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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition review: A forgotten classic is back with a vengeance

Mashable Tech

I didn’t need to be sold on Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition , but after a couple dozen hours with one of the largest and coolest games Nintendo has ever made, one moment cemented this remaster as one of the very best games on Nintendo Switch for me. It came after I decided to get a little adventurous. It’s rad as hell.

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Yahoos Vidya Nayak wants more women in tech

Mashable Tech

“We’re definitely taking a more forward-looking approach to how Yahoo search evolves with the conversational interface and even the AI summaries,” Nayak says. I wouldn’t say I’m the only woman in the room [at these companies], but, yes, it is definitely male-dominated," the mother of two says.

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The most influential design book you’ve never heard of

Fast Company Tech

Walter Kch was a calligrapher and educator at the Zrich School of Arts and Crafts in the late 30s and 40s. Designers definitely know Univers, and Helvetica is probably known even to people that dont have anything to do with graphic design. Youve probably never heard of either.

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Deep Science: AI adventures in arts and letters

TechCrunch

To begin on a lighthearted note: The ways researchers find to apply machine learning to the arts are always interesting — though not always practical. The results are a little loose but definitely recognizable. Image Credits: Shlizerman, et. It requires a system that is both precise and imaginative.

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The Art Of Asking: 3 Tricks To Keep Donation Appeal Messaging Fresh

Bloomerang

When it comes to the art of asking , multiple studies have proved these three tools to be effective for donation appeal messaging. The amount of money or time that is requested is set so clearly that the reader gets to make a definitive decision then and there. Give a direction rather than a question. Set clearly defined perimeters.

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Karateka: the 1984 martial arts game comes back to life in interactive documentary

TechSpot

Karateka is, by definition, a martial arts action game, which according to Digital Eclipse made massive leaps in animation, music, and. Video game developer Digital Eclipse is making a documentary about Karateka, Jordan Mechner's first proper gaming venture that was originally released on the Apple II home computer in 1984.

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Wu-Tang Clan's New Music Video Is Extremely AI-Generated

Futurism

As the hero battles his way through what's presumably Shaolin, the mythical world built by the Wu-Tang Clan's founding members when they were martial arts film-obsessed lads on Staten Island, he encounters bad guys young and old. I dont think computers have reached the level of definition of that."

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