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Microsoft opens up Xbox multiplayer to support PC and other consoles

By Eric David Mar 14, 2016

Multiplayer on console game systems has almost always been a walled garden throughout the history of gaming, but now Microsoft has extended an invitation to developers to allow cross-platform play with Xbox One. “In addition to…

Got network problems? This $60 WiFi smartplug will reset your router if it fails

By Kyt Dotson Mar 14, 2016

The ResetPlug made by MultiNet seeks to rescue consumers from the need to power cycle their network equipment to fix it with a simple Internet of Things solution that monitors WiFi and then takes action…

Cloud

Ten years on, Jeff Bezos’ ‘risky bet’ on Amazon Web Services pays off big

By Robert Hof Mar 14, 2016

When Amazon.com launched its first Web service 10 years ago today, offering storage in the cloud, people thought it was yet another crazy, profit-nuking idea from Chief Executive Jeff Bezos. Why on Earth, investors…

True Skin picked up by Amazon, must avoid cliches for sci-fi fans

By James Farrell Mar 14, 2016

True Skin, a 2012 short film that looks something like tech on steroids amidst a futuristic depiction of Bangkok’s red light district, has now been optioned by Amazon Studios to be made into a…

Microsoft’s Project AIX trains AI to play Minecraft

By Eric David Mar 14, 2016

Perhaps taking a cue from Google’s AlphaGo, Microsoft has launched a new project that will train new artificial intelligence programs by having them play Minecraft. According to Microsoft, the project challenges AI with the seemingly…

Wikibon

What you missed in Big Data: Gaming meets AI

By Maria Deutscher Mar 14, 2016

More and more companies are starting to explore the potential applications of artificial intelligence in their markets. Last week saw Chinese gaming titan Beijing Kunlun Technology Co. Ltd. join the fray with the launch…