GamingNews

Former EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming as Unity SVP of sports and live entertainment

January 21, 2021
Peter Moore made his mark on video games as one of the top bosses at Electronic Arts, Microsoft Xbox, and Sega of America. And now he’s coming back to games, albeit by a bit of a circuitous route. Moore tweeted on Wednesday that he was joining Unity as senior vice president of sports and live entertainment. He’ll be working for an old colleague, John Riccitiello, the former CEO of EA. Unity is…
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MobileNews

Firefox extensions are now easier to install on Android devices

January 21, 2021
Mozilla has simplified the process of finding and installing add-ons for Firefox on Android. With the launch of Firefox 85 for the mobile OS, you’ll be able to install extensions straight from the addons.mozilla.org page. At the moment, you have to go to Add-ons Manager to…
AI & RoboticsNews

Google is investigating an AI researcher over the handling of sensitive data

January 21, 2021
Google is investigating an artificial intelligence researcher after it detected that “an account had exfiltrated thousands of files” and shared them externally. Margaret Mitchell, a co-lead of the Ethical AI unit, has been locked out of Google’s corporate systems over the matter.  She’s not fired **yet**. But apparently they’ve told her she will be locked out for at…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

The day has come: The US rejoins the Paris Agreement

January 21, 2021
Newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden wasted no time in rejoining the Paris Agreement to fight climate change. The US will officially once again become part of the 189-country agreement in 30 days. Biden signed executive orders on his first day in office that signal…
DefenseNews

Army preps for key tests of seeker capable of attacking maritime targets

January 21, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Army is preparing for key tests of a multimode seeker for munitions that will be capable of attacking maritime targets, but current funding will prevent a faster timeline to integrate it into the Army’s future long-range missile, according to Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, who is in charge of the service’s long-range precision fires modernization efforts. The Precision Strike…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: January 20, 2021

January 21, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
AI & RoboticsNews

Facebook improves AI photo descriptions for the visually impaired

January 21, 2021
Facebook has long been using AI to describe photos for the visually impaired, but it’s stepping up its efforts in 2021. The social media giant has detailed a new version of automatic alternative text (AAT) that promises much more information. Instead of relying on heavily supervised AI learning, Facebook is now using weak supervision based on “billions” of Instagram photos and hashtags. The…
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