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Researchers have begun developing new kinds of beers designed to taste even better thanks to the use of artificial intelligence in the development of recipes. Until now, consumer taste tests have been the only way to find out which alcoholic and non-alcoholic beers are well received, the team from Belgium explains in the scientific journal Nature Communications. However the researchers, who fed data on dozens of different Belgian beers into AI, showed that machine learning models could soon help brewers and other manufacturers to concoct new recipes and cater to specific consumer wishes more e...
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Glimpses of the future often emerge at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It’s where indie games generate a buzz or the kernel of a big idea is planted. This year, artificial intelligence took centre stage as Nvidia showed off jaw-dropping capabilities of its chipsets and software companies such as Convai and Ubisoft revealed intriguing gameplay opportunities. AI has been the source of hype and fear over the past year. It’s been at the centre of labour conflict in Hollywood while in the tech industry companies see it as a way to improve efficiency. In the primordial tech ooze of ...
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WeGoTrip has become the latest business to resort to artificial intelligence travel assistance, following similar ventures announced by brands such as Expedia and Tripadvisor in mid-2023. The company is offering AI-generated and voiced audio guidebooks to go with its archive of human-scripted and voiced audio guidebooks to around 300 destinations in over 50 countries. According to travel research publication Phocuswire, holidaymakers can customise their audio with preferences such as "duration from one to 12 hours, language and additional preferences, such as a specific part of a city or a the...
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The world is in ruins. But that's not enough for an army of robots called Automatons and a horde of killer beetles known as Terminids. In the cooperative third-person shooter “Helldivers 2,” this sinister alliance wants to destroy all human life and it’s your job to prevent it. As one of the elite shock troops called Helldivers you have to put an end to the Terminids and the Automatons. First you complete a tutorial and then you jump out of a spaceship directly onto the battlefield. The game is all about shooting at your enemies and achieving mission goals. You need to aim very precisely so th...
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A block on the Telegram short message service in Spain has been lifted, the national court in Madrid announced on Monday. Judge Santiago Pedraz had provisionally lifted his blocking order first imposed on Friday, the announcement said. The judge was awaiting a report on Telegram that he had called for from the general commissioner for messaging services, it added. The block was imposed following complaints submitted by several media companies against Telegram for infringement of rules on the protection of copyright. Telegram could nevertheless still be accessed from Spain up until Monday. Cons...
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Kayak is the latest business to turn to AI in an effort to make planning a holiday simpler, and has introduced a new ChatGPT-based tool for finding the cheapest possible flights. The travel search engine says anyone who has found a flight connection online on any website can use its new PriceCheck tool to quickly find out whether there is a cheaper alternative for this route before booking. The idea is that you take a screenshot of the website with the flight connection and upload it to the Kayak app - just like you would upload and share a picture on WhatsApp or some other messenger. This can...
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German auto giant Volkswagen will expand its partnership with the Israel-based Intel subsidiary Mobileye to bring new automatic driving assistance functions, the companies announced on Wednesday. The technology, which will be installed in Volkswagen's high-end luxury and sports brands, will allow vehicles to overtake autonomously on the motorway and stop automatically at traffic lights, according to the companies. Vehicles receiving the Mobileye autonomous driving technology will be from Volkswagen's Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche brands. Volkswagen did not give a date for the roll-out...
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German auto giant Volkswagen will expand its partnership with the Israel-based Intel subsidiary Mobileye to bring new automatic driving assistance functions, the companies announced on Wednesday. The technology, which will be installed in Volkswagen's high-end luxury and sports brands, will allow vehicles to overtake autonomously on the motorway and stop automatically at traffic lights, according to the companies. Vehicles receiving the Mobileye autonomous driving technology will be from Volkswagen's Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche brands. Volkswagen did not give a date for the roll-out...
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A small, smiling turnip goes on an adventure in a world full of living plants in the rogue-like game “Turnip Boy Robs A Bank." It might sound sweet and family-friendly at first, but the main character is anything but harmless. Because the turnip in question is a really criminal vegetable deeply involved in a number of crimes. After the little turnip got into a fight with the tax office in the previous title "Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion," dirty money once again encourages him to commit crimes. Veggieville is in chaos after a civil war, and the Spice Gang, led by a pickle with a hat and a mou...
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The German airline Eurowings recently announced the launch of its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot for its tour operator brand Eurowings Holidays. Holly is an AI-supported online travel advisor that not only provides ideas based on individual preferences, but also enables package holidays to be booked immediately. The trips are supposed to be customized, and special requests such as food preferences or physical disabilities are also taken into account. It all sounds very practical, and the process looks pretty similar to the online booking procedures already on offer. But those can oft...
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