A general view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine in this June 12, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com No signs of elevated radiation – RIA Intense fighting in area around nuclear plant Russian troops’ advance stalled outside Kyiv Refugee total exceeds 1 million – UNHCR Ukraine …
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Ren Ng Stanford University In ACM Transactions on Graphics, July 2005 (Proceedings of SIGGRAPH) Abstract This paper contributes to the theory of photograph formation from light fields. The main result is a theorem that, in the Fourier domain, a photograph formed by a full lens aperture is a 2D slice in the 4D light field. …
Something to look forward to: This week, Capcom announced it’s working on upgrading three recent Resident Evil games for the current-generation consoles. The publisher offered only basic details and no firm date for the upgrades but examining a couple of other Capcom games may help predict how they’ll look. Resident Evil 7, along with the …
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The big picture: Amazon hasn’t shied away from experimenting with brick-and-mortar concepts in recent years, which is a bit ironic considering the Internet shopping pioneer’s role in disrupting traditional retail in its formative years. Its 4-star stores, for example, only sell items that have a four-star or higher rating, are top sellers or are new …
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What just happened? In the ongoing wave of acquisitions involving video game companies, this has to be the oddest one yet. At least Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo acquired other game companies these past few weeks, but Epic Games seems to think buying a music service fits its mission going forward. This week, Bandcamp announced it’s …
In brief: Apple’s spring 2022 event now has an official date—March 8. A new 5G-enabled iPhone SE and a new iPad Air are expected to break cover, and there’s a slight possibility they’ll be accompanied by a new colorful Mac with Apple Silicon. Apple has announced it will hold its next virtual event on Wednesday, …
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In a nutshell: HTC is looking to reclaim its position among the world’s top smartphone manufacturers, and it aims to do so with a handset designed specifically with the metaverse in mind. Nobody has really mastered the VR / AR realm on mobile yet but if anyone has a solid shot, it’s HTC with its …
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Coming off a slew of enthusiastic Steam Deck reviews, fans were getting excited about Valve’s new hardware. But a handful of reports from early adopters briefly poured cold water on that anticipation. The Steam Deck has analog-stick …
Steam Deck is having stick drift issu — er, nevermind Read More »
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. There’s a debate about whether it’s OK to call the digital conflict happening now in Ukraine a “cyberwar” — or if using that term makes you guilty of hyping in the middle of a tragedy. Setting aside the senseless, heart-breaking devastation …
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Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. A new survey by Dynata found that most (60%) of consumers surveyed are already prioritizing or want to prioritize buying from Black-owned businesses, revealing that supporting Black-owned businesses is top-of-mind for consumers. Taking a closer look at how consumers put this …
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