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During today’s investor call, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick promised that change would come to the troubled publisher. However, he and other leaders failed to address specific demands and concerns that employees have made.
The company has come under fire since the State of California announced it was suing the…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
This article is part of our reviews of AI research papers, a series of posts that explore the latest findings in artificial intelligence.
One of the key challenges of deep reinforcement learning…
Google officially announced the Maps for Android dark mode in February and widely rolled it out a month later. The Google Maps dark theme is now officially set to arrive on iPhone and iPad in the coming weeks.
This darker look is pitched as giving “your eyes a break”…
iOS 15 expands on the previously available “Announce Messages” and “Announce Calls” features with the ability to have Siri “Announce Notifications” from first- and third-party apps. The functionality works with certain AirPods and Beats headphones as well as CarPlay, and there’s also the ability to customize which apps can use the feature.
Just Like Announce Messages and Calls…
Apple to expand iPhone, iPad, and Mac monthly financing to Canada with Affirm partnership
August 4, 2021
Apple is teaming up with the popular “buy now, pay later” service Affirm to expand financing options for iPhone, iPad, and Mac buyers in Canada. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple will launch this program in Canada sometime this month at online and physical…
Google officially announced the Maps for Android dark mode in February and widely rolled it out a month later. The Google Maps dark theme is now officially set to arrive on iPhone and iPad in the coming weeks.
This darker look is pitched as giving “your eyes a break”…
On Friday, the Google Store introduced a permanent Chromecast with Google TV and Stadia Controller “package.” The Stadia Controller is now seeing a $10 price cut to $59.99.
The Stadia Controller launched in 2019 at $69.99. It connects over Wi-Fi directly to Google’s servers for the lowest-latency streaming experience. There’s a standard D-Pad, A/B/X/Y, and side-by-side thumbstick…
Comment: Google’s early Pixel 6 reveal is a show of confidence and a commitment to its future
August 4, 2021
Google came out of the blue this week to announce its next flagship smartphones — the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. This is months ahead of the expected schedule that pins the launch around October. So, why is Google coming out on all of this so early? There are a lot of ways…
With the hype surrounding the Pixel 6 series now at an all-time high, we’re learning more by the hour. The latest such snippet is that the Google Tensor chipset to be used within the upcoming duo will reportedly be made using a 5nm process, with Samsung handling the…
New ‘Google Identity Services’ consolidate sign-in for 3rd-party apps, includes ‘One Tap’
August 4, 2021
Where supported, “Sign in with Google” is a convenient way to log in to third-party services without having to keep track of different passwords. Google is now consolidating its sign-in offerings, which includes the new “One Tap,” under “Google Identity Services.”
First detailed last year, the big addition today is the One Tap “authentication module.” It works directly on the…
