Category: personalcomputing

AI determines how much help Shakespeare had writing a play

[ad_1] True to longstanding theories, the AI determined that Fletcher wrote just under half of the play. However, it’s where he took over that might be surprising. If this is accurate, Fletcher didn’t just take over at the start of a new scene — he also pitched in near the ends of other scenes. There […]

Microsoft gets US license to resume selling software to Huawei

[ad_1] The Commerce Department has shown a willingness to bend on its stance in a few instances, offering temporary licenses to keep gear running. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has also hinted for a while that some companies would get approvals for licenses, although he also warned that many would likely be shot down. Google hasn’t […]

‘State of Decay 2’ brings zombie slaying to Steam in early 2020

[ad_1] Pricing and other details are still forthcoming, although you can add the game to your wishlist now if you’re already intrigued by it. This isn’t the first Microsoft Store-centric game to make the leap to Steam. However, it is an acknowledgment that Steam represents a large audience that’s hard to ignore. Even if there […]

The Morning After: Tesla really made a low polygon count pickup truck

[ad_1] Just in time for Black Friday.Check out Engadget’s new deals hub! This week — nay, month — has already gotten a little intense in the lead-up to Black Friday, with some brands and retailers having launched “preview” sales the first week of November. Sheesh. Anyhow, you’re going to be seeing us pay more attention […]

NYC creates a high-level position to oversee ethics in AI

[ad_1] The officer will have the help of advisory and steering committees that will respectively draw on appointed public members and city officials to “drive the conversation” around algorithms. To put it another way, the algorithms officer should have a better understanding of how algorithms apply in the real world. It’s not yet clear who […]

Save up to $1,000 on Lenovo ThinkPad laptops ahead of Black Friday

[ad_1] With so many different laptops on sale, we’ve decided to highlight only a handful of models we really like. As such, you might also want to take a look at the company’s own deals page. Note that to take advantage of all the deals we detail below, you’ll need to input the code “THINKSGIVING” […]

Dell’s Black Friday discounts include $220 off the Alienware 25 monitor

[ad_1] Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor Dell Dell’s UltraSharp 27 Monitor is one of our top monitor recommendations, and it’s easily one of the best monitors in its price range. The 27-inch monitor has great color accuracy, deep blacks, very wide angle views and a 2560 x 1440 resolution. When we first reviewed it, it was […]

Valve has made me believe in Half-Life again

[ad_1] It wouldn’t be Valve if there wasn’t some sort of catch, though. As many predicted, Alyx doesn’t pick up where Episode Two left off. Instead, it’s a Half-Life 2 prequel, which means there’s still no end in sight to the story that Valve was telling between 2004 and 2007. Like anyone who’s been following […]

The Morning After: Tesla’s angular Cybertruck is electric, fast and $40k

[ad_1] It’s built for power, and it shows.MacBook Pro 16-inch review: The ultimate Apple laptop The last great MacBook Pro was the mid-2015 15-inch model, packing plenty of ports, a great keyboard and an SD card slot. No TouchBar and, importantly, no butterfly keyboard. Apple’s newest MacBook Pro gets us at least part of the […]

Dell’s Black Friday sale includes price cuts on the XPS 13 and Alienware m15

[ad_1] XPS 13 Dell has discounted the XPS 13 by $250, pricing the base model — without touchscreen — at $1,029. This model includes an eighth-generation Intel Core i7 processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. We’ve liked the XPS 13 series for a couple of years now, but the new 2019 […]