After some teasing, Activision has revealed Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4. It will release on July 11 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Itll be available for Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass PC subscribers Preorders of the game give access to a demo in June featuring the iconic Foundry level frRead More

Contextual AI launches its Grounded Language Model (GLM) that achieves 88% factual accuracy, outperforming major competitors while minimizing hallucinations for enterprise applications.Read More

TechTarget and Informa Techs Digital Business Combine.TechTarget and InformaTechTarget and Informa Techs Digital Business Combine.Together, we power an unparalleled network of 220+ online properties covering 10,000+ granular topics, serving an audience of 50+ million professionals with original, objective content from trusted sources. We help you gain critical insights and make more informed decisions across your business priorities.Free-to-play browser game Urban Dead taken offline by UK's online safety lawFree-to-play browser game Urban Dead taken offline by UK's online safety lawThe UK's Online Safety Act requires platforms consistently moderate younger players, a feat developer Kevan Davis said isn't possible for Urban Dead.Justin Carter, Contributing EditorMarch 4, 20251 Min ReadImage via Kevan Davis.At a GlanceUrban Dead is being shut down just months before its 20-year anniversary on account of a new UK law.After a near 20-year run, the free-to-play browser game Urban Dead is shutting down on March 14.Creator Kevan Davis' statement pointed fingers at the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) of 2023. Under the law, all social and video game websites are "more responsible for their users safety on their platforms," according to its website. "Platforms will be required to prevent children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content and provide parents and children with clear and accessible ways to report problems online when they do arise."The kind of moderation is tough on developers with minimal or no resources to comply, like Davis. He admitted that it "doesn't look feasible" for Urban Dead to follow the OSA's rules or face "the possibility of heavy corporate-sized fines.""No grand finale. No final catastrophe. No helicopter evac. Make your peace or your final stand in whichever part of Malton you called home, and the game will be switched off at noon UTC on 14 March," he wrote.Urban Dead is a text-based MMO wherein players begin as either a survivor or zombie in a quarantined region in the fictional city of Malton. Upon death, survivors are made into zombies, while the slain undead can be "revivified" into a living person.The game's sudden end is a notable blow to the browser and free-to-play sectors of the game industry, and another addition to the ever-growing tomb of multiplayer games taken offline.Davis said that if the game ever gets revived or spun off "in any way in the future," he would directly confirm it on the game's website.Read more about:CultureAbout the AuthorJustin CarterContributing Editor, GameDeveloper.comA Kansas City, MO native, Justin Carter has written for numerous sites including IGN, Polygon, and SyFy Wire. In addition to Game Developer, his writing can be found at io9 over on Gizmodo. Don't ask him about how much gum he's had, because the answer will be more than he's willing to admit.See more from Justin CarterDaily news, dev blogs, and stories from Game Developer straight to your inboxStay UpdatedYou May Also Like

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Mobile World Congress 2025 is well under way in Barcelona, Spain, and while theres still two days left, the mobile-focused show has already delivered lots of new laptops, smartphones, concepts, and innovative accessories.Some of the biggest announcements were made over the weekend, so we want to make sure you didnt miss anything. Here are the best gadgets that have debuted at MWC 2025 so far, but theres still more to come. You can catch up on all of our coverage of the show right here.Samsung Displays folding handheld console conceptPhoto: Allison Johnson / The VergeMany of the most innovative devices making their debut at MWC are concepts that could one day make their way into consumers hands. Samsungs Display group demonstrated a few different prototypes including an asymmetrical Z Flip-style phone that folds in two places leaving the middle of its screen visible, and a larger folding display hidden inside a briefcase. Its most interesting concept was a Nintendo Switch-style handheld console with a hinge in the middle allowing it to fold in half for improved portability.Lenovo ThinkBook Flip conceptPhoto: Allison Johnson / The VergeThe ThinkBook Flip concept uses the same flexible OLED screen as Lenovos ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 thats expected to arrive as early as June 2025 and start at $3,499. But instead of the screen extending out from beneath the laptops keyboard to increase screen real estate, on the ThinkBook Flip its static and designed to fold backwards. That will potentially allow the Flip to be used as a more traditional 13.1-inch laptop, as a 12.9-inch tablet, or as a laptop with an abnormally tall 18.1-inch display. The lack of a motorized mechanism could also make the ThinkBook Flip cheaper, if it ever sees the light of day.Xiaomi 15 UltraImage: Dominic Preston / The VergeFollowing the launch of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra in China, the company announced a UK and European launch for its latest flagship phone with pricing at around $1,600, although theres no word on a US launch yet. Although some may find the 15 Ultras quadruple rear camera with an asymmetrical lens layout downright ugly, the phone features a new 4.3x periscope lens paired with a 200-megapixel 1/1.4-inch-type sensor with improved low-light performance that left us thoroughly impressed in our review.Nubia Focus 2 UltraImage: Dominic Preston / The VergeAnyone who can remember fidgeting with the original iPods scroll wheel will appreciate a specific feature on the Nubia Focus 2 Ultra smartphone. Surrounding the camera bump on the back of the phone is a physical spinning dial similar to the dials found on DSLR and mirrorless lenses that can be used to adjust the cameras zoom level or switch between a series of filter presets. Theres no word on whether the dial can be used with other smartphone apps, but using it as a tiny steering wheel would be a satisfying way to play racing games.Lenovo Yoga Solar PC conceptPhoto: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeWhat if you didnt have to worry about your laptops battery life as long as the sun was shining? Thats the idea behind Lenovos Yoga Solar PC concept featuring 84 solar cells integrated into the laptops lid. When positioned in direct sunlight for 20 minutes, the laptops solar panel will generate enough electricity for an hour of video playback. The company says its still evaluating power output in other lighting conditions, but the solar charging capabilities could still be a welcome fallback for times when a power outlet isnt available.Xiaomi Modular Optical System smartphone conceptImage: Dominic Preston / The VergePortability is a limiting factor when it comes to how good smartphone photography can get. To create a mobile device that offers photographic capabilities closer to what you can get from mirrorless cameras, Xiaomi is resurrecting an old Sony idea with magnetic lens attachments. The companys Modular Optical System concept uses lenses that are actually self-contained cameras with sensors larger than what youll find in any smartphone. Captured images are processed by the phone the lens is attached to so theyre immediately available to share, and while a smartphone with a giant lens hanging off the back might be a little awkward to use, the temporary approach means the phone maintains its slim form factor the rest of the time.Infinix solar smartphone conceptPhoto: Allison Johnson / The VergeLenovo wasnt the only company at MWC staring at the sun for inspiration. Chinese phone brand Infinix demonstrated a concept smartphone at the show with an integrated solar panel on the back. Using more efficient perovskite solar cells like companies such as Anker do, Infinixs says its SolarEnergy-Reserving technology can charge a phone at up to 2W speeds in optimal lighting conditions, although leaving your smartphone in the sun for a few hours to charge isnt going to help with overheating.HMD Amped BudsPhoto: Allison Johnson / The VergeWhat sets the HMD Amped Buds apart from other wireless earbuds arent their ANC or IP54 splash-resistance. Its their charging case featuring a 1,600mAh battery that can keep the buds running for an impressive 95 hours before the case needs a power top-off. But if youve got a smartphone thats dying at an inopportune time, the Amped Buds charging case can also be used to reverse wireless charge for Qi2-compatible mobile devices. Thats not quite enough power to fully recharge a smartphone, but when these launch in April 2025 for around $206, it could be enough of a boost for a couple extra hours of use.Nothing Phone 3A and 3A ProPhoto: Allison Johnson / The VergeAfter a multitude of leaks and official teases from the company, Nothing officially announced its 3A and 3A Pro phones at MWC. Both feature 6.77-inch displays, Android 15, and Snapdragon 7S Gen 3 chipsets paired with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. The 3A Pro, which starts at $459, features a 3x periscope telephoto lens while the $379 3As zoom capabilities are limited to 2x. Theyre both well-equipped midrange phones, but stand out with the introduction of a new feature Nothing calls Essential Space that uses AI to extract and store useful information from screenshots, voice memos, and photos.Xiaomi Buds 5 ProImage: XiaomiImagine a pair of wireless earbuds that dont lose their connection when you wander too far away from your smartphone or computer. Xiaomis new Buds 5 Pro are the first earbuds to feature Qualcomms S7 Pro chip, first announced in October 2023, that can stream audio at a much higher bandwidth over Wi-Fi. Your wireless connection will remain strong as long as youre within range of your Wi-Fi network, but the buds can fall back to a standard Bluetooth connection when Wi-Fi isnt available. The Buds 5 Pro are available now for $240, but at launch are only compatible with the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Ultra smartphones.Tecno Spark Slim conceptPhoto: Allison Johnson / The VergeThe Galaxy S25 Edge that Samsung teased at its Unpacked event earlier this year already has some thin competition. Tecnos Spark Slim concept measures in at 5.75mm thick with a 5,200mAh battery larger than whats included in the Galaxy S25 Ultra while the Galaxy S25 Edge is rumored to be 6.4mm thick. We dont yet know when the Galaxy S25 will launch, but it will probably be a lot sooner than this concept since Tecno hasnt announced any plans to put the Spark Slim into production.Realme 14 Pro and 14 Pro PlusImage: Dominic Preston / The VergeCant be bothered to unlock your phone and check a weather app to see what the temperature is? The Realme 14 Pro and 14 Pro Plus are available with a pearl white finish featuring thermochromic pigments that change from white to blue when exposed to temperatures below 61 degrees Fahrenheit. Not as accurate as a thermometer, but at least youll know if you need to grab a light jacket. The phones first launched in India in January, but are now coming to Europe with a price tag that starts at around $450.Lenovo ThinkBook 3D laptop conceptPhoto: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeThe 3D fad may have passed, but Lenovo hasnt entirely given up on it just yet. The companys ThinkBook 3D laptop concept uses a combination of directional backlighting and user head tracking to simultaneously display both 2D and 3D content on screen without the need for any special glasses. Lenovo also created an accompanying AI ring concept that allows users to navigate and interact with 3D content using gesture-based spatial controls since trackpads and computer mice are limited to just two dimensions.See More:

As predicted, Apple announced not one but two new iPads this week. The new entry-level iPad starts at $349, while the 11-and 13-inch iPad Airs start at $599 and $799, respectively. Both tablets are set to arrive on March 12th, though you can preorder them from Apple and Best Buy starting today, March 4th.Unsurprisingly, both tablets represent pretty minor upgrades over prior models. The 11th-gen iPad has twice as much base storage as its last-gen predecessor (128GB vs. 64GB); however, it also remains the only tablet in Apples current lineup that lacks support for Apple Intelligence. It doesnt run on Apples silicon, either, but Apple says the upgraded A16 chip is nearly 30 percent faster than the A14 chip found in the 10th-gen iPad. RelatedAs for the new 11- and 13-inch iPad Air, both run on Apples M3 chip. The last-gen processor isnt as powerful as the M4 chip found in the latest Pro models, but Apple claims the Air should be twice as fast as the M1-powered Air released in 2022. The M3 chip also introduces GPU upgrades, including dynamic caching support, which improves the performance of demanding apps by optimizing the devices memory usage.As for accessories, both tablets support the Apple Pencil USB-C, but only the Air supports the Apple Pencil Pro, which offers built-in Find My support and a gyroscope sensor. The M3-powered Air is also compatible with the new Magic Keyboard, which boasts a larger trackpad and a new 14-key function row so you can quickly adjust the volume and other settings. The keyboard starts at $269 for the 11-inch model and $319 for the 13-inch model.Where to preorder the new iPadThe new iPad will be available on March 12th in four colors: blue, pink, yellow, and silver. You can currently preorder the base model with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage from Apple, Best Buy, and B&H Photo starting at $349. If you prefer more storage, you can get the 256GB model for $449 or the 512GB version for $649. LTE-equipped versions are also available starting at $499 for 128GB of storage, $599 for 256GB of storage, and $799 for 512GB of storage.Apple iPad (11th-gen)$349$349Apples 11th-gen iPad offers double the base storage of its predecessor at 128GB and runs on the faster A16 chip. It comes in four colors: blue, pink, yellow, and silver.As mentioned previously, the iPad Air comes in two flavors: a smaller 11-inch variant and a 13-inch model. Both sizes also come in four colors: dark gray, blue, purple, and a starlight cream shade.You can preorder the 11-inch iPad Air with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage directly from Apple, Best Buy, and B&H Photo starting at $599. You can also reserve it with 256GB of storage for $699, 512GB of storage for $899, or 1TB of storage for $1,099. If you want cellular connectivity, you can get the 11-inch Air starting at $749 with 128GB of storage, $849 for 256GB, $1,049 for 512GB, and $1,249 for 1TB. $599The late new 11-inch iPad Air comes with Apples M3 chip and GPU upgrades. Its available in dark gray, blue, purple, and a starlight cream shade.As for the 13-inch iPad Air, its available for preorder from Apple, Best Buy, and B&H Photo starting at $799. You can also buy the tablet with 256GB of storage for $899, the 512GB model for $1,099, and the 1TB version for $1,299. The LTE-equipped model, meanwhile, starts at $949 for 128GB of storage, $1,049 for 256GB, $1,249 for 512GB, and $1,449 for 1TB. $799In addition to the 11-inch model, the iPad Air is also available in a 13-inch configuration with Apples M3 processor.Update, March 4th: Added new preorder links for Best Buy and B&H Photo.See More:

Scientific publishing has expanded significantly in recent decades, yet access to crucial research remains restricted for many, particularly in developing countries, independent researchers, and small academic institutions. The rising costs of journal subscriptions exacerbate this disparity, limiting the availability of knowledge even in well-funded universities. Despite the push for Open Access (OA), barriers persist, as demonstrated by large-scale access losses in Germany and the U.S. due to price disputes with publishers. This limitation hinders scientific progress, leading researchers to explore alternative methods for making scientific knowledge more accessible while navigating copyright constraints.Current methods of accessing scientific content primarily involve direct subscriptions, institutional access, or reliance on legally ambiguous repositories. These approaches are either financially unsustainable or legally contentious. While OA publishing helps, it does not fully resolve the accessibility crisis. Large Language Models (LLMs) offer a new avenue for extracting and summarizing knowledge from scholarly texts, but their use raises copyright concerns. The challenge lies in separating factual content from the creative expressions protected under copyright law.To address this, the research team proposes Project Alexandria, which introduces Knowledge Units (KUs) as a structured format for extracting factual information while omitting stylistic elements. KUs encode key scientific insightssuch as definitions, relationships, and methodological detailsin a structured database, ensuring that only non-copyrightable factual content is preserved. This framework aligns with legal principles like the idea-expression dichotomy, which states that facts cannot be copyrighted, only their specific phrasing and presentation.Reference: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.19413Knowledge Units are generated through an LLM pipeline that processes scholarly texts in paragraph-sized segments, extracting core concepts and their relationships. Each KU contains:Entities: Core scientific concepts identified in the text.Relationships: Connections between entities, including causal or definitional links.Attributes: Specific details related to entities.Context summary: A brief summary ensuring coherence across multiple KUs.Sentence MinHash: A fingerprint to track the source text without storing the original phrasing.This structured approach balances knowledge retention with legal defensibility. Paragraph-level segmentation ensures optimal granularitytoo small, and information is scattered; too large, and LLM performance degrades.From a legal standpoint, the framework complies with both German and U.S. copyright laws. German law explicitly excludes facts from copyright protection and allows data mining under specific exemptions. Similarly, the U.S. Fair Use doctrine permits transformative uses like text and data mining, provided they do not harm the market value of the original work. The research team demonstrates that KUs satisfy these legal conditions by excluding expressive elements while preserving factual content.To evaluate the effectiveness of KUs, the team conducted multiple-choice question (MCQ) tests using abstracts and full-text articles from biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science. The results show that LLMs using KUs achieve nearly the same accuracy as those given the original texts. This suggests that the vast majority of relevant information is retained despite the removal of expressive elements. Furthermore, plagiarism detection tools confirm minimal overlap between KUs and the original texts, reinforcing the methods legal viability.Beyond legal considerations, the research explores the limitations of existing alternatives. Text embeddings, commonly used for knowledge representation, fail to capture precise factual details, making them unsuitable for scientific knowledge extraction. Direct paraphrasing methods risk maintaining too much similarity to the original text, potentially violating copyright laws. In contrast, KUs provide a more structured and legally sound approach.The study also addresses common criticisms. While some argue that citation dilution could result from extracting knowledge into databases, traceable attribution systems can mitigate this concern. Others worry that nuances in scientific research may be lost, but the team highlights that most complex elementslike mathematical proofsare not copyrightable to begin with. Concerns about potential legal risks and hallucination propagation are acknowledged, with recommendations for hybrid human-AI validation systems to enhance reliability.The broader impact of freely accessible scientific knowledge extends across multiple sectors. Researchers can collaborate more effectively across disciplines, healthcare professionals can access critical medical research more efficiently, and educators can develop high-quality curricula without cost barriers. Additionally, open scientific knowledge promotes public trust and transparency, reducing misinformation and enabling informed decision-making.Moving forward, the team identifies several research directions, including refining factual accuracy through cross-referencing, developing educational applications for KU-based knowledge dissemination, and establishing interoperability standards for knowledge graphs. They also propose integrating KUs into a broader semantic web for scientific discovery, leveraging AI to automate and validate extracted knowledge at scale.In summary, Project Alexandria presents a promising framework for making scientific knowledge more accessible while respecting copyright constraints. By systematically extracting factual content from scholarly texts and structuring it into Knowledge Units, this approach provides a legally viable and technically effective solution to the accessibility crisis in scientific publishing. Extensive testing demonstrates its potential for preserving critical information without violating copyright laws, positioning it as a significant step toward democratizing access to knowledge in the scientific community.Check outthe Paper and Project.All credit for this research goes to the researchers of this project. Also,feel free to follow us onTwitterand dont forget to join our80k+ ML SubReddit. Recommended Read- LG AI Research Releases NEXUS: An Advanced System Integrating Agent AI System and Data Compliance Standards to Address Legal Concerns in AI DatasetsThe post Project Alexandria: Democratizing Scientific Knowledge Through Structured Fact Extraction with LLMs appeared first on MarkTechPost.

In-context learning (ICL) is something that allows large language models (LLMs) to generalize & adapt to new tasks with minimal demonstrations. ICL is crucial for improving model flexibility, efficiency, and application in language translation, text summarization, and automated reasoning. Despite its significance, the exact mechanisms responsible for ICL remain an active area of research, with two competing theories proposed: induction heads, which detect token sequences and predict subsequent tokens, and function vector (FV) heads, which encode a latent representation of tasks.Understanding which mechanism predominantly drives ICL is a critical challenge. Induction heads function by identifying repeated patterns within input data and leveraging this repetition to predict forthcoming tokens. However, this approach does not fully explain how models perform complex reasoning with only a few examples. FV heads, on the other hand, are believed to capture an abstract understanding of tasks, providing a more generalized and adaptable approach to ICL. Differentiating between these two mechanisms and determining their contributions is essential for developing more efficient LLMs.Earlier studies largely attributed ICL to induction heads, assuming their pattern-matching capability was fundamental to learning from context. However, recent research challenges this notion by demonstrating that FV heads play a more significant role in few-shot learning. While induction heads primarily operate at the syntactic level, FV heads enable a broader understanding of the relationships within prompts. This distinction suggests that FV heads may be responsible for the models ability to transfer knowledge across different tasks, a capability that induction heads alone cannot explain.A research team from the University of California, Berkeley, conducted a study analyzing attention heads across twelve LLMs, ranging from 70 million to 7 billion parameters. They aimed to determine which attention heads play the most significant role in ICL. Through controlled ablation experiments, researchers disabled specific attention heads and measured the resulting impact on the models performance. By selectively removing either induction heads or FV heads, they could isolate each mechanisms unique contributions.The findings revealed that FV heads emerge later in the training process and are positioned in the models deeper layers than induction heads. Through detailed training analysis, researchers observed that many FV heads initially function as induction heads before transitioning into FV heads. This suggests that induction may be a precursor to developing more complex FV mechanisms. This transformation was noted across multiple models, indicating a consistent pattern in how LLMs develop task comprehension over time.Performance results provided quantitative evidence of FV heads significance in ICL. When FV heads were ablated, model accuracy suffered a noticeable decline, with degradation becoming more pronounced in larger models. This impact was significantly greater than the effect of removing induction heads, which showed minimal influence beyond random ablations. Researchers observed that preserving only the top 2% FV heads was sufficient to maintain reasonable ICL performance, whereas ablating them led to a substantial impairment in model accuracy. In contrast, removing induction heads had minimal impact beyond what would be expected from random ablations. This effect was particularly pronounced in larger models, where the role of FV heads became increasingly dominant. Researchers also found that in the Pythia 6.9B model, the accuracy drop when FV heads were removed was substantially greater than when induction heads were ablated, reinforcing the hypothesis that FV heads drive few-shot learning.These results challenge previous assumptions that induction heads are the primary facilitators of ICL. Instead, the study establishes FV heads as the more crucial component, particularly as models scale in size. The evidence suggests that as models increase in complexity, they rely more heavily on FV heads for effective in-context learning. This insight advances the understanding of ICL mechanisms and provides guidance for optimizing future LLM architectures.By distinguishing the roles of induction and FV heads, this research shifts the perspective on how LLMs acquire and utilize contextual information. The discovery that FV heads evolve from induction heads highlights an important developmental process within these models. Future studies may explore ways to enhance FV head formation, improving the efficiency and adaptability of LLMs. The findings also have implications for model interpretability, as understanding these internal mechanisms can aid in developing more transparent and controllable AI systems.Check outthe Paper.All credit for this research goes to the researchers of this project. Also,feel free to follow us onTwitterand dont forget to join our80k+ ML SubReddit. NikhilNikhil is an intern consultant at Marktechpost. He is pursuing an integrated dual degree in Materials at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Nikhil is an AI/ML enthusiast who is always researching applications in fields like biomaterials and biomedical science. 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The Rise of Diffusion LLMs 0 like March 4, 2025Share this postAuthor(s): Mirko Peters Originally published on Towards AI. Diffusion models represent a game-changing approach to language modeling, offering remarkable speed and unique capabilities compared to traditional architectures. Their capacity for multimodal applications could redefine how we interact with AI.This member-only story is on us. Upgrade to access all of Medium.Have you ever wondered how the world of artificial intelligence continually evolves? Just when you think you understand the limits of technology, a new architectural design comes along and shakes up everything you thought you knew. Recently, I stumbled upon a discussion about Inception Labs and their groundbreaking diffusion language model, which left me both intrigued and excited. What exactly is it about this new architecture that has so many in the tech world buzzing?Data & Analytics | Your regular dose of expertise from the world of DATAwww.linkedin.comSource Mirko peters with NapkinIf youre curious about the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, you might be excited to learn about Inception Labs Mercury diffusion language model. This model is not just another tool in the AI toolbox; it represents a significant shift in how we process language. Unlike traditional models, Mercury uses a unique diffusion architecture that offers a fresh approach to generating text.So, what exactly is diffusion in this context? Essentially, its a method where the model starts with noise and refines that noise into coherent text. Think of it like sculpting a statue from a block of marble. You Read the full blog for free on Medium.Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming asponsor. Published via Towards AITowards AI - Medium Share this post

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