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Microsoft Tries Hand at Teaching Comedy to Computers

A PC walks into a bar… As part of a new research project, Microsoft is developing an algorithm that would help editors of The New Yorker Magazine cherry pick the funniest cartoon captions from several thousand submissions. Or in other words, a computer that appreciates comedy. According to Bloomberg, it’s typical for New Yorker’s 71-year-old…

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PlayStation Underground: Helldivers

Welcome back to PlayStation Underground, our online show about video games! Today, we’re playing the brutal, top-down shooter Helldivers on PS4. Can a pair of highly-trained, well-equipped experts guide Justin and I through the ravages of a bug-infested planet and escape alive? Helldivers is available now to download on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita. For…

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The Week in PlayStation

This Week’s Top 10 Posts 41 Amazing Things About No Man’s Sky PS Store Summer Sale Week 2: Assassin’s Creed Unity, Project Almanac & More PS Now Subscription Coming to PS Vita, August Lineup Detailed PS HEROES: Get Exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn Theme for PS4 The Technomancer Coming to PS4 The Spanish Ninja Returns! Vega…

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The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 8/11/2015

A village sits empty. The scattered remnants of life strewn over street corners and across the cluttered, quiet counters of kitchens. What happened? What’s left in the wake of such a catastrophic incident? These are the questions you’ll attempt to answer in Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, which is out this week on PS4. Everybody’s…

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Bloomfield Takes on Skylake

The Past through Tomorrow Earlier this week, we posted our review of Intel’s newest processor, sixth-generation Core series, aka Skylake. While we were able to provide comparison points with more recent processors like the fourth-generation Haswell/Devil’s Canyon and the fifth-generation Broadwell, that’s as far back as we went. Truth is, we’ve cleared our labs of…

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BenQ’s XR3501 Has All the Right Curves

Looking for a monitor that will help create a more immersive experience when playing games on the PC or console? Look no further than BenQ America’s new curved monitor, the XR3501. Measuring 35 inches and featuring a curvature of 2,000R, the panel doesn’t come cheap, costing a hefty $999. According to the specs, the new…

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