AI & RoboticsNews

DeepMind uses AI to track Serengeti wildlife with photos

August 8, 2019
DeepMind has joined the ranks of those using AI to save fragile wildlife populations, and it’s doing that on a grand scale. The company is partnering with conservationists and ecologists on a project that uses machine learning to speedily detect and count animals in “millions” of photos taken over the past nine years in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Where it…
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Twitch unveils its own desktop broadcasting app

August 8, 2019
Until now, people who stream their gameplay or lives on Twitch have done so through a PS4, Xbox One, Twitch’s mobile app, Twitch Sings or third-party software. As of today, there’s another option for those hoping to become the next Ninja, Dr. Disrespect or…
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Hand-drawn RPG 'Indivisible' finally arrives October 8th

August 8, 2019
Cuphead isn’t the only hand-drawn game to have a years-long birthing process. Lab Zero and 505 Games have announced that their action RPG Indivisible will reach PCs (via Steam), the PS4 and Xbox One on October 8th. The Switch version is “coming soon,” the…
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Popular indie game 'Dear Esther' is coming to iOS

August 8, 2019
Journey made a surprise debut on iOS this week and you’ll soon be able to play another indie darling on the go. The Chinese Room says its exploration-focused Dear Esther will be available for iPhone and iPad later this year. After starting out as a Half-Life 2 mod, it arrived on PC and Mac in 2012, then PS4 and Xbox One in 2016. It’s sold more than a million copies to date. In Dear…
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Apple releasing fifth iOS 13 public beta today

August 8, 2019
Apple today is releasing the fifth public beta of iOS 13. This comes following the release of the sixth developer beta yesterday. Apple is also releasing iPadOS 13 public beta 5 and likely tvOS 13 public beta 5 today. iOS 13 developer…
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Why does the Galaxy Note still exist?

August 8, 2019
Watching the Galaxy Note 10 keynote, it became clear that the whole Note series has run out of runway. When it first launched, it was a wacky experiment to see if there was a market for an over-sized phone. But times have changed, and what was once transgressive is now the norm, only existing to wring cash out of the faithful. The Galaxy Note is, and was, a great phone, and its diehard users have…
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Satechi’s 72W USB-C PD car charger can power up MacBooks and iPhones on the road

August 8, 2019
Charging on the go is one of the key benefits of Apple’s transition from MagSafe to USB-C on MacBooks, but early solutions struggled to maintain a charge during use on even the lowest power notebooks. That’s changed thanks to USB-C PD which can actually deliver enough power to juice up energy-hungry computers during use. Satechi’s new 72W USB-C PD Car Charger is the latest accessory to use…
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