AI & RoboticsNews

Google revives its AI-fueled photo printing service

October 20, 2020
Google just made good on its promise to bring back its AI-based Photos printing service, and this time it’s more affordable. The upcoming premium print series will once again have machine learning select your 10 best photos each month, but you’ll now pay a slightly more affordable $7 per month (shipping already included) to get hard copies instead of the previous $8. Like before, you can skip…
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DefenseNews

Rheinmetall eyes do-over in new pitch of its Lynx vehicle to the US Army

October 20, 2020
COLOGNE, Germany — Rheinmetall is teaming with Textron Systems to pitch the Lynx KF41 vehicle as a Bradley replacement to the U.S. Army, the company announced Tuesday. The campaign marks the second time that the Düsseldorf, Germany-based company is targeting the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program following an unsuccessful attempt last year that eventually saw the ground service halt…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Cyberpunk 2077's dialogue was lip-synced by AI

October 20, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 is just a few weeks away and the action-packed RPG will launch with support for dialogue in 10 languages and subtitle options for several others. CD Projekt Red is aiming to add a deeper layer of immersion for players by using artificial intelligence to lip…
GamingNews

A mini 'Pong' arcade machine is on the way

October 20, 2020
Atari and UNIS have teamed up for another Pong arcade machine you can play at home, albeit one that&aposs much smaller than UNIS&apos coffee table-sized analog models. The Mini Pong Jr has a 7.9-inch LCD screen and two classic dial controls so you can play with a…
MobileNews

Xiaomi commits to reducing  the plastic used in its packaging by 60%, is keeping the charger

October 20, 2020
Xiaomi tweeted that it has committed to reducing the plastic used in its packaging by 60%, starting in Europe. And it looks like the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite is the first phone to make that step. Note that this the company is referring to just the retail box, not its contents – you will still get all the accessories. That includes the charger, a USB-C cable and even a case. The Mi 10 Lite (no T) got…
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ComputersNews

Parallels brings Windows 10 to Chromebooks

October 20, 2020
Chromebooks have become increasingly popular in both schools and businesses in recent years, but they still carry a bit of stigma when it comes to software compatibility. And it’s true that there are lots of apps you can get on a Mac or Windows PC that you can’t use on a…
AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft researchers develop assistive eye-tracking AI that works on any device

October 20, 2020
Gaze tracking has the potential to help people living with motor neuron diseases and disorders extert control over their environment and communicate with others. But estimating a person’s gaze isn’t a trivial task owing to variables including head pose, head position, eye rotation, distance, illumination, background noise, and the presence of glasses, face coverings, and assistive medical…
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