AI & RoboticsNews

AI Weekly: The state of machine learning in 2020

November 28, 2020
It’s hard to believe, but a year in which the unprecedented seemed to happen every day is just weeks from being over. In AI circles, the end of the calendar year means the rollout of annual reports aimed at defining progress, impact, and areas for improvement. The AI Index is due out in the coming weeks, as is CB Insights’ assessment of global AI startup activity, but two reports — both…
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Pixel 4a’s Barely Blue color has a soft satin finish that feels even better than its price

November 28, 2020
We knew it existed at one point, but it never came to launch. This month, though, Google unexpectedly launched its truly excellent Pixel 4a in “Barely Blue.” Also unexpected? How this phone feels in your hand. My colleague Abner Li has way more to say on this release, but I wanted to take a few minutes to talk specifically about the way this phone feels in your hand. It’s simply…
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Google Store stops selling ‘Not Pink’ Pixelbook Go

November 28, 2020
While announced last October, the Not Pink Pixelbook Go did not become available until this January. At that, stock of the more interesting color was constrained to the higher-end and most expensive tiers, while it’s now completely unavailable. The Pixelbook Go, like its…
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Battery startup backed by VW and Tesla cofounder JB Straubel QuantumScape (QS) goes public

November 28, 2020
QuantumScape (QS), a battery startup backed by Volkswagen and Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, went public with a bang today. The stock is already up more than 50%. QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep Singh, a computer scientist and cofounder of Infinera Corporation, a major telecom component supplier, and Tim Holme, a Stanford-educated mechanical…
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Review: Mecool’s KM3 Android TV box is only for the power user on a budget

November 28, 2020
Media platforms have existed for your TV for years, but Android TV is perhaps one of the most powerful. It has more potential you can unlock compared to a Roku or an Apple TV, but a lot of that depends on the hardware available. “Power users” demand a lot of ports and capable specs, and the Mecool KM3 Android TV box delivers exactly that. Hardware The physical design of the KM3 isn’t…
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