In a paper published this week on the preprint server Arxiv.org, researchers affiliated with Google, Princeton, the University of Southern California, and Simon Fraser University propose BabyWalk, an AI that learns to navigate by breaking instructions into steps and completing them sequentially. They claim it achieves state-of-the-art results on several metrics and that it’s able to follow long…
The Android world as a whole has been getting a bit better when it comes to software updates over the past few years, but there have been a few standouts. Motorola, for example, has a dreadful update policy. Now, for its flagship Motorola Edge+, the company is promising more…
Spark email gains full mouse and trackpad support on iPad, emoji reactions for iOS and Mac
May 12, 2020
Popular email client Spark is out with a nice update today that sees full iPad mouse and trackpad support arrive as well as new email emoji reactions for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Spark detailed the update in a blog post today. First up, the iPadOS version of Spark is joining…
Kite launches Pro plan for its AI-powered Python code completions, adds JavaScript support
May 12, 2020
Kite, which suggests code snippets for developers in real time, today announced a Pro plan for $19.90 per month ($16.60 per month if you sign up for a whole year). Additionally, the company debuted a new engine for Python completions and added JavaScript support, its second programming language. Support for both languages is now powered by deep learning. Kite also shared that 250,000 developers…
Lilt, which develops AI-powered business translation software, today announced it has raised a fresh $25 million. The company says the cash infusion will enable future product development, research into natural language processing, and acceleration of its go-to-market…
Intel today announced that Intel Capital, its global investment organization, committed a total of $132 million to 11 startups focused on AI, automation, and chipset design. It follows a year in which the firm invested $466 million in 36 new companies (and 35 follow-on…
The public beta for the recently announced Microsoft Family Safety app is now up and running for those on Android and iOS.
As part of the new Microsoft 365 subscription service, the Family Safety app is able to track family member usage across a number of apps and services. The tools look great for the busy family, allowing you to locate family members, check-in on screen time, and even manage…
Huawei is re-releasing the firm’s last Google-supported flagship with a fresh lick of paint but the same internals in the form of the P30 Pro New Edition.
Given the issues of releasing an Android smartphone in Western markets without direct Google Play Store access, this…
OnePlus has often encouraged developers by offering the community with kernel sources for its flagship smartphones — the latest being the OnePlus 8 series.
The Chinese firm officially announced on the OnePlus forums that the kernel sources for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are…
Short-form video app Quibi has done a U-turn on its smartphone-only viewing policy, and now says iPhone owners will be able to watch Quibi on TV. The update is due later this week.
The company also says that the coronavirus is responsible for disappointing downloads of the app after a heavily-promoted high-profile launch …
Quibi launched right as lockdowns were happening.
Prior to the…
