Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system

Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system

Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical world using scans collected from players of its mobile games, such as Pokémon Go, and from users of its Scaniverse app, reports 404 Media. All AI models require training data. So far, companies have collected data from websites, YouTube videos, books,…

Study: Chat GPT is better than doctors at diagnosing illness

Study: Chat GPT is better than doctors at diagnosing illness

A new research study indicates that Open AI’s chatbot Chat GPT-4 is better at diagnosing diseases than human doctors, according to The New York Times. Fifty doctors, a mix of attending physicians and residents, participated in the study; diagnoses were based on evaluations of medical patient cases. All in all, Chat GPT-4 got a 90% score for…

Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people actually watched.

Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people actually watched.

For example, Apple TV+ is embracing bundles, which is thought to help prevent subscribers from canceling streaming subscriptions. People can currently get Apple TV+ from a Comcast streaming bundle. And as of last month people can subscribe to and view Apple TV+ through Amazon Prime Video. As my colleague Samuel Axon explained in October, this…

Microsoft builds a $349 mini desktop, but only for accessing Windows in the cloud

Microsoft builds a $349 mini desktop, but only for accessing Windows in the cloud

Microsoft is announcing some new hardware today, but it’s a bit different from a typical Surface device. The Windows 365 Link, which launches in April for $349, is a mini desktop PC that exists exclusively to connect to the Windows 365 cloud service rather than running Windows locally. The Windows 365 Link is a plain…

Foxconn takes another big step toward AI iPhone manufacturing

Foxconn takes another big step toward AI iPhone manufacturing

Apple’s main manufacturing partner, Foxconn, has announced it is working with Nvidia to build digital twins that it says will reshape the future of manufacturing and supply chain management. Nvidia and Foxconn last year announced plans to use Nvidia’s Omniverse platform to create 3D digital twin tech with which to plan and simulate automated production lines. The…

Microsoft brings automated ‘agents’ to M365 Copilot

Microsoft brings automated ‘agents’ to M365 Copilot

Microsoft has introduced a new tool in Microsoft 365 Copilot to automate repetitive tasks, part of a drive to make the generative AI (genAI) assistant more useful to users. Copilot Actions, announced at Microsoft’s Ignite conference Tuesday, features a simple trigger-and-action interface that Microsoft hopes will make the workflow automations accessible to a wide range of workers.  The company offered up a few examples for Copilot Actions in a blog post. It can…

What’s the difference between Bullet Velocity and Damage Range in Black Ops 6? – Destructoid

What’s the difference between Bullet Velocity and Damage Range in Black Ops 6? – Destructoid

When kitting out your weapon in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, it’s important to understand the difference between two core stats: Bullet Velocity and Damage Range. On the surface, these two stats may imply improvement in the same area, but what they alter on your gun is completely different. Should you use Bullet Velocity…

All possible fixes for Multiplayer servers stuck at 99 percent – Destructoid

All possible fixes for Multiplayer servers stuck at 99 percent – Destructoid

Farming Simulator 25 is a new game launched by GIANTS Software. Just like any new game, it is also prone to bugs and errors. One such bug is found where the Multiplayer server is stuck at 99 percent.  If you’re encountering the same problem, don’t worry, I have got you covered. This article will provide…

A beautiful machine: one week with an M4 Pro MacBook Pro

A beautiful machine: one week with an M4 Pro MacBook Pro

The new MacBook Pro is everything you expect: faster, better and more capable than before. While you can say that about every new Mac, the move to Apple Silicon means Apple can introduce vastly improved systems almost every year — something that was not always possible before. I tested a beautiful Space Black MacBook Pro with…