AI revolution in video games has industry players treading warily
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From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and center at Gamescom, one of the video game industry’s biggest fairs. But even the ultra-connected industry is eyeing the innovation warily, with fears growing that jobs could be made redundant and artistic creations usurped. “AI is…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/ai-revolution-in-video-games-has-industry-players-treading-warily/
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From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and center at Gamescom, one of the video game industry’s biggest fairs. But even the ultra-connected industry is eyeing the innovation warily, with fears growing that jobs could be made redundant and artistic creations usurped. “AI is…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/ai-revolution-in-video-games-has-industry-players-treading-warily/
Last supermoon until 2037 rises; rover finds sulfur
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WASHINGTON: Astronomy enthusiasts were in for a treat Wednesday night: A rare “super blue Moon” that won’t be seen again for more than a decade. Supermoons occur when the Moon passes through its perigee, or the point that takes it closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit. This makes it look about 14 percent…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/last-supermoon-until-2037-rises-rover-finds-sulfur/
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WASHINGTON: Astronomy enthusiasts were in for a treat Wednesday night: A rare “super blue Moon” that won’t be seen again for more than a decade. Supermoons occur when the Moon passes through its perigee, or the point that takes it closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit. This makes it look about 14 percent…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/last-supermoon-until-2037-rises-rover-finds-sulfur/
From the Moon to the Sun: India launches next space mission
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Sriharikota: The latest mission in India’s ambitious space programme blasted off Saturday on a voyage towards the centre of the solar system, a week after the country’s successful unmanned Moon landing.
Aditya-L1 launched shortly before midday, with a live broadcast showing hundreds of spectators cheering wildly against the deafening noise of the rocket’s ascent.…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/from-the-moon-to-the-sun-india-launches-next-space-mission/
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Sriharikota: The latest mission in India’s ambitious space programme blasted off Saturday on a voyage towards the centre of the solar system, a week after the country’s successful unmanned Moon landing.
Aditya-L1 launched shortly before midday, with a live broadcast showing hundreds of spectators cheering wildly against the deafening noise of the rocket’s ascent.…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/from-the-moon-to-the-sun-india-launches-next-space-mission/
Saudi seeks e-sports success through homegrown hit games
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RIYADH: Young Saudis wander through a museum of video game history stretching from the original Pac-Man to PlayStation 5, a project intended to inspire them to create their own blockbuster titles. The display of consoles and arcade machines from the past half-century is part of Gamers8, an eight-week festival of eSports tournaments in…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/saudi-seeks-e-sports-success-through-homegrown-hit-games/
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RIYADH: Young Saudis wander through a museum of video game history stretching from the original Pac-Man to PlayStation 5, a project intended to inspire them to create their own blockbuster titles. The display of consoles and arcade machines from the past half-century is part of Gamers8, an eight-week festival of eSports tournaments in…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/saudi-seeks-e-sports-success-through-homegrown-hit-games/
Better than AI? The UK police who never forget a face
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Artificial intelligence and facial recognition software are seen by some as the future of crime-fighting around the world. But British police say it has to go hand in hand with more traditional methods of detection, including the use of so-called “super-recognizers”. Forces across the country have been using officers who have an exceptional memory…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/better-than-ai-the-uk-police-who-never-forget-a-face/
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Artificial intelligence and facial recognition software are seen by some as the future of crime-fighting around the world. But British police say it has to go hand in hand with more traditional methods of detection, including the use of so-called “super-recognizers”. Forces across the country have been using officers who have an exceptional memory…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/better-than-ai-the-uk-police-who-never-forget-a-face/
Huawei’s 2023 global program delves into ICT talent in Mideast
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KUWAIT: At the 2023 edition of Huawei’s global program ‘Seeds for the Future’ in Doha, Qatar, industry leaders and academicians delved into the current state of ICT talent in the Middle East region and challenges in the broader digital transformation agenda, emphasizing the crucial need to elevate the skill set of the younger generation.…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/huaweis-2023-global-program-delves-into-ict-talent-in-mideast/
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KUWAIT: At the 2023 edition of Huawei’s global program ‘Seeds for the Future’ in Doha, Qatar, industry leaders and academicians delved into the current state of ICT talent in the Middle East region and challenges in the broader digital transformation agenda, emphasizing the crucial need to elevate the skill set of the younger generation.…
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https://www.kuwaittimes.com/huaweis-2023-global-program-delves-into-ict-talent-in-mideast/
Asian Games landmark for eSports fires Olympic dreams
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ESports’ debut as a medal event at the Asian Games starting this week will change attitudes and be a major step towards Olympic recognition at last, gamers and experts say. Gaming was a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games but gold medals will be up for grabs this time in Hangzhou in seven…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/asian-games-landmark-for-esports-fires-olympic-dreams/
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ESports’ debut as a medal event at the Asian Games starting this week will change attitudes and be a major step towards Olympic recognition at last, gamers and experts say. Gaming was a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games but gold medals will be up for grabs this time in Hangzhou in seven…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/asian-games-landmark-for-esports-fires-olympic-dreams/
Microsoft nears takeover of ‘Call of Duty’ maker
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LONDON: British regulators on Friday dropped their objections to Microsoft’s attempt to buy video game firm Activision Blizzard, the maker of “Call of Duty”, paving the way for the US tech titan to close one of the biggest technology acquisitions ever. Microsoft launched its blockbuster $69-billion takeover in January last year, an acquisition that…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/microsoft-nears-takeover-of-call-of-duty-maker/
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LONDON: British regulators on Friday dropped their objections to Microsoft’s attempt to buy video game firm Activision Blizzard, the maker of “Call of Duty”, paving the way for the US tech titan to close one of the biggest technology acquisitions ever. Microsoft launched its blockbuster $69-billion takeover in January last year, an acquisition that…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/microsoft-nears-takeover-of-call-of-duty-maker/
From K-pop to sales girls: AI goes mainstream in South Korea
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Her face is a deepfake. Her body belongs to a team of similar-sized actors. But she sings, reads the news, and sells luxury clothes on TV as AI humans go mainstream in South Korea. Meet Zaein, one of South Korea’s most active virtual humans, who was created by Pulse9, an artificial intelligence company that…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/from-k-pop-to-sales-girls-ai-goes-mainstream-in-south-korea/
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Her face is a deepfake. Her body belongs to a team of similar-sized actors. But she sings, reads the news, and sells luxury clothes on TV as AI humans go mainstream in South Korea. Meet Zaein, one of South Korea’s most active virtual humans, who was created by Pulse9, an artificial intelligence company that…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/from-k-pop-to-sales-girls-ai-goes-mainstream-in-south-korea/
Stock photo giant Getty releases AI image generator
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Photo agency Getty Images is launching an image generator powered by artificial intelligence and using its trove of stock photos, the company said Monday. With one of the world’s most extensive photo archives, Getty is positioning itself as a competitor to the giants of generative AI, such as Dall-E creator OpenAI or Google, with…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/stock-photo-giant-getty-releases-ai-image-generator/
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Photo agency Getty Images is launching an image generator powered by artificial intelligence and using its trove of stock photos, the company said Monday. With one of the world’s most extensive photo archives, Getty is positioning itself as a competitor to the giants of generative AI, such as Dall-E creator OpenAI or Google, with…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/stock-photo-giant-getty-releases-ai-image-generator/
Huawei Watch GT 4 is now available for pre-order
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KUWAIT: The Huawei Watch GT 4, the upcoming flagship smartwatch from Huawei, is now available for pre-order. This new watch adopts a fresh design on its exterior and introduces enhanced health and fitness features. It brings users holistic health management with more accurate heart rate monitoring and improved sleep tracking. The watch also debuts…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/huawei-watch-gt-4-is-now-available-for-pre-order/
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KUWAIT: The Huawei Watch GT 4, the upcoming flagship smartwatch from Huawei, is now available for pre-order. This new watch adopts a fresh design on its exterior and introduces enhanced health and fitness features. It brings users holistic health management with more accurate heart rate monitoring and improved sleep tracking. The watch also debuts…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/huawei-watch-gt-4-is-now-available-for-pre-order/
Kariko, Weissman win Nobel for mRNA Covid vaccines
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Stockholm: Katalin Kariko of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for Covid-19 vaccines.
The pair, who had been tipped as favourites, were honoured for “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/kariko-weissman-win-nobel-for-mrna-covid-vaccines/
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Stockholm: Katalin Kariko of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for Covid-19 vaccines.
The pair, who had been tipped as favourites, were honoured for “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/kariko-weissman-win-nobel-for-mrna-covid-vaccines/
Trio wins physics Nobel for work on exploring electrons
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Stockholm: Three atomic physicists, France’s Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and French-Swedish Anne L’Huillier, won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for research into tools for exploring electrons inside atoms and molecules.
The trio was honoured “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter,” the…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/trio-wins-physics-nobel-for-work-on-exploring-electrons/
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Stockholm: Three atomic physicists, France’s Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and French-Swedish Anne L’Huillier, won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for research into tools for exploring electrons inside atoms and molecules.
The trio was honoured “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter,” the…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/trio-wins-physics-nobel-for-work-on-exploring-electrons/
Trio wins Nobel Chemistry Prize for quantum dots
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Stockholm: French-born Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus of the United States and Russian-born Alexei Ekimov on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research in tiny particles known as quantum dots.
The trio, whose names were leaked in the Swedish press ahead of the announcement, succeeded in producing these tiny components, that “now spread their…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/trio-wins-nobel-chemistry-prize-for-quantum-dots/
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Stockholm: French-born Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus of the United States and Russian-born Alexei Ekimov on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research in tiny particles known as quantum dots.
The trio, whose names were leaked in the Swedish press ahead of the announcement, succeeded in producing these tiny components, that “now spread their…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/trio-wins-nobel-chemistry-prize-for-quantum-dots/
Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be
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A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had “a quite emotional, personal conversation” with her firm’s viral chatbot ChatGPT. “Never tried therapy before but this is probably it?” Lilian Weng posted on X, formerly Twitter, prompting a torrent of negative commentary accusing her of downplaying mental…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/can-chatbots-be-therapists-only-if-you-want-them-to-be/
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A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had “a quite emotional, personal conversation” with her firm’s viral chatbot ChatGPT. “Never tried therapy before but this is probably it?” Lilian Weng posted on X, formerly Twitter, prompting a torrent of negative commentary accusing her of downplaying mental…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/can-chatbots-be-therapists-only-if-you-want-them-to-be/
Nintendo, Sony face off with new Mario and Spider-Man games
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Nintendo and Sony have a lot riding on two new releases this Friday, “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” for the PlayStation 5 and “Super Mario Bros Wonder” on the Switch. That’s where the similarities stop: the two games on rival consoles and their target audiences could hardly be more different.
Veterans
Mario, the…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/nintendo-sony-face-off-with-new-mario-and-spider-man-games/
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Nintendo and Sony have a lot riding on two new releases this Friday, “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” for the PlayStation 5 and “Super Mario Bros Wonder” on the Switch. That’s where the similarities stop: the two games on rival consoles and their target audiences could hardly be more different.
Veterans
Mario, the…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/nintendo-sony-face-off-with-new-mario-and-spider-man-games/
India launches key test for manned orbital mission
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NEW DELHI: India on Saturday successfully launched the first unmanned trial run of its upcoming crewed orbital mission, in the latest milestone for its spacefaring ambitions. The Gaganyaan (“Skycraft”) mission is slated to send three astronauts into Earth’s orbit in 2025, an important yardstick of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) technical capabilities. Saturday’s…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/india-launches-key-test-for-manned-orbital-mission/
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NEW DELHI: India on Saturday successfully launched the first unmanned trial run of its upcoming crewed orbital mission, in the latest milestone for its spacefaring ambitions. The Gaganyaan (“Skycraft”) mission is slated to send three astronauts into Earth’s orbit in 2025, an important yardstick of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) technical capabilities. Saturday’s…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/india-launches-key-test-for-manned-orbital-mission/
French geeks plan world’s biggest video game museum
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French gaming nerds are planning to open the world’s biggest video game museum near Disneyland Paris. The Odyssey Project—named after the first ever console designed by Magnavox in 1972 — will house one of the biggest collections of games ever assembled. The complex, which will also include a “Japanese village” dedicated to the country’s…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/french-geeks-plan-worlds-biggest-video-game-museum/
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French gaming nerds are planning to open the world’s biggest video game museum near Disneyland Paris. The Odyssey Project—named after the first ever console designed by Magnavox in 1972 — will house one of the biggest collections of games ever assembled. The complex, which will also include a “Japanese village” dedicated to the country’s…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/french-geeks-plan-worlds-biggest-video-game-museum/
Did a computer write this? Book industry grapples with AI
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From low-quality computer-written books flooding the market to potential copyright violations, publishing is the latest industry to feel the threat from rapid developments in artificial intelligence. Since the launch last year of ChatGPT, an easy-to-use AI chatbot that can deliver an essay upon request within seconds, there have been growing worries about the impact…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/did-a-computer-write-this-book-industry-grapples-with-ai/
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From low-quality computer-written books flooding the market to potential copyright violations, publishing is the latest industry to feel the threat from rapid developments in artificial intelligence. Since the launch last year of ChatGPT, an easy-to-use AI chatbot that can deliver an essay upon request within seconds, there have been growing worries about the impact…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/did-a-computer-write-this-book-industry-grapples-with-ai/
Sony says ‘Spider-Man 2’ videogame sales set record
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“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2″ videogame was snapped up so fast that it set a record for PlayStation Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) said Monday. The title, developed in collaboration with Insomniac Games, became the fastest selling PlayStation Studios game in the 24 hours after its release on Friday, with more than 2.5 million copies bought,…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/sony-says-spider-man-2-videogame-sales-set-record/
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“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2″ videogame was snapped up so fast that it set a record for PlayStation Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) said Monday. The title, developed in collaboration with Insomniac Games, became the fastest selling PlayStation Studios game in the 24 hours after its release on Friday, with more than 2.5 million copies bought,…
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https://kuwaittimes.com/sony-says-spider-man-2-videogame-sales-set-record/