AI & RoboticsNews

AI startups on pace to break funding records in 2019

October 9, 2019
Artificial intelligence’s potential to transform a growing range of industries has venture capitalists writing checks to promising startups at a rate that will likely set a new record in 2019 for the industry. According to the Q3 2019 data from the National Venture Capital Association, 965 AI-related companies in the U.S. have raised $13.5 billion in venture capital through the first 9 months of…
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MIT CSAIL’s AI detects possible IP address hijacking

October 9, 2019
Border gateway protocol (BGP), a routing protocol used to transfer data and information between different host gateways, is fundamental to the internet’s design. Unfortunately, it’s flawed in two respects: It lacks route authentication and basic origin validation. That…
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Windows 10 preview brings Android phone calls to your PC

October 9, 2019
Windows 10’s Your Phone calling support is finally here, provided you’re willing to live life on the edge. Microsoft has released a Windows 10 Insider Preview for Fast ring testers that adds the ability to take and start calls from your PC. You’ll need a handset running at least Android 7.0 Nougat or later (it doesn’t have to be from Samsung), the Your Phone Android app…
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Eve for HomeKit app adds iOS 13 Dark Mode support

October 9, 2019
The Eve app for HomeKit has been updated today with new optimizations for iOS 13, a redesigned navigation bar, and more. The Eve app on iOS works not only with Eve accessories, but also with all other HomeKit devices as well. Eve for HomeKit first added a dark theme back in…
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Windows 10 testers can now answer Android phone calls

October 8, 2019
At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2019 in August and the Surface hardware event last week, Microsoft talked about Windows 10’s Your Phone app getting a new Calls feature. Today, the company is letting Windows Insiders start testing an early preview of Android calling on…
GamingNews

Sensor Tower — Call of Duty: Mobile breaks first-week record with 100 million downloads

October 8, 2019
Call of Duty: Mobile has reached 100 million downloads one week after its October 1 launch, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This is more than the first week of any other mobile game, beating the 90 million that Mario Kart Tour brought in. Most of Call of Duty: Mobile’s downloads are coming from iOS, accounting for 55.7% of the total. That leaves 44.3% for Android. Call of Duty…
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YouTube app will soon respect Android 10 dark theme

October 8, 2019
While YouTube was one of the first Google apps to adopt a dark theme, the Android client is finally moving away from a custom implementation. As a result, it will respect Android 10’s system-level setting. YouTube for Android widely rolled out a dark theme just over a…
GamingNews

Sling adds a 'Micro Guide' and simpler search to Xbox and smart TVs

October 8, 2019
Sling is giving its living room interface some decidedly useful tune-ups, including one designed to stay out of your way. Its app for LG TVs, Samsung TVs and the Xbox One now includes a “Micro Guide” that won’t obscure as much of what you’re watching while you’re trying to find out what’s next. There are channel filters at the top to help you quickly pick a…
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