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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 — an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system responsible for converting audio to text and a natural language understanding…
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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…
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Unified Microsoft Office for iOS app exits beta with Word, Excel, PowerPoint

February 19, 2020
Last fall, Microsoft launched a new Office for iOS beta with a unified design including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Sticky Notes in one app for a simpler experience. Now the new Office app for iPhone is available for all users. Microsoft launched the public version of the new iOS Office app today that features “mobile-first features.” Here’s how it describes the major update: The new…
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OxygenOS 10.0.8 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7T w/ January 2020 patch

February 19, 2020
On the tail of the recent update for the OnePlus 7 Pro, the OnePlus 7T is now receiving the OxygenOS 10.0.8 update with fixes and improvements for many of the same issues, plus the January 2020 security patch is also in tow. The update was — naturally — confirmed over on the official OnePlus forums but will take the form of OxygenOS 10.3.1 for those in India. Like the previous update, there…
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'Animal Crossing' themed Nintendo Direct scheduled for Thursday

February 19, 2020
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will bring Nintendo’s franchise to the Switch in March, and one month ahead of the game’s release date it will unveil more details about the new entry. A 25-minute livestream on February 20th at 9 AM ET will give us a look at the “Nook Inc.’s Deserted Island Getaway Package!” that makes up the backbone of the new game. Players have…
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