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Alien: Isolation 2’s Xenomorph has animations initially designed for the first game, but the team ‘didn’t have the technology at the time’ to use them — but now the Alien is even more ‘responsive’ and ‘reactive’
Alien: Isolation 2 principal environment artist Archie Whitehead says the Xenomorph uses legacy animations that Creative Assembly designed for the first game He explains that the studio didn’t have the technology to implement it at the time The sequel animations have been improved so the alien is “more responsive” Alien:…
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 13 feature Snapdragon X2 Plus chips
Microsoft's smaller Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 13 are getting a much-needed chip upgrade. Source
Read MoreInterpol uses AI to identify 126 terrorists by analyzing over 100,000 images with new facial recognition tools
Interpol’s Operation Shams II pulled 108,076 faces from jihadist propaganda with help from 11 countries AI agents and scripts then deduplicated and quality-checked the set, leaving 6,362 images (~5.9%) for facial recognition Interpol’s facial recognition system, launched in 2016, then matched pictures to actual persons, with human verification in tow,…
Read MoreMeta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my money
Modern life comes with an unending, auto-populating to-do list. It never ceases to amaze me how I can be doing nothing at all, minding my own business, and suddenly something needs to be taken care of. You’re telling me a tree branch fell in the backyard and now I have…
Read MoreData centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills on Monday that could finally give communities better data — and more say — on how data centers impact their electricity bills and water supply. As data centers invade a growing number of communities across the US, they’ve triggered protests over…
Read MoreBentley Wants Its Torcal SUV to Break the Curse of the Luxury EV
The British high-end auto company reveals its first-ever full EV: 330 miles of range, 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds, and an orchestra under the hood. Will it be enough to lure high-rollers? Source
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