MobileNews

YouTube app will soon respect Android 10 dark theme

October 8, 2019
While YouTube was one of the first Google apps to adopt a dark theme, the Android client is finally moving away from a custom implementation. As a result, it will respect Android 10’s system-level setting. YouTube for Android widely rolled out a dark theme just over a year ago, with the iOS version coming much earlier in 2018. To enable, users have to visit Settings > General and toggle…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft’s AI learns to answer questions about scenes from image-text pairs

October 8, 2019
Machines struggle to make sense of scenes and language without detailed accompanying annotations. Unfortunately, labeling is generally time-consuming and expensive, and even the best labels convey an understanding only of scenes and not of language. In an attempt to remedy the problem, Microsoft researchers conceived of an AI system that trains on image-text pairs in a fashion mimicking the way…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How AI-powered search is boosting efficiency for the digital workplace (VB Live)

October 8, 2019
Sponsored by Lucidworks Your employees have a full spectrum of content and data sourced both within and external to the enterprise. And enterprise search technologies need to keep pace and stay robust. Join this VB Live event to learn how machine-learning and search can drive efficiency and Opex savings. Register here for free. The internet, Google, and Amazon aren’t just useful consumer tools…
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GamingNews

Xbox One adds game sale alerts and expanded parental controls

October 8, 2019
Sometimes, the most important Xbox One updates are less about interface changes and more about conveniences — in this case, for bargain hunters and concerned parents. Microsoft is rolling out an October update whose centerpieces are more powerful parental controls and…
GamingNews

The Division 2: Ubisoft says Episode 2 DLC arriving October 15

October 8, 2019
Ubisoft said that the latest downloadable content (DLC) will debut for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 on October 15. Episode 2 of the DLC of the post-pandemic open-world game will highlight fighting in the Pentagon. Episode 2 — Pentagon: The Last Castle will be available…
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Player Omega partners with Super League Gaming for esports tour to smaller cities

October 8, 2019
Player Omega is working with Super League Gaming to bring an esports tour across the United States. It’s a different approach to competitive gaming, trying to foster events in smaller locales. The partnership begins with Player Omega’s first-ever event November 9-10 in Pomona, California (that’s a town 30 miles east of Los Angeles). While companies such as Metarama put on esports festivals…
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