Google has developed an AI-powered agent that's playing video games, including Goat Simulator 3 — yes, a goat-based video game. Google DeepMind created a Gemini-powered agent called SIMA 2 — "scalable instructable multiworld agent" — that's navigating the world of Goat Simulator 3, reported MIT Technology Review.

SIMA 2, which can figure out how to solve problems inside virtual worlds, could lead to more general-purpose agents and better robots.

This is so cool: Google Earth (download) has a slightly hidden flight simulator. Press Ctrl-Alt-A (on a PC) to bring it up the first time. After that, Ctrl-A or a selection from the "Tools" menu activates it. It's no Microsoft Flight Simulator in terms of ...

An analog-digital approach to quantum simulation could lay the foundations for the next generation of supercomputers to finally outpace their classical predecessors. Reading time 3 minutes Quantum researchers at Google created a new approach to quantum ...

The less-than-anticipated fidget spinner mania seems to have finally reached Google. Redditors have spotted that the internet giant has added a hidden fidget spinner virtual simulation straight into search results – but you have to search for the right ...