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Researchers investigate why popular AI algorithms classify objects by texture, not by shape
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 20:40
Google and Stanford researchers investigate in a new paper why CNNs tend to classify objects by texture instead of shape.
10 Ways To Stay In Touch With Your Growing Team About Their Performance
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 20:10Unity's first post-IPO report: Revenue jumps 53% to $200.8 million
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 00:35
Unity Technologies reported revenues for the third quarter ended September 30 were $200.8 million, up 53% from a year ago.
Coming To The Surface - Why A VC Is Offering Mental Health Support
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 11:42Nintendo Switch is on a blazing sales pace for 2020 in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 16:13
Nintendo Switch sales broke an October record due to ongoing high demand for the hybrid home/handheld console.
Give Employees A Stake: The Business Model That Could Tackle Wealth Disparity In The U.S.
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 15:30How A Mini-Course Can Rake In Maximum Dollars
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 04:53The RetroBeat: 20 years of Final Fantasy IX, the best Final Fantasy
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 23:47
Today is the 20th anniversary of the North American release of Final Fantasy IX, which debuted on November 13, 2000.
Apple blamed IBM and Intel for Mac chip delays, but TSMC won't be next
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 23:36
Apple's deals with top chipmakers have historically fizzled out, but its relationship with leading chip fabricator TSMC will likely last.
Amazon Textract adds handwriting recognition and support for new languages
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 21:00
Amazon Textract gained support for handwriting recognition in English, as well as new languages, including Spanish and German.
ProBeat: Google still needs you to label photos for its ML
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 20:30
Google wants you to train its machine learning. How do we know Google still needs our photos? Because it hasn't shut down Google Photos yet.
OpenAI proposes using reciprocity to encourage AI agents to work together
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 19:35
Researchers at OpenAI propose a new technique to encourage AI agents to work together to solve complex challenges.
Ocado shops its way to a robotics platform for groceries and beyond
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 18:57
Ocado doubles down on its mission to equip retailers like Kroger with the tech to take on ecommerce giants during the pandemic.
October 2020 NPD: Nintendo and FIFA power gaming's growth
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 15:57
The October 2020 NPD gaming report revealed another strong month for game sales -- especially for Nintendo and EA Sports.
Contractual Dating Before You Get Married--The Memorandum Of Understanding
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 15:37Designer (And Sustainable) Hand Sanitizer Is Here And It's Called Paume
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 15:30Pandorabots' Bot Battle highlights lack of industrywide metrics for open domain AI
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 14:59
It has been a banner year for open domain conversational AI, but industrywide metrics have remained elusive.
4 Ways E-Commerce Entrepreneurs Are Growing Their Businesses
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 14:38Five Lessons Every Organization Learned In 2020
Forbes - 13 Nov 2020 14:00Amazon shifts some Alexa and Rekognition computing to its own Inferentia chip
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 10:49
Amazon said it shifted part of the computing for its Alexa voice assistant to its own custom-designed chips.
Call of Duty: Black Ops -- Cold War review -- Putting the player on a treadmill
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 07:00
Multiplayer combat in Call of Duty: Black Ops -- Cold War is excellent, and the single-player campaign is well-conceived but short.
Nintendo reminds everyone that Switch is in its sales prime
Venture Beat - 13 Nov 2020 02:35
Nintendo Switch sales hit 735,000 units in October, which is the second-highest October total ever in the United States.