Tag: author_name|Will Shanklin
Google will use machine learning to try and tell if a user is under 18
Google will start testing a feature this year that uses machine learning to weed out children trying to access adult content on YouTube. The “machine learning-based age estimation model” will try to predict whether a user is under 18 and, if so, apply appropriate age filter settings to their account.…
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Microsoft wants to hand off much of its Army HoloLens program to Palmer Luckey’s Anduril
Microsoft’s six-year-old program to make HoloLens headsets for the US Army could be getting some extra help. If the Department of Defense approves the deal, the company will expand its existing partnership with Anduril Industries, Palmer Luckey’s defense startup, for the next stages of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)…
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iRobot’s Roomba j9+ is over $400 off right now
Spring cleaning (it’ll be here before we know it!) sure is easier when your faithful robot servant handles the floors. Wellbots has iRobot’s Roomba j9+ on sale for 46 percent off. The robovac typically costs a whopping $900, but you can use our exclusive code ENGAD415 at checkout to cut…
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Atari’s Breakout is getting a side-scrolling reboot
Proving that truly no IP is safe from modern reboot culture, Atari’s Breakout is back. The upcoming version of the simple 1976 brick-smashing hit rotates the playing field by 90 degrees and adds auto-scrolling, neon effects, power-ups and local co-op. In other words, Breakout Beyond is the Tetris Effect formula…
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Uber wants to make rides easier for people with service animals
Uber rolled out a new set of features on Monday that could remove some friction for people with service animals. The company now lets handlers automatically notify drivers that they ride with a service animal. In a blog post, Chris Yoon, an Uber Product Manager, wrote that he “joined Uber…
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The weirdly whimsical PBJ – The Musical hits the App Store on March 26
Who hasn’t sat up at night, pondering what it would be like to play a musical mobile game about peanut butter and jelly, performed in faux Shakespearean verse and animated in the style of Terry Gilliam’s Monty Python shorts? Well, wonder no more: The absurdist PBJ – The Musical (first…
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