Contact-tracing apps across the U.S. and internationally won’t be following the same standards, creating a substantial roadblock to their effectiveness.Read More

Epic Games postponed the launch of Season 3 of its wildly popular Fortnite battle royale game, which has more than 350 million registered players.Read More

PRIA is an important government proposal that would backstop the insurance market for business interruption due to pandemics. But it needs some work.Read More

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In a preprint paper, Facebook describes data sets and a basic framework for AI assistants that recommend fashion and furniture items.Read More

Learn how to identify hidden costs, maintain your core AI initiatives, and keep your revenue gains growing at scale when you download this free white paper.Read More

PSN is down for PlayStation 4 players around the world. Sony has not updated its service site at the time of publication.Read More

Enlarge / Don’t worry, the fire isn’t real. (credit: Getty Images | RapidEye) Broadband and TV providers can keep charging “rental” fees for equipment that customers own themselves until December 2020,...

The Consumer Technology Association is trying to move forward with a major in-person CES event in Las Vegas, but attendees might not want to show up.Read More

Google Translate is quantifiably improving across 108 languages thanks in part to new AI and machine learning techniques.Read More

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Bohemia Interactive remains a fully independent studio despite reports claiming Tencent made a major investment in the company.Read More

Blockchain technology is cementing its position in the business marketplace to help you get more customers. Gratefully, the first thing that blockchain will help with is better security. But it’s going to take some time...

In a new paper, researchers at LightOn managed to train an AI model on an optical chip and achieve over 95% accuracy on a popular data set.Read More

Caltech researchers supplemented a lower body exoskeleton with AI that optimizes gait recognition for human preference and comfort.Read More

Stanford University researchers created a network for controlling 200 delivery drones using buses and trams to extend delivery range and reduce energy use.Read More

DeepMind this week released Acme, an open source distributed framework for reinforcement learning algorithm development.Read More

As the IBM Q Network has attracted 106 members, one executive said it’s time for executives to get involved in quantum computing.Read More

What is the value of real-world health data? COVID-19 is telling us. Near real-time data-sharing on the COVID-19 cases as they come in — has been at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic. Particular countries...

Lisa Su, CEO of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, said in an online talk today that the events of the past week have been “extraordinarily disturbing.”Read More

Anvil, a startup developing an AI-powered paperwork processing platform, secured $5 million in venture capital financing.Read More

Einride, a Swedish startup that’s building driverless electric trucks, has launched a new “intelligent” freight mobility platform for shippers and drivers.Read More

Mobile game and app developer Gismart has launched a way for musicians to monetize their fame through Gismart’s new hypercasual games.Read More

1touch.io, which recently raised $14 million, taps AI and machine learning to automatically classify and graph personally identifiable data.Read More

RealNetworks unveiled two consumer video tools that use artificial intelligence to identify faces of celebrities in videos.Read More

These resources are a starting point for the education that all responsible citizens should acquire about the intersection of race and technology.Read More

Vara, a startup developing AI tools that detect early signs of breast cancer, has raised $7 million in venture capital financing.Read More

The BBC has launched an early beta version of its previously announced Beeb voice assistant in partnership with Microsoft.Read More

Enlarge (credit: RichLegg/Getty Images) Ransomware operators say they’re auctioning off victims’ confidential data in an attempt to put further pressure on them to pay hefty fees for its safe return. The Happy Blog,...

Artificial Intelligence is the technological story of the 2010s, and over time, more AI technologies are on the way. AI was the new charm for all tech people — but it did not end even in the second decade. No doubt, 2019...

(credit: Ron Amadeo) Google has shipped security patches for dozens of vulnerabilities in its Android mobile operating system, two of which could allow hackers to remotely execute malicious code with extremely high system...

Enlarge / AT&T executive John Stankey at a presentation for investors at Warner Bros. Studios on October 29, 2019, in Burbank, California. (credit: Getty Images | Presley Ann) AT&T’s new HBO Max streaming service...

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Locus Robotics, a developer and provider of autonomous mobile warehouse robots, has raised $40 million in venture capital.Read More

A leading maker of eye-tracking hardware has created an enterprise-ready wearable that’s as easy to wear as a pair of regular sunglasses.Read More

Mozilla has launched Firefox 77 with faster JavaScript debugging, optional permissions for extensions, and Pocket recommendations in the U.K.Read More

A leading AR tool developer has won a potentially key patent on creating multi-platform, multi-OS AR assets from any of over 30 existing 3D model formats.Read More

A medical training company is relying on talent behind memorable Marvel film sequences and VR experiences to bring realistic detail to surgical simulations.Read More

HP is unveiling new Omen and Pavilion laptops and accessories for gamers in self-isolation, which shows no signs of ending.Read More