As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic by forcing people into isolation, the reduced movement has resulted in fewer carbon emissions and a healthier planet. When China went into lockdown, NASA satellite images revealed a decline in pollution, a trend that first emerged near the source of the outbreak in Wuhan and spread across the whole country as more people were forced to stay at…
A cross-disciplinary group of researchers used AI as part of an analysis of photos posted online that recognizes an association between happiness, life satisfaction, and nature. Researchers from universities in Australia and Singapore say the analysis demonstrates the…
Fritz brings on-device AI to Android and iOS
March 25, 2020
Fritz AI, a startup providing an AI and machine learning development platform for Android and iOS, today announced that it has raised $5 million. CEO Dan Abdinoor says that the capital will accelerate Fritz’s expansion as it launches its product out of early access, which…
A paper published by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, San Francisco research firm OpenAI, Facebook AI Research, the University of California at Berkeley, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University describes a paradigm that scales up multi-agent reinforcement learning, where AI models learn by having agents interact within an environment such that the agent population increases in size over time.
Following a 1.5-month beta testing period and a 3-month gap between point releases, Apple today officially released versions 13.4 of iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS to the public, alongside macOS 10.15.4 and watchOS 6.2. While many of their improvements are minor, there are a few…
The world is stuck at home as part of the fight against the spread of COVID-19. This has led to a huge jump in gaming activity across multiple platforms. Sony has even agreed to throttle its network to save bandwidth for more crucial data. But just because people are…
Miso Robotics, a startup developing robots that can perform basic cooking tasks in commercial kitchens, today announced that it has deployed new tools to its platform in CaliBurger restaurants intended to improve safety and health standards. The hope is to minimize the threat of infection for patrons and delivery workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has sickened hundreds of thousands of…
Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S20 and S20+ are now $200 off
March 24, 2020
The Galaxy S20 and S20+ have only been available for a few weeks, but Samsung has already decided to create a special offer for you if you want to purchase either of these.
Both models are now $200 off at Amazon. The Galaxy S20 can be yours for $799.99 (down from $999.99)…
Roblox’s in-game Bloxy Awards draw 600,000 spectators
March 24, 2020
Roblox announced that its seventh annual Bloxy Awards drew more than 4 million concurrent players during the peak of the show and 600,000 spectators for the show itself. The event ceremony, staged inside Roblox’s game world, raised $100,000 for nonprofits.
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LG V60 Impressions: We heard you liked bloatware, so here’s another screen for all this bloatware
March 24, 2020
It’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to use an LG smartphone. When it was first announced, there was a lot about the LG V60 ThinQ that was sort of exciting, especially looking at its spec sheet. Now, I’ve spent a little over a day with the LG V60 ThinQ in my pocket, and I’ve got some early thoughts to share.
As usual with first impressions, I’m only sharing a few things that have…
