Artificial Intelligence Newswire

Microsoft Teams at NBA arenas. | Microsoft The National Basketball Association (NBA) is using Microsoft Teams’ new Together Mode to place basketball fans courtside in a virtual experience during live games. Microsoft only just revealed Together Mode for Teams earlier this month, and it uses AI to segment your face and shoulders and place you together with … Continue reading The NBA is using Microsoft Teams to bring basketball fans courtside Continue Reading →

Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society has decided to take on systemic racism. The move by The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publisher of the esteemed Science journals, comes after Black scientists came forward to protest racism within academia and the sciences, and organized a strike on … Continue reading How the world’s biggest general science society is tackling racism Continue Reading →

Photo by David McNew/Getty Images A tribute book for Satoru Iwata, the beloved president and CEO of Nintendo who died in 2015, is getting an English release this spring, publisher VIZ Media announced today. The book, Ask Iwata, is a translation of Iwata-San, which was first published in Japan last year. “In this motivational collection, Satoru Iwata addresses diverse … Continue reading Beloved Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s tribute book is finally coming out in English Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge With his personal bankruptcy plan approved, here are some of the most interesting things that surfaced in court Late last year, Faraday Future was supposed to meet with a Middle East sovereign wealth fund to discuss an investment that could have helped pull the struggling EV startup out … Continue reading Faraday Future founder’s bankruptcy spiked a potential deal in the Middle East Continue Reading →

Photo by Jake Kastrenakes / The Verge Some users of Nest thermostats can no longer control the devices remotely, and the issue is forcing Google to replace the devices entirely if otherwise standard troubleshooting fails. The issue, which began popping up on Nest forums as early as last November and racking up more than 200 responses, is … Continue reading Some Nest thermostats can no longer connect to the internet, so Google is replacing them. Continue Reading →

Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge Many iPhone and iPad models let you unlock your device with your face using Face ID, but on a Mac, you still need to type in your password, set up your Apple Watch to auto unlock your Mac, or, depending on what model of Mac you have, use … Continue reading Apple’s Macs might get Face ID, as potentially revealed by code in macOS Big Sur. Continue Reading →

Image: WalkingCat on Twitter Earlier this week, we got our first look at what appeared to be a new Oculus Quest virtual reality headset thanks to an apparent marketing image shared on Twitter. Since then, more images — including ones of the device in the wild, and a rumored release date — have appeared online, indicating the headset … Continue reading A new Oculus Quest has seemingly leaked from every angle, and it might launch soon Continue Reading →

uDrunkMate on Reddit If you’ve ever wanted to build a real and working Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft, now is the time. A new VM Computers mod has been created for Minecraft that allows players to order computer parts from a satellite orbiting around a Minecraft world and build a computer that actually boots Windows 95 and a variety of other operating systems. … Continue reading You can now boot a Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft and play Doom on it. Continue Reading →

Baseball is back. But the MLB will look a little different in the COVID-19 world, with empty stadiums full of silent cardboard cutouts instead of thousands of screaming fans in an effort to avoid spreading the virus. That is unless you’re watching on Fox Sports. Starting this weekend, the network will not only be piping … Continue reading How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts. Continue Reading →

A nice fit for small hands or if you just want a more portable on-the-go controller Nintendo’s Switch Pro controller is fantastic, but it’s also kind of big. If you struggle to get a good grip on it or if you simply want a smaller controller to tuck into your bag, PowerA’s new Nano Enhanced … Continue reading PowerA’s Nano Enhanced is a smaller, mostly great take on the Switch Pro controller Continue Reading →