AI & RoboticsNews

Amazon researchers use AI to improve the recognition of curved text

December 26, 2019
Optical character recognition (OCR), or the conversion of images of handwritten or printed text into machine-readable text, is a science that dates back to the early ’70s. But algorithms have long struggled to make out characters that aren’t parallel with horizontal planes, which is why researchers at Amazon developed what they call TextTubes. They’re detectors for curved text in natural…
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GamingNews

How Twitch started to lose its grip on video game streaming

December 26, 2019
For the longest time, Twitch was the undisputed champ of video game live streaming. The Amazon-owned platform has the highest number of ‘broadcasters’ and, more importantly, viewers watching, chatting and donating in real-time. For most full-time streamers…
AI & RoboticsNews

Researchers want to use Mega Man 2 to evaluate AI

December 26, 2019
Games have long served as a training ground for AI algorithms, and not without good reason. Games — particularly video games — provide challenging environments against which to benchmark autonomous systems. In 2013, a team of researchers introduced the Arcade Learning…
GamingNews

Researchers want to use Mega Man 2 to evaluate AI

December 26, 2019
Games have long served as a training ground for AI algorithms, and not without good reason. Games — particularly video games — provide challenging environments against which to benchmark autonomous systems. In 2013, a team of researchers introduced the Arcade Learning Environment, a collection of over 55 Atari 2600 games designed to test a broad range of AI techniques. More recently, San…
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ComputersNews

Is the MacBook Pro a better buy than the Air?

December 26, 2019
This year, Apple made some moves to simplify its laptop lineup, including an upgrade to the MacBook Pro which included an eighth-gen Intel quad-core processor, better speakers and a True Tone display. At $1,299 (to start), the newest model of Pro is now only $200 more than…
MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy S11 might actually be called Galaxy S20 with ‘a new beginning’

December 26, 2019
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MobileNews

The 12 best apps for your new iPhone

December 26, 2019
If you’re lucky enough to have unwrapped a new iPhone as a holiday gift this year, you’ll probably want to install some new apps on it. Fortunately, we’re here to help with some suggestions. We’ve divided them into two types: great apps that are just generally fun or…
MobileNews

The 8 best Apple Arcade games for your new iPhone or iPad

December 26, 2019
The world of iPhone and iPad games changed dramatically in September with the launch of Apple Arcade. The subscription is an incredible deal: for $4.99 a month, or $49.99 per year, you get unlimited access to more than 100 titles from some of the biggest mobile game…
MobileNews

You should have these 5 apps on your new Android smartphone

December 25, 2019
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