One of the places where the fragmentation of Android can be felt the most is with how various OEMs tweak core parts of the OS. One of those places that was brought up in an AMA session with Android engineers was how companies tweak Android’s handling of background apps, and Google has a few tweaks in Android 11 that attempt to at least heal the wound regarding this issue.
Recently, an in-depth…
AI researchers create testing tool to find bugs in NLP from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft
July 9, 2020
AI researchers have created a language-model testing tool that has discovered major bugs in commercially available cloud AI offerings from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Yesterday, a paper detailing the CheckList tool received the Best Paper award from organizers of the…
For the first time since the Apple Watch was released in 2015, Apple will allow the general public to beta test the latest watchOS operating system over the summer, months ahead of its official release. But for now, Apple is opening the public beta gates to three other…
OnePlus is partnering with Epic Games again — and this time the companies are working on Fortnite content. Owners of a OnePlus device can redeem the exclusive Bhangra Boogie emote starting today. This comes after OnePlus 8 and 8 Plus became the first smartphones to run Fortnite at 90 frames per second.
This is the latest promotional cosmetic item to hit Fortnite, which is still one of the…
When you take a selfie photo on the iPhone camera, the viewfinder shows the mirrored version of the front-facing camera. This is because people are used to seeing themselves mirrored, such as in the reflection of a mirror. When the photo is taken though, the original source…
A new piece of Google hardware passed through the Federal Communications Commission this evening. There are not too many details to glean from the filing, but it’s possibly the rumored “sabrina” Android TV-powered dongle or Google’s next “prince” speaker.
The…
Microsoft Teams is getting AI-powered features Together Mode, Dynamic View, suggested replies, and Cortana
July 8, 2020
Microsoft today announced the latest slew of features coming to Microsoft Teams for people at work and in education. This batch aims to “make virtual interactions more natural, more engaging, and ultimately, more human.” The majority of the additions are powered by AI, including Together Mode, Dynamic View, Cortana, suggested replies, and speaker attribution and translation for live captions…
Google’s Data QnA is an AI service that helps business users get answers to analytical queries
July 8, 2020
Google today unveiled Data QnA, a service in private alpha that’s designed to help users get answers to analytical queries through natural language questions. Based on the Analyza system developed at Google Research, Data QnA automatically performs semantic parsing and…
Games For Change is honoring educator Gordon Bellamy with its prestigious Vanguard Award for his role as a game industry leader and LGBTQ+ champion.
Games For Change is a nonprofit taht runs the game conference and festival, promoting the power of games for social…
How AI and remote collaboration tools could help the construction industry get back to work
May 20, 2020
In the two-plus months of global lockdown, much of the digital debate has focused on the pandemic’s longterm impact on the global workforce. Remote working has suddenly become the norm for millions of people, and companies like Twitter have already confirmed that employees will be able to continue working remotely indefinitely.
Whether this trend proliferates remains to be seen, but not all…
