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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the year’s finest game | review
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a cross-generational game, catering to older gamers and their children aged, which was developed by Machine Games. The game is set between the events of Raider of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indian Jones and the Great Circle is full of stealth, action, story and exploration.
- The game features familiar environments, such as the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt and Castel Santangelo, but also showcases some new ones including the Vatican. Indy takes on rival archaeologist Emmerich Voss, who is working with the Nazis to uncover ancient artefacts to help Hitler conquer the world.
- Jones confronts many enemies in the game, which take you to exotic places like the Pyramids of Giza, the Vatican, the ruins of Shanghai, Thailand, the jungles of South America and more. The whip is a fun tool, spicing up the combat, and it's especially entertaining in movement. In the game, there are puzzles and enemies to level up your character over time.
- The game went on for a longer than expected time and has a good sense of humour and mystery and awe. It also has a love story with an unexpected ending. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle comes out of cold into players' living rooms with spectacular entertainment.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was developed by Machine Games and released on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
- Todd Howard from Microsoft and Bethesda's cross-generational strategy caters to both older gamers and their children aged.
- There have been 21 Indiana Jones games in the past, but the Great Circle easily ties first place in the series as a strategic game
- The game began between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, making it a prequel set in 1937.
- The graphic in the game are incredibly detailed and were developed using familiar environments like the Pyramids of Giza and Castel Sant Angelo, but there are also new ones such as the Vatican.
- Machine Games, which created Wolfenstein, is responsible for milder combat scenes in the Indiana Jones game and yet it is still a fighting and puzzle-solving video game.
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The best subscription gifts to send to your loved ones this Christmas, including the Disney+ bundle, MasterClass and more
- Subscription gifts are a great option for hard-to-shop-for loved ones during Christmas.
- Popular gaming subscriptions include Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Nintendo Switch Online, and PlayStation Plus.
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers access to a wide range of Xbox games, including first-party titles.
- Nintendo Switch Online provides online play, access to classic games, and DLC options.
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Streamline JSON Handling in .NET C#: Best Practices and Tips
- JSON is a lightweight, text-based format for data exchange.
- System.Text.Json is the native JSON library in .NET.
- Serialization and deserialization in JSON can be easily performed with System.Text.Json.
- System.Net.Http.Json namespace provides efficient JSON handling for HTTP requests and responses.
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How to Recover Access to BitLocker After Losing Your Password? 🔐
- Recovery Key is crucial for regaining access to BitLocker if password is lost.
- Check for Cached Passwords or recover unencrypted data as alternative options.
- Extract encryption keys using TPM chip or seek assistance from data recovery professionals.
- As a last resort, format the disk after considering the data's importance.
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Multi-Carrier Support: Streamline Your Shipping with MetaShip
- MetaShip offers multi-carrier support to streamline shipping processes and improve efficiency.
- Multi-carrier support allows businesses to offer flexibility, reduce costs, improve delivery speed, and enhance customer experience.
- MetaShip integrates with popular carriers, provides rate comparison and optimization, automates shipping label generation, and offers enhanced tracking and visibility.
- Benefits include cost savings, operational efficiency, scalability, improved delivery times, and customer satisfaction.
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No PlayStation Rival in Some European Markets as Xbox Leaves – Report
- PlayStation has very little competition left in some European countries as Xbox hardware disappears from store shelves.
- Microsoft is shifting its focus to services like cloud gaming and Game Pass, making it difficult to find Xbox Series X in countries like Poland, Finland, and Netherlands.
- Fans are confused by Microsoft's contradictory statements, as the company is simultaneously promoting hardware and emphasizing that anything can be an Xbox with a Game Pass subscription.
- Xbox's departure from some European markets leaves PlayStation with minimal competition.
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Megacap tech stocks have gotten too big for Nasdaq 100 again
- The world's largest technology companies may face another pruning in the Nasdaq 100 as the benchmark rebalances this week.
- Regulations designed to cap the influence of the biggest members have been put under stress due to the unprecedented growth of companies like Apple and Microsoft.
- Nasdaq previously addressed the issue in 2023 by slashing the weightings of seven companies, but the gauge has become top-heavy again.
- The upcoming rebalancing may require another cull and could result in index-tracking funds needing to adjust their holdings.
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Is Satya Nadella’s 2014 Vision Finally Becoming a Reality?
- Microsoft has made significant strides in AI, with their AI PCs and Copilot Vision aligning with ‘ubiquitous and ambient computing’.
- Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon have both commended Microsoft’s strides as a significant moment in PC development since WiFi and the Windows 95 operating system.
- Microsoft has faced challenges during their journey, with the preview version of Microsoft Recall being frozen due to privacy holes.
- Gartner report highlights that AI PCs failed to significantly increase demand even though Nadella expects 50 million sales of AI PCs in next 12 months.
- Recently, OpendAI, once co-founded by Elon Musk, announced it may remove an agreement clause that disables Microsoft's access to OpenAI's advanced models when they reach AGI.
- In return, it would further encourage Microsoft to pour capital into OpenAI, although its date for AGI remains unknown.
- Although Microsoft has made significant strides recently in AI, it is too early to draw any conclusions.
- Meanwhile, her former co-founder Elon Musk has accused OpenAI of anti-competitive and monopolistic practices.
- Despite the lawsuits, Microsoft has maintained it will do what it takes to get OpenAI on top.
- Analyst Mikako Kitagawa suggests AI PCs have yet to demonstrate clear benefits or business value.
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Similarities of the CodeBehind Framework with the Microsoft WebForms
- CodeBehind is a Back-End framework based on .NET version 7 created by Elanat.
- WebForms Core technology was added to the core of the CodeBehind framework.
- The CodeBehind framework shares similarities with Microsoft WebForms in terms of structure and naming conventions.
- WebForms Core allows server-side control management and manipulation of HTML tags.
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Move Over, Supercomputers! This Tiny AI Can Outsmart You in Math
- This tiny AI model called Phi-4 can outsmart supercomputers in math-related tasks.
- Phi-4 is a compact model with 14 billion parameters that outperforms larger models.
- Phi-4 achieves this through high-quality synthetic datasets that enhance its mathematical reasoning skills.
- The model has been trained on specially prepared datasets to tackle tough math problems.
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Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
- The predictions for the MMO genre in 2024 were summarized and evaluated in this article.
- Blizzard continued to lose player trust, but WoW had a comeback with the Season of Discovery and new expansion.
- Guild Wars 2 had smaller but more frequent releases and LOTRO continued to chug along.
- Blue Protocol, Tarisland, and Nightingale were expected to excite players but did not deliver.
- PSO2 had new content updates but Battle Protocol caused it to fall off.
- Tencent’s LOTR MMO was tone deaf and doubted, and RIFT and Champions Online did not close.
- PSO2 and Closers remained open but Wayfinder struggled with layoffs.
- Old titles were revived and there was a year of wins for game preservation.
- Harry Potter Magic Awakened was unable to sustain interest and was sunsetted.
- Stay tuned for the predictions of 2025.
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Advancing the Dairy Industry with MetaWMS and Dynamics 365 Business Central
- MetaWMS and Dynamics 365 Business Central provide end-to-end visibility, automation, and efficiency to the dairy business.
- Dynamics 365 Business Central enables automated milk quality testing, categorization and monitoring through smart devices.
- Advanced RFID and barcode tracking helps enhance perishable inventory management.
- Production quality assurance is guaranteed through Dynamics 365 Business Central and MetaWMS's audit trails.
- Dynamics 365 Business Central’s recipe management tools help with research and development.
- Supply chain efficiency is increased when Dynamics 365 Business Central and MetaWMS are used together.
- Dynamics 365 Business Central offers comprehensive financial data and analytics to improve budgeting and forecasting.
- Promoting sustainability has become the top agenda for the dairy industry.
- Benefits include full visibility across all activities, automation, real-time data, improved quality control, and scalability.
- The combination of MetaWMS and Dynamics 365 Business Central revolutionizes operations, overcomes business obstacles, and aligns the industry with market trends.
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Microsoft Says The Quiet Part Loud About Xbox
- Microsoft is redefining what it means to be an Xbox fan.
- The company is focusing on expanding its gaming reach and making Xbox available on all devices.
- Xbox exclusives are being ported to other platforms, and Game Pass is available for cloud streaming.
- Microsoft aims to integrate the gaming experience across every device.
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Writer’s new AI model aims to fix the ‘sameness problem’ in generative content
- Writer has launched a specialized AI model called Palmyra Creative, aimed at breaking free from the sameness of AI-generated content. The model introduces a new approach to overcome the sameness of traditional AI models known for their rigid, predictable outputs. The innovative method focuses on restructuring how models interpret and generate language, leading to outputs that are more dynamic and less predictable.
- Writer is positioning itself in the $1tn generative AI market, offering businesses a tool that combines creativity with domain-specific expertise. Unlike competitors like OpenAI, Writer’s new approach to the AI architecture is cost-effective, costing only $700,000 to train compared to $4.6m at OpenAI.
- Palmyra Creative not only produces creative outputs, but it does so while maintaining high levels of accuracy and reliability, thanks to Writer’s new ‘claim detection’ system. This feature ensures that creative outputs remain grounded when combined with industry-specific models.
- The model is already being used to generate creative solutions in industries such as marketing, finance, and product development. Palmyra Creative will be open for subscription to the customers using Writer’s API.
- Writer, who raised $200m in Series C funding recently, is doubling down on its enterprise-first strategy, offering tools that promise measurable ROI and scalability. Writer’s partnership with NVIDIA further emphasises its commitment to enterprise scalability, enabling businesses to deploy Palmyra Creative across cloud, data center and edge environments with ease.
- Palmyra Creative’s token uniqueness and its relationship between tokens will be used as a measure of creativity by Writer as a way to quantify originality. Writer is planning to publish the benchmark measurement as an open-source tool in January 2022, potentially setting a new industry standard for evaluating creative AI.
- With the generative AI market projected to surpass $1tn in revenue within the next decade, Writer’s bet on creativity could be a winning strategy. However, to compete in generative AI requires not only technical excellence but also robust governance frameworks to address emerging issues like bias and safety.
- Writer will need to continue to innovate to maintain its position in the market and address emerging issues to stay ahead of competition from tech giants such as OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic.
- Palmyra Creative is available now through Writer’s API, no-code tools, and NVIDIA API catalogue, with $10 in free API credits.
- In the world increasingly dominated by AI, Writer’s true test is to teach its machines to think differently like humans.
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How to Safely Download and Install Microsoft Office 2021 Professional Plus
- To safely download and install Microsoft Office 2021 Professional Plus, it is important to obtain a legal and secure version from a reliable source.
- Using pirated or cracked versions of Office can lead to unstable performance, lack of updates, data loss, and computer virus infections.
- The process involves verifying system requirements, removing old Office versions, downloading the distribution package, and running the installation.
- Office 2021 Professional Plus offers essential applications for working with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and email, along with other valuable applications.
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