It’s usually at least mildly newsworthy when a large or important or particularly hot company cuts a chunk of its workforce, as UiPath did this week when it cut about 400 jobs from its total of about 3,200. But the timing and optics of this particular round of cuts from this particular company was jarring, especially with the WeWork debacle still fresh on people’s minds.
UiPath is a unicorn…
Apple highlights iPhone privacy with new ‘Simple as that’ ad
October 25, 2019
Apple has shared a new one-minute ad focused on iPhone privacy. The video highlights how much private information we have stored on smartphones and that it should belong to “you.”
The new privacy on iPhone ad features an opening scene of a city at night as the narrator…
Steam Remote Play Together sometimes stutters
October 25, 2019
Valve launched Remote Play Together for its Steam gaming service earlier this week. This feature enables you to stream a live local multiplayer session with your friends. So even if a game doesn’t have online multiplayer, you can still hop on with a buddy across the…
Google to bring AI for biodiversity research to TensorFlow Hub
October 25, 2019
Machine learning algorithms abound in biodiversity research, but sometimes without the proper attribution or oversight. In an effort to raise the academic bar, Google says it’ll release an AI workflow for institutions, developed in collaboration with Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), iNaturalist, and Visipedia. Researchers at the tech giant say the workflow will support data…
Twitch stripped Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek of his verified partner badge and his channel stopped showing up in the site’s search after the popular streamer and former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro announced yesterday that he was leaving the platform for…
Google’s AI Platform, a cloud-hosted service facilitating machine learning and data science workflows, today gained a new feature in backend models that tap powerful Nvidia graphics chips. In related news, Google debuted a refreshed model training experience that allows…
Jaguar's 'first' all-electric hypercar exists only on your PS4
October 25, 2019
Jaguar has unveiled its first-ever electric hypercar. There’s just one catch: for the moment, it will only exist inside of Gran Turismo Sport. The all-wheel-drive Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Coupé draws inspiration from the company’s past race vehicles, including the C-type and D-type.
In-game, the Vision’s three virtual motors will produce a combined output of 750kW…
GamesBeat Decides 129: Ubisoft and Last of Us: Part II delays
October 25, 2019
Somehow, October is almost over already. With 2019 barreling toward its demise, the GamesBeat Decides podcast is here to think for you so you can focus on finishing some games. On this week’s episode, reviews editor Mike Minotti talks more about Luigi’s Mansion 3. PC…
Apple's latest MacBook Air is on sale for $900
October 25, 2019
Not everyone needs a MacBook Pro. The high-powered and high-priced portables are easily capable of tasks like editing HD video, creating graphics projects and resource-intensive development. For those who just need to answer emails, browse the web and get some work done in…
Everybody has a line. We all draw it in different ways. That’s the theme of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, this year’s first-person combat game from the Infinity Ward studio and big publisher Activision. But it’s also my own reaction from playing it, which has some of the most brutal scenes I have ever seen in a video game.
When I saw (but didn’t play) a couple of scenes during a preview…
