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Huawei Watch GT2 update brings SpO2 blood oxygen measurement feature

The latest update for the fanatic Huawei Watch GT2 is now bringing the SpO2 blood oxygen measuring feature to the LiteOS-powered smartwatch. This update brings feature parity to the late-2019 smartwatch, with the refreshed Huawei Watch GT2e coming with the SpO2 monitoring option as standard (via HuaweiBlog.de). For those wondering, the SpO2 monitoring option lets you track your blood oxygen…
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AI & RoboticsNews

ProBeat: Microsoft Teams video calls and the ethics of invisible AI

Microsoft Teams is getting a bunch of new features this year. Robert Aichner, Microsoft Teams group program manager, recently told us how Microsoft is building the most interesting one: real-time noise suppression, which uses machine learning to filter out background noise during calls. Because the feature isn’t final, we also had a secondary discussion about the user experience. It’s one…
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AI training helps remote-controlled buggy negotiate rugged terrain

McGill University researchers say they’ve developed a technique to train a remote-controlled, offroad car to drive on terrain from aerial and first-person imagery. Their hybrid approach accounts for terrain roughness and obstacles using on-board sensors, enabling it to generalize to environments with vegetation, rocks, and sandy trails. The work is preliminary, but it might hold promise for…
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Call of Duty: Warzone has hit 50 million downloads in a month

Working from home has never been better thanks to Call of Duty: Warzone. Activision has announced that the battle royale version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has now hit 50 million downloads in the month since its debut on March 10. That’s an astonishing achievement for…
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Apple and Google partner on Bluetooth interoperability for COVID-19 tracing apps

Apple and Google today said they’re working together on Bluetooth interoperability between Android and iOS devices to empower coronavirus tracking apps for smartphones. Apple and Google own the world’s two most widely used mobile operating systems. The news was announced today in a joint Apple–Google statement and will enable tracking of close proximity between people across Android and iOS…
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