AI & RoboticsNews

Pinterest says AI reduced reported self-harm content by 88%

October 10, 2019
Today is World Mental Health Day, an opportunity for global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma that was first marked in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health. In recognition of the day, Pinterest this morning detailed ways it’s helping better serve users struggling with emotional well-being. Specifically, Pinterest says it’s using machine learning…
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ComputersNews

HP targets businesses with its latest Chromebooks

October 10, 2019
Much like Dell did recently, HP has unveiled a couple of Chromebooks and a Chromebox for enterprises, touting the cheaper, simpler and more secure nature of Google’s cloud-powered Chrome OS ecosystem. The most powerful of the trio is the Chromebook Enterprise x360 14E…
AI & RoboticsNews

Grammarly raises $90 million for AI that spots grammar errors and plagiarism

October 10, 2019
Grammarly, the Kyiv, San Francisco, Vancouver, and New York startup behind the eponymous cross-platform grammar- and spell-checking platform, today revealed that it’s secured $90 million in its second-ever funding round, led by General Catalyst, with participation from IVP as well as undisclosed existing and new investors. CEO Brad Hoover said the fresh capital, which brings Grammarly’s total…
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MobileNews

Here’s a last minute look at the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition w/ some pricing

October 10, 2019
OnePlus is set to host another event today to unveil the rest of the OnePlus 7T series, and that includes two versions of the Pro. Just hours ahead of the event, we’re getting some renders that reveal what the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition looks like as well as its pricing. Ishan Argawal posted to Twitter this morning several renders of the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition which reveal basically…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Issa Rae is Google Assistant's newest celebrity voice

October 10, 2019
The long-promised John Legend voice eventually landed on Google Assistant back in April, now we’ve got the next celebrity voice offering in the form of the brilliant actress, writer and producer, Issa Rae. Just say, “Hey Google, talk like Issa,” or switch…
GamingNews

Steam will soon let you play local multiplayer games over the internet

October 10, 2019
Steam is preparing to launch a new “Remote Play Together” feature, which will let you play local multiplayer games over the internet with friends “as though they were in the same room.” Valve announced the new functionality to developers via the Steamworks website, before PC Gamer reported its existence publicly. The new feature is planned for release in beta in the week of October…
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