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The Chicago-based Iron Galaxy (Killer Instinct, Extinction) wasn’t built to be like other game studios. It prides itself on creating a culture in which work-life balance is paramount, where employees can feel comfortable speaking up about any problems within the company.
One of the reasons why it’s so successful at that is…
Huawei trained the Chinese-language equivalent of GPT-3
April 30, 2021
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For the better part of a year, OpenAI’s GPT-3 has remained among the largest AI language models ever created, if not the largest of its kind. Via an API, people have used it to automatically…
Summoners War: Lost Centuria launches on iOS and Android
April 30, 2021
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Com2uS is releasing Summoners War: Lost Centuria, a followup to its hit mobile game Summoners War: Sky Arena, for iOS and Android devices later today.
Sky Arena launched in 2014, and the turn-based strategy…
Pandora has updated its iOS app to take advantage of home screen widgets in iOS 14. The recently played widget comes in three sizes for quick access to your recently played songs, albums, stations, podcasts, and more.
Pandora is often really on top of adopting new features in Apple’s software but as it turns out, it took a little longer to offer widget support with iOS 14. However, the new…
Amex says it’s the first card issuer to adopt iOS Dark Mode support, but it’s still two years late
April 30, 2021
Dark Mode hit the mainstream for iPhone with official iOS 13 support back in 2019, but there are still apps that haven’t adopted the system-wide feature. Now Amex has officially launched dark theme support with its latest update and says that it’s the first card issuer…
For a few months now, Chrome for Android has had an easy shortcut to search for an image you find online using Google Lens. Now it seems Chrome for Android may be gaining more handy Google Lens shortcuts.
Update 4/29: This feature has begun to roll out in Chrome Beta for…
As electric vehicles take over, charging networks are a huge priority, but in the meantime, they’re still a little difficult to find. ChargePoint is one of the largest EV charging networks in the United States and Europe, and now, they’ve added support for Google’s Android Auto platform.
You won’t find Android Auto in Tesla’s, but the platform is used by other automakers in EVs…
The last year has seen many more people turn to the internet for work, learning, shopping, socializing, and entertainment. Google Fiber reports that its networks nationwide saw an approximately 32% increase in demand.
The ISP, which is actually part of Alphabet’s Access…
Chromecast w/ Google TV update reveals customizable, but hidden ‘favorite app’ shortcut
April 30, 2021
Overnight, an unexpected update hit the Chromecast with Google TV, bringing better HDR controls and a new security patch. Hidden within that update, though, was a possible upcoming feature for Google TV that, when enabled, gives users a “favorite app”…
Google today announced new policies and guidelines for how Android apps can present themselves in the Play Store. This is meant to ensure that end users are not misled by app listings.
The company is starting today by pre-announcing an upcoming policy change to keep app metadata “recognizable and unique.” App title, icon, and developer name are considered the “most important discovery…
