AI & RoboticsNews

Facebook taught its AI to speak math

January 15, 2020
I speak two languages, English and Bad English. My understanding of math is significantly worse. In fact, I had to redo Calculus 2A four different times in college in order to graduate, mostly because I could never properly calculate a ladder’s rate of acceleration as it fell away from a wall. You know, the sort of theoretical quandaries that really matter in our day to day lives. My…
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MobileNews

Galaxy S20+ leaks show 8K video, 120Hz display

January 15, 2020
The leaks for the Galaxy S20 keep on coming, and the latest could be good news if you’re a shutterbug. XDA-Developers claims to have leaked details of the S20+ variant’s camera app, including some of its hardware capabilities, along with hands-on looks and a…
GamingNews

Xbox One Elite Series 2 controller gets $20 cheaper with Amazon Prime

January 15, 2020
Late last year Microsoft unveiled a second generation of its upgraded Elite Series gaming pad. It features a sealed-in rechargeable battery, USB-C port, Bluetooth connectivity, programmable profiles, new interchangeable thumbstick and paddle shapes and probably a few other things we forgot about (the new paddles are smaller, it can charge inside its carrying case, and the Profiles button on its…
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MobileNews

Galaxy Buds+ to have a bigger battery, no ANC

January 15, 2020
Samsung Galaxy Buds+ is expected to be part of the Unpacked event on February 11, when the new Galaxy S20 lineup is going to be unveiled. We already heard that the new earbuds will skip the active noise canceling, and today another source confirmed this information. The…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI startups raised $18.5 billion in 2019, setting new funding record

January 15, 2020
While overall U.S. venture capital funding dipped in 2019, the artificial intelligence sector bucked this trend by reaching a new annual high for money raised by startups. According to 2019 data from the National Venture Capital Association, 1,356 AI-related companies in the U.S. raised $18.457 billion. That topped the 1,281 companies that raised $16.8 billion in 2018, according to the Q4 2019…
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ComputersNews

Microsoft ends support for Windows 7: What you need to know

January 15, 2020
Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 ends today. This is by design: Microsoft provides at least a decade of support for its operating systems, split into two distinct types. Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, hit RTM status on July 22, 2009 and general availability on…
MobileNews

GitHub launches Android app in beta

January 15, 2020
GitHub is releasing an Android app in beta today for developers to collaborate together on the go. The GitHub mobile app allows users to address or merge pull requests, file an issue, check and clear notifications, join discussions, and quickly find out when they’re…
AI & RoboticsNews

KeyMe raises $35 million to duplicate keys with AI

January 15, 2020
Normally, duplicating a key would require an expensive trip to the locksmith, but New York-based KeyMe — which was founded in 2012 by Greg Marsh, former director of finance at auto tech company Aperia Technologies — hopes to change the paradigm with a network of key-scanning kiosks. To this end, the company today announced that it’s raised $35 million in funding from Brentwood Associates…
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