Inevitable

The Web3 gaming sector is on the cusp of going mainstream with notable game publishers now shifting their focus towards emerging fresher technologies. In order to attract web3 game developers to put their best foot forward, three parties have formed an alliance. Venture firms Immutable and King River Capital along have tied up with blockchain firm, the Polygon Labs to set up a fund of $100 million (roughly Rs. 83 crores) under the name – the Inevitable Games Fund (IGF).The future of Web3 gaming market has been projected…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIn the world of Hollywood, the first sign of overexposure is when other celebrities start being asked questions about you. Why, for example, does presumed Best Actress winner and all-round superstar Emma Stone keep being asked about Taylor Swift? Why did Martin Scorsese have to constantly talk about superheroes? And why is Barry Keoghan’s penis a hot topic of conversation on red…

Back in 1997, Beyoncé stepped into the recording booth to croon the lyrics to “Sail On,” the Commodores single that Destiny’s Child covered on their eponymous debut album. Her thick Southern twang still coated her singing voice — she was only 15 — as she lamented the end of a relationship in a song penned by Lionel Richie nearly two decades prior. The song was an outlier on Destiny’s Child, buried deep on the tracklist, and applied the group’s R&B methodology to the Commodores’ country-influenced original.  It…

This paper provides the most comprehensive account yet of trends in groundwater levels around the world. Darker colors indicate changes of 10 cm/year or more. Credit: Jasechko et al. Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates. Writing in the journal Nature, UC Santa Barbara researchers present the largest assessment of groundwater levels around the world, spanning nearly 1,700 aquifers.…

Generative artificial intelligence could transform healthcare through things like drug development and more rapid diagnoses, but the World Health Organization stressed Thursday more attention should be paid to the risks.The WHO has been examining the potential dangers and benefits posed by AI large multi-modal models (LMMs), which are relatively new and are quickly being adopted in health. LMMs are a type of generative AI which can use multiple types of data input, including text, images and video, and generate outputs…

Setting up PlayStation VR2 almost feels like a piece of cake in comparison to the installation process of some other VR headsets. The headset connects to your PlayStation console with just one USB Type-C cable. You have to connect the individual controllers with the console one by one following the on-screen process, and then switch on the headset with the button located at the lower part at the front around the centre. You can either connect the bundled earphones with the audio jack on the headset or choose your own (I…

NASA’s Artemis missions are set to be some of the most iconic of the decade, finally putting human boots back on the Moon for the first time since Apollo. Unfortunately, a new study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that an Artemis III delay isn’t just likely; it’s probably inevitable.NASA’s Artemis I mission finally took to the air in November last year. However, it wasn’t without its issues. We saw delay after delay hit the launch. We saw so many delays, in fact, that many became…

Several reports this year claimed that iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max might be more expensive than their predecessors. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will stick with the same price tags as last year’s models. Another analyst projects a price increase for both iPhone 15 Pro variants. And I could tell you again not to panic. That the iPhone 15 Pros will deliver expensive upgrades, and those costs get passed to us. That the base iPhone 15 will be a tremendous upgrade. And that carriers will spit out enticing iPhone 15…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the world's attention, especially since ChatGPT came to life last November. Since then, generative AI has been a rapidly developing field with new advancements announced every single day. Technologies such as virtual assistants, speech and voice recognition programs, and machine learning are ingrained in the programs we use on a daily basis, helping us without even us noticing. Take the film ‘Her' for example, where an AI virtual assistant helped Joaquin Phoenix combat…

This act, which has taken several years to effectively finalise, is expected to come into force by late 2023. It takes a risk-based approach to AI regulation, providing a clear blueprint for other legislators to follow. Importantly, the act has struck a balance between the significant benefits AI technologies can bring, the moral dilemmas it poses and the need to encourage ethical innovation without stifling growth. It is a measured, pragmatic and implementable approach to effectively regulate AI.AI is not bad – there is…