In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, researchers at IBM propose StarNet, an end-to-end trainable image classifier that’s able to localize what it believes to be the key regions supporting its predictions. Besides addressing the task of visual classification, StarNet supports the task of weakly supervised few-shot object detection, such that only a small amount of noisy data is…
Comedian Conan O’Brien has said that he will use an iPhone to shoot his TBS show, from home. Guests will appear on the show via Skype. The move is in response to studio production ceasing to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
O’Brien warned that the results of this…
Following our latest findings on iOS 14, has now found evidence that Apple is working to provide more details about its retail stores on Apple Maps. We’re also expecting the ability to set custom wallpapers on CarPlay for the first time.
Based on iOS 14 code, we can say…
In a new study, researchers at Amazon describe a technique that factors in information about knowledge graphs to perform entity alignment, which entails determining which elements of different graphs refer to the same “entities” (which might be anything from products to song titles). The idea is to improve computational efficiency while at the same time improving performance, speeding up…
Sabotage Studios announced Sea of Stars today, a new role-playing game inspired by the 16-bit era.
This is the same studio behind the excellent 2018 action-sidescroller The Messenger (it was one of my favorite games that year). In fact, Sea of Stars takes place in the same…
U.S. iPhone users spent an average of about $53.80 on mobile games in 2019, according to a new report from Sensor Tower. That is up 22% from 2018.
The average for all app spending reached $100 in 2019. Games makes up the largest segment of that, representing 54%. The growth…
HTC’s just-concluded Virtual Vive Ecosystem Conference represented a step forward for the virtual events industry, serving as the first fully VR replacement for a major industry event previously held in the physical world. But instead of escaping from the global coronavirus pandemic, attendees found themselves getting even closer to the disease than expected, thanks to a bizarre early segment in…
As the continued spread of COVID-19 disrupts workplaces and travel plans around the globe, customer service centers are experiencing an unprecedented uptick in overall call volume. This week, travelers looking to modify their itineraries with Canadian airline WestJet…
Ada Support, a Toronto-based company developing AI-driven customer experiences, today revealed that it nabbed a $44 million series B tranche. Cofounder and CEO Mike Murchison says it will be used to scale Ada’s platform and provide enhanced functionality across traditional…
In a weird Inception-like move, Oppo’s sub-brand Realme is set to create a sub-brand of its own. Realme’s Narzo line will take on the growing Pocophone and Redmi lines head-on.
The idea of a smartphone sub-brand is nothing new but as we’re seeing in more competitive markets, the race to the bottom is heating up. Narzo is likely an attempt by Realme to capture the massive budget segment in…
