While Kipman’s version of events makes it sound like the Kinect’s evolution as an AI tool was happenstance, Microsoft has long recognized video games’ impact on broader industries, and it’s not afraid to use the Xbox platform as a proving ground for new technologies. Just nine days after the first public demonstration of Project Natal…

The English city of Birmingham is in advanced talks to host a round of the Formula E electric series next year, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street said on Monday. The street race would bring back memories of the Birmingham Superprix, a Formula 3000 race that was held between 1986 and 1990. “Over the last year,…

Just a few more months…First, the good news: Nintendo will finally begin offering a way for Nintendo Switch owners to back up their currently vulnerable game save data starting in September. Now, the bad news: that feature will only be offered to players who spend $20 a year for Nintendo’s first-ever paid online subscription service.…

Let’s hope the developers behind Pokémon Go have learned their lesson. Niantic is hosting another Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago – one year after the first Pokémon Go Fest made headlines for being an absolute disaster – the company announced Monday. The 2018 Pokémon Go Fest, happening July 14 and 15, is part of a…

The National Rifle Association has named Oliver North, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel known for his role in the Reagan Administration-era Iran-Contra scandal, as its new president. He will replace Pete Brownell, CEO of firearms accessory maker Brownells, leading the pro-gun organization in a few weeks. North has already stepped down from his contributor role…

Hadi al-Ameri has vowed to banish sectarianism but critics say he is an Iran proxy

Der Weg zur Bombe ist im Grunde leicht. Es braucht das Wissen, beziehungsweise einen Bauplan, und das Material. Beides mag im Falle einer Nuklearwaffe nicht trivial sein, doch sollte niemand annehmen, die Iraner wären Amateure. Jahrelang haben sie ein äußerst ambitioniertes Atomprogramm vorangetrieben. Und nicht einmal die Befürworter des auf der Kippe stehenden Nuklearabkommens haben…

ATLANTA (AP) — Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North’s appointment as the next president of the National Rifle Association gives some star power to the gun lobby but also inspires disdain by gun-control advocates who call it a tone-deaf move that shows an unwillingness to find solutions to gun violence. North, long a popular speaker before…