AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft using ‘Game of Drones’ AI racing challenge to improve trustable autonomy systems

December 5, 2019
A series of new features appear to be on the way for Microsoft’s AirSim, a robotics and AI simulation platform. The Unreal Engine-based simulator will be adapted to better suit Game of Drones, which pits quadcopter drone racing AI systems against each other in an AirSim simulation. Game of Drones is in its first year and today Microsoft said it plans to keep the competition open after a winner…
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Apple may ditch the Lightning port on a 2021 iPhone

December 5, 2019
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for his frequently accurate Apple predictions based at least in part on supply channel connections… and if he’s on the mark this time, he might raise some eyebrows. Kuo has claimed that the “highest-end” 2021 iPhone will…
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Apple responds to iPhone 11 Pro location sharing controversy, iOS update will add new toggle

December 5, 2019
This week we learned that the iPhone 11 Pro still tracks location data even when users have turned the features off. Apple gave a limited response saying that “We do not see any actual security implications,” and that it was working as intended. However, now Apple has followed up with more details about why the iPhone 11 Pro is doing this and that it will include a toggle in an iOS update to…
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Waymo One launches on iOS, passes 1,500 monthly active riders

December 5, 2019
Exactly one year ago, Waymo, the self-driving vehicle venture of Google parent company Alphabet, launched Waymo One, which it characterized at the time as the world’s first commercial autonomous taxi service. Waymo One enabled select customers — initially only those who…
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Call of Duty Endowment and U.S. Army create Code Bowl esports event for armed forces

December 5, 2019
The Call of Duty Endowment and the U.S. Army Esports are announcing the first-ever Code Bowl event on December 13. The event will feature eight teams, each captained by a popular streamer playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare along with members of the U.S. Army Esports team. Each team will be competing to become the Code Bowl Champions by earning the most points in-game. Each team will include a…
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Kuo: Four new OLED iPhones in 2020, iPhone without Lightning port in 2021

December 5, 2019
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out today with a new investor note focused on Apple’s iPhone lineup for 2020 and 2021. Kuo says there will be four new OLED iPhone models in 2020, followed by a new iPhone without a Lightning port in 2021. 2020 OLED iPhones Kuo predicts that Apple will introduce 5.4-inch, two 6.1-inch, and a 6.7-inch OLED iPhone models in 2020. He says…
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