Month: May 2021

Several new characters join the Normandy crew in Mass Effect 3, and many of them, including Shepard’s new Communications Specialist, Samantha Traynor, are romance options. When Shepard first meets Samantha in Mass Effect 3, the comms specialist will come visit the Captain’s Cabin to offer a virtual tour of the new Normandy. At first, Samantha will be somewhat
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The highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has delivered a blow to anti-surveillance campaigners in Europe by failing to find that bulk interception of digital comms is inherently incompatible with human rights law — which enshrines individual rights to privacy and freedom of expression. However today’s Grand Chamber judgement underscores the
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Editors note: On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, renowned civil rights attorney and Floyd family lawyer Ben Crump examines the history and the legacy of that horrific day in a guest column for Deadline. Today, on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s horrific death, it’s worth remembering that from the
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Research papers come out far too frequently for anyone to read them all. That’s especially true in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry and company. This column aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in, but not limited to,
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Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can now enjoy one of 2020’s most popular games. As of this morning, all subscribers on console and PC — regardless of their subscription tier — can enjoy Maneater, a 2020 action RPG described as Jaws meets Grand Theft Auto. Developed by Tripwire Interactive and published
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Biological diversity is absolutely essential for proper development of the ecosystem on our planet. However, one extra species can irrevocably tilt the fragile balance. In this case, the dominant life form has to take care of the situation. My.Games are glad to present the season Swarm, a new chapter in the Warface story. Do you
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Some of the best parts of Mass Effect Legendary Edition are the interrupts players can take to change the course of certain cutscenes. The interrupts are tied to the Mass Effect Legendary Edition morality system, particularly in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Starting in Mass Effect 2, every once in a while, during a cutscene, players will see a flashing Paragon or
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Unsurprisingly, EA’s 4K remaster of the first Mass Effect is a night-and-day difference from the 2007 original. One look at a side-by-side comparison tells you most of what you need to know about this upgrade: textures, character models, and effects have been retrofitted and everything runs at 60 frames per second or more, though animations
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Almost 60 years after British nuclear tests ended, radioactive particles containing plutonium and uranium still contaminate the landscape around Maralinga in outback South Australia. These “hot particles” are not as stable as we once assumed. Our research shows they are likely releasing tiny chunks of plutonium and uranium which can be easily transported in dust
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