Following an inadvertent tease last week, Google today officially launched the Android 11 Developer Preview. This is the fifth consecutive year that the company is providing an early look at its next major operating system.
In more ways than one, this initial Android 11 preview is defined by an “earlier than ever” launch. The majority of past releases arrived in the second week of March…
Apple releasing second developer beta of iOS 13.4 and more today [U]
February 19, 2020
Apple will release the second developer beta of iOS 13.4 today. This update comes two weeks after the first release of iOS 13.4 for developers. iOS 13.4 includes new features like iCloud Drive folder sharing and much more.
Update: The second developer betas of iOS 13.4…
Way ahead of schedule, Android 11 is here with its first developer preview! While the beta program with its easy OTAs won’t be available for a little while yet, you can install the Android 11 Developer Preview on most Google Pixel smartphones. If you want to give it a…
Rumors of an inexpensive new entry-level iPhone have been circulating for over a year now, alternating between the names “iPhone SE 2” and “iPhone 9.” A new video posted on social media (via Stefan Constantine) appears to show the device, and while it has some familiar design cues from prior iPhones, it’s technically a “new” design rather than what was anticipated — a cut-rate…
Element Space lands on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 24
February 19, 2020
Sixth Vowel and Blowfish Studios announced today that the sci-fi tactics RPG Elemental Space is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 24.
Element Space debuted on PC in February 2019. It features turn-based combat and a story with multiple endings. It’s the first…
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Google used AI and human moderation to take down over 75 million Google Maps reviews
February 19, 2020
Hundreds of millions of people contribute over 20 million reviews, ratings, and other pieces of content to Google Maps’ over 200 million points of interest daily — it’s how the platform continues to grow so rapidly. But user contributions are intrinsically fraught. That’s why increasingly, Google is using AI and machine learning to spot malicious contributions at submission time, ensuring…
SentinelOne raises $200 million for its AI security platform at a $1 billion valuation
February 19, 2020
SentinelOne has raised $200 million in a venture capital round that pushes its valuation past $1 billion as investors continue to bet big on artificial intelligence to bolster cybersecurity.
The Mountain View-based startup has developed a platform that automates endpoint…
Amazon researchers train AI to rewrite queries for better spoken language understanding
February 19, 2020
Ever heard of query rewriting? It’s a technique used to mitigate errors in spoken language understanding (SLU) pipelines like those underpinning Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, and other voice assistants. Many SLU systems are split into two components…
Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 1
February 19, 2020
Google today launched the first Android 11 developer preview, available for download now at developer.android.com. The preview includes a preview SDK for developers with system images for the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, and the official Android Emulator.
While it’s the fifth year running that Google has released the first developer…
