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Head of Geospatial at Orbx Discusses Technology, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and More
Microsoft Flight Simulator and its successor Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 have brought the use of geospatial data under the spotlight of flight simulation and gaming. Yet, this kind of technology and data application has been part of the history of simulation for a long time, and, of course, they also have extensive applications in business…
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Watch How Digital Twins and Simulation Can Save Lives
Many think of Digital Twins focusing on their gaming and business applications, but one of the most relevant is certainly medicine. The Japanese state TV NHK published a video report (you will need to click through and watch it on YouTube as embedding is disabled) focusing on the efforts to create digital twins of the…
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Electronic Arts CEO: AI Is “At the Very Core of Our Business”
Today Electronic Arts hosted its Investors Day, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson talked about the company’s dedication to generative AI. During the livestreamed presentation, Wilson mentioned that EA’s games have been at the forefront of the technology curve and AI in its different forms has always been central to the company’s creative journey. He…
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Apple Reportedly Blocked Earlier Version of Epic Games Store on iOS Because of a Simple Word
While Apple has been forced to accept the return of the Epic Games Store and Fortnite on iOS (at least in Europe), it appears that it hasn’t been easy to navigate around the company’s requirements. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney mentioned on his X (previously Twitter) account that Apple blocked an earlier version of the…
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Actors Union Announces “Exciting” Agreement With AI Voice Platform Narrativ
Today SAG-AFTRA announced an agreement with the AI voice platform Narrativ which prompts actors to license their AI voice replicas for digital ads. The announcement from the US-based actors Union defines the agreement as “exciting” and mentions that Narrativ has agreed to the union’s conditions that involve “informed consent, compensation and individual control requirements”. The…
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Lawsuit by Artists Against Generative AI Companies Scores a Win
Today, the United States Court Northern District of California responded to the motions to dismiss issued by companies pushing generative AI against a class action lawsuit filed by a group of artists. The lawsuit was filed by artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, Karla Ortiz, Hawke Southworth, Grzegorz Rutkowski, Gregory Manchess, Gerald Brom, Jingna Zhang, Julia…
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Has the Metaverse Left Virtual Reality Behind?
In the early nineties, when people of my generation were much younger, many of us felt the Metaverse and similar virtual worlds that populated our imaginations were absolutely bound to the idea of virtual reality. Both concepts, the Metaverse and Virtual Reality itself, were still young and almost bordering on the realm of science fiction. …
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020 Will Share Their Digital Twin of the World
Following the release of World Update 17 focusing on the UK and Ireland for Microsoft Flight Simulator yesterday, Microsoft released an interesting article about the technology behind it, and what it promises for the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. In the article on Xbox Wire, we hear that the World Update is the biggest yet…
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Demystifying Digital Twins
Technology and innovation gurus create many buzzwords that we use at dinner parties and for journalists to spice up the trending news. The buzzwords represent our common understanding condensed to a singularity and become embedded into our cultural norms. Recently, the term ‘Digital Twin’ has become very popular, however our understanding of the true potential…
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SAG-AFTRA Ready to Strike Over “Critical” AI Protections for Video Game Actors
SAG-AFTRA, the union protecting (among others) actors working on video games, may be close to declaring a strike that could soon hit the gaming industry. During a meeting on July 20, mentioned on the union’s website, the board gave National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland authority to declare a strike. If enacted, the…
