Month: December 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 is huge, ambitious, and safe
“Night City was like a deranged experiment in social Darwinism, designed by a bored researcher who kept one thumb permanently on the fast-forward button.” That line, from William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer, helped define the genre now known as cyberpunk. The book conjures a world where today’s cutting-edge trends are…
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Google adds support for Apple Music to its Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays
Google announced this morning it’s adding support for Apple Music to its Google Nest smart speakers, and other Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and Japan. This means Google’s flagship smart speaker devices, including Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max, and Nest Mini, will now…
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Tecton.ai nabs $35M Series B as it releases machine learning feature store
Tecton.ai, the startup founded by three former Uber engineers who wanted to bring the machine learning feature store idea to the masses, announced a $35 million Series B today, just seven months after announcing their $20 million Series A. When we spoke to the company in April, it was working…
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Kratos in Fortnite is a step too far – here’s why Kratos in Fortnite
In a game that has more guest appearances than a modern-day episode of The Simpsons, Kratos in Fortnite might be dismissed as just another harmless cameo. But if you look a little closer, past the multi-colored Llamas and cartoony visuals, the Ghost of Sparta’s surprise appearance ultimately accomplishes one thing:…
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Apple Music arrives on Google’s smart speakers and displays
It’s hard to imagine Apple and Google playing nice on a device, but that can be the case starting today. That is, for music streaming, anyway. Google announced today that Apple Music is now rolling out to Assistant-enabled speakers and displays like… Source
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Google adds Apple Music support to Assistant smart speakers and displays
Google has announced that Apple Music is now available on smart speakers and displays that use the Google Assistant, including Google’s own line of Nest products, such as the new Nest Audio. Owners of Assistant smart speakers or displays will be able to set Apple Music as the default service…
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