The Spanish prime minister said Europe has an obligation to fill the gap as the U.S. steps back from international cooperation, in remarks at the European Pulse Forum, an initiative of POLITICO and beBartlet. Apr 10 4 mins read Source link
The indie video game studio Heart Machine has voluntarily recognized a union formed by staff members. The developer behind 2021’s Solar Ash and 2016’s Hyper Light Drifter agreed to recognize a wall-to-wall union representing all non-managerial employees, the Communications Workers of America announced on Monday. Previously, the union states, a majority of the workers at the studio signaled their interest in joining CWA. Thirteen employees are included in the bargaining unit, including animators, designers, gameplay engineers, environmental artists and a gameplay tools engineer. Heart Machine is based in L.A. and the union will be under the umbrella of Burbank-based CWA Local 9003. “I decided to get involved in organizing my studio because I’ve seen so many peers in the industry stand up to protect the craft we all care so deeply about. Watching that momentum grow made me realize that if we love this work, we have to protect it, especially now,” said gameplay tools engineer Steph Aligbe in a statement. “Our union is proud that our studio chose to voluntarily recognize our union and …
If you’re like me and have an Amazon Echo in nearly every room of your house (and if you do, make sure you’re taking advantage of having multiple Amazon Echos in your home), you know how great it is to have ambient AI in every room. If you happen to own one of the Echos that contains a camera, there’s a facial recognition feature called Visual ID that can recognize the face of everyone in your family (if you set it up right) so that Alexa can take action when it “sees” a certain member of your family or household. This is a very powerful feature that will make your smart home even smarter. How to set up Visual ID You’ll first have to do a facial scan Credit: Brandon Miniman / MakeUseOf The prerequisite here is that you must own an Echo that has a camera from 2021 and onward (you can see a full list of compatible devices on the Amazon Echo website), and it’s important to place the Echo in a central location …
