AI & RoboticsNews

How the coronavirus may reshape AI research conferences

March 12, 2020
COVID-19 officially became a global pandemic on Wednesday. As public health officials and governments respond; businesses brace for losses; and events like trade shows, SXSW, and Google’s I/O shutter around the world, the disease is also impacting scientific conferences. Ironically, a coronavirus conference got canceled this week, and on Tuesday the International Conference on Learning…
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MobileNews

Rear iPhone 3D camera system ‘in the design,’ exciting photo feature possible

March 12, 2020
We’ve been hearing reports about a new iPhone 3D camera system since 2017, with a Ming-Chi Kuo report last year saying the tech would be arriving this year. A new report today corroborates that, stating that the depth-sensing feature for rear cameras is ‘in the design’ for at least one of this year’s iPhone 12 models. Similar in principle to the TrueDepth sensors used for Face ID, it would…
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MobileNews

OnePlus commits $30 million to 5G development

March 12, 2020
OnePlus is committing $30 million to “scale up and upgrade” its 5G research and development efforts. The announcement comes in the same week as the Chinese smartphone maker confirmed that it would be going all-in on 5G with its next flagship smartphone lineup. “5G is a…
AI & RoboticsNews

White House seeks tech companies’ AI to combat coronavirus outbreak

March 12, 2020
(Reuters) — White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss tech-related response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector. COVID19, the disease caused by the virus, has killed about 30 people in the United States, and infected more than 1,000 Americans and over 115,000 people…
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GamingNews

Activision Blizzard names Google executive Daniel Alegre as president and COO

March 11, 2020
Activision Blizzard has named Google executive Daniel Alegre as president and chief operating officer, effective April 7. He will report to CEO Bobby Kotick and replace Coddy Johnson, a 12-year veteran at the big game publisher. Johnson will serve as special advisor to the CEO. The Alegre appointment is significant, as Kotick has been in his role for decades. Alegre isn’t a gaming executive.
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