Google Pixel Buds can now alert you to the sounds of a crying baby, barking dog, or the siren of an emergency vehicle when you’re listening to something and may not otherwise hear the sound. The feature reduces the volume of whatever music or podcast you’re listening to and plays a chime sound to signal an alert. Attention Alerts is part of an AI-powered experimental feature being added to…
iFarm has raised $4 million to expand its automated system that uses AI and drones to grow fruits and vegetables in enclosed spaces. Gagarin Capital led the round of funding, which included investment from Matrix Capital, Impulse VC, IMI.VC, and some business angels.
The…
Once Android 11 rolls out, the list of phones that can use wireless Android Auto will grow considerably. Google has updated Android Auto’s FAQ page (as spotted by 9to5Google) to add that almost all devices installed with the upcoming mobile OS will get the capability to…
Cobalt raises $29 million to bring its ‘pentest as a service’ platform to more software teams
August 20, 2020
Cobalt.io, a “pentest-as-a-service” platform that lets any business access ethical hackers to stress-test their software, has raised $29 million in a series B round of funding led by Highland Europe.
Penetration testing, or “pentesting,” is a process that strives to identify vulnerabilities and exploit them as a real-world hacker might. The pentesting market is pegged at a $1.7 billion…
IBM uses AI to evaluate risk of developing genetic diseases
August 20, 2020
In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists at IBM, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and health tech company Color find evidence that the presence of genetic mutations isn’t a reliable precursor to genetic diseases. They claim diseases can…
March Gaming Fund debuts with $60 million for game startups
August 20, 2020
March Capital has launched its March Gaming Fund with $60 million to invest in game startups. The fund is headed by managing director Gregory Milken, who has been responsible for most of March Capital’s investments in game companies since the fund originally started in…
Xilinx shared today that its programmable AI chips are being used in Subaru’s EyeSight car safety system. Integrated into the Subaru Levorg, a mid-size car debuting soon in Japan, EyeSight will provide advanced features including adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, and pre-collision braking.
“It’s the first vehicle with a new generation of EyeSight,” Xilinx automotive lead Willard…
Android 11 brings wireless Android Auto to all phones
August 20, 2020
Starting with Android 11 later this year, all phones will soon be able to connect wirelessly to compatible cars with Android Auto.
Over two years ago, Google finally made it possible for Android Auto to connect wirelessly instead of needing to be connected via USB to your…
With titles like Battletoads and Grounded, Xbox Game Pass is inching closer to becoming like Netflix
August 20, 2020
You probably know the feeling: you set out to find something new on Netflix, but end up spending more time browsing than actually watching. There’s just so much there that it can be hard to make a choice. Recently I’ve been having the same issue every time I turn on my…
ZTE has already announced that it plans to launch the first mass-produced 5G-enabled smartphone with an under-display camera in China next month, and now the company has shared new images that give us a better understanding of what that phone’s screen might actually look like (via Dutch website Tweakers).
In the render at the top of this post, you can see that the phone, which will be called the…
