One year ago, Waymo launched a public self-driving ride service in Phoenix, Arizona. To mark that anniversary, Waymo One is getting an iOS app, while the Alphabet division shared usage details for the Lyft/Uber competitor.
The Waymo app arrived in the Google Play Store for Android devices this April. In coming to iOS, iPhone owners in the Metro Phoenix area can join the service’s waitlist…
Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a new research note predicting Apple’s next two years of iPhones, and there’s a wild new detail: Apple’s 2021 flagship iPhone will reportedly kill off the Lightning port, but USB-C fans (like myself) shouldn’t get too excited.
It appears that Platinum Games will release current-gen remasters of Bayonetta and Vanquish, two of the studio’s most popular games, early next year on Xbox One. This week, separate listings for the two titles, along with a bundle that includes both of them, have…
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…
Since its big redesign earlier this year, Google has subtly tweaked Android Auto a few times. Now, it seems Google is testing out some radical redesigns to Assistant on Android Auto.
The folks over at were able to enable some new…
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…
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…
Generative AI language models like OpenAI’s GPT-2 produce impressively coherent and grammatical text, but controlling the attributes of this text — such as the topic or sentiment — requires architecture modification or tailoring to specific data. That’s why a team of…
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…
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…
