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Apple debuts iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS 14 public betas, macOS 11 and watchOS 7 ‘soon’

For the first time since the Apple Watch was released in 2015, Apple will allow the general public to beta test the latest watchOS operating system over the summer, months ahead of its official release. But for now, Apple is opening the public beta gates to three other operating systems — iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14 — to let iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV users play with their new features…
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MobileNews

iOS 14 on iPhone: Mirror front facing camera selfies

When you take a selfie photo on the iPhone camera, the viewfinder shows the mirrored version of the front-facing camera. This is because people are used to seeing themselves mirrored, such as in the reflection of a mirror. When the photo is taken though, the original source…
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Google ‘wireless device’ hits FCC, possibly ‘sabrina’ dongle or ‘prince’ speaker

A new piece of Google hardware passed through the Federal Communications Commission this evening. There are not too many details to glean from the filing, but it’s possibly the rumored “sabrina” Android TV-powered dongle or Google’s next “prince” speaker. The GXCA6 model name does not fit in too closely with any previous numbering schemes. It does start with a “G” — which follows…
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GamingNews

Games for Change honors Gordon Bellamy of USC Games and Gay Gaming Professionals

Games For Change is honoring educator Gordon Bellamy with its prestigious Vanguard Award for his role as a game industry leader and LGBTQ+​ champion. Games For Change is a nonprofit taht runs the game conference and festival, promoting the power of games for social impact. It takes place on July 14 to July 16, and Bellamy will be honored at the G4C Awards Ceremony on July 14 at 4:30 p.m.
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AI & RoboticsNews

Nvidia researchers propose technique to transfer AI trained in simulation to the real world

In a preprint paper published this week on Arxiv.org, Nvidia and Stanford University researchers propose a novel approach to transferring AI models trained in simulation to real-world autonomous machines. It uses segmentation as the interface between perception and control, leading to what the coauthors characterize as “high success” in workloads like robot grasping. Simulators have advantages…
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