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Introducing ML Kit
Posted by Brahim Elbouchikhi, Product Manager In today’s fast-moving world, people have come to expect mobile apps to be intelligent – adapting to users’ activity or delighting them with surprising smarts. As a result, we think machine learning will become an essential tool in mobile development. That’s why on Tuesday at Google I/O, we introduced…
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Microsoft’s Snip Insights puts A.I. technology into a screenshot-taking tool
A team of Microsoft interns have thought up a new way to put A.I. technology to work – in a screenshot snipping tool. Microsoft today is launching their project, Snip Insights, a Windows desktop app that lets you retrieve intelligent insights – or even turn a scan of a textbook or report into an editable…
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Microsoft launches Project Brainwave, its deep learning acceleration platform
Microsoft today announced at its Build conference the preview launch of Project Brainwave, its platform for running deep learning models in its Azure cloud and on the edge in real time. While some of Microsoft’s competitors, including Google, are betting on custom chips, Microsoft continues to bet on FPGAs to accelerate its models, and Brainwave…
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Microsoft Kinect lives on as a new sensor package for Azure
Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing camera for its Xbox consoles was walking dead for the longest time. Last October, it finally passed away peacefully — or so we thought. At its Build developer conference today, Microsoft announced that it is bringing back the Kinect brand and its standout time-of-flight camera tech, but not for a game console.…
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Make Your Very Own Infinity Gauntlet at Home [Video]
Here’s a tutorial on how to make your very own light-up foam Infinity Gauntlet! Cosplayer and artist Hendo made hers using a pair of Darth Vader gloves from Amazon. Check it out! [Hendo Art] The post Make Your Very Own Infinity Gauntlet at Home [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. Source: Make…
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We Now Have A Working Nuclear Reactor for Other Planets — But No Plan For Its Waste
If the power goes out in your home, you can usually settle in with some candles, a flashlight, and a good book. You wait it out, because the lights will probably be back on soon. But if you’re on Mars, your electricity isn’t just keeping the lights on — it’s literally keeping you alive. In that…
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A Telepresence System That’s Starting To Feel Like A Holodeck
[Dr. Roel Vertegaal] has led a team of collaborators from [Queen’s University] to build TeleHuman 2 — a telepresence setup that aims to project your actual-size likeness in 3D. Developed primarily for business videoconferencing, the setup requires a bit of space on both ends of the call. A ring of stereoscopic z-cameras capture the subject…
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Belgium defines video game loot boxes as illegal gambling
The Belgian Gaming Commission has ruled after a preliminary investigation that loot boxes in several games — Overwatch, FIFA 18, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive — are considered games of chance that are subject to Belgian gaming law, via Ars Technica. According to a statement from Belgian Minister of Justice Koen Geens, the games currently…
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NVIDIA AI Reconstructs Photos with Super Realistic Results [Video]
Researchers from NVIDIA, led by Guilin Liu, introduced a state-of-the-art deep learning method that can edit images or reconstruct a corrupted image, one that has holes or is missing pixels. The method can also be used to edit images by removing content and filling in the resulting holes. Learn more about their research paper “Image…
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