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Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta with coronavirus exposure notification (Updated: Google too)

April 29, 2020
Leading into the expected June debut of iOS 14, Apple has been testing what was expected to be the final beta version of iOS 13 — previously numbered “13.4.5.” Today, the company is changing up the beta cycle with the release of iOS 13.5, a revised version that includes the coronavirus exposure notification system it co-developed with Google. Prior to now, features in the new iOS point…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI models suggest that masks can ‘significantly’ reduce spread of coronavirus

April 29, 2020
In a new preprint study published this week on Arxiv.org, researchers at the University of Cambridge, University College London, Ecole de Guerre Economique in Paris, the University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong, and The Family Federation of Finland propose two AI models designed to predict the impact of mask-wearing on the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The…
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GamingNews

Streets of Rage 4 review — A brawl down memory lane

April 29, 2020
Here’s a nice thought: What if your childhood never ended? What if they just kept making games like they always did? Well, companies have tried that, and it hasn’t always worked out well. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 are both miserable. So, is…
MobileNews

Google shares zero-click vulnerabilities that affected all iPhones, Apple hardware

April 29, 2020
Google’s Project Zero security team shared their findings of a series of zero-click vulnerabilities that affected the iPhone and other Apple hardware. The vulnerabilities were disclosed on the dedicated Project Zero blog, with the teams findings going into detail on just what this means for iPhone owners. The team at Project Zero found an issue in the multimedia processing ImageIO framework…
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AI & RoboticsNews

CB Insights: AI funding held steady in Q1 thanks to Waymo, but early-stage startups suffered

April 29, 2020
The global pandemic put a sharp brake on venture capital deals for AI startups in Q1 2020, as investors fled early-stage deals and doubled down on the very largest private companies. According to a new report by CB Insights, AI startups globally raised $8.4 billion in the first three months of 2020, up from $5.58 billion in the previous quarter and roughly flat compared to Q2 and Q3 2019. However…
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