Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
We are entering the 11th anniversary of Double 11 (AKA Singles’ Day) the largest shopping festival in the world in 2020. We expect that: It will be the longest and most complex Double 11 ever. Brands and retailers are eager to recover from the impact of COVID-19 and will double down on their investment on […].
The Verge
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
A robot by Disney Research uses realistic eye movements | Disney Research. Once you get past the fact that it has no skin, the new robot from Disney Research is an impressive feat of robotics. First reported by Gizmodo , the new robot can imitate human facial movements, specifically blinking and subtle head movements. A sensor in its chest area (covered by a shirt, because the face is unsettling enough, thanks) alerts the robot when to turn and face a person in front of it, and its eye movements
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GeekWire
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
(Source: Playdate press kit). Panic has announced new plans for the debut of its retro-styled, Pacific Northwest-developed portable gaming device, the Playdate, after COVID-related shutdowns forced the company to abandon its original 2020 release date. The Playdate was announced by Panic, headquartered in Portland, Ore., in May of last year. It’s an old-fashioned handheld console, made to run black and white 2-bit games on a 2.7-inch unlit screen, with a special hand-crank controller on it
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
This excerpt from Braving Britannia: Tales of Melancholy, Malice, and Peril in Ultima Online goes into the development of Ultima's MMORPG. Read More.
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
The late Steve Jobs | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. A fake letter from Sean Connery to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is making the rounds on social media following the actor’s death on Saturday. Just to reiterate: it’s fake, the product of humor site Scoopertino, which posts satirical articles about Apple and goings-on at its Cupertino (get it that’s the name) headquarters.
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Roblox has launched a game inside its platform that will help raise awareness about Type 1 diabetes, in partnership with nonprofit JDRF. Read More.
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TechSpot
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
The potential good that such a model could do is probably pretty obvious. Suppose the model was refined and rolled out to the general public somehow, perhaps in the form of a free mobile app.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
While Lauren Charles was earning her veterinary degree more than a decade ago from North Carolina State University, she worked on a project aiding endangered red wolves. (Photo courtesy of Lauren Charles). Lauren Charles recently took up string art as a hobby, motivated by her elementary-age daughter’s desire to hammer things. But the act of creating images by connecting many points together seems the perfect metaphor for how Charles approaches the world.
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
So far, political deepfakes have been mostly satirical and understood as fake. The real danger is still ahead of us. Read More.
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
At this point, the Iris Xe Max is a familiar product. It is physically identical to the integrated graphics inside Intel's newest mobile processors. However, on discrete form it comes clocked at 1650 MHz (instead of 1350 MHz) and it has 4 GB of dedicated VRAM.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Optical scanning machines used by an increasing number of jurisdictions are susceptible to miscounting votes. Read More.
Kitaboo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
In an era where continuous information bombardment has become the order of the day, books serve as a tiny oasis of knowledge, enigma, and depth. Not only do they work wonders in reducing stress, enhancing knowledge, and improving vocabulary, but they also provide an excellent opportunity for mental stimulation and cognitive engagement. . However, despite the numerous benefits that books have to offer, the publishing industry that powers their production, continues to face a plethora of unprecede
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Despite acknowledging the continued risk of covid-19 transmission on cruise ships, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that it will allow companies to gradually resume operations if they meet agency-established health and safety standards. Oh, but don’t get confused: The CDC still does not … Read more.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 25, 2020. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. Photos: Tree deep in Asian giant hornet nest, entomologists recover ‘chewed off’ radio tracker.
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Online platforms are in the midst of a reckoning, and it hasn’t been pretty. Disinformation campaigns and conspiracy theories have run rampant online for years, bleeding into the real world in terrifying or even deadly incidents , but websites only recently began cracking down on them in earnest with comprehensive… Read more.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Photo by Noah Berger / AFP / Getty Images. Outside of excited Apple executives, no one thought much of Apple TV Plus. Even with $6 billion allocated for content and a roster of talent that included J.J. Abrams, Reese Witherspoon, and Oprah Winfrey, little on Apple TV Plus shined at launch. With the exception of The Morning Show , Apple TV Plus barely managed to enter the conversation, while other new entrants like Disney Plus soared right out the gate.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
As a woman who is also at least part robot, I have a deep-held affinity for Alita. Her first film outing (hopefully not her last) didn’t check every box, but it was a lot of fun. And it sure was visually striking, with some intense and innovative visual effects work. Read more.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Over the past several months, conservative groups— including associates of President Trump— were often not penalized by Facebook for violating its rules because people at the company worried about the perception of anti-conservative bias, The Washington Post reported. The Post examined posts and ad spending along with internal Facebook documents.
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Huawei has apparently lost all hope, or patience, that it will ever free itself from U.S. sanctions , which have effectively choked off its access to much-needed chips. The company is purportedly getting ready to do something about it. The solution: build its own chip plant. Read more.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
When aliens crash in your hometown, who’s going to protect it? Yes, that’s right, Dave Bautista. Oh, thank the space gods. Read more.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
When it comes to autonomous vehicles, one of the biggest complaints is that they’ll take away the reactive, human elements of driving that see us making split-second decisions and not, y’know, immediately crashing into walls when the car is unleashed. It’s hard to relax and let some code control your vehicle. But… Read more.
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
An Oral-B Guide smart toothbrush and a sale on Anker charging accessories lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
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NOVEMBER 1, 2020
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Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
In trying to avoid accusations of anti-conservative bias , Facebook has reportedly been bending the rules for high-profile Republicans. Sources told the Washington Post that Facebook has held off on punishing President Donald Trump’s family members and other conservative groups and personalities who repeatedly violate… Read more.
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