We apologize, but this video has failed to load. His son, financial consultant Craig Siemms, sees it a little differently: If my fathers achievements had been in the game of hockey instead of the game of chess, every Canadian would know his name. Ross Siemms was just seven years old when his father had a heart attack and needed bed rest.
Continue ReadingAnd CES 2021 is off! For anyone unaware, the Consumer Electronics Show is a yearly spectacle where tech giants come out to play. It has a place in history as the spot where a huge number of world-changing products were debuted think CDs, DVDs, HD TVs, and the Xbox as a small glimpse into whats been presented there in its time. This year the event shifted to a digital edition, as is the COVID custom, but that didnt mean the reveals were any less spectacular
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Continue ReadingAn obscure easter egg has been found in the prologue for The Last of Us, over seven years after its release. Hidden in the events of The Last of Us, an easter egg has been found that adds no direct lore but has spooked Twitter users who are only just finding out how to trigger it
Continue ReadingOn the roof, which looks out toward downtown and the snowy high peaks beyond, he had a hot tub, deck furniture, and a giant chess set, the kind where the rooks are the size of toddlers. He brought out a standard chessboard, and we played a game. He said hed learned chess from Dan Bilzerian, the Instagram influencer, professional poker player, and former Presidential candidate.
Continue ReadingBy Express News Service KOCHI:Pinarayi VijayanThe CM was in the limelight right through the year. From his daily Covid updates and press conferences to taking on critics after a slew of controversies, he held firm to lead LDF to victory in LSG polls K T JaleelHigher Education Minister was caught in the eye of a storm after having arranged for the transportation of copies of the Holy Quran provided by the UAE Consulate in government vehicles. The allegations led to his interrogation K K ShailajaHealth Minister K K Shailaja received global attention as Kerala managed to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the first half of the year after reporting the nations first case on January 30.
Continue ReadingAlphabets subsidiary DeepMind has recently developed an AI system capable of learning the rules of a game as it plays. While DeepMind has created impressive AI models that can master games like Chess, Shogi, Go, and video games before, these models must be provided with the rules of the game beforehand. As such, DeepMinds new AI represents a notable improvement over previous AI algorithms that learn to play games via reinforcement learning
Continue ReadingAs the only woman at Western University's chess club, Michelle Corredorwas elated when the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit made its debut. "I loved the show so much, I was hooked on it by the first episode," said Corredor, 20.
Continue ReadingThe Telegraph Turkey passed a "dangerous" law on Sunday that human rights groups fear could allow the authorities to stifle their freedoms if their work is disliked by the government. The law will hobble NGOs by allowing the interior ministry to suspend and replace group members who are being investigated under terrorism charges, block online donations and enforce lengthy annual inspections that will reduce their capacity to operate
Continue ReadingThe Conversation Authorities in Hong Kong may have hoped to start 2020 by putting a turbulent period of sustained, often violent protests behind them. Instead hundreds of thousands of protesters ushered in the new year by taking to the streets. Around 400 were arrested as protesters continued their push for political reform on the densely populated island.The clash between the government and demonstrators is now seven months long and has served to further erode Hong Kongers trust in Chinas commitment to the one country, two systems formula
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