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Metallica is set to take to a virtual stage in "Fortnite" later in June for a series of live concerts for players of the cult battle royale game. To ring in the start of season four, three live performances are set to take place at different times on June 22 and 23, Universal Music said, announcing the "METALLICA:FUEL.FIRE.FURY" exclusive for "Fortnite" players. "James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo from Metallica are the Icons of Season 4," Fortnite said, announcing various festival-themed additions to the game. The US band is the first to be experienced in the game ...
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Berlin has quite literally rolled out a green carpet for football fans around its central Brandenburg Gate this summer as it joins other cities hosting the 2024 Euros men's football championship. This week on dpa trends, we've been releasing travel guides on host cities like Leipzig, Dortmund, Munich and Frankfurt - everything football fans need to know about the stadium, where to find public screenings and what landmarks are most worth seeing between matches. Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- EUROS 2024 - HOST CITY GUIDES: Berlin, a Euros guide: Green carpet rolled ou...
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Berlin (dpa) — Modern smartphones automatically connect to the best available network in terms of signal strength — which isn’t a problem unless they move you to a more expensive tariff. That can be an issue for people living in or visiting border regions of the European Union (EU). The EU has banned roaming charges if you use a different network from your usual one when travelling. However, if you’re close to a border with a non-EU country and your phone connects to a provider in that country you may find yourself facing higher bills. One such risk is near non-EU member Switzerland. If you’re...
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Several former and current employees of OpenAI have published an open letter, voicing their concerns about the fast-paced development of artificial intelligence industry and an absence of law protecting whistleblowers. "AI companies have strong financial incentives to avoid effective oversight, and we do not believe bespoke structures of corporate governance are sufficient to change this," the employees stated. Signatories of the letter included OpenAI former employees - Daniel Kokotajlo, Jacob Hilton, William Saunders, Carroll Wainwright and Daniel Ziegler, former Google DeepMind employee Ram...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) linked to household devices such as kettles and electric showers is being used to alert family or neighbours if an elderly or vulnerable person does not follow their normal routine. A device currently being trialled in the UK is linked wirelessly to a smart meter or conventional electric meter in the home and monitors the use of high-power electrical items such as microwaves and washing machines. Using machine learning, it can determine what time such household appliances are normally used and spot any anomalies which might suggest the person living there alone may...
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Artificial intelligence could be used to help detect people living with the risk of experiencing heart failure, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine used artificial intelligence (AI) to scan images of the heart to identify patients with heart failure from population based electronic health records and echocardiography heart scans. AI deep learning was then used to examine echocardiographic images to identify anomalies that could increase a patient’s risk. Experts used data made available by patients voluntarily through the Scottish Health Research ...
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Churchgoers are used to the sound of coins clinking in the collection basket but one small congregation in the German town of Leer is now allowing people to contribute by card too. Worshippers no longer have to have their coins and banknotes ready but can use their bank cards to make donations at the Protestant Reformed Church in the Loga district. It was quite a novelty, especially at the start, says Pastor Ingo Brookmann. Rather than a collection plate, basket or bag, a small red plastic device is passed from one person to the next - just like the ones at shops' cash registers. The German ch...
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Berlin (dpa) — "Skul: The Hero Slayer" doesn’t offer the typical hero-versus-bad guy conflict. In this game for PCs and consoles, the usual story is turned on its head. You step into the bony shoes of Skul, a small skeleton who sets out on a heroic mission: to rescue the captured Demon King. But the path to victory is paved with many dangers. The story begins with an ancient peace agreement between humans and demons. Then the humans break their oath, capture the Demon King, and kill all of the non-human beings that stand in their way. It is now up to Skul, a simple soldier of the Demon King, t...
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Elon Musk's online platform X has removed another remnant from its Twitter past nearly 10 months after the tech mogul changed the social media service's name. The controversial multi-billionaire has removed twitter.com from profiles on the site. From now on, users who type in twitter.com will be directed to "x.com," Musk wrote on Friday. Musk bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion. He renamed it saying that was necessary to show that his platform is much more than just a short messaging service. In addition to a new function for calls, he also wants to make X a place for job searches a...
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One of the most eagerly awaited games in years is now not due to arrive until autumn of 2025, games company Take-Two Interactive has confirmed, disappointing millions of gamers hoping for an early 2025 release of "Grand Theft Auto VI". Until now, the latest title in one of the world's most popular games, had only been announced generally for the year of 2025, and fans had little more than a trailer released in December to go on for clues about the game. Gamers were not the only ones hoping for an earlier "Grand Theft Auto VI" release date, and the company's share price fell by a good 2% in aft...
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