Zenimax Media, the parent company of both Bethesda Softworks and Id Software, has sent legal letters to Oculus and its new parent Facebook alleging that storied Doom programmer John Carmack aided in the development and creation of Oculus Rift technology while he was still with Zenimax, giving the company claim to at least part of the headset's intellectual property.
As reported this morning by the Wall Street Journal, Zenimax alleges that technology Carmack developed while he was still at Zenimax was the genesis of what would eventually become the Oculus Rift development kit. Zenimax traces this technological relationship back to E3 2012, where Carmack showed a very early "ski goggle" Rift prototype at the Zenimax booth to great acclaim from industry and press.
From: http://arstechnica.com
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Google's driverless car can Navigate a City
From: http://www.cnbc.com
The tech giant's self-driving cars already can navigate freeways comfortably, albeit with a driver ready to take control. But city driving — with its obstacle course of jaywalkers, bicyclists and blind corners — has been a far greater challenge for the cars' computers.
In a blog entry posted Monday, the project's leader said test cars now can handle thousands of urban situations that would have stumped them a year or two ago.
"We're growing more optimistic that we're heading toward an achievable goal — a vehicle that operates fully without human intervention," project director Chris Urmson wrote.
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Google Now Remembers Where You
Parked Your Car
Sometimes, You're Guess is as Good as Mine, Google.
Google is making it a bit easier to get back to your car when you’ve
parked in an unfamiliar city, at the mall, a concert, or any other spot
that poses a challenge for those with a poor sense of direction. The
company’s Google Now assistant will now recognize when you’ve left a
moving vehicle and automatically keep track of your car’s last location.
There’s no magic happening here: Google does all of this using your
smartphone’s bevy of sensors. It’s essentially guesswork, and the
company readily admits that it may sometimes guess wrong.
From: https://www.yahoo.com
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