Osaro, a San Francisco startup developing AI-based solutions for industrial robots, today announced that it’s closed a $16 million series B funding round led by King River Capital (KRC), with participation from Alpha Intelligence Capital, Founders Fund, Fenox Venture Capital, GiTV Fund, and existing and strategic investors. It brings the startup’s total raised to $29.3 million coming after a…
Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2020 are now available, and both have some new AI-enabled features. The simplified versions of the company’s flagship creative applications help amateurs edit high-quality photos and videos, and with the new Sensei-powered tasks…
Google rolling out Play Books dark theme on Android
October 3, 2019
Following Google Play’s night-friendly appearance more widely rolling out last night, Play Books is gaining a dark theme. It becomes the last modern Android app in the Play family to get the look.
Spotted by , the Play Books dark theme coincides with version 5.4, which…
We’re on the very cusp of the OnePlus 7T Pro launch but that hasn’t stopped the OnePlus 8 from appearing in a series of high-resolution renders.
The leaks have come from @OnLeaks in collaboration with CashKaro, which considering his almost unrivaled track record does give them another level of credibility. Arguably the biggest talking point is the familiar design to the current crop of…
Save $120 on a 32-inch Dell QHD monitor
October 3, 2019
If you’re looking for a new desktop screen, Amazon has a compelling offer on a Dell monitor. The company’s S3219D is currently $179.99, down from $299.99. It features a 32-inch VA panel with QHD 2560 x 1440 resolution. Additionally, it comes with 5W speakers and…
During the Surface Pro X unveiling yesterday, Microsoft showed off new eye gaze technology. The feature taps AI to adjust the appearance of your eyes so you appear to be looking straight at the camera when you’re on a conference call. We talked to Microsoft to get a little…
iOS 13 introduces a useful new feature for recording video from both the front and back cameras on newer iPhones. The only catch is that the built-in Camera app doesn’t actually support this feature yet. Instead, Apple is allowing developers to build the feature in their own apps.
Enter DuetCam, an all-new app from Marcel Schmitz debuting on the iPhone this week. DuetCam has a polished and…
Intel wants to use AI to reconnect damaged spinal nerves
October 3, 2019
AI’s use in medicine could soon extend to one of the medical world’s toughest challenges: helping the paralyzed regain movement. Intel and Brown University have started work on a DARPA-backed Intelligent Spine Interface project that would use AI to restore…
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Online gaming veteran Raph Koster has started a new company called Playable Worlds, and it has raised $2.7 million in seed funding to change the way immersive worlds work.
Koster’s team includes a distinguished team of developers with many decades of collective online game experience from Disney, Marvel, Sony Online Entertainment, and venture-backed startups. They built massively multiplayer…
