Earlier this month we told you about AI Dungeon, an AI-powered text adventure with near infinite possibilities. You can type what you want into the game, and the AI will generate a response on the fly, creating a freewheeling experience that encourages cooperation and imagination. Now, AI Dungeon is available on iOS and Android as well, making it much easier to explore fantasy and sci-fi realms…
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December 17, 2019
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Realme X50 5G gets certified in China, specs get teased
December 17, 2019
Realme’s upcoming X50 smartphone will be its first to have 5G connectivity. Today it has gathered approval by another authority, suggesting we are very close to its actual market launch.
The smartphone with model number RMX2051 was certified at MIIT China (Ministry of…
Apple's new Mac Pro is unsurprisingly easy to repair
December 17, 2019
It won’t shock you to hear that Apple’s new Mac Pro is easy to upgrade in many ways — that’s the whole point. But how easy it to service beyond the obvious parts? It’s mostly easy, according to iFixit. The DIY repair outfit has torn down the Mac Pro, and it’s now clear that many components beyond the memory and PCIe cards are trivial to remove and (if you can…
The best Xbox One games
December 17, 2019
A series of missteps put Microsoft in second place before the Xbox One even came out. While it’s likely to remain there until the next generation begins, there are a lot of people out there who have never experienced what the console has to offer. With the Xbox One X…
Why eBay believes in open-sourcing Krylov, its AI platform
December 17, 2019
It’s hard to find a tech company these days that isn’t attempting some sort of AI-related product, product, service, or initiative, but eBay went all-in by building its own AI platform, called Krylov. Sanjeev Katariya, eBay’s VP and chief architect of AI and platforms…
Gboard update causes crashing issue on some Android phones
December 17, 2019
Google’s keyboard for Android, Gboard, is full of useful features and works really well. However, the latest update to Gboard is causing a crashing issue for some Android smartphones which is even going as far as locking some users out of their devices.
Growing threads on Google’s support forums, Reddit, and Twitter confirm that something is wrong with the latest Gboard update. The update…
The Samsung Galaxy A01 was unveiled quietly, though looking at its specs, it may make a splash. Some details are still missing, though, most importantly the price.
The phone is built around a 5.7 Infinity-V display, meaning that the 5MP selfie camera lives in a notch. The…
Hugging Face raises $15 million to build open source community for cutting-edge conversational AI
December 17, 2019
Hugging Face has announced the close of a $15 million series A funding round led by Lux Capital, with participation from Salesforce chief scientist Richard Socher and OpenAI CTO Greg Brockman, as well as Betaworks and A.Capital.
New-York based Hugging Face started as a…
Google is quickly putting its wildlife-spotting AI to good use. The internet giant has launched a Wildlife Insights tool that helps conservationists track wildlife by not only parsing their photos, but sharing them in a searchable public website. The AI automatically tosses out photos that are highly unlikely to include animals and tries to label the animals it does spot, dramatically speeding…
