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Google Store discounts Pixel 6 to $499 and offers $649 Pixel 6 Pro

Retail availability of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are coming to a close, and the US Google Store is discounting the latter to $649 while the former is now $499. The Google Store is discounting the unlocked Pixel 6 by $100 so the 128GB model is $499 and 256GB costs $599. This matches a July low and competes directly against the $449 Pixel 6a, though there’s a trade-in bonus that brings the…
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Regression Games raises $4.2M for AI gaming and esports

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Regression Games has raised $4.2 million to bring the power of AI to gaming and esports competitions. That’s pretty good for a 25-year-old solo entrepreneur with a two-month-old company. But Aaron Vontell comes…
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Elon Musk reveals more details about Tesla Robot, sees people gifting it to elderly parents

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed more details about Tesla Optimus, the company’s upcoming humanoid robot, and how he sees the product rolling out over the next decade. Over the last few years, Musk has been getting quite cozy with the Chinese government. In a country known for its protectionism, the CEO managed to score for Tesla the first car factory in China wholly owned by a foreign…
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The Sigma 24mm DG DN Art lens feels sturdy and has some heft, and the focus and aperture ring had enough resistance to build confidence running around Seattle for a weekend of shooting. It didn’t take long before we were more focused on making images than fumbling with…
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Why conversational AI needs to feel more human, not sound more human

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. With more and more of our lives spent online, it’s no wonder today’s headlines are rife with stories that sound like science fiction plot lines blurring the lines between human and computer. Earlier this year, a Google engineer voiced concerns that its chatbot model LaMDA…
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