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Facebook claims wav2vec 2.0 tops speech recognition performance with 10 minutes of labeled data
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 21:05
In a new paper, Facebook researchers detail wav2vec 2.0, which ostensibly achieves state-of-the-art speech recognition performance.
Autonomous forklift developer Third Wave emerges from stealth with $15 million
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 16:00
Third Wave Automation, a startup developing an autonomous forklift platform, emerged from stealth with $15 million in series A funding.
Nylas nabs $25 million as the API economy explodes
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 16:00
Nylas, which provides email, calendar, and contact APIs for developers to build into their own apps, has raised $25 million in a series B round of funding.
Epic Games Store is seeing near-Steam-like engagement levels
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 23:09
Epic Games doesn't want to pay Valve's rate to have access to Steam's audience, and it may not have to if Epic Games Store continues growing.
Sensor Tower -- Call of Duty: Mobile passed 250 million downloads in 8 months
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 21:53
Call of Duty: Mobile has hit 250 million downloads since its debut on October 25, according to mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower.
Letter decrying predictive criminality AI research paper passes 1,000 signatures
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 20:31
In response to a research paper that claims to predict criminality from people's faces, hundreds demand its withdrawal from publication.
This smart oven is making cooking at home even easier
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 20:25
SPONSORED DEALS: Part Oven, Part Personal Chef! This Oven Cooks Meals Perfectly by Simply Scanning Grocery Items & Recipes -- It's That Smart
Hands-on: Apple's macOS Big Sur, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 20:17
We've been able to test the key new features of Apple's 2020 operating systems and summarize them all for you in this report. Should you install the betas?
Cities warn of infrastructure spending cuts and more layoffs as coronavirus leaves holes in budgets
CNBC - 23 Jun 2020 19:57
More than 700 U.S. cities plan to delay or cancel infrastructure projects after their responses to the coronavirus outbreak left budgets with unplugged holes.
Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz detail self-driving system with automated routing and parking
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 19:30
Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz detailed the autonomous driving system that'll power forthcoming vehicles from the latter company.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 brings more retro sidescrolling goodness
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 19:20
Developer Inti Creates announced Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 during the New Game Plus Expo today. The retro sidescroller action game is coming soon.
Facebook kills entry-level Oculus Go VR headset
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 19:08
It's the end of the line for the $149 standalone VR headset, which paved the way for Oculus Quest but didn't have enough reason to stick around.
14% of businesses expect layoffs after using their PPP loan funds
CNBC - 23 Jun 2020 18:59
Many businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, which some officials credited for a stronger-than-expected May jobs report, anticipate laying off workers after depleting their loan money.
SqueezeBERT promises faster mobile NLP while maintaining BERT levels of accuracy
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 18:09
SqueezeBERT is NLP from former DeepScale CEO Forrest Iandola that's 4.3 times faster than BERT on a Pixel smartphone and lower latency than MobileBERT.
Twitch Prime's Crown Channel mixes gaming, pop culture, and fan interaction
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 18:00
Amazon's Twitch Prime announced the launch of the Crown Channel, which combines gaming, pop culture, and real-time audience engagement.
Lyft crowdsources driver data to train its autonomous vehicle systems
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 17:00
Lyft says that it has begun collecting data from ride-hailing drivers in its network to better train its autonomous vehicle systems.
Shawn Layden interview: The man with the Crash Bandicoot T-shirt
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 17:00
Former SIE Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden was once so powerful that his choice of a T-shirt alone once determined the fate of a franchise.
9 Answers To Your Most Pressing Unemployment Questions
Forbes - 23 Jun 2020 15:57Didi Chuxing targets 1 million autonomous taxis by 2030
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 15:31
Chinas ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing aims to operate more than 1 million self-driving cars through its platform by 2030.
Researchers propose AI system that reverse-engineers black box apps
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 15:15
In a preprint paper, researchers propose an AI technique that reverse-engineers programs without any privileged knowledge.
Mintegral launches playable ad creative platform Playturbo
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 15:00
Mintegral and its in-house creative studio Mindworks have launched the playable ad platform Playturbo, which can make new ad versions in seconds.
DoNotPay's legal bots help consumers fight the system during lockdown
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2020 15:00
DoNotPay, which creates legal bots to fight the system on your behalf, has raised $12 million in a round of funding led by Coatue Management.