Another day, another Facebook blunder. Though, this time, affecting privacy-oriented iPhones. Reportedly, Facebook for iOS app had a ‘bug’ that caused the app to continue accessing the iPhone’s camera in the background. Facebook For iOS Accessed iPhone’s Camera The Facebook app inadvertently … [Read more...] about Facebook For iOS Accessed iPhone’s Camera Due To ‘A Bug’
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order review — A series-defining adventure
I don’t get my hopes up for a lot these days. I’m busy with a ton of responsibilities, and I’ve found that setting high expectations is rarely worth the effort. It’s more efficient to let things pleasantly surprise you. But that strategy didn’t work for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The latest game … [Read more...] about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order review — A series-defining adventure
NPD: Brisk Nintendo Switch sales can’t offset October hardware decline
Consumer spending on gaming hardware continued its plummet in October, according to The NPD Group. U.S. gamers spent $182 million on new consoles. That is down 41% from October 2018. The Nintendo Switch was once again the top-selling system for the month. But it’s worth noting that the comparison to … [Read more...] about NPD: Brisk Nintendo Switch sales can’t offset October hardware decline
October 2019 NPD: Call of Duty and Outer Worlds deliver solid month
Consumer spending on video games was not as bleak as it looks on the page. Gaming fans in the United States spent $1.03 billion on hardware, new full game software, and accessories, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. While this is down 34% from last October, 2018 was an outlier due … [Read more...] about October 2019 NPD: Call of Duty and Outer Worlds deliver solid month
Games and datacenter chips drive Nvidia’s Q3 revenue to $3.01 billion
Video games and demand from hyperscale datacenter chip customers drove Nvidia‘s third quarter ended October 27 to beat earnings and revenue estimates on Wall Street. The Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia posted non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.78, compared to analyst expectations of $1.57 a … [Read more...] about Games and datacenter chips drive Nvidia’s Q3 revenue to $3.01 billion
IBM’s Lambada AI generates training data for text classifiers
What’s a data scientist to do if they lack sufficient data to train a machine learning model? One potential avenue is synthetic data generation, which researchers at IBM Research advocate in a newly published preprint paper. They used a pretrained machine learning model to artificially synthesize … [Read more...] about IBM’s Lambada AI generates training data for text classifiers
