CES is the show for gazing at gorgeous, huge TVs from the likes of Samsung, Sony and LG, but if you want a teaser of things still over a year away, you have to book yourself into a private meeting with LG Display’s prototype showroom. It’s probably the quietest place in CES, with hushed LG executives walking around as our press group gets the tour, starting with a new rollable OLED…
Lyft releases Flyte, a platform for maintaining AI workflows
January 7, 2020
Hot on the heels of Uber’s open-sourcing of an AI debugging tool this morning, Lyft announced the release of Flyte, which it describes as a structured and distributed platform for concurrent, scalable, and maintainable machine learning workflows. The company says that…
Today, the White House proposed 10 principles for federal agencies to consider when regulating artificial intelligence, Reuters reports. The guidelines stress limiting regulatory “overreach” and encourage Europe and other allies to “avoid heavy handed…
At CES 2020, Google’s goal is to make “Assistant the most helpful digital assistant throughout your day.” On your phone, this involves a preview of an upcoming “read it” command that features natural text-to-speech.
Since 2018, Google Go — a Search app for RAM-constrained devices in developing nations — has featured a TTS functionality that allows you to listen to webpages. The…
Google Assistant passes 500 million users, will get longform reading and deeper smart home integration in 2020
January 7, 2020
Google Assistant is now used by 500 million monthly active users, and today Google is previewing features on the way in 2020 like a new voice that reads articles and web pages aloud to users with a more natural and humanlike voice. Later this year, saying “Hey Google, read…
Debugging machine learning (ML) models isn’t a walk in the woods. Just ask the data scientists and engineers at Uber, some of whom have the unenviable task of digging into algorithms to diagnose the causes of their performance issues.
To lighten the workload, Uber…
How to use YouTube in picture-in-picture mode on iOS
January 7, 2020
The iPad is a real multitasking beast these days, with simple split-screen app functionality and a super-handy picture-in-picture mode for apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV. Sadly, the YouTube iOS app doesn’t support this feature, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a workaround.
The iOS YouTube app is, in general, the best way to enjoy YouTube on an iOS device — except for…
OnePlus officially unveils the Concept One smartphone, but you won’t be able to buy it
January 7, 2020
OnePlus has officially unveiled its highly anticipated Concept One smartphone at CES 2020, but despite some cool tech, it probably won’t ever be sold.
The firm had previously teased the smartphone, made in collaboration with supercar manufacturer McLaren, which comes…
No, that’s not a Razer Phone 3 in the photo, but it’s a Pixel 3a XL wedged between two halves of a new Razer gamepad. Following the Junglecat, Razer chose CES to launch the Kishi controller, which plugs straight into your Android (via USB-C) or iPhone for lower…
Realme had a big event in China today, where the Realme X50 5G was announced, and the arrival of the Realme Buds Air in its domestic market. During the presentation, the founder and CEO of the company, Sky Li, revealed the ambitious plans of the brand – to ship twice as many phones in 2020 compared with 2019.
Sky Li, Realme Global CEO
Realme pushed 25 million smartphones in the past 12…
