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Razer is making surgical masks to help with supply shortages

August 24, 2020
With many healthcare workers in dire need of more supplies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, some companies are helping by making essential items. Razer, for one, is joining the effort to fight the virus by making and donating surgical masks. The company plans to provide healthcare authorities around the globe with as many as a million masks. CEO Min-Laing Tan said Razer&aposs engineers and…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google Assistant recommends your YouTube Music on Nest speakers

August 24, 2020
Over the last couple of years, Google has gradually improved YouTube Music with features like playback screen lyrics and an Explore tab. Now, it has unveiled integration with some of its other products, including Android TV, Google Maps and and Google Assistant. The first feature is recommendations via Google Assistant. To use it, you simply say: “Hey Google, play recommended music from YouTube…
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IKEA Taiwan recreates its iconic catalog using Animal Crossing

August 24, 2020
IKEA Taiwan has recreated parts of its catalog on Facebook using the iconic characters and in-game furnishings from Animal Crossing (via The Verge). The adorable alternate world pages are shown next to the real catalog, with occasionally accurate product substitutes and…
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MIT AI system knows when to make a medical diagnosis or defer to an expert

August 24, 2020
AI can now detect lung, breast, brain, skin and cervical cancer. But in the world of medical AI, figuring out when to rely on experts versus algorithms is still tricky. It’s not simply a matter of who is “better” at making a diagnosis or prediction. Factors like how much time medical professionals have and their level of expertise also come into play. To address this, researchers from…
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There are now 1 billion Windows 10 devices in the wild

August 24, 2020
Windows 10 is now being used on one billion devices around the world — that&aposs one in every seven people on the planet. Since 2015, the operating system has made its way onto consoles, laptops and PCs across 200 countries, as exec Yusuf Mehdi notes that the…
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Google Assistant's latest games are built for your smart display

August 24, 2020
Google wants to make its smart displays more fun. Today, it’s adding a handful of new games that you can play with Google Assistant on smart displays like the Nest Hub Max. If you’re a trivia fan, you might choose to play Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek, Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Trivia Crack. There are also wordplay games, a drawing game and Google’s version of an escape-the-room…
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