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Epic Games shows off Unreal Engine 5 said to offer ‘quantum leap,’ will work with iOS and Mac

May 13, 2020

Epic Games teased its upcoming Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) today with a detailed look the super sharp and detailed gameplay it will make possible. While the demo shared today on YouTube was done with the PlayStation 5, Unreal Engine 5 will also bring its impressive tech to games on iOS and Mac too. Epic’s newest game engine will be officially landing next year but the demo today running on an early…

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Dathena raises $12 million for AI that monitors and classifies sensitive enterprise data

May 13, 2020

Dathena, a startup employing AI and machine learning to identify and protect sensitive enterprise data, today announced that it secured $12 million in equity financing. The fresh capital follows the opening of the company’s U.S. headquarters in New York City, and CEO…

iPhone: How to block Instagram tags and mentions in comments, captions, Story

May 13, 2020

Instagram has rolled out more granular controls to reduce negative interactions and improve the experience for everyone on the platform. Read along for how to block Instagram mentions and tags in comments, captions, and Story. Instagram has been consistent with its…

Powerbeats Pro likely gaining four new colors including Cloud Pink and Lava Red

May 13, 2020

One year after release, Apple could be planning to expand its Powerbeats Pro lineup with four new color options. The colorful naming of the new options has surfaced in a Weibo social media post. According to a post on Chinese social network Weibo, Apple will soon release Powerbeats Pro in four new colors: Cloud Pink, Glacier Blue, Spring Yellow, and Lava Red (via and moss options became available…

AI & Robotics News

Uber rolls out AI to verify drivers are wearing face masks

May 13, 2020

Uber today announced it will roll out technology to its mobile app to verify whether drivers are wearing a mask. As part of a new checklist designed to ensure drivers have taken safety measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the app will apply a computer vision…

Apple needs to add this new ‘X-ray’ mode camera to the next iPhone

May 13, 2020

It’s been discovered today the OnePlus 8 Pro camera has a really neat (unintended?) trick up its sleeve: pseudo X-ray powers with its camera through certain types of plastic. And it turns out one of the coolest looks yet at the hidden feature is with the Apple TV. Ben…

How Epic Games moved closer to Sony with the design of the PlayStation 5

May 13, 2020

During an interview with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, he waxed on about the power of the PlayStation 5, which is coming this fall at the same time that Microsoft is launching the Xbox Series X. But throughout the interview, Sweeney never mentioned the Microsoft console. I asked Sweeney, whose company makes Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game development engine, why he was focused on Sony’s…

Fortnite will launch on next-generation consoles on Unreal Engine 4 and migrate to UE5

May 13, 2020

Fortnite will debut on the next generation video game consoles as those machines launch this fall, according to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. In an interview with GamesBeat, Sweeney said that the company is using Unreal Engine 4 to adapt Fortnite to run on both the PlayStation…

Epic Games shows off a stunning Unreal Engine 5 demo on PlayStation 5

May 13, 2020

Epic Games has released a video showing off the first look at the graphics capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, the suite of tools that game developers will use to make video games for consoles of the future like the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and high-end PCs. The Lumen in…

Epic Games: Unreal Engine 5 will bring a generational change to graphics

May 13, 2020

Epic Games took the wraps off its Unreal Engine 5 today, showing in a demo video how the game engine behind Fortnite will be able to generate outstanding realistic graphics in real-time on next-generation consoles like the PlayStation 5, high-end PCs, and even mobile devices. Unreal Engine 5 will debut in 2021, and it will be one of the tools that will enable for the entire game industry to take a…