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DOOM Eternal is F*****g Awesome

Ryan played three hours of Doom Eternal and gushes about it. Plus: a Splinter Cell veteran returns to Ubisoft - so what does it mean for the future of the franchise? Also, Dying Light 2 joins Delay-apalooza 2020, and more!




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If the KOTOR Rumors Are True, Who’s Making It?

We finally get a look at the back of the Xbox Series X - for real, this time - and discuss why someone might be in biiiiiiig trouble. Plus: a new rumor about a sort-of remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has us hyped - but also wondering who would be given the assignment.




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Perfect Dark Reboot Rumors Heating Up

It may still be winter but Xbox Series X talk is heating up! We discuss the "old thing" Microsoft's new studio, The Initiative, might be working on. Plus: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a hit, EA talks up the Xbox Series X, the mystery port on the back of the Series X might not be for diagnostics, and more!




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Big Changes for GTA, Gears, and Anthem

Grand Theft Auto, Anthem, and Gears of War will be changing moving forward thanks to key staffing changes at the top for two of those and a major gameplay overhaul for the other. Plus: Activision is looking to its past for its 2020 product lineup, Cliff Bleszinski had an intriguing Aliens game that almost got made, and more!




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This is How Xbox Could Win E3 2020 - Unlocked 431

This week Parris joins us to discuss the latest interview with Phil Spencer about E3 2020, his plans for the Xbox Series X, and where he sees Microsoft in the competition against Sony. In addition to talking about Xbox strategy for 2020 and Beyond, we discuss the GamerTag radio interview and our perception of Xbox's placement in the upcoming console face-off.




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Microsoft Isn’t Messing Around With Series X’s Power

We are EXCITED about the new Xbox Series X technical details, including the whopping 12 teraflops of computing power that the next-gen Xbox is packing. Plus: EA canceled another Star Wars project, March's Games With Gold have been announced, and more!




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Ori and the Will of the Wisps Is Fantastic So Far

Two of our crew have played the first couple hours of Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and they have nothing but good news to report. Plus: GDC's cancellation, Xbox Series X's Quick Resume feature is even better than we thought, and more!




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Developers Talk About Xbox Series X

Our Xbox crew celebrates the release of the fantastic Ori and the Will of the Wisps by discussing our final review impressions. Plus: developers talk to IGN about exactly what the Xbox Series X will mean for games, Call of Duty finally gets a standalone, free-to-play battle royale game, and more!




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Xbox Series X’s Full Specs Have Us HYPED

Microsoft has revealed the full tech specs for Xbox Series X and we are pumped. We discuss the ingredients of the next-gen Xbox that have us the most hyped for the new console, from Xbox Velocity Architecture to raytracing. P.S. Please bear with us on our first-ever remote-location episode!




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Clarifying Xbox Series X’s Power

Our Xbox crew discusses the recently revealed Xbox Series X tech specs in more detail after some added context arrives in our inbox from a software developer. Plus: Bleeding Edge is another new first-party release this week, we try to decode Konami's denial of the Silent Hill reboot rumor, and more!




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Interview: Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, Talking Xbox Series X

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer makes his long-awaited return to Unlocked for an exclusive one-hour interview. We talk about Xbox Series X price, whether coronavirus could delay the console, the first-party launch lineup, why there's no optical out port on Series X, xCloud, cross-play, the fates of Sunset Overdrive, Ryse and Scalebound, which Microsoft IP Phil would like to see brought back, and more!




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Phil Spencer Interview Analysis

Our Xbox crew analyzes what Head of Xbox Phil Spencer said during our interview with him on last week's episode. We think he said a lot in his clever, indirect way... Plus: an Inside Xbox news recap, rumors about what Resident Evil 8 will be like, and at the very end you'll hear our live as-it-happened reactions to the PS5's DualSense controller reveal.




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A Smaller GTA 6 That Arrives Sooner?

On this week's Xbox podcast, the next Grand Theft Auto is in development, and we discuss the report that it may be a more "moderately sized" offering that's updated continuously. Plus: Microsoft may have an opportunity to gain some market share at the start of the generation after a Bloomberg report reveals Sony's scaled-back PS5 production plans, Crysis is the latest member of the remaster club, and more!




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Don't Sleep on Gears Tactics

Our Xbox crew opens the show by talking about Gears Tactics, the new XCOM-style tactical strategy game from Xbox Game Studios that Xbox fans shouldn't sleep on. Plus: we discuss Xbox's impressive first-party efforts so far in 2020, what the rest of the year looks like, drama around the WWE 2K franchise, and more!




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Xbox Series X Gameplay Showcase Analysis

Xbox's first big salvo of next-gen games has been fired, and we've got reactions and analysis to all of the big third-party game reveals and showcases – from the good to the bad to the stomach-churning.




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Temporary Road Closure - Upper Coomera

Streets affected: Days Road (lane closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Williamson Road and Abraham Road

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Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 16:30 to Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 03:00
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Also affected: Williamson Road (lane closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Billinghurst Crescent and Days Road

Start date: 7 May 2020

End date: 20 May 2020

Duration: 6:30am – 5pm

Reason: Bus bay works




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Temporary Road Closure - Bundall

Streets affected: Slatyer Avenue (lane closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Ponciana Crescent and Richmond Avenue

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Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 19:00 to Monday, June 8, 2020 - 00:30
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Also affected: Racecourse Drive (lane closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Slatyer Avenue and Mentone Avenue

Start date: 7 May 2020

End date: 7 June 2020

Duration: 9am – 2:30pm

Reason: To facilitate installation of new signal footing and pole




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Temporary Road Closure - Main Beach

Streets affected: Breaker Street (full road closure local traffic access only) between Cronin Avenue and Tedder Avenue

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Monday, May 11, 2020 - 16:30 to Sunday, May 31, 2020 - 04:30
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Also affected: Tedder Avenue (full road closure local traffic access only) between Cronin Avenue and Gold Coast Highway

Start date: 11 May 2020

End date: 30 May 2020

Duration: 6:30am – 6:30pm

Reason: To facilitate road profiling and wearing course layering




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Temporary Road Closure - Surfers Paradise

Streets affected: Via Roma (lane closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Isle of Capri Bridge and Verona Avenue

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 17:00 to Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 01:00
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Also affected: Amalfi Drive and Brindisi Avenue

Start date: 20 May 2020

End date: 20 May 2020

Duration: 7am – 3pm

Reason: ENERGEX works - to facilitate pole replacement for the Isle of Capri Decongestion Project




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Unplanned Temporary Road Closure - Arundel

Streets Affected: Captain Cook Drive (half road closure with traffic control - expect delays) between Captain Cook Close and Logistics Place

Start date: 8 May 2020

End date: 8 May 2020

Duration: 9am - 3pm

Reason: Emergency repair works on a 300mm recycled water main along Captain Cook Drive

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Friday, May 8, 2020 - 19:00 to Saturday, May 9, 2020 - 01:00
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Temporary Road Closure - Surfers Paradise

Streets affected: Norfolk Avenue (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Ferny Avenue and River Drive

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Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 17:00 to Saturday, May 30, 2020 - 03:00
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Also affected: Oak Avenue, Ferny Avenue and Pine Avenue

Start date: 7 May 2020

End date: 15 May 2020   (* verge/footpath closed until 29 May 2020)

Duration: 7am – 5pm

Reason: To facilitate restoration works and final water main replacement and connection




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Temporary Road Closure - Broadbeach Waters

Streets affected: Rudd Street (full road closure local traffic access only) between Rio Vista Boulevard and Bermuda Street

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Monday, May 25, 2020 - 05:00 to Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 15:00
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Also affected: Rio Vista Boulevard (full road closure local traffic access only) between T E Peters Drive and Reef Court

Start date: 24 May 2020

End date: 10 June 2020

Duration: 7pm – 5am

Reason: To facilitate profiling of the road followed by wearing course layer to the roadway




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Temporary Road Closure - Stapylton

Streets affected: Quarry Road (half road closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Stapylton Jacobs Well Road and Rossmanns Road

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 04:00 to Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 16:00
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Also affected: Angel Road

Start date: 25 May 2020

End date: 10 June 2020

Duration: 6pm – 6am

Reason: Road profiling and asphalt works




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Temporary Road Closure - Pacific Pines

Streets affected: Pacific Pines Boulevard (lane closure with traffic control – expect delays) between Binstead Way and Capricorn Drive

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Friday, May 8, 2020 - 16:30 to Saturday, June 6, 2020 - 04:00
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Start date: 8 May 2020

End date: 5 June 2020

Duration: 6:30am – 6pm

Reason: Potholing




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Temporary Road Closure - Coolangatta

Streets affected: Lord Street (full road closure local traffic access only) between Musgrave Street and Winston Street

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Friday, May 15, 2020 - 15:00 to Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 04:30
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Start date: 15 May 2020 only

Contingency dates: 18 May 2020,  19 May 2020,  20 May 2020

Duration: 5am – 6:30pm

Reason: To facilitate large concrete pour - 1 day only between above dates




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SOC Reports: What Are They and Why Do They Matter to My Business?

In today’s connected and digital business world, more and more companies are relying on service providers to help achieve their business objectives. Because of this, SOC (System and Organization Control for Service Organizations) reports are gaining more importance. SOC reports… Read More

The post SOC Reports: What Are They and Why Do They Matter to My Business? appeared first on Anders CPAs.




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A Key Missing Part of the Machine Learning Stack

With many organizations having machine learning models running in production, some are discovering that inefficiencies exists in the first step of the process: feature definition and extraction. Robust feature management is now being realized as a key missing part of the ML stack, and improving it by applying standard software development practices is gaining attention.




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Livestream Deep Learning World from your Home Office!

Livestream Deep Learning World Munich 2020 from the comfort and safety of your home on 11-12 May 2020.




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The Benefits & Examples of Using Apache Spark with PySpark

Apache Spark runs fast, offers robust, distributed, fault-tolerant data objects, and integrates beautifully with the world of machine learning and graph analytics. Learn more here.




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4 Realistic Career Options for Data Scientists

It’s almost 10 years since "Data Science" became mainstream. We ask less about how to get into Data Science, but wonder "what’s next?" This article includes insights on four non-trivial, but practical, options and their pitfalls.




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Fast Track Your Data Science Career

Earn a Master of Professional Studies in Data Analytics online through Penn State World Campus – and you can add in-demand skills to your wheelhouse while you continue to work.




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KDnuggets™ News 20:n16, Apr 22: Scaling Pandas with Dask for Big Data; Dive Into Deep Learning: The Free eBook

4 Steps to ensure your AI/Machine Learning system survives COVID-19; State of the Machine Learning and AI Industry; A Key Missing Part of the Machine Learning Stack; 5 Papers on CNNs Every Data Scientist Should Read




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Free High-Quality Machine Learning & Data Science Books & Courses: Quarantine Edition

If you find yourself quarantined and looking for free learning materials in the way of books and courses to sharpen your data science and machine learning skills, this collection of articles I have previously written curating such things is for you.




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Math and Architectures of Deep Learning

This hands-on book bridges the gap between theory and practice, showing you the math of deep learning algorithms side by side with an implementation in PyTorch. You can save 40% off Math and Architectures of Deep Learning until May 13! Just enter the code nlkdarch40 at checkout when you buy from manning.com.




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Fighting Coronavirus With AI: Improving Testing with Deep Learning and Computer Vision

This post will cover how testing is done for the coronavirus, why it's important in battling the pandemic, and how deep learning tools for medical imaging can help us improve the quality of COVID-19 testing.




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Should Data Scientists Model COVID19 and other Biological Events

Biostatisticians use statistical techniques that your current everyday data scientists have probably never heard of. This is a great example where lack of domain knowledge exposes you as someone that does not know what they are doing and are merely hopping on a trend.




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Data context and how to get started with understanding COVID-19 data

If you are already applying your Data Science skills or getting ready to contribute to analyzing COVID-19 data, then be sure to take sufficient time to appreciate the context of the numbers to focus on what's most important as we collaborate on this global battle.




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Top KDnuggets tweets, Apr 15-21: 21 Techniques to Write Better #Python Code with #PyCharm examples

Also: Math for Programmers!; If #Programming languages had honest slogans #humor; 5 Papers on CNNs Every Data Scientist Should Read; Why Understanding CVEs Is Critical for Data Scientists




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Find Your Perfect Fit: A Quick Guide for Job Roles in the Data World

Data related positions are considered the hottest in the job market during the last couple of years. While everyone wants to join the party and enter this fascinating field, it is essential to first get an understanding. In this quick guide, I’ll do my best to dispel the confusion by crystalizing the essence of the different positions.




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3 Reasons Why We Are Far From Achieving Artificial General Intelligence

How far we are from achieving Artificial General Intelligence? We answer this through the study of three limitations of current machine learning.




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Data Transformation: Standardization vs Normalization

Increasing accuracy in your models is often obtained through the first steps of data transformations. This guide explains the difference between the key feature scaling methods of standardization and normalization, and demonstrates when and how to apply each approach.




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DBSCAN Clustering Algorithm in Machine Learning

An introduction to the DBSCAN algorithm and its Implementation in Python.




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The Super Duper NLP Repo: 100 Ready-to-Run Colab Notebooks

Check out this repository of more than 100 freely-accessible NLP notebooks, curated from around the internet, and ready to launch in Colab with a single click.




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Learning during a crisis (Data Science 90-day learning challenge)

How can you keep your focus and drive during a global crisis? Take on a 90-day learning challenge for data science and check out this list of books and courses to follow.




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Google Open Sources SimCLR, A Framework for Self-Supervised and Semi-Supervised Image Training

The new framework uses contrastive learning to improve image analysis in unlabeled datasets.




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Top Stories, Apr 20-26: The Super Duper NLP Repo; Free High-Quality Machine Learning & Data Science Books & Courses

Also: Should Data Scientists Model COVID19 and other Biological Events; 5 Papers on CNNs Every Data Scientist Should Read; 24 Best (and Free) Books To Understand Machine Learning; Mathematics for Machine Learning: The Free eBook; Find Your Perfect Fit: A Quick Guide for Job Roles in the Data World




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A Concise Course in Statistical Inference: The Free eBook

Check out this freely available book, All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference, and learn the probability and statistics needed for success in data science.




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LSTM for time series prediction

Learn how to develop a LSTM neural network with PyTorch on trading data to predict future prices by mimicking actual values of the time series data.




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10 Best Machine Learning Textbooks that All Data Scientists Should Read

Check out these 10 books that can help data scientists and aspiring data scientists learn machine learning today.




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How AI Can Help Manage Infectious Diseases

With the capability to analyze huge amounts of data, including medical information, human behavior patterns, and environmental conditions, big data tools can be invaluable in dealing with deadly outbreaks.