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Google AI open-sources EfficientDet for state-of-the-art object detection

Members of the Google Brain team and Google AI this week open-sourced EfficientDet, an AI tool that achieves state-of-the-art object detection while using less compute. Creators of the system say it also achieves faster performance when used with CPUs or GPUs than other popular objection detection models like YOLO or AmoebaNet. When tasked with semantic segmentation, another task related to object…
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GamingNews

Xbox Series X will launch Thanksgiving 2020 (updated)

Microsoft has created a new website for its upcoming console, the Xbox Series X, which reveals that the machine will be out this Thanksgiving. It’s not clear if this means Thanksgiving as a time frame or literally that day, which is Thursday, November 26. We have asked…
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Google releases Android 11 DP2 w/ app ‘resume on reboot’ and OTA from DP1

This time last year, Google just released the first beta of the next version of Android. In 2020, we’re four weeks into the developer preview, and Android 11 DP2 is launching today. Coming after the unscheduled DP 1.1 patch earlier this month, Developer Preview 2 is officially an “incremental update with additional features, APIs, and behavior changes.” Google continues to take feedback…
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Apple releasing iOS 13.4 and watchOS 6.2 GM to developers

Apple today is releasing the GM seed of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, and watchOS 6.2 to developers. These updates come after a long period of beta testing. iOS 13.4 includes new features like iCloud Drive folder sharing, new Memoji stickers, advanced mouse support for iPad, and much more. Apple is also releasing macOS Catalina 10.15.4 beta 6 and tvOS 13.4 GM to developers. One of the major changes of…
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PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox Series X: Comparing the specs

Earlier this week, Microsoft revealed the details for the upcoming Xbox Series X. Now, Sony has done the same for the PlayStation 5. This means we can start looking at their specs side-by-side. And while this is far from the whole story when it comes to how much you’ll…
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks adds DLC rewards for free-to-play games

Microsoft is adding a new category of rewards to its Netflix-style subscription service for games. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks are launching today to give subscribers in-game bonuses in a number of free-to-play and live-service releases. This should give gaming fans in the Xbox ecosystem even more reasons to get and maintain an active subscription to Game Pass. As part of the first round of Xbox…
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