck until he lost consciousness.
Mike Schrage and Elon are among the many in pursuit of Lucas Taylor. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images
We don’t think Duke is looking but he seems like someone a lot of schools might be interested in.
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From its inception, the Toy Story franchise has focused on cowboy Woody’s attachment to his owner, Andy. In the first movie, Woody feels threatened by the addition of action figure Buzz Lightyear to the toy stable. In the second, Woody has separation anxiety and fear of abandonment after Andy doesn’t bring him to…
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Morning News and Notes for May 27, 2020
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Lana Schwartz writes humorous correspondence from the front lines of the streaming wars, in which Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney +, and other services battle it out for market dominance.
Eight student-athletes from the Monmouth University softball team were named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Academic Team, the league announced today.
The burrito chain’s app and stringent food safety standards have helped it manage the pandemic’s hit to its business.
Ford's baking its police SUVs to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
The manufacturer has developed a software update that turns the car's heating system all the way up so that any vehicles that are possibly infected with coronavirus are thoroughly disinfected. It's set to roll out to police departments with select Ford police vehicles on Wednesday,
For the past 40 days Ford engineers worked with Ohio State University to develop a sanitization method that was relatively low-tech after... Читать дальше...
A good night’s sleep is important for everyone, of course. But it’s particularly important for children. Not only does bad sleep make life more difficult for parents — hello temper tantrums — but poor sleep can also have a lasting impact on a kids’ long term health and well beingStudies have shown that kids who get enough sleep have better attention, behavior, learning, memory, and overall mental and physical health. In addition, for infants, unsafe sleep conditions can increase the risks of SIDS. Читать дальше...
What makes a good purchase? A great offer on great terms! This spring, the terms of purchasing an apartment in the Mayak Minska and Park Chelyuskintsev residential complexes will be especially attractive.
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The Whig Party had better luck electing presidents than keeping them in office once they were elected.
The short-lived Whig Party had a fair degree of success electing candidates for president, winning two of the five presidential elections in which it fielded a candidate. It was no accident that both winners were former generals—William Henry Harrison in 1840 and Zachary Taylor in 1848. The Whigs had come about in the first place... Читать дальше...
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The meerkat, also known as suricate, is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. Its head-and-body length is about 30 centimetres, while its weight is usually between 0.6 and 0.9 kg.
BORIS JOHNSON must face up to the "brutal truth" about the Dominic Cummings controversy, Sir John Curtice has warned, revealing how public opinion has "shifted" on the debate.