AI & RoboticsNews

DeepMind proposes novel way to train ‘safe’ reinforcement learning AI

Reinforcement learning agents — or AI that’s progressively spurred toward goals via rewards (or punishments) — form the foundation of self-driving cars, dexterous robots, and drug discovery systems. But because they’re predisposed to explore unfamiliar states, they’re susceptible to what’s called the safe exploration problem, wherein they become fixated on unsafe states (like a mobile…
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GamingNews

Microsoft announces Xbox Series X, arriving Holiday 2020

Microsoft today announced the next generation of game console, the Xbox Series X. Previously known as Project Scarlett, the Xbox Series X is the fourth major console release from Microsoft and will be available for purchase this time next year in Holiday 2020. The Xbox Series X is the successor to the Xbox One and the Xbox One X series of consoles and today’s announcement finally gives us a…
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MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy Note Android 10 rollout begins for beta testers, starting w/ Germany

For those of you lucky enough to own the superb Samsung Galaxy Note 10 you’ll be pleased to hear that the stable Android 10 rollout has now begun in Europe — with Germany first in line. While the beta has been available for some time, the stable OTA is now heading out for those that have already participated in this test phase for the full Android 10 build. Those participating have confirmed…
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MobileNews

Apple vows to fix its easily defeated iPhone parental controls

iOS 13.3 just arrived recently with new parental controls, particularly a feature called Communication Limits. It’s designed to block children from communicating with people not in their contacts unless their parents let them by entering a code. However, the system can be easily defeated by a simple text message, according to a report from CNBC. Here’s how it works…
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