Breaking News: Israel’s Netanyahu slams Brazilian president’s comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust

Breaking News: Israel’s Netanyahu slams Brazilian president’s comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AP) — Israel on Sunday condemned Brazil’s president for comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of being antisemitic and trivializing the Nazi genocide of European Jews during World War II. The outcry further strained relations between the countries, which have deteriorated since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva … Read more

Latest Tech: Why Oklahoma’s tough-on-crime lawmakers no longer trust death penalty

Latest Tech: Why Oklahoma’s tough-on-crime lawmakers no longer trust death penalty

Inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Phillip Hancock has eaten his final meal. Fried chicken from KFC, no sides. It’s the last day of November. He’s due to be executed at 10 a.m.  Outside the prison known as Big Mac, 11 anti-death penalty protesters in puffy coats huddle in a circle to sing a hymn. Intermittent … Read more

Game Tech: Google’s Chess Experiments Reveal How to Boost the Power of AI

Game Tech: Google’s Chess Experiments Reveal How to Boost the Power of AI

His group decided to find out. They built the new, diversified version of AlphaZero, which includes multiple AI systems that trained independently and on a variety of situations. The algorithm that governs the overall system acts as a kind of virtual matchmaker, Zahavy said: one designed to identify which agent has the best chance of … Read more

Latest Tech: Sam Altman’s $7 trillion AI chip project might not be very realistic

Latest Tech: Sam Altman’s  trillion AI chip project might not be very realistic

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to raise trillions of dollars to reshape the global semiconductor industry, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month, an effort to boost chip-making capacity and power more artificial intelligence. It’s an eye-boggling amount, one that was put to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — the man behind the AI company … Read more

Game Tech: The 5 best Presidents’ Day laptop deals on models we’ve tested (and loved)

Game Tech: The 5 best Presidents’ Day laptop deals on models we’ve tested (and loved)

Looking for a laptop deal this weekend? The ongoing Presidents’ Day sales are currently offering a massive range of discounts across a multitude of brands, models, and configurations.  It’s a lot to sift through – which is I’ve rounded up the five best deals just down below. Not only are these deals on laptops that … Read more

Game Tech: Apple TV+: The complete list of original shows, series, and movies

Game Tech: Apple TV+: The complete list of original shows, series, and movies

Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies. This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and … Read more

Game Tech: Tech giants pledge action against deceptive AI in elections

Game Tech: Tech giants pledge action against deceptive AI in elections

A voter leaves a polling booth at St. Anthony Community Center in Manchester, N.H., during the state’s presidential primary on Jan. 23. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Dwyer/AP A voter leaves a polling booth at St. Anthony Community Center in Manchester, N.H., during the state’s presidential primary on Jan. 23. Michael Dwyer/AP Tech … Read more

Game Tech: Live TV Is the New Streaming

Game Tech: Live TV Is the New Streaming

“Biggest audience since the moon landing.” That was the headline when Nielsen released viewership numbers for Super Bowl 2024. About 123.7 million people in the US watched the game, more than any other game since Nielsen started keeping track and, yes, close to the 125 to 150 million people in the US who watched the … Read more