MobileNews

YouTube Music 3.39 for Android adds homescreen widget

October 25, 2019
As we’ve been expecting since early August, YouTube Music now has a homescreen widget. Available with version 3.39, it’s quite straightforward and actually looks like the one from Play Music. This update to Google’s primary streaming service lets you add a widget to the Android homescreen. By default it’s 4×1, but looks better at 5×1 to span the full width of a screen. While it can be…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google researchers taught an AI to recognize smells

October 24, 2019
The researchers created a data set of nearly 5,000 molecules identified by perfumers, who labeled the molecules with descriptions ranging from “buttery” to “tropical” and “weedy.” The team used about two-thirds of the data set to train its AI (a graph neural network or GNN) to associate molecules with the descriptors they often receive. The researchers then used…
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MobileNews

How to edit messages on iPhone and iPad with two-finger tap

October 24, 2019
Want to be more efficient with managing your messages on your iPhone or iPad? Follow along for how to access edit mode in the Messages app with a two-finger tap on iPhone and iPad. iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 bring a variety of updates including UI changes across the built-in iOS…
AI & RoboticsNews

Micron Technology acquires Fwdnxt to move into AI hardware and software

October 24, 2019
Micron Technology said it acquired Fwdnxt, a maker of hardware and software tools for artificial intelligence deep learning applications. When combined with Micron‘s memory chips, Fwdnxt (pronounced “forward next”) will enable Micron to explore deep learning solutions required for data analytics, particularly with internet of things and edge computing. Micron also announced a series of…
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GamingNews

Twitch star Shroud follows Ninja to Microsoft's Mixer

October 24, 2019
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins surprised many when he left Twitch to stream full time on Microsoft’s Mixer platform. Now another major streamer is making the same leap: Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek. Same shroud. New home.https://t.co/eZV2GBBSsY pic.twitter.com/AHaajkjees — Michael Grzesiek (@shroud) October 24, 2019 A former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro…
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