Some business decisions are obviously brilliant from moment one, while others take time to play out before definitive judgments can be made. The jury’s still out on Google’s Pixel smartphone experiment, which started as a way to create hero hardware for Android software, but apparently hasn’t generated the sales or impact Google expected, in part because of the long shadow cast by Apple’s…
Concept imagines iOS 14 home screen widgets on iPad [Video]
October 2, 2020
iOS 14 home screen widgets have proven to be immensely popular, and while they are also available in iPadOS 14, there’s one major limitation. On iPad, widgets can only be added to the Today view sidebar, but a new concept imagines what the iPad home screen might look like…
Following the release of iOS 14.0.1 to the public last week, Apple has just stopped signing the first iOS 14 release build. That means users who have updated their devices to iOS 14.0.1 can no longer downgrade to iOS 14.0.
iOS 14.0 was released on September 16 after…
Today, Volvo started production of its highly-anticipated XC40 Recharge electric SUV, the first fully electric vehicle from the Swedish brand.
While Polestar, a Volvo-Geely subsidiary, has already launched its first all-electric car, the Polestar 2, Volvo has yet to launch a BEV under its own brand.
The company has already confirmed its plan for an all-electric version of its best-selling XC40…
GOG will sell Epic Games Store titles through its Galaxy app
October 2, 2020
When CD Projekt started testing GOG Galaxy 2.0 last year, it said its goal was to create a launcher where you could have all your PC games in one place. The company is taking a significant step toward fulfilling that promise with a new beta feature that allows its users to…
Gorgeous B&W Photos of Tunisian Kids Growing Up with the Sea
October 2, 2020
Photographer Skander Khlif traveled to the North African country of Tunisia this past summer and spent days traveling along the coast. Along the way, he turned his lens on the joy of kids there growing up next to the sea and playing in the water as a way of life.
The…
Air Street Capital: AI industry remains strong despite academic brain drain, tech nationalization
October 2, 2020
London-based venture capital firm Air Street Capital today published the State of AI Report 2020, its third annual survey canvassing research, talent, industrial, and political trends in the field of AI. Coauthored by University College London visiting professor Ian Hogarth and AI investor Nathan Benaich, the report aims to highlight technological breakthroughs and areas of commercial application…
An MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) team claims to have developed an AI system that can analyze X-rays to anticipate certain kinds of heart failure. By detecting signs of excess fluid in the lungs, a condition known as pulmonary edema, the…
In a move to expand its business into the logistics and delivery segment, ride-hailing startup Via today announced that it acquired Fleetonomy for an undisclosed sum. Via, which says it plans to apply Fleetonomy’s expertise in demand prediction and fleet utilization to…
Along with the Xbox Series X, Microsoft sent GamesBeat the new Xbox controller. This gamepad comes with the next-gen hardware, but you can, of course, also purchase it separately for $60. And you are probably thinking that this controller looks a lot like the last one, and you’re right. Xbox’s designers kept the same general look, but that doesn’t mean it kept the same feel. Microsoft made a…
