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NVIDIA's AI will help USPS handle packages 10 times faster

November 5, 2019
The US Postal Service (USPS) delivers an estimated 146 billion pieces of mail annually, including 6 billion packages. In an attempt to process package data more efficiently, USPS is experimenting with AI. Today, NVIDIA announced that it will provide USPS with its AI tech. NVIDIA claims its system will process package data 10-times faster and with higher accuracy. For months, engineering teams…
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GamingNews

Bandai takes a cue from Nintendo in its new DIY kit for kids

November 5, 2019
Kids today are growing up with a lot of screens in their lives, despite the advice of pediatricians. One of the things they get a lot less of in playing with devices is the development of more tactile skills, which are usually learned by manipulating toys and other physical…
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Facebook details wav2vec, an AI algorithm that uses raw audio to improve speech recognition

November 5, 2019
Automatic speech recognition, or ASR, is a foundational part of not only assistants like Apple’s Siri, but dictation software such as Nuance’s Dragon and customer support platforms like Google’s Contact Center AI. It’s the thing that enables machines to parse utterances for key phrases and words and that allows them to distinguish people by their intonations and pitches. Perhaps it goes…
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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro goes official w/ first 108-megapixel smartphone camera

November 5, 2019
The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro has gone official with a landmark 108-megapixel penta-camera setup. Beyond the headline camera sensor, the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro has mainly mid-range specifications including a Snapdragon 730G chipset, 6/8GB of RAM, 128/256GB of internal storage, and a massive 5,260mAh battery. That battery can be topped up at an impressive speed too, as it comes with a 30W fast charger in the…
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The Nokia 6.2 is now available in the US priced at $249

November 5, 2019
The Nokia 6.2, a fantastic budget package, is now available for purchase in the US and is priced at just $249. Available directly from Amazon, the Nokia 6.2 isn’t the most stacked smartphone on the market, but it’s one of the cheapest new devices to get guaranteed updates for the next three years, alongside Android 10 in the coming months — being an Android One device. The 6.3-inch LCD…
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