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Beat Saber will make Star Wars fans want to strap on their VR headsets – and dancing shoes

Jan 22, 2018 |


If you love rhythm games that test your coordination and want to try them in VR, there are already quite a few options available for PC gamers. But I’m most intrigued by Czech indie studio Hyperbolic Magnetism’s take on the genre, which blends simplified gameplay with a not-so-subtle nod to Star Wars. In Beat Saber, you’ll find yourself facing a barrage of red and blue cubes that come flying at you; your only defense is to slash them with lightsabers in corresponding colors – one in each hand. It sounds simple enough for anyone to get into, but if the…

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Start with pain points, not use cases

Jan 22, 2018 |

Unless you have especially deep experience in an industry, it takes disciplined, unbiased research to understand the valuable trends and business drivers in an industry About six years ago, before “Deep Learning” was hot, I was approached by a startup (let’s call them AnonAI) that had invented a powerful new technology. The founder’s pedigree was […]

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Amazon’s cashier-less grocery store opens to the public today

Jan 22, 2018 |


Amazon is throwing open the doors to its first cashier-less grocery store, dubbed Amazon Go, in Seattle on Monday, January 22. The company first revealed its plans for its futuristic retail experience back in December 2016, describing how you could simply waltz into a shop with your phone that has the company’s app installed, pick items off the shelves, and walk out without bothering to check them out; you’d simply be billed automatically via your Amazon account. Since then, it’s been trialing the store and its advanced computer vision tech (cameras installed along store shelves track the items you pick…

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Grab is adding bike-sharing to its ride-hailing service in Southeast Asia

Jan 22, 2018 |

 Grab, Uber’s chief rival across Southeast Asia, appears to be getting into bike-sharing after plans for a joint service with oBike surfaced in Singapore. Last week, an eagle-eyed resident in Singapore shared photos of Grab Cycle bikes — which show an oBike logo, too — being loaded into a van. Grab declined to comment when we asked about an integration, but it wouldn’t be… Read More

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