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Android flaw allowed apps to take and upload pictures, some devices still vulnerable

November 20, 2019

A recently-revealed flaw that affected all Android devices at one point allowed attacker applications to take pictures and upload them to servers without user permission. Thankfully, this Android camera flaw has been patched on some devices. Detailed by (via ), this issue allowed apps to use the camera to take photos without user…

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Cerebras Systems deploys the ‘world’s fastest AI computer’ at Argonne National Lab

November 20, 2019

Cerebras Systems is unveiling the CS-1, billed as the fastest artificial intelligence computer in the world and certainly one of the most daring attempts to create a better supercomputer. And it has gained acceptance from the U.S. federal government’s supercomputing…

NVIDIA's RTX Studio driver speeds up ray-traced V-Ray rendering

November 20, 2019

When you see a particularly shiny, photorealistic 3D scene, there’s a good chance it was created on Autodesk’s 3DS Max or Maya using Chaos Group’s V-Ray renderer. It can take a long time for workstations to crunch through V-Ray scenes, however, so NVIDIA…

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Bizagi’s process automation platform gets AI decisioning and Azure Cognitive Services integration

November 20, 2019

Bizagi now offers its process automation tools and AI capabilities alongside Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services, and its Bizagi Studio Collaboration Services is free to use in the Azure Marketplace, too. This follows news from just a few weeks ago about updates to the company’s platform that allow non-data scientists to use AI and machine learning to more easily analyze data and make…

Apple teams up with 100cameras nonprofit to teach students photography and storytelling using iPhone

November 20, 2019

In a new press release today, Apple announced that it has partnered with the nonprofit organization 100cameras to give students in Chicago the new iPhone 11. Through this partnership, the students are taught how to express themselves through visual storytelling with the…

'Fortnite' DirectX 12 update boosts performance on high-end PCs

November 20, 2019

Fortnite is about to make better use of your fast gaming rig. Epic is rolling out an update to the Windows version of its battle royale shooter that adds support for DirectX 12. If you have a high-end graphics chipset, you should see “higher and steadier” frame…

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Google Assistant’s latest feature is a personalized audio news feed

November 20, 2019

Starting today, you can ask Google Assistant to “play me to the news” and it’ll create a curated playlist of audio news stories. The feature, called Your News Update, is available on any phone or smart speaker with access to Google Assistant. Each update will start with a couple of short, general interest news bites before transitioning to longer-form stories. For example, if…

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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…

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Jigsaw releases data set to help develop AI that detects toxic comments

November 20, 2019

Mitigating prejudicial and abusive behavior online is no easy feat, given the level of toxicity in some communities. More than one in five respondents in a recent survey reported being subjected to physical threats, and nearly one in five experienced sexual harassment…

Why ‘The Mandalorian’ cites Fortnite dev Epic Games in its credits

November 20, 2019

Disney+ is here, and one of its first big exclusive shows is Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian. The series follows a mysterious bounty hunter as he takes on secretive job following the fall of the Empire. But outside of the many Easter eggs and action scenes, fans also noticed that Fortnite developer Epic Games appears in the show’s credits. And that’s because series creator Jon Favreau has…