A new piece of Google hardware passed through the Federal Communications Commission this evening. There are not too many details to glean from the filing, but it’s possibly the rumored “sabrina” Android TV-powered dongle or Google’s next “prince” speaker.
The GXCA6 model name does not fit in too closely with any previous numbering schemes. It does start with a “G” — which follows…
Microsoft Teams is getting AI-powered features Together Mode, Dynamic View, suggested replies, and Cortana
July 8, 2020
Microsoft today announced the latest slew of features coming to Microsoft Teams for people at work and in education. This batch aims to “make virtual interactions more natural, more engaging, and ultimately, more human.” The majority of the additions are powered by AI…
Google’s Data QnA is an AI service that helps business users get answers to analytical queries
July 8, 2020
Google today unveiled Data QnA, a service in private alpha that’s designed to help users get answers to analytical queries through natural language questions. Based on the Analyza system developed at Google Research, Data QnA automatically performs semantic parsing and…
Games For Change is honoring educator Gordon Bellamy with its prestigious Vanguard Award for his role as a game industry leader and LGBTQ+ champion.
Games For Change is a nonprofit taht runs the game conference and festival, promoting the power of games for social impact. It takes place on July 14 to July 16, and Bellamy will be honored at the G4C Awards Ceremony on July 14 at 4:30 p.m.
How AI and remote collaboration tools could help the construction industry get back to work
May 20, 2020
In the two-plus months of global lockdown, much of the digital debate has focused on the pandemic’s longterm impact on the global workforce. Remote working has suddenly become the norm for millions of people, and companies like Twitter have already confirmed that employees…
Discover provides a feed of personalized articles that are usually relevant to your interests. A sign-in error where no stories load is plaguing Google Discover on Android today.
The scrollable list of cards, content suggestions, and weather is accessible to the left of the…
Nvidia researchers propose technique to transfer AI trained in simulation to the real world
May 19, 2020
In a preprint paper published this week on Arxiv.org, Nvidia and Stanford University researchers propose a novel approach to transferring AI models trained in simulation to real-world autonomous machines. It uses segmentation as the interface between perception and control, leading to what the coauthors characterize as “high success” in workloads like robot grasping.
Simulators have advantages…
Intellivision Entertainment has hired Xbox veteran J Allard as its global managing director. Allard will report to Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico, and he will take charge of a wide variety of operations that are critical in launching the company’s retro game console…
Ubisoft revealed its latest earnings today, reporting net bookings of $450.67 million for its fourth quarter ending on March 31. That is down 38.3% from the same period last year, thanks largely to a lack of any major releases from Ubisoft in the past several months. But the…
In a technical paper quietly released earlier this year, IBM detailed what it calls the IBM Neural Computer, a custom-designed, reconfigurable parallel processing system designed to research and develop emerging AI algorithms and computational neuroscience. This week, the company published a preprint describing the first application demonstrated on the Neural Computer: a deep “neuroevolution”…
