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Gary Marcus: COVID-19 should be a wake-up call for AI

September 12, 2020
The global pandemic has been cited as a “wake-up call” for many things — the environment, economic and social rights, and general global inequalities. However, scientist, author, and entrepreneur Gary Marcus thinks that the COVID-19 crisis should also be considered a wake-up call for AI. Speaking at the virtual Intelligent Health AI conference yesterday, Marcus lamented decades of missed…
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Apple gives Stadia and xCloud the green light to run on iOS

September 11, 2020
Apple has issued revised App Store guidelines that pave the way for game streaming services such as Google Stadia, Microsoft’s xCloud, NVIDIA’s GeForce Now and Facebook Gaming to run on iOS devices. But there’s a catch: you’ll need to download each game individually from the App Store. “Games offered in a streaming game service subscription must be downloaded directly from the App Store…
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Canon EOS R5 vs R6 Astrophotography and High ISO Comparison

September 11, 2020
Photographer Brent Hall recently went out to shoot a comparison video that a lot of Canon shooters are eager to see: the brand new EOS R5 vs the EOS R6, for astrophotography, at high ISO. Does the lower resolution sensor of the R6 give it a low-light advantage? The answer…
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KUVRD's new Universal Lens Hoods claim to fit 99% of lenses

September 11, 2020
Photography accessory manufacturer KUVRD has announced a crowdfunding campaign for its latest product, the Universal Lens Hood. As its name suggests, the new product is a collapsible silicone lens hood that KUVRD says will fit 99% of lenses. The Universal Lens Hood is the result of more than seven iterations, with the final version being put through ‘rigorous field testing in varying…
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Android 11 rollout for Pixel phones in India delayed by a week

September 11, 2020
While most Pixel owners are likely enjoying the latest Android 11 build on their devices, fans in India will have to wait a little bit longer to get acquainted with the latest OS update. As initially spotted by the guys over at Android Central, it looks as though Google has…
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Xbox Series X and S will support Dolby Vision HDR for gaming

September 11, 2020
Dolby has announced that the upcoming Xbox Series S and Series X will be the first consoles with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision HDR gaming support. Dolby Atmos 3D surround sound will be enabled at launch, while Dolby Vision HDR gaming is set to arrive in 2021. With Dolby Vision, the company is promising 40 times brighter highlights, 10 times deeper black levels and up to 12-bits of color depth. That…
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