MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G receiving One UI 3.1 update

Samsung released Android 11-based One UI 3.0 for the Galaxy S20 FE 4G and 5G in December, and now it is rolling One UI 3.1 for the 5G variant in Europe with version number G781BXXU2CUB5. The new build comes with the February 2021 security patch and some new features, including location data removal from photos, the ability to add video call effects in third-party apps, and Google Discover on the…
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AI & RoboticsNews

BigHat raises $19 million for an AI-powered antibody design platform

BigHat Biosciences, a protein therapeutics startup and developer of an AI-guided antibody design platform, today announced it has closed a $19 million series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. A spokesperson told VentureBeat the funding will be used to invest in R&D as BigHat further refines its antibody engineering processes. The use of biologics —  medications made of components like…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI displays bias and inflexibility in civility detection, study finds

According to a 2019 Pew Center survey, the majority of respondents believe the tone and nature of political debate in the U.S. have become more negative and less respectful. This observation has motivated scientists to study the civility or lack thereof in political discourse, particularly on broadcast television. Given their ability to parse language at scale, one might assume that AI and machine…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: February 10, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
GamingNews

Zynga beats Q4 2020 expectations with bookings of $699 million, up 61%

Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting its highest-ever bookings and revenues in the fourth quarter ended December 31 thanks to the strong performance of its existing games and the newly launched Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells. The social mobile game company’s revenue was $616 million, up 52% year-over-year, and bookings of $699 million, up 61% year-over-year. The bookings and…
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