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Pioneering study uses traffic cameras and AI to predict future, promising to save lives and money

GeekWire

The city this week shared its first batch of reports from the groundbreaking program, which has drawn comparisons to “Minority Report,” the 2002 film in which Tom Cruise anticipates and preemptively stops crime. Bellevue is leading the way on this,” said Roger Millar, Washington Secretary of Transportation.

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Review: The real star feature of Valve’s Steam Deck is its price tag

GeekWire

Playing The King of Fighters 2002 UM on a launch-edition Steam Deck. For comparison’s sake. Right now, Valve is working its way through the Steam game library as part of its Deck Verified program, and will gradually label every title on Steam with icons indicating their relative compatibility with the Deck.

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Microsoft avoided a round of Big Tech scrutiny. Then it bought a company for $69 billion.

Vox

Its library of games will expand significantly, potentially giving its Xbox console and Game Pass subscription program an edge over Sony’s PlayStation and rumored Game Pass rival. The DOJ sued in 1998, accusing Microsoft of violating its consent decree not to force other Microsoft programs on Windows machines.