AI & RoboticsNews

Obama-era tech advisors list potential challenges for the White House’s AI principles

January 13, 2020
Former Obama administration advisors say the White House regulatory AI principles announced this week are a good start in many ways, but they’re incorrect in their oversimplified mandate to avoid overregulation of private business use, and that the Trump administration could face an uphill battle in its appeal to the rest of the world. Though the Trump administration has developed a reputation…
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GamingNews

Nintendo is exploring ways to use AR

January 13, 2020
We might see new Nintendo AR experiences in the near future, perhaps either on the company’s Switch handheld (maybe something like its VR Labo kit) or on mobile. Speaking in a recent interview with Nikkei (as reported by TweakTown), Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
GamingNews

19 Valve Index and SteamVR games to watch in 2020

January 13, 2020
It’s a new year and there are a heap of upcoming Valve Index games to look forward to. Valve’s premium VR headset emerged as arguably the best device on the market in 2019. Its launch was propped up with hundreds of existing SteamVR games to experience all over again with sharp visuals and a new pair of controllers. But in 2020 we want to see new titles that make full use of the Index…
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GamingNews

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is coming to Switch

January 13, 2020
Nintendo announced today during its latest Direct broadcast that a remake of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team is coming to Switch on March 6. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX also has a demo releasing for Switch today. Yup, today, so you can try it for…
AI & RoboticsNews

Brazil is emerging as a world-class AI innovation hub

January 13, 2020
Brazil’s government has big plans for AI, despite having come late to the party. In Oxford Insights’ AI Readiness Index 2019, Brazil was ranked 40 out of 192 countries, a sign that the South American powerhouse is moving up in the AI world. The report looks at how ready…
MobileNews

LG aims to make a profit w/ smartphones by 2021 using ‘wow factor’ in new devices

January 9, 2020
LG’s past few years in the smartphone market have been less than impressive and it seems things are just getting worse. At CES 2020, though, one LG chief vowed that the company’s mobile division would turn a profit by next year. Looking back at the past few years, LG has slipped greatly especially in the flagship market. Personally, I attribute a lot of this to where the company has been…
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MobileNews

LG G9 case renders leak, confirming the design

January 9, 2020
Renders of a transparent case for the LG G9 have leaked, perfectly matching the OnLeaks renders. However, there may have been some confusion – this might actually be the LG V60 (the back panel of which we saw yesterday). Either way, chances are that the G9 and V60 will…
MobileNews

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G officially launches outside of China for the first time

January 9, 2020
While the Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a fantastic smartphone, it has faced an uphill struggle outside of its Chinese homeland. However, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has now officially launched outside of China for the first time after being introduced in the United Arab Emirates. Despite lacking what many would consider the “necessary” official access to Google Mobile Services, the device was…
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