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How Tupac and Thanos led to Douglas, the most impressively humanlike A.I. yet

First it was holographic Tupac and Marvel's Thanos. Now, VFX studio Digital Domain brings us Douglas, an autonomous human who loves sci-fi and Stephen King......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsJan 29th, 2021

Members of Parliament to propose UK bill banning console and GPU scalping

In December, several parliament members, led by Douglas Chapman, filed an Early Day Motion (EDM 1272) to ban or limit in some way "the resale of gaming consoles and computer components at prices greatly above Manufacturer's Recommended Retail Price.".....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2021

Hitchhiker"s Guide To the Galaxy: New Research Says #42 Really Is Our Number

Just 11 months before his death in 2001, famous author Douglas Adams answered questions from Slashdot readers. And Slashdot reader Informativity still remembers how Adams (also a Doctor Who script editor) had included a supercomputer named Deep Tho.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 31st, 2021

How Tupac and Thanos led to Douglas, the most impressively humanlike A.I. yet

First it was holographic Tupac and Marvel's Thanos. Now, VFX studio Digital Domain brings us Douglas, an autonomous human who loves sci-fi and Stephen King......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 29th, 2021

Watch Boston Dynamics’ robots strut their stuff in year-end dance show

Strutting their stuff to The Contours’ Do You Love Me, Boston Dynamics' robots thrill with impressively agile moves that would put most human dancers to shame......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 30th, 2020

Modern Vintage Gamer talks dev details and hardware hackery

Maker, breaker, emulator co-developer, YouTuber—MVG's been around the block. Produced by Adam Lance Garcia, edited by Ron Douglas. Click here for transcript. (video link) We've hung out with Linus, made incoherent shouting noises with Ma.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 15th, 2020