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U.S. consumers spent $4.6 billion on gaming in July 2021, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is up 10% from the same period last year, and it’s also the best July the industry has seen since 2008.
PlayStation 5 was the most successful console in terms of dollar sales, although the Switch actually…
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Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told investors during an earnings call Wednesday that he would not give launch dates for highly anticipated releases of KartRider: Drift and the first game from Patrick…
Why AI ethics needs to address AI literacy, not just bias
August 13, 2021
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When you hear about AI ethics, it’s mostly about bias. But Noelle Silver, a winner of VentureBeat’s Women in AI responsibility and ethics award, has dedicated herself to an often overlooked…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
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Neuron7.ai emerged from stealth this week to reveal its platform that combines various open source AI technologies to automate field service across many types of devices. The product’s promise earned the company $4.2 million in seed…
TTArtisan has announced that it is bringing its 11mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens to the Fujifilm GFX mount. Previously available for multiple other mounts, it appears to be the first lens for the GFX that does not need a separate adapter that the company has produced.
The 11mm…
AI Weekly: The road to ethical adoption of AI
August 13, 2021
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As new principles emerge to guide the development ethical, safe, and inclusive AI, the industry faces self-inflicted challenges. Increasingly, there are many sets of guidelines — the…
The Original Sony Alpha 9 Appears to Have Been Discontinued
August 13, 2021
Sony’s original Alpha 9 camera has appeared as discontinued through a few retailers, including Adorama, leading to the appearance that the company has retired the sports camera that was originally announced in 2017.
Spotted by Sony Alpha Rumors, the Sony Alpha 9 camera is now listed as discontinued on both B&H and Adorama. PetaPixel reached out to Sony, but the company was unavailable for…
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 180 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 8/13: The popular Pokémon-like Monster Hunter Stories…
Apple SVP Craig Federighi responds to confusion over iOS 15 iCloud child safety policies in new interview
August 13, 2021
In a video interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple SVP Craig Federighi discusses the reaction to the iCloud Child Safety features announced last week.
Federighi admits that the simultaneous announcement of the Messages protections for children and CSAM scanning, two…
iPhone with USB-C port: EU presses on with pointless law
August 13, 2021
Many of us would like to see an iPhone with USB-C port in place of Lightning, so that we can finally have a single charger type for all our main Apple devices: iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
The European Union is trying to pass a law that would make this mandatory, despite the fact that it would be completely pointless…
Background
Way back in 2009, Apple was one of 14 tech companies to agree to switch…
