Years ago, Konami released Contra for the NES. Contra was a conversion of their arcade shooter that had a soldier running left-to-right through an alien -infested jungle, unleashing a huge barrage of ...

The AI version of Zuckerberg is trained on his mannerisms, tone, and public statements, according to a report from the Financial Times. The AI version of Zuckerberg is trained on his mannerisms, tone, ...

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A retro game that launched on the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) over 35 years ago is finally getting a new release on modern platforms this week. Back during the era of the NES, hundreds of ...

A Concord immigration judge is suing the Department of Justice over her termination, alleging that she wasn't kept on past her probationary period because she is a Democrat, a woman over 40, fluent in ...

Contra Costa Co. DA agrees to coroner's inquest for Yolanda Ramirez The family of 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez, who died after an interaction with Brentwood police last September, is rejoicing after ...

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In case you’re not a ’90s kid, the Nintendo Power Glove is the greatest device for human-computer interaction ever created. It’s so good, they called it bad, and then they made a movie about it. At ...

If you want to play classic video games, but don't want to deal with low-resolution graphics and awkward analog video connections, check out these cool modern systems that let you play old titles. I’m ...

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