MobileNews

Twitter for iOS testing new feature that warns you about posting ‘language that could be harmful’

May 5, 2020
Twitter has announced that it is testing a feature that aims to discourage users from sending a reply using language that could be “offensive or hurtful.” Here’s how it will work. When a user hits “send” on a reply that includes “language that could be harmful,” the Twitter app for iOS will show a popup message. Users will then have the opportunity to revise the tweet and remove…
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GamingNews

MicroProse returns with 3 new games coming to Steam

May 5, 2020
One of standout developers from the early days of PC gaming is back. MicroProse announced its return today along with three new games that are in development. As fans of the name MicroProse might expect, the studio is getting right back into the simulation and strategy…
AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI begins publicly tracking AI model efficiency

May 5, 2020
OpenAI today announced it will begin tracking machine learning models that achieve state-of-the-art efficiency, an effort it believes will help identify candidates for scaling and achieving top overall performance. To kick-start things, the firm published an analysis…
MobileNews

Google Chrome prepares Android’s ‘Live Caption’ for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS

May 5, 2020
One of Android’s best accessibility features is “Live Caption.” Introduced in Android 10, “Live Caption” uses device resources to generate captions for any media that’s playing and now, it’s coming to Google Chrome. Spotted by , Live Caption has appeared in the latest version of Google Chrome on desktop, specifically in the Canary release channel. Under Chrome’s accessibility…
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GamingNews

Google announces Web Vitals, user experience and performance metrics for websites

May 5, 2020
Google today announced Web Vitals, an initiative to provide web developers and website owners with a unified set of metrics for building websites with user experience and performance in mind. Web Vitals is the set of quality signals that Google believes are “essential to delivering a great user experience on the web.” Over the years, Google has offered a slew of tools to help business owners…
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GamingNews

Dazzle Rocks raises $6.8 million for Minecraft-like mobile MMO

May 5, 2020
Dazzle Rocks has raised $6.8 million in funding to bankroll its massively multiplayer online mobile game that is a sandbox world (think similar to Microsoft’s popular Minecraft). Galaxy Interactive, via its Galaxy EOS VC Fund, led the round with additional participation by Spintop Ventures, Ken Lamb (Dazzle Rocks chairman and cofounder of Initial Capital), ByFounders, David Helgason, MTG, Sisu…
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