There’s been a trend over the past couple of years of bringing titles from consoles and PC over to mobile, and now another hit is making the jump. Next year, Brawlhalla is coming to Android and iOS.
Blue Mammoth Games, the developers behind Brawlhalla, announced on Twitter this week that the game would be coming to Android and iOS in the near…
Google Stadia’s data use is over 100MB per minute at 1080p
November 20, 2019
Google Stadia is every bit the data hog that everyone was expecting. The service warns that it can use between 4.5GB and 20GB of data per hour. Where you’ll fall within that range depends on the quality of the video feed you get from Stadia. But I didn’t want to just…
Brookings: AI will heavily affect tech and white-collar jobs
November 20, 2019
AI is set to have a big impact on high-wage, white-collar, and tech jobs, according to a new Brookings Institution study released today. The report analyzes overlap between job descriptions and patent database text, using NLP to assign each job an exposure…
Xiaomi’s Xiao AI assistant passes 49.9 million users
November 20, 2019
Today marked the kickoff of Xiaomi’s annual Mi Developer conference in Beijing, and the tech giant wasted no time in announcing updates across its AI portfolio. It took the wraps off the latest release of Mobile AI Compute Engine (MACE), its open source machine learning framework, and it demoed an improved version of its Xiao AI voice assistant (Xiao AI 3.0).
Xiao AI 3.0
Xiao AI, which Xiaomi…
HP rejects Xerox buyout offer
November 18, 2019
HP has been receiving buyout offers as of late, but it’s not ready to lose its independence — at least, not yet. Thetech pioneerhasrejecteda Xerox proposal to buy the company for $22 per share, arguing that the current offer…
Jensen Huang interview — Nvidia can shake off rivals that have complicated and untested AI solutions
November 18, 2019
Intel just announced its first graphics processing unit (GPU), the Ponte Vecchio, to compete with Nvidia for handling AI in supercomputers. But Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang isn’t worried.
I spoke with Huang on a brief call after his company posted $3.01 billion in revenue for…
Wayve raises $20 million to give autonomous cars better AI brains
November 18, 2019
Wayve, a U.K.-based startup that’s developing artificial intelligence (AI) that teaches cars to drive autonomously using reinforcement learning, simulation, and computer vision, has raised $20 million in a series A round of funding led by Palo Alto venture capital (VC) firm Eclipse Ventures, with participation from Balderton Capital, Compound Ventures, Fly Ventures, and First Minute…
President Trump will visit Apple's Mac Pro factory on November 20th
November 17, 2019
Apple is determined to win as as many tariff exemptions as it can, it seems. The White House has confirmed that President Trump will visit Apple’s Mac Pro factory in Austin, Texas on November 20th, backing up rumors of an impending tour. It’s not clear if…
BioWare may revamp 'Anthem' in a bid to save it
November 17, 2019
There’s no question that BioWare has struggled with Anthem between bugs and basic mechanics, and has made significant gameplay changes in a bid to keep its shared world shooter alive. However, the developer might soon resort to more drastic…
Is AI in a golden age or on the verge of a new winter?
November 16, 2019
The global rush forward of AI development continues at a breakneck pace and shows no signs of stopping. Stanford University recently called on the U.S. government to make a $120 billion investment in the nation’s AI ecosystem over the course of the next 10 years, and reports from France show 38% more AI startups in 2019 with government and investor backing. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is…
