AI & RoboticsNews

Osmo and Disney create AI-based children’s drawing app for Frozen 2

Osmo and Disney are unveiling Super Studio Frozen 2, a drawing app that uses artificial intelligence and Disney characters. The learning application is part of the promotional activity arriving in advance of the November 22 debut of Frozen 2, the sequel to the 2013 animated film Frozen that generated $1.2 billion at the box office. Osmo previously launched Osmo Super Studio in 2018 with themes…
Read more
AI & RoboticsNews

Apple’s Deep Fusion hands-on: AI sharpens photos like HDR fixes colors

Digital photographers coined the term “pixel peepers” years ago to denote — mostly with scorn — people who focused on flaws in the individual dots that create photos rather than the entirety of the images. Zooming in to 100%, it was said, is nothing but a recipe for perpetual disappointment; instead, judge each camera by the overall quality of the photo it takes, and don’t get too mired…
Read more
AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft’s AI-powered eye gaze tech is exclusive to the Surface Pro X

During the Surface Pro X unveiling yesterday, Microsoft showed off new eye gaze technology. The feature taps AI to adjust the appearance of your eyes so you appear to be looking straight at the camera when you’re on a conference call. We talked to Microsoft to get a little more detail on the AI-powered functionality, which is similar to “eye correction” in iOS 13. Panos Panay, head of…
Read more
AI & RoboticsNews

Waycare raises $7.25 million to improve city traffic using AI and big data

Big data and machine learning have emerged as fundamental tools for companies and cities looking to unlock insights into people and places, enabled by the myriad connected devices that now permeate society. Companies such as PredictHQ leverage data from global events to help companies like Uber and airlines forecast demand, while fellow San Francisco startup Streetlight Data aggregates mobile app…
Read more