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In 1996, Bandai rocked the toy world with the introduction of the Tamagotchi virtual pet, a pocket-sized electronic keychain toy that required constant care and attention from its owner. If you fed ...

Scientists report that they've built an artificially intelligent ocean predator that behaves a lot like the original flesh-and-blood organism on which it was modeled. The virtual creature, 'Cyberslug, ...

“Peridot” is Niantic’s most experimental game, and also, it’s most intriguing. The original title from the “Pokemon Go” developer is touted as a modern-day spin on Tamagotchi, those virtual pets that ...

An online game that lets contestants build and race virtual beasts is being used to pit humans against a variety of artificial intelligence algorithms. The objective of Sodarace, which started at the ...

Virtual reality has the potential to disrupt the entire retail industry. This statement may appear far-fetched, especially since the two topics seem so unrelated, but it’s surprisingly true and, ...