In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, researchers affiliated with Carnegie Mellon, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 AI Research describe a challenge — video-and-language inference — that tasks AI with inferring whether a statement is entailed or contradicted by a given video clip. The idea is to spur investigations into…
Misinformation is spreading like wildfire in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and one source of that has been the highly controversial Alex Jones and his Infowars outlet. Today, Google has finally taken action against the Infowars Android app, removing it from the Play…
Huiying Medical, a medical devices company based in Huizhou, China, claims to have developed an AI imaging solution that uses CT chest scans to detect the presence of COVID-19. The company asserts that it might be useful in regions of the world without access to reverse…
On Thursday afternoon, the United States became the country with the greatest number of known COVID-19 cases in the world. With millions out of work and the spread of the virus taking its toll, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and in anguish without ever getting off the couch.
Inadequately supplied frontline healthcare workers are the heroes in the trenches of this war, but the world’s scientific…
Two of the best-received mobile games are now free to download and play on your Android device – and . Both have won “Best Mobile Game” at The Game Awards (in 2017 and 2015, respectively) and have received raving reviews from publications and players…
As we face this time of crisis together, one of the most important things we can do — aside from washing your hands and maintaining social distance — is combat misinformation with the truth. To that end, the World Health Organization is preparing to launch an official…
Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro hit Europe, starting at 799
March 27, 2020
A month after they were announced in China, Xiaomis Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are now officially coming to the European markets. The Mi 10 will start at 799 for the base 8/128GB version, theres also an 8/256GB model for 899. The Mi 10 Pro will go for 999 in its 8/256GB trim.
Both Mi 10 models come with curved 6.67-inch AMOLED displays with FHD+ resolution, 90Hz refresh rate and a punch-hole…
Here’s a funny bug. On the newest versions of iOS and macOS, you cannot search for a plus sign (the ‘+’ symbol). Try it. Using Google search in Safari, type a search query in the unified address bar that includes the plus sign. When you press “Go” to search, the…
Samsung has now confirmed that the One UI 2.1 update for the Galaxy S20 series brings with it a series of new features for the DeX desktop mode, such as window snapping when using a mouse, plus more.
While the feature has already existed in DeX, you can now mimic your…
Plex makes Live TV feature free for 3 months, here’s how to get set up on Mac, iPhone, Apple TV
March 27, 2020
Plex offers a mix of free content through its platform, but to access all of the service’s features, like Live TV, you normally need a Plex Pass paid subscription. Today the company has announced, in light of the global coronavirus crisis, that it will make its Live TV feature free to Plex users for three months. Follow along for how to get set up with the functionality.
Plex detailed the…
