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Here Are the Best Astrophotography Photos of 2021

August 4, 2021
The Royal Observatory astrophotography competition — which is the largest such competition in the world — has announced its shortlisted images from this year’s submissions. A part of the Royal Museums Greenwich, the Royal Observatory is dedicated to enriching people’s understanding of the exploration of space. Its annual photography competition, the “Royal Observatory’s Astronomy…
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Microsoft details AI model designed to improve Bing search

August 4, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Microsoft today detailed a large neural network model it’s been using in production to improve the relevance of Bing searches. The company says the model, called a “sparse” neural network, complements existing large Transformer-based networks like OpenAI’s GPT-3. Transformer-based models have been getting a lot…
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iPhone camera embedded into display a step closer as tech improves

August 4, 2021
An iPhone camera embedded into the display is likely Apple’s long-term plan as it works toward its ambition of an iPhone being effectively “a single slab of glass.” That possibility got a step closer today as two early players both claim to have improved on the fledgling technology. We saw some first attempts more than a year ago, but the results weren’t very impressive ……
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PSA: iOS 15 beta 4 can auto-remove lens flares in photos

August 4, 2021
It’s been two months since Apple previewed iOS 15, and there are still new things to get to know about the upcoming iPhone operating system. According to a Reddit user, beta 4 can auto-remove lens flares when post-processing a photo. This finding was shared by the…
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SwiftKey Beta v7.8.5.3 adds clipboard sync between Windows and Android

August 4, 2021
The latest SwiftKey Beta v7.8.5.3 update rolling out via the Play Store is adding the neat ability to cloud sync your clipboard across Windows and Android. Given that Android 10 first started limiting clipboard access to third-party apps, you might have had some issues with your favorite apps. The upside is that this restriction wasn’t directly placed upon third-party keyboards, but instead…
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