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CIRCLES: The Way of the Future and why we’re never scared
In Dartmouth, New Hampshire, 1956, computer scientist John McCarthy coins the term “Artificial Intelligence”, in a conference room, proposing a study into the potential for computers to achieve levels of thought equivalent to humans. The study revolves around the conjecture that if “every aspect of learning or any other feature of intelligence can in principle […]
Your storage with Microsoft DNA
Microsoft is developing DNA technology that could revolutionize data storage by the end of the decade. Just last year they transmitted 200 megabytes of literary classics – 100 in total – onto DNA, and are now looking to use this knowledge to tackle one of our newest technological problems. Our lives have been changed by […]
Microsoft’s bot took a look at Exeter, here’s what it saw
Microsoft recently announced a new caption image bot. This may sound familiar, as they were the ones who released the hilarious how-old.net website. This bot is no different from being hilariously wrong sometimes. What this bot does is analyse an image and tries to describe, in a natural way, what’s in the picture. The bot […]
Let’s Talk About Games
The Witcher 3 was the most talked about game of 2015 according to analyst Thomas Bidaux. After analysing millions of articles The Witcher 3 got 51,098 article mentions, with Fallout 4 coming in a close second with 50,144. It’s worth noting that Fallout didn’t get announced until June, meaning if Fallout was announced in at […]
Microsoft confirms release date for new Rise of the Tomb Raider DLC
Microsoft Studios has recently announced the release date of the first piece of DLC for their 2015 title Rise of the Tomb Raider, a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2013 reboot Tomb Raider. The DLC, titled ‘Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch’ will launch on Tuesday, 26th of January, initially as an Xbox exclusive […]
Review: Halo 5: Guardians
Since its first tease at E3 2013, the metaphorical river of superlatives used to describe the latest instalment in Microsoft’s Halo franchise hasn’t stopped flowing. Seattle-based developer 343 Industries has told fans that Halo 5: Guardians would be the biggest, most expansive, most epic Halo yet, in terms of both story and scale. A new […]
PS4 vs Xbox One – Is there anyway back for Xbox?
It seems like along time ago when the gaming world was eagerly awaiting the release of Sony and Microsoft’s ‘next-gen’ consoles. Back then, as a Microsoft fan, like myself, you may well have been vaguely horrified to hear that the now Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer has said that there is a good chance that […]
Microsoft E3 Press Conference
Microsoft unveil their plans for gaming and entertainment at the E3 Microsoft Conference. Luke Pilchowski breaks it down. Phil Spencer’s second E3 conference continues to live up to his gaming-priority promise last year with a press conference that is start-to-end about gaming. From the return of old favourites, to brand new IPs, to the future […]