In June, OpenAI published a paper detailing GPT-3, a machine learning model that achieves strong results on a number of natural language benchmarks. At 175 billion parameters — the part of the model that has learned from historical training data — it’s one of the largest of its kind. It’s also among the most sophisticated, with the ability to make primitive analogies, write in the style of…
Deep reinforcement learning systems are among the most capable in AI, particularly in the robotics domain. However, in the real world, these systems encounter a number of situations and behaviors to which they weren’t exposed during development.
In a step toward systems…
The Asus ROG Phone II was one of the best gaming phones to come out of 2019 and updates like this one only make it better. Asus started rolling out a new firmware version (17.0240.2012.65) today and it includes game enhancements, wider VoLTE support and a few important bug…
Microsoft delayed production of the Xbox Series X and S consoles to get the full RDNA 2 feature set
January 16, 2021
Microsoft started manufacturing the Xbox Series X and S consoles a bit later than it would have liked, because it wanted all RDNA 2 features. This was revealed by Phil Spencer in an interview with The Verge.
Microsoft started manufacturing the new consoles in late summer while Sony started earlier, opting not to wait for AMD to finalize the design of its new GPU architecture. According to the…
Google Stadia is coming to iOS as a web app
January 16, 2021
Google has announced that its game-streaming service Stadia will soon debut on iOS. It won’t arrive in the form of a dedicated iOS app, as Apple said those violate the terms of its App Store, so instead it will be available to iOS users in the form of a progressive web…
Microsoft says LG OLED TVs are the best way to experience HDR games on the Xbox Series X
January 16, 2021
LG and Microsoft have formed an exclusive partnership to promote the next-gen gaming experience the way it was meant to be enjoyed – at 4K resolution and 120fps with minimal lag and a wide color gamut.
The Xbox Series X and LG’s Series X TVs, the OLED line-up that…
While PUBG Mobile pulled out of India after it was banned by The Ministry of Electronics & IT, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. PUBG Corporation confirmed it’s planning a return to India with the aptly named PUBG Mobile India. The new app will feature altered in-game content and customizations said to reflect local user preferences. More notably, the game will focus on…
The next iPhone might have an in-screen fingerprint scanner
January 16, 2021
Compared to the changes that could grace the company’s iMac and MacBook Pro computers, Apple is reportedly planning more subtle improvements for its iPhone lineup in 2021. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company’s engineers see this as an “S” kind of year…
Earlier this week, 9to5Mac reported that Apple would soon start blocking users from side loading iPhone and iPad applications to their M1 Macs. Now, Apple has officially flipped the server-side switch to implement this change.
This means that it is no longer possible to…
Bloomberg: Apple testing in-screen Touch ID for 2021 iPhone, AirTags coming this year
January 16, 2021
A new report from g today sheds more light on what to expect this year’s update to the iPhone. The report says that Apple “isn’t planning major changes” for the 2021 iPhone, but one key upgrade is in testing: an in-screen fingerprint reader.
Internally, Bloomberg says that Apple engineers are referring to the 2021 iPhone as an “S” year upgrade, which implies minor upgrades compared…
