Month: November 2024
Strava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other apps
We wanted to provide some additional context around the changes to our API Agreement and the impact for our users and developers. We currently anticipate these changes will impact less than .1% of applications and proactively notified the majority of those affected last week. Enhanced Privacy and User Control Privacy…
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Niantic is building a ‘geospatial’ AI model based on Pokémon Go player data
Niantic has announced that it’s building a new “Large Geospatial Model” (LGM) that combines millions of scans taken from the smartphones of players of Pokémon Go and other Niantic products. This AI model could allow computers and robots to understand and interact with the world in new ways, the company…
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The latest version of open source Photoshop rival GIMP is finally nearing release
GIMP 3.0 release date is nearly here after a long wait Open source image editor is a key Photoshop rival New logo and host of features coming for loyal users The long-awaited release of GIMP 3.0 is coming, according to the team behind the open source Photoshop alternative. The GNU…
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This website unearths YouTube’s lost and forgotten iPhone clips
The “IMG_0001” website features a frame with an old TV static effect and a floating retro Panasonic remote that you can click to start watching random YouTube videos from over a decade ago that were recorded and uploaded from devices such as 2010’s iPhone 4. As described on the site,…
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Sony’s new PlayStation Portal update lets you stream PS5 games from the cloud
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Alexa may get smarter with more APIs rather than more AI
Following ongoing reports that Amazon’s generative AI makeover of Alexa is not going well, it appears Amazon may take a more practical approach to making its smart assistant more useful. According to Business Insider, Amazon is partnering with several companies to make Alexa better at doing things you might want a…
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