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Dying Light 2 players can expect at least four years of post-release support

Dying Light 2 will be supported with extra content for at least four years, according to the game’s lead designer. Speaking in an interview with Prankster 101, lead game designer Tymon Smektala said Techland’s post-release plan for Dying Light 2 is similar to the support it showed for the original (thanks, Push Square). “Dying Light 1 was supported for four years after its release, and the plan for Dying Light 2 is exactly the same,” said Smektala. “We want this game to be supported after its release. “We know that a…

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Destination profile: Vancouver

Consistently found topping lists of the world’s most liveable cities, Vancouver’s charms are myriad. Wedged between sea and mountains, its natural setting rivals the likes of Rio and Cape Town while its creative enthusiasm sites it firmly on North America’s West Coast. Taste your way through artisan cafés and craft breweries, marvel at world-class art […] The post Destination profile: Vancouver appeared first on A Luxury Travel Blog. Read more: aluxurytravelblog.com

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Content Moderation At Scale Especially Doesn’t Work When You Hide All The Rules

For quite a while now, we’ve pointed out that doing any serious content moderation on major internet sites is laughably difficult, if not impossible. Whether done in a purely automated format, or with real human oversight, everything ends up boiling down to just how much collateral damage are we all willing to accept when sites attempt to enforce moderation rules. Even when sites attempt to communicate the rules to the public in a somewhat transparent fashion, such as Facebook, it all inevitably goes to the kind of hell that includes…

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Chinese Authorities Call For Internet Companies To Add Bias To AI Algorithms — In Order To ‘Promote Mainstream Values’

Techdirt has been tracking the worsening online surveillance and censorship situation in China for many years now. The latest move concerns the currently hot area of artificial intelligence (AI). It’s a sector that the Chinese government understands better than most Western governments, and which it has made one of its technology priorities. The authorities in China know that AI in the form of algorithms is increasingly deployed to optimize and customize Web sites. They have realized that this fact gives them an important new lever for controlling the online world.…

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World’s largest online betting firm created by Paddy Power owner

Flutter Entertainment to buy The Stars Group, owner of Sky Bet, in £10bn deal Flutter Entertainment, the owner of Paddy Power and Betfair, is to buy The Stars Group (TSG), which owns Sky Bet, in a £10bn deal which will create the world’s largest online betting company by revenue. The deal, agreed with one eye on the new and rapidly expanding US market for sports betting, will give Flutter shareholders a 55% majority of an online gaming group that would have had combined revenues of £3.8bn last year. Related: Sports…

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Studio Coffee Run 9/17/19: We’re talking Taika Waititi, Lupita Nyong’s next move and more!

Welcome to the world of entertainment news, where our king, Taika Waititi reigns supreme. The Thor: Ragnarok director had a great time at Toronto International Film Festival and is already looking towards yet another project. Meanwhile, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira are making moves at HBO Max, the 45th Saturn Awards announced its slate of winners and Amanda Seyfried settles into a cursed farmhouse for her upcoming Netflix role. Oh, and the Russo brothers talked a bit about their upcoming Mosul and recently established new studio. Before we dive in, some very quick headlines because I’m either getting more long-winded…

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New DEJAH THORIS series set for December with Dan Abnett at the helm

Dynamite announced a new Dejah Thoris comic with acclaimed sci-fi writer Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy, Aquaman). The series is slated to debut this winter, with artist Vasco Georgiev (Xena), colorist Dearbhla Kelly (Red Sonja), and letterer Simon Bowland (James Bond Origins) rounding out the creative team. Barsoom has always been a dying world, teetering on disaster, but it may be closer to death these days. Dejah Thoris has been many things in life; a wife, a mother, royalty, and an adventurer. Now her role as a scientist must…

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