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Uber Launches in Victoria and Kelowna Next Week

Ride-hailing service Uber is poised to expand its operations in B.C. next week, finally launching in the province’s capital city and Kelowna, confirmed a spokesperson with iPhone in Canada on Monday. The company has started reaching out to potential drivers in the cities by email, informing them of their readiness to start earning with the...

NVIDIA ACE Brings Generative AI to Gaming Experiences

Our artificial intelligence overlords cannot be stopped and NVIDIA is ready to be a part of the transition to AI-everything. NVIDIA has launched its Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) for Games. This custom AI model foundry service breathes life into non-playable characters (NPCs) with intelligent natural language interactions, enabled by the advanced capabilities of generative AI....

Toronto Games Week Kicks off June 1st, Spans 14 Events and 12 Venues

The city-wide Toronto Games Week celebration begins on June 1st. Running across seven days, the event is a collective of video game-related events and activations curated by local organizations, creators, and brands. Toronto Games Week is encompassed by 14 total events. This includes the Night Parkcase, a free pop-up arcade held in Trinity Bellwoods Park....

Nintendo Blocks Release of Dolphin Emulator on Steam

The open-source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin's imminent Steam release has been halted—by a DMCA takedown notice sent by gaming giant Nintendo, reports PCGamer. The emulator developers announced this disappointing news on their blog, saying the Steam release has been "indefinitely postponed." The Dolphin emulator was set to make its debut on Steam's platform following...

New Amazon Luna Games: June 2023

Amazon’s Luna+ gaming service continues to expand its gaming offerings, having just unveiled an array of new titles set to arrive in June. Following the successful May launch of games including "Tormented Souls" and "Retro Classix: Wizard Fire", a new batch of games are set for June 2023: Perish and Haven. Developed by ITEM42 and...

ChatGPT iPhone App Now Available in Canada

OpenAI announced yesterday the expansion of its ChatGPT app for iPhone to over 30 new territories, including Canada. This marks an expansion of ChatGPT for iOS beyond the U.S. when it launched a week ago. ChatGPT for iPhone syncs your conversations, supports voice input, and brings OpenAI's latest GPT-4 model to your smartphone. Besides Canada,...