AI & RoboticsNews

Researchers use AI to deblur human faces in photos

January 22, 2020
We’ve all been there: You’re snapping pics with your phone — perhaps of a high-speed bike ride or of a hockey match — and don’t think to check whether the autofocus is in lockstep with the action. It isn’t, as you later discover, and you’re stuck with a gallery of unusably blurry photos. In search of a solution, scientists at the Inception Institue of Artificial Intelligence in the…
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GamingNews

EA is shutting down its mobile 'Tetris' games

January 22, 2020
EA is giving up on its mobile Tetris games. Tetris 2011 and Tetris Blitz have disappeared from the Play Store, and in the App Store, EA left a note for fans explaining that it will retire its Tetris app on April 21st, that includes Tetris 2011, Tetris Blitz and Tetris…
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LG is taking advantage of Android 10’s underused desktop mode

January 22, 2020
The ability to carry a single device around but use it in multiple ways is a dream for many, and over the past few years, it’s become a reality. Not many know that Android 10 has been building out a basic “desktop mode” that not many use, but LG is taking advantage of it as it updates devices. Spotted by Juan Carlos Bagnell and further highlighted by , LG is adding Android’s desktop…
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GamingNews

PlayVS brings Fortnite to high school and college esports tournaments

January 22, 2020
PlayVS will bring organized Fortnite competitions to high schools and colleges in the U.S. PlayVS already uses its software platform to organize popular esports tournaments for high schools, and this deal marks the first time it is expanding to colleges and universities. The Los Angeles company already handles high school tournaments for Rocket League, which is made by Psyonix, acquired by Epic…
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AI & RoboticsNews

CB Insights: AI startup funding hit new high of $26.6 billion in 2019

January 22, 2020
As part of an annual look at global AI investment trends, CB Insights today reports that AI startups raised a record $26.6 billion in 2019 spanning more than 2,200 deals worldwide. That’s compared to roughly 1,900 deals totaling $22.1 billion in 2018 and about 1,700 deals totaling $16.8 billion in 2017. The reported high in AI investments recorded by CB Insights is in line with analysis by …
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