Xiaomi has dominated India’s wearables market thanks to the Mi Band series.. It recently launched an entry-level Redmi Band — priced at ₹1,599 ($22) — that’s ideal for someone who’s just starting…
Month: October 2020
What the hell is reinforcement learning and how does it work?
Reinforcement learning is a subset of machine learning. It enables an agent to learn through the consequences of actions in a specific environment. It can be used to teach a robot new…
Institutional bias and lower acceptance rates for women: Inside the AI conference review process
With the past decade seeing renewed interest in artificial intelligence, research and publication in the field has grown immensely. And while publishing an AI paper online is not very difficult, it is…
Uber is being sued by drivers claiming to have been sacked by its algorithm
A group of Uber drivers have filed a legal case in Amsterdam claiming that the platform’s algorithm unfairly dismissed them from the service without appeal. Dutch news outlet NOS reports that four Uber…
Praise Hephaestus! Microsoft Office iPad apps now have trackpad support
Did you see the adverts for the new iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard, and declare “BEGONE FOUL COMPUTER, FOREVERMORE MY WORK SHALL SOLELY TAKE PLACE UPON THE TABLET?” Then, after purchase, did you…
NASA discovers the Moon is wet — now scientists want to go back
Credit: Unsplash (edited) The Moon was for a long time considered to be bone dry, with analyses of returned lunar samples from the Apollo missions showing only trace amounts of water. These…
GitHub took down popular YouTube downloader — so devs made more copies
Last week, GitHub took down the popular YouTube video downloader tool “YouTube-dl” after the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA), the organization that represents record labels, issued a DCMA takedown notice. As…
Agile marketing tips to grow your startup even faster
Marketing is a volatile landscape in which the only certainty is change, especially when it comes to digital marketing. Every day, huge amounts of content are created, collected, consumed, and distributed across…
Destruction AllStars goes from PS5 launch title to free PS Plus game
Sony today announced that Destruction AllStars, originally intended to be a PlayStation 5 launch title, has instead been delayed. It’ll be released next February, where it’ll be free to PlayStation Plus subscribers for…
YouTube’s mobile app gets several small tweaks to enhance the viewing experience
YouTube today announced a series of updates meant to make its mobile app more useful, including a streamlined player experience and new gestures. A few months ago, YouTube introduced the ability to…