A preprint paper coauthored by researchers at Microsoft, the Indian Institute of Technology, and TCS Research (the R&D division of Tata Consultancy Services) describes an AI framework designed to help cities and regions make policy decisions about lockdowns, closures, and physical distancing in response to pandemics like COVID-19. They claim that because it learns policies automatically as a…
Stanford researchers propose AI in-home system that can monitor for coronavirus symptoms
April 8, 2020
During the “COVID-19 and AI” livestream event run by the Stanford Institute of Human-Centered AI (HAI), Stanford professor and HAI codirector Dr. Fei-Fei Li presented a concept for an AI-powered in-home system that could track a resident’s health, including for signs…
If you’ve ever used Apple’s Siri, you probably know the digital assistant has specific strengths and weaknesses, including annoyances that have stopped some people from using it at all. Instead of a top-to-bottom refresh of the service, Apple has spent nearly a decade…
In a paper published in the journal Nature Physics, DeepMind researchers describe an AI system that can predict the movement of glass molecules as they transition between liquid and solid states. The techniques and trained models, which have been made available in open source, could be used to predict other qualities of interest in glass, DeepMind says.
Beyond glass, the researchers assert the…
Publisher Deep Silver announced today Saints Row: The Third is getting a remaster, which will release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 22.
The open-world game first came out back in 2011. This third entry in the franchise was something of a turning point for Saints…
It’s not quite 28 Days Later out there, but I did get the chance to put the iPhone 11 Pro camera to an unusual test some 28 Weeks Later – almost to the day since the phone’s launch.
The UK is under lockdown at present, with people allowed out only for four reasons…
The Galaxy A51 is selling well across the world, but Samsung is preparing a 5G version of the model to get a piece of the expanding market for affordable phones to support the next gen networks. The imminent arrival of the Galaxy A51 5G was confirmed by its appearace across certification boards and now the Wi-Fi Alliance joins the growing list. The phone, codenamed SM-A516N, just got its license…
Apple iPhone 9 listed on JD.com
April 6, 2020
The iPhone SE, previously known as iPhone 9 is Apple’s upcoming new iPhone, which was supposed to arrive in March but was pushed back due to the current pandemic and is now allegedly coming on April 15.
That rumored announcement has now been made more likely as a…
Honor Play 4T series key specs confirmed
April 6, 2020
The upcoming Honor Play 4T series is expected to launch on April 9 and we’ve already seen some detailed detailed specs and images of the two phones – the Pay 4T and Play 4T Pro. The latest bit is a teaser from the official Honor Weibo account, which confirms the key…
The Galaxy Buds+ are the latest and greatest true wireless earphones from Samsung. Their design is very similar to the Galaxy Buds and the IconX before them, but it appears that we will be seeing a drastic departure with their successors.
Renders of the upcoming earphones codenamed Galaxy Buds Bean leaked, revealing their unique design and color options. The drivers are firing straight into the…
