Artificial Intelligence Newswire

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge On social media, fans built a more welcoming sports culture In mid-June, a sports business reporter tweeted that ESPN was planning to run a two-hour special with commissioners of the National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, and the Women’s National Basketball Association … Continue reading NWSL fans are online, organized, and refuse to be ignored Continue Reading →

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Video game spending in the US reached its highest point since 2010, according to a new NPD Group report, with sales through June reaching $6.6 billion on hardware, software, and accessories. It’s the highest total for the first six months of the year since spending hit $7 billion a … Continue reading US video game spending hit a 10-year high in June Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Department of Homeland Security has raised concerns internally that face masks meant to protect against the spread of COVID-19 may interfere with facial recognition technology, The Intercept reported. It also appears worried about the use of face masks to evade law enforcement even after the COVID-19 pandemic is … Continue reading Federal agencies concerned face masks will thwart facial recognition tech Continue Reading →

Recently, some of the most popular webcams have been difficult to buy at major online retailers as people bought them to help stay in contact while social distancing or working from home during the pandemic. For example, as of this writing, Logitech’s popular C920 HD Pro webcam is sold out on Logitech’s US online store, and its listed … Continue reading An external lens won’t completely fix your webcam woes, but it has its benefits Continue Reading →

The 10-second audio clips appear as speaker icons next to a user’s name. | Image: The Verge LinkedIn has added a new feature to its user profiles: the option to record 10-second audio clips to let others know how to pronounce your name. The recordings can only be added via LinkedIn’s mobile apps on Android and iOS, but … Continue reading LinkedIn will let you upload audio clips to tell people how to pronounce your name Continue Reading →

Samsung’s Galaxy A51. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Samsung is updating its Galaxy A51 and A71 handsets with a collection of new features from its flagship Galaxy S20 series. These include new camera functionality like Single Take and Night Hyperlapse, along with new sharing, search, and translation features. Samsung’s announcement doesn’t say exactly when the … Continue reading Samsung updates mid-range Galaxy A51 and A71 with flagship S20 camera features Continue Reading →

Images: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the second generation of its MBUX infotainment system that will debut in the 2021 S-Class, which features a new touchscreen-forward user interface that requires fewer buttons. It’s all powered by a new hardware suite that adds functionality and features across the car, like improvements to the “Hey Mercedes” voice command … Continue reading Mercedes-Benz embraces the touchscreen in the new version of MBUX Continue Reading →

I. Yesterday we talked about how a recent social media conflict between journalists and the tech world might be better framed as a conflict between managers and their employees. Today I want to look at that conflict from another angle — how it played out on the buzzy, audio-only, invite-only social network Clubhouse. Like many social … Continue reading The creators of the buzzy audio app Clubhouse made a depressingly common mistake. Continue Reading →

The last big tech event I attended in person was Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy S20 line of smartphones. Now Samsung will join everybody else in tech by trying to capture some semblance of that experience and hype in a purely online event with the upcoming Unpacked event scheduled for August 5th. We are, of course, expecting to … Continue reading Samsung needs a splashy product for its splashy product launch Continue Reading →

Amazon’s Fire TV platform is expanding its live TV integration to include several key new services: YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Hulu’s live TV offering. The new services join previously available services, including Pluto TV and Prime Video Channels. As part of the new integration, live content from each provider will appear in Fire TV’s … Continue reading Amazon Fire TV Live adds virtual pay TV options from Sling, YouTube, and Hulu Continue Reading →