Twitter has made a pair of changes on iPhone and iPad today. The company is rolling out a fix for a bug that caused polls not to appear in the Twitter for iOS app, while it’s also making a notable tweak to the redesigned iPad app it released two months ago.
Twitter says that it is rolling out version 8.7.1 of the Twitter for iOS app with a fix for a bug that meant polls would not appear for…
Nexon Korea grants game developers 6.8% raise in deal with union
February 6, 2020
Nexon Korea has announced it has agreed to give a 6.8% wage increase to the labor union representing the company’s employees.
The union, dubbed Starting Point, said it reached a tentative agreement with management to raise the average work wage for 2020. The Korea Herald…
Earlier this week, Google during its quarterly earnings call revealed that YouTube Premium and Music has 20 million paying subscribers. YouTube Music is now beginning to roll out built-in lyrics on Android.
Lyrics are accessible from the now playing screen by tapping the…
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip rumors: Everything we know so far
February 6, 2020
Last year Samsung was able to keep a lid on the Galaxy Fold until the final hours before the Unpacked 2019 event. This time around we know quite a bit more on the rumor front ahead of the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip — the firms second-generation foldable.
When you look at the first Unpacked 2020 event of the year, there really is a lot to dissect and — sadly — not a lot left to learn.
Google Translate is a very powerful tool, and a popular app on both Android devices and iOS, too. Now, it looks like Google is rolling out dark mode support for Google Translate on both platforms.
With Google Translate v6.5, some users are reporting dark mode on Android…
Google’s ML-fairness-gym lets researchers study the long-term effects of AI’s decisions
February 6, 2020
Determining whether an AI system is maintaining fairness in its predictions requires an understanding of models’ short- and long-term effects, which might be informed by disparities in error metrics on a number of static data sets. In some cases, it’s necessary to…
Zynga reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31 that either exceeded or matched Wall Street’s expectations, thanks to contributions from games made by recently acquired companies.
As usual, it’s a bit hard to parse due to the way Zynga has to report its revenues and earnings due to regulatory requirements. But CEO Frank Gibeau said in an interview that he was happy…
Following Twitter, Google and YouTube have become the latest companies to send a cease-and-desist letter to Clearview AI, the startup behind a controversial facial recognition program that more than 600 police departments across North American use. Clearview came under…
Netflix starts streaming AV1 on Android to save cellular data
February 5, 2020
Netflix announced today that it’s beginning to stream video using AV1 on Android. This high-performance, royalty-free codec provides 20% improved compression efficiency over VP9.
Developed by the Alliance for Open Media, founding members include Google, Netflix, and…
In early January, the FBI asked Apple to unlock two iPhones as part of the Pensacola case. Apple stood its ground and said it wouldn’t create a backdoor for iOS but would help as much as it could without crossing that line. Even though the FBI has the ability to unlock the iPhone 7 and iPhone 5 with the help of third-parties, today it said it still hasn’t been able to get to the data on the…
