June 11, 2020 Apple pledges $100 million to foster racial equity and justice Apple is joining the chorus of companies promising to address racial justice in the wake of large-scale protests over police violence and discrimination. Tim…
June 11, 2020 Snapchat redesign highlights the map and original content Snapchat is once again getting a facelift. Today, at its (virtual) Partner Summit event, the company unveiled yet another new look for the app.With…
June 11, 2020 Snapchat adds voice commands so you don’t have to search for the right filter One of Snapchat’s biggest strengths is its augmented reality platform. The company has credited the popularity of its lenses with helping drive much of…
June 11, 2020 NASA and Astrobotic will deliver water-seeking VIPER rover to the Moon NASA has chosen Astrobotic as its commercial partner for the 2023 launch of the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon. VIPER…
June 11, 2020 A Chat With @GatorsDaily, the Only Twitter Account for Anti-Fascist Gator Memes It’s fitting that in a Twitter landscape cluttered with accounts like @RatsEveryHour and @PossumsEveryHour that a natural predator would emerge. @GatorsDaily, run by 22-year-old…
June 11, 2020 Apple commits $100 million to racial equity initiative, boosting black partners Following racial justice protests that have rocked the U.S. and multiple foreign cities, Apple has made a large financial commitment to racial causes.Read More…
June 11, 2020 Microsoft won’t sell police facial recognition until there’s ‘a national law in place’ Urging action from Congress, Microsoft president Brad Smith said Microsoft will not sell facial recognition until national regulation is in place.Read More via VentureBeat…
June 11, 2020 Snap’s Lens Studio now supports custom ML-powered Snapchat Lenses ML developers can bring recognition models to the popular AR platform, which is also adding plant, pet, and neighborhood recognition, plus voice search.Read More…
June 11, 2020 Researchers detail technique that enables attackers to ‘steal’ reinforcement learning algorithms In a paper, researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore demonstrate a technique that can be used to ‘steal’ reinforcement learning models.Read More via…
June 11, 2020 Apple launches $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is launching a $100 million initiative to promote racial equality for people of color with a…