Apple is said to be considering a delay to its planned launch schedule for the next-generation range of iPhones. The 5G iPhone, widely referred to as the ‘iPhone 12’ series, was apparently meant to ship in September according to a report from Nikkei.
However, the current global climate has led Apple to discuss if it should delay the phone by a few months. In addition to the obvious supply…
Google makes new Assistant ‘Snapshot’ feed official on iOS, widely rolled out on Android
March 27, 2020
Back in 2018, Google added a “visual experience” to Assistant on Android and iOS that was inspired by Smart Displays. That “Updates” feed in recent weeks has seen a big redesign, and it’s now official for Google Assistant on iOS as “Snapshot.”
“Snapshot”…
Seattle-based Textio is introducing new AI-powered tools this week that detect and help employers remove language from job applications that can make older people, women, or people of color feel excluded. With exclusionary language removed, and increasing accommodation…
This month, under the strain millions of people self-quarantined by COVID-19 have placed on broadband infrastructure, Facebook, Disney, Microsoft, Sony, Netflix, and YouTube agreed to temporarily reduce download speeds and video streaming quality in countries around the world. Nearly 90 out of the top 200 U.S. cities saw internet speeds decline in the past week, according to BroadbandNow. And…
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerates an automated future that’s already on its way. It serves as a wake-up call to all AI, robotics, and driverless car startups: stop building eye-dazzling demos and talking about the future possibility of general-use AI. Instead, focus on…
A preprint paper coauthored by Uber AI scientists and Jeff Clune, a research team leader at San Francisco startup OpenAI, describes Fiber, an AI development and distributed training platform for methods including reinforcement learning (which spurs AI agents to complete…
Bravely Default II demo releases on Switch
March 27, 2020
We got to see more of Bravely Default II during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, and a demo for the Square Enix role-playing game is out now on Switch. The full game releases sometime this year.
Nintendo announced Bravely Default II during the last Direct in December. We only got a short look at the title then, but today’s video presentation gave us a briefing on the game’s characters (along…
Panzer Dragoon: Remake gets a surprise launch on Switch
March 27, 2020
Nintendo released a surprise Nintendo Direct Mini presentation today, and with it came the out-of-nowhere launch of Panzer Dragoon Remake for Switch.
We knew that this game was coming, but the on-rails shooter didn’t have an release date. Nintendo often likes to have some…
Epic Games will publish new titles from the makers of The Last Guardian, Limbo, and Control
March 27, 2020
Epic Games will publish new titles from three well-known and respected game studios: Gen Design (maker of The Last Guardian), Playdead (Inside, Limbo), and Remedy Entertainment (Control). The projects will be released under Epic Games Publishing, a new multiplatform…
Tribe Gaming raises $1.04 million from celebrity athletes to expand its mobile esports business
March 27, 2020
Tribe Gaming has raised $1.04 million to expand its mobile esports teams and media business.
The Austin, Texas-based company has courted celebrities, and investors in the deal include Gordon Hayward of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, Kristian Segerstrale (CEO of Super Evil Megacorp), Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro) of the WWE, and angel investor Victor Krahn.
Patrick “Chief Pat” Carney and…
