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Facebook today announced a major update to its Automatic Alt Text (AAT) system, which automatically generates photo descriptions for people with visual impairments. Based on AI, the system can now recognize 10 times more objects and scenes in photos shared on Facebook and also Instagram, providing detailed descriptions for screen readers like Apple’s VoiceOver. According to Facebook, the…

After a pretty minor rollout that turned out to be a beta test for State Share on Stadia with Crayta, the potentially game-changing platform feature has arrived in full with the release of Hitman 3 — and we have spent a few days getting to know it better. Why State Share is a big deal? Effectively, at the moment, the ability to challenge your friends in certain types of game or specific…

With some distance from the holidays, Google is bringing back a popular deal where new Fi subscribers can get the Pixel 4a 5G for $299. Meanwhile, existing MVNO members can get the phone for $100 off. Get up to a $200 phone discount with the purchase and activation of a Pixel 4a (5G) phone from fi.google.com. New Fi customers must bring/transfer your number to Fi from your current carrier to be…

CES 2021 saw a handful of Chromebooks, and the announcements are continuing at the BETT education show. Acer has four new devices with the Snapdragon 7c-powered Chromebook 511 leading the pack.  Acer unveiled its first Qualcomm Chrome OS device back in October, and that’s expected to launch next month for $699. The Snapdragon 7c is now coming to the Acer Chromebook 511 C741 (shown above) for…