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SteelSeries’ new iOS gaming controller claims 50 hours of battery life and better buttons

May 12, 2020
SteelSeries has announced the Nimbus Plus, a new controller designed for gaming on Apple devices. The Nimbus Plus improves on its predecessor with some new features, such as clickable joysticks, a claimed 50-hour battery life, and ultra-responsive triggers. Like its predecessor, the Nimbus Plus charges via a Lightning connector and has a Made for iPhone (MFi) certification. The licensing program…
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AR Copy Paste uses AI to transfer real objects into productivity apps

May 12, 2020
As consumers continue to await affordable augmented reality glasses, the key platforms for AR applications have been smartphones — portable devices that use their screens and cameras to create little windows into a merged real and digital world. Now a developer is using AI-backed phones to pull real-world objects into the digital realm, enabling users to instantly transfer physical items into…
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Facebook is using more AI to detect hate speech

May 12, 2020
In Q1 2020, 9.6 million pieces of content posted on Facebook were removed for violation of company hate speech policy, the “largest gain in a period of time,” Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer told journalists today. For context, as recently as four years ago, Facebook…
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Motorola Edge+, a $1,000 phone, is now promised more than one major Android update

May 12, 2020
The Android world as a whole has been getting a bit better when it comes to software updates over the past few years, but there have been a few standouts. Motorola, for example, has a dreadful update policy. Now, for its flagship Motorola Edge+, the company is promising more than one Android update. When it launched last month, Motorola only promised a single major update for its new flagship…
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Lilt raises $25 million for AI enterprise translation tools

May 12, 2020
Lilt, which develops AI-powered business translation software, today announced it has raised a fresh $25 million. The company says the cash infusion will enable future product development, research into natural language processing, and acceleration of its go-to-market strategy. Lilt’s solutions target development and deployment challenges around enterprise marketing, support, ecommerce, and…
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