With two releases and subsequent patches, development on the next major version of Google’s mobile operating system is well underway. Android 11 DP3 is rolling out today for the latest Pixel devices.
Android 11 DP3 is another “incremental update” as Google finalizes features and APIs before shifting to performance and polish. Developers are advised to release a compatible app update by the…
In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, scientists at Alphabet’s DeepMind propose a new framework that learns an approximate best response to players within games of many kinds. They claim that it achieves consistently high performance against…
There’s been disagreement among analysts about whether the iPhone 12 will support the faster 5G standard known as mmWave. It is this standard that theoretically offers gigabit speeds – as fast as the fastest fiber-optic home broadband services.
One report said no…
Built Robotics executives are fond of saying that their autonomous system for construction equipment, like dozers and excavators, might be further along than many autonomous vehicles. In fact, CEO Noah Ready-Campbell insists you’ll see autonomous vehicles in controlled industrial environments — like construction sites — before you see level 5 driverless cars on public roads. That may be in…
Boston Dynamics open-sources health care robotics toolkit for telemedicine, vitals inspection, and disinfection
April 23, 2020
As a direct response to the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Dynamics today open-sourced its health care robotics toolkit on GitHub. The company hopes that existing Boston Dynamics customers and other mobile robot providers can use the toolkit, which includes documentation and…
Peak.AI, a startup developing AI solutions for enterprise customers, today announced that it has raised $12 million in extended series A funding. The fresh capital will fuel Peak’s growth, commercial expansion, and R&D, according to CEO Richard Potter, and will come as…
Randori raises $20 million to spot cyberattacks with AI
April 23, 2020
Cybersecurity startup Randori today announced that it secured $20 million in equity financing, bringing the startup’s total raised to $29.75 million. The infusion of capital comes after a year during which attacks on internet of things devices tripled, and during which the number of malicious payloads on the web hit 24.6 billion — up 14% from 2018.
Randori’s attack platform promises to…
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series is the first collection of widely available 5G devices on the market in the United States and carriers are excited to bring that to customers. While we still don’t advise buying a phone just for 5G, there are perks. This month, Sprint users…
Motorola hasn’t had a true flagship on the market in a few years after its Moto Z line was downgraded to mid-range status. Today, though, the company has officially unveiled the Motorola Edge and Edge+ with the Snapdragon 865, crazy cameras, and more. Here’s what you…
Wireless charging has been mainstream on flagship smartphones for a few years now, but OnePlus has made excuses time and time again for not including the feature on its smartphones. Now, the OnePlus 8 Pro supports the feature and it supercharges it with an official OnePlus wireless charger. Here’s what you need to know before dropping $70 on it.
OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Wireless: How fast is…