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Why cancer-spotting AI requires to be handled with care

These days, it might seem like algorithms are out-diagnosing doctors at every turn, identifying dangerous lesions and dodgy moles with the unerring consistency only a machine can muster. Just this month, Google generated a wave of headlines with a study showing that its AI systems can spot breast cancer in mammograms more accurately than doctors.…

Witcher spin-off Thronebreaker gets here on Nintendo Change today

Just over a month after announcing the end of support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game on consoles, CD Projekt Red will launch another Witcher spin-off for the Nintendo Switch. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales arrives on the hybrid console on Jan. 28. Gwent itself has an interesting history. Originally implemented as a mini-game inside The…

The mass Twitch exodus: Why streamers are leaving

A few years ago, if you were a streamer, you were on Twitch — simple as that. Outside of a few select content creators, everyone who wanted to be a streamer had to use Twitch’s platform. It was the only viable game in town. But over the last year, the streaming landscape has changed. Twitch…

Spaceship Earth reveals the goodness hidden in the ordeal of Biosphere 2

Polygon’s entertainment team is on the ground at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, bringing you first looks at what are sure to be some of the year’s best blockbuster-alternative offerings. Here’s what you need to know before these indie films make their way to theaters, streaming services, and the cinematic zeitgeist. Logline: Documentarian Matt Wolf…

Overwatch’s Lunar New Year begins today, with all-new skins

Overwatch’s annual Lunar New Year event kicks off today, Jan. 16, with a batch of fresh skins and a semi-new game mode called Capture the Flag Blitz available in the game’s arcade. Lunar New Year will run through Feb. 6 in Overwatch. Players will get access to seven new skins during Overwatch Lunar New Year.…

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review

Star Wars games had drifted away from focusing on Jedi and their tactics in favor of multiplayer action, leaving a gap for a...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Review

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is basically a reboot of the 2007 game with the same name, but with an entirely different story and...

Need for Speed Heat Review

Since 1994 Need for Speed has burning that rubber in one way or another. In this generation, one that has winnowed the arcade racer...

FIFA 20 Review: Improved gameplay and Streets Mode

The problem EA, 2K, SIE San Diego Workshop, and also every other sports sim developer has to deal with: How do you enter new...