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The US Army’s Fortnite esports team is totally not for recruitment

Nov14

by Sindy Cator on November 14, 2018 at 10:25 pm

The US Army recently revealed it would be starting its own esports team in an effort to reach out to all the kids out there who play the games and apparently show them you can still with at battle royale while you’re training for an actual battle. The people involved in the team say the actual players aren’t going to be recruiters. Staff Sergeant Ryan Meaux, a member of the team, said during a Reddit AMA: Members of the eSports and Functional Fitness outreach teams are not recruiters. They will be in a support role to help young people see…

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Google’s ethical black hole swallows Deepmind’s best intentions

Nov14

by Sindy Cator on November 14, 2018 at 9:21 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Google

Google yesterday set off another controversy when it announced the acquisition of Streams, DeepMind’s algorithm-based healthcare data management platform. The controversy stems from what the deal’s detractors view as a breach of trust by Deepmind. The UK-based AI startup, which was purchased by Google‘s parent company Alphabet in 2014, has always maintained that it operated autonomously underneath the umbrella of Google. As such, it’s long said it would never share identifiable patient data – from its healthcare endeavors – with Google. In fact, according to a report from Wired’s James Temperton, Deepmind laid out a comprehensive privacy plan wherein it specifically…

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Windows 10 is getting a ‘Light’ theme for dark mode haters

Nov14

by Sindy Cator on November 14, 2018 at 8:49 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

It wasn’t so long ago that many a PC user was clamoring for a Dark mode on Windows 10. Now that they have it, things are swinging in the opposite direction: Microsoft is bringing a ‘Light Mode’ to Windows 10, helping bring balance to the Force. You might be thinking “isn’t that just Windows 10 with Dark mode off?” Well, not quite. While Windows defaults to light-colored menu and background elements, it’s not entirely consistent. Most notably, the default Windows 10 look includes a frosted-black taskbar and Start menu. In future Windows releases – and starting with the beta Build…

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Here’s our first glimpse of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Nov14

by Sindy Cator on November 14, 2018 at 5:10 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, gaming

Niantic and WB Games surprised everyone this morning by dropping the first trailer for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the spiritual successor to the world-shatteringly popular Pokemon GO. It drops a few hints about the gameplay and story of the game, and gives us a tentative release date: 2019. It’s up to you to protect the wizarding world. Enlist immediately for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force: https://t.co/b9UtoUA3gS #WizardsUnite pic.twitter.com/2NSlOpgj3W — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (@HPWizardsUnite) November 14, 2018 The trailer doesn’t show much — in fact, it doesn’t show gameplay at all, but savvy Potterheads can pick up a few hints.…