The OpenAI project demonstrated "emergent behavior" by the AI players, including surfing

Little swarm robots that can't do much on their own can use their random behavior to accomplish tasks like locomotion

Job postings from a NASA contractor suggest that a new humanoid robot is under development

A Facebook executive challenges the Arm processor community to create tech building blocks for augmented reality glasses

This cozy little box provides a remote home for Skydio's fully autonomous obstacle-avoiding drone

A new two-way teleoperation system sends your motions to the robot and the robot's motions to you

As always, our coverage will feature the coolest, weirdest, and most interesting things that we find at this massive robotics conference

We can’t stop him because we must know what happens next; our curiosity is his source of power.

The Platform, What Lies Beneath, The Witch, and more.

Hindsight is 20/20, even if you’re smizing.

New Zealand’s competition watchdog has cited areas of overlap from a Fairfax-APN merger.

Labor’s NBN policy could require a further $10 billion in taxpayer funding, says a telecommunications analyst.

This is a video of Youtuber Edward Sarkissian exploding an M67 frag grenade inside an 87-pound steel SentrySafe fire/waterproof home safe to see what will happen. What happens? It gets BLOWN UP. So, if you were wondering if "inside a home safe" would be a secure place to dispose of your extra grenades, the answer is not even for the first one, and definitely none after that. So while this safe may be fireproof, it certainly isn't *lobs dog toy like hand grenade, bounces off wall and back at my feet* fire-in-the-holeproof. Keep going for the video (everything up to 4:15 is prepping the grenade inside the safe), as well as a video of opening a safe with grenades taped to the outside (with $10,000 and a gold bar inside).

चीन की स्मार्टफोन मेकर कंपनी शाओमी आज अपने शानदार डिवाइस एमआई 10 (Mi 10) को भारत में लॉन्च करने वाली है। इस स्मार्टफोन के अलावा एमआई बॉक्स और एमआई ट्रू वायरसलेस ईयरफोन 2 को भी भारतीय बाजार में उतारा जाएगा।

टेक कंपनी ऑनर (Honor) 9 एक्स प्रो स्मार्टफोन (Honor 9X Pro) को भारत में पेश करने की तैयारी कर रही है। इस ही बीच इस स्मार्टफोन को लेकर एक रिपोर्ट सामने आई है, जिसमें दावा किया गया है कि इस डिवाइस को 12 मई के दिन भारतीय बाजार में उतारा जाएगा।

स्मार्टफोन निर्माता कंपनी शाओमी (Xiaomi) ने अपने सबसे खास डिवाइस एमआई 10 5जी (Xiaomi Mi 10 5G) को भारत में लॉन्च कर दिया है। यूजर्स को इस स्मार्टफोन लेटेस्ट प्रोसेसर, 108 मेगापिक्सल का कैमरा और दमदार डिस्प्ले का सपोर्ट मिला है।

Skimming system tripled previous best effort at oil collection.

Today, Microsoft and Ebb Studios revealed that Xbox Series X would be getting the launch exclusivity for Scorn

The makers of Blair Witch, Observer and Layers of Fear today announced a new psychological horror game - The Medium.

The Lovecraftian inspired adventure game will launch on Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC in late 2020 and will be available on Xbox Game Pass

Codemasters next racing game, DIRT 5 has been announced.

Chorus: Rise as One is a new space-combat shooter, revealed during Inside Xbox. Here's everything you need to know.

During Inside Xbox's special stream today, Systemic Reaction gave us our first taste of next-gen dino hunting glory

FIFA 20 Team Of The Season So Far continues this week, hopefully with the release of the La Liga FUT Squad. Here some predictions on who might be included, plus when they'll be announced.

Where is Xur? The Destiny 2 exotic gear merchant's location changes every week. So here's everything you need to know including the latest from Bungie ahead of his arrival on May 8.

FIFA 20 Team Of The Season So Far continues this week, hopefully with the release of the Bundesliga FUT Squad. Here some predictions on who might be included, plus when they'll be announced.

Epic Games has issued a warning ahead of the Party Royale event, but it might not be the only problem facing players this evening.

Manny learns about gaming chairs. Chris learns about digestives. Jon learns about robot physics. Anna Marie learns about playing 30 Final Fantasy XIV characters simultaneously....

The internet conspires against the podcast this week. First it sends cats to attack the equipment, then it breaks Twitch.tv, and finally it takes out...

The Vita gets all the games. Elder Scrolls Online wants all the money. Xbox One wants all the games. PlayStation 4 has all the indies....

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We played some games, talked some news, and healed some kids. It was a good way to spend a Saturday. Thanks for your donations and...

Square Enix decides to just make FFXV a constantly updated demo. NISA decides that you really should play The Witch and the Hundred Knight. Female...

Anna drowns herself in Yoshi plushies. Alice quits her EVE Online guild. Alex warns us about the dangers of Madden’s franchise mode. And Chris spills...

Sarah and Alice join Anna Marie and Chris for our annual charity podcast. Kids need healing, you need RPG news, and Alice needs to deliver...

Take a break from PAX East 2016 for some gentle RPG sound waves. Anna Marie confesses her obsession with rebuilding the moon. Alex confesses his...

We know many of you need comfort in these dark times. RPGCast is here and hopes to be an escape from the worries and tribulations...

It’s four two two on 4/22. Can you feel the synergy? No? Listen, it’s a slow news week so we need you to work with...

This week we explore Ever Oasis: A Realm Reborn in depth. We figure out what your most hyped games of the year are. Finally, we...

At some point Chris dropped a keyboard on the floor during this show and lost a tilde key. Anna Marie lost her mind trying to...

While Johnathan defends his pride from Scar, Alex practices being Daduza. Christopher learns that it’s hard work owning a TurboGrafx. Anna Marie, meanwhile, has been...

It's the final podcast of the decade! Alex, Anna Marie, Chris, Kelley and Peter end the year with a bang...and maybe a whimper too. News, your lists of top DS games, and what we're going to play to ring in the new year. See you in 2020!

Whether it be about spanking sounds or male pasties, RPGamer has a long history of being an authoritative source of information. That said, we're still trying to figure out what version of EarthBound Kelley is playing.

Today we learned that Pokémon Home may rival Kingdom Hearts for difficult to understand stories. The Switch is finally getting some Outer Worlds love. And Anna Marie passes a kidney stone. Well not live on the show or anything. I'm just really tired of waiting for this stupid stoooooh...we're still recording? Um...enjoy the show everyone!

Guest star Sam Watcher joins us, and that means this week's podcast is officially explicit! Between the occasion cuss bomb, we discuss Animal Crossing and Chris' poor decision making, Alex's dive into Persona 5 Royal, and exactly why Kelley needs to finish FF7: Crisis Core in the near future. Anna Marie and Peter round out the 'cast crew this week as we dive into the weekly headlines along with your feedback.

We’re back with a juicy show to kick off May. Alex, Chris, Josh, and Kelley join host Anna Marie for a catch-up segment of what we’ve all been playing for the last two weeks. News of the last two weeks gets a little weird as games are being delayed left and right, yet Indivisible somehow gets released early? What a weird world we live in.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government is looking into expanding the current guidance about exercise during the lockdown.

From tiny sunglasses to leather coats, the film’s costume designer Kym Barrett writes about why the film’s look feels so relevant in our uncertain world

• Read more from the spring/summer 2020 edition of The Fashion, our biannual style supplement

I never thought The Matrix would have the impact it has had on fashion. But from long leather coats to so-called “Matrix-style” sunglasses, the costumes I designed in the 90s continue to have influence to this day.

Part of the reason they are still in the ether is because they were so iconic. The silhouettes, for instance, had to be instantly recognisable so that viewers could tell who each character was, even in the dark. All of the costumes are fairly immune to period, which is what makes them relatable, even now.

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The ‘haunted doll’ look of Donald Trump’s son-in-law has attracted a lot of attention. When people comment on famous women and surgery there is often a backlash, but should the same apply here?

What has happened to Jared Kushner’s face?
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People get a little antsy about the subject of cosmetic surgery: they don’t like to be asked if they have had it, and public speculation over whether someone else has had it is generally considered to be de trop. I don’t really get this. Maybe it’s because I am 100% the world’s worst liar, but pretending to not see that someone’s face has completely changed is a form of magical thinking that is just beyond my capabilities.

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C&A, Adidas/Reebok, Esprit and M&S round out top five as average scores increase year on year, but Max Mara, Pepe Jeans and Tom Ford fall flat

The H&M Group, C&A, Adidas/Reebok, Esprit, Marks & Spencer and Patagonia are the world’s most transparent major fashion brands, according to the 2020 fashion transparency index from the campaign group Fashion Revolution.

The annual report, now in its fifth year, ranks the amount of information companies disclose about social and environmental policies, processes and effects within their operations and supply chains.

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