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According to TweakTown, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said in a recent conference call with investors that the company has no plans to use generative AI technology in its games. Furukawa’s caution stands in stark contrast to most tech and gaming companies, which are either enthusiastically pursuing generative AI or leaving the door open to the possibility in the future.In response to the fourth question in the investor conference call transcript, Furukawa said the following (obtained via machine translation and edited for clarity):“In the game industry, AI technology has long been used to control the movements of enemy characters. So I…
Members of the French parliament, known as “deputies,” are elected for five years – but the president can call a snap election whenever they please, so long as it’s at least one year after the previous vote. France’s parliament, known as the National Assembly, has 577 seats, one for each of its electoral districts. For an absolute majority, a party needs 289. In the outgoing government, Emmanuel Macron’s alliance had only 250 seats, and so needed support from other parties to pass laws. Voting takes place over two rounds, always on Sunday. If a candidate wins a majority of votes in…
The number of pedestrian deaths in vehicles increased by 19% between 2019 and 2022. And according to AAA, three-quarters of all pedestrian deaths occur after dark. Automotive technology supplier Magna is actively trying to change that, with thermal technology installed on 1.2 million vehicles and that number continues to rise. Originally called “Night Vision” and introduced on the 2005 BMW 7 Series, Magna’s thermal sensing product sees the road ahead up to four times further than typical headlights can see. Currently available on 40 different vehicle models from 13 manufacturers including Bentley, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche and examples from Stellantis…
Follow Live updates on the 2024 elections here.Over the course of his long career, President Biden has overcome personal tragedy and political hardship, and he has used his resilience to fuel his ambition. But now that he is embarking on the fight of his political life, his irrepressible quest for a comeback risks looking like a blind defiance against a rising tide.“You’ve been wrong about everything so far,” Mr. Biden told a group of reporters who asked him Friday why he still thought he was best suited to defeat former President Donald J. Trump, after a dismal performance in an…
Tthe princess of wales, Kate Middletonwho is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy following a cancer diagnosis, has been the focus of public attention regarding his health and possible appearance at Wimbledon. As the men’s final approaches, there is much speculation and hope that the Princess of Wales will return to the royal box at Centre Court next Sunday to present the winning trophy.Kate Middleton’s body language with family raises eyebrows during royal paradeAn insider revealed that Kate MiddletonThe Princess of Wales’s attendance at Wimbledon will largely depend on the timing of her chemotherapy sessions. The Princess of Wales has expressed her…
The most dangerous mile of highway in the entire United States has been revealed — and it’s more than 50 times deadlier than the national average.A study by personal injury law firm Elk & Elk identified a grueling stretch of Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where a total of 24 people died between 2010 and 2019 in 23 fatal car crashes. The data revealed that while the typical freeway records about 0.0083 deaths per mile, this dangerous one-mile-long freeway in Fort Lauderdale records an average of 0.479. “If you were driving 60 miles per hour, you would pass a…
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Roadways and airports across the country are packed as people head home after the long holiday weekend. Gerald R. Ford International Airport has seen some of that traffic, which is expected to be a 12% increase over last year’s numbers. A steady stream of cars and passengers flowed in and out of the airport on Sunday. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects its agents to screen more than three million people at U.S. airports on Sunday, in what is expected to be one of the busiest days of the summer. TSA predicts increased air travel…
President Biden shuffled onto the debate stage. He whispered, mumbled and repeatedly trailed off. When he wasn’t speaking, he stood slightly stooped, his mouth at times agape and his eyes flickering between apparent confusion and recognition. When his halting 90-minute debate debut was over, his wife took him by the hand, escorting him gingerly offstage.Biden’s debate performance a week and a half ago set off a swirl of political angst and upheaval in the Democratic Party, prompting questions about if he’s up to the task of defeating Trump in November and calls for him to drop out of the race.But…
I’ll probably tell you again that I’m a big fan of small phones. Give me a phone that fits comfortably in my pocket and I’ll choose it over a larger phone with better cameras and a bigger battery any day. Unfortunately, many of the things we do on our phones today are easier to do on larger screens: writing, reading articles, and playing games. But what if the way we use our phones is, in theory, about to change? If there’s one thing I wish for from the coming AI revolution, it’s the return of small phones. The Power of…
Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockLegend, David Lammy (right) speaks with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorsky Item informationAuthor, Paul AdamsRole, BBC NewsReport by Bydgoszcz, northern Poland1 hour agoDavid Lammy’s first whirlwind trip as Foreign Secretary, organised at very short notice, is not intended to achieve immediate results or even to open up new horizons.It is all about perception: the emergence of a vigorous new administration, determined to get to work quickly, brimming with goodwill towards some of the UK’s most important partners.After an evening spent with his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock – the pair found time to watch a few minutes of England’s…