Nintendo Switch 2; Bandai Namco/Sora/HAL Laboratory/NintendoIt takes some getting used to, but this Mario Kart challenger soon reveals a satisfyingly zen, minimalist approach to competitive racing In the world of cartoonish racing games, it’s clear who is top dog. As Nintendo’s moustachioed plumber lords it up from his gilded go-kart, everyone from Crash Bandicoot to […]
Two decades on, its influence still lingers, marking a moment when gaming felt thrillingly new again • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Almost 20 years ago (on 1 December 2005, to be precise), I was at my very first video game console launch party somewhere around London’s Leicester Square.
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It’s always crushing when a wildly anticipated game turns out to be a dud, but this RPG’s awful story and clunky dialogue gave my son and I something to talk about It was an exciting November for the Diamond household: one of those rare games that we all loved had a sequel coming out! The
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Kiwi developers are punching well above their weight thanks to a unique government support program that offers more than just grants Those not immersed in the world of gaming might not be familiar with Pax Australia: the enormous gaming conference and exhibition that takes over the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre every October. My favourite
The Vivo X300 series launches in India on December 2 with the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip. The phone will feature 200MP cameras and also pack in support for a teleconverter kit.
Afrimed-QA, a collection of contextually relevant datasets for evaluation of LLMs on African health question answering tasks, developed in partnership with organizations across Africa. Large language models (LLMs) have shown potential for medical and health question answering across various health-related tests spanning different formats and sources, such as multiple choice and short answer exam questions
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Google Researchers share user insights from a novel research AI agent that helps people find their way to better health information through proactive conversational guidance, goal understanding, and tailored conversations. The ability to find clear, relevant, and personalized health information is a cornerstone of empowerment for medical patients. Yet, navigating the world of online health
Learn about Google Researchers research prototype, an LLM-powered personal health agent that analyzes data from everyday wellness devices paired with health data, such as blood biomarkers, to offer evidence-based health insights and to provide a personalized coaching experience. The rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs), combined with data from wearable devices, presents a transformative opportunity
Algorithms & Theory Google Researchers invoke AlphaEvolve, an LLM-based coding agent, to find and verify combinatorial structures that improve results on the hardness of approximately solving certain optimization problems. Recently, large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated surprising capabilities in competitive mathematics and competitive programming, demonstrating world-leading performance across both of these fields. However, their successes in mathematical discovery
A novel mobile technology that facilitates real-time image segmentation, thereby improving the user experience for photo editing within Snapseed. The key to elevating a good photo often lies in selective image adjustments: brightening a subject in the foreground, enhancing the sky, or making the color of a jacket pop. Yet, isolating specific elements with
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