With the launching of Google's latest 3D modeling app Blocks, the company aims to perfect content creation in Virtual Reality. The app comes as a complementing product to the existing Tilt Brush, which allows the users to paint with light and color that give the impression of a 3D sculpture. VR Content Creation Simplified With Blocks, Google re-used the technology behind the extremely successful … [Read more...]

Tuesday, June 20, marked the official release of the Google jobs search engine, which the Internet giant company first presented a few months ago. This will work as a new option available on the existing search engine and will require no updates or installations. Google’s new feature should help its users seamlessly find and compare available workplace offers on all of the major online job … [Read more...]

The perfect score of Ms. Pac-Man or the 999,900 maximum points available on Atari 2600 has finally been reached without using a cheat code. But instead of being achieved by a human player, this score is the achievement of AI. Artificial Intelligence researchers from Microsoft’s Maluuba teamed up to try and defeat the then still unreachable high score. Ms. Pac-Man was intentionally developed to … [Read more...]

Bandai Namco Entertainment just recently announced that the company would be releasing a new game in the “Dragon Ball” series. Named “Dragon Ball FighterZ”, this feature 2.5D style graphics. According to the first information, the game should be launched sometime in early 2018. Although no characters have been officially confirmed, promotional images include ten popular characters including … [Read more...]

Google just recently launched a new program, aimed at children but also helpful for parents, which should help them take “smart decision online”. Named “Be Internet Awesome”, it is a new way of trying to prevent and protect against internet trolling, phishing, and malware, to name just a few. Be Internet Awesome Is Looking to Ensure its Users’ Online Protection Google states that: "To make the … [Read more...]

Apple announced that it would be officially live streaming its WWDC17 event or the Worldwide Developers Conference. Close to the conference, the Apple brand also added a new events page on it main Apple website. According to the company statement, the WWDC17 will be available, thanks to live stream, on both the Apple website and through their Apple TV. The event will start on Monday, June … [Read more...]

According to a new report conducted by the RSPH, Instagram is the worst social media platform for a young person’s mental health. It is closely followed by Snapchat, while YouTube was determined to be at the opposite end of the spectrum. This new status was named the “Status of Mind” and examined the positive and negative effects of spending time on social media on the health of youngsters. The … [Read more...]

Media reports started emerging on Sunday about a possible collaboration between Lyft and Alphabet’s Waymo in the area of self-driving vehicles. The rumors were then confirmed by the companies themselves as both released statements and substantiated the collaboration. Waymo and Lyft are seen as two of the most prominent players in the self-driving cars race. The Silicon Valley companies are just … [Read more...]

Earlier this week, Allo, one of Google’s messaging apps, announced the release of a new feature. Thanks to some help from neural networks, the app can now transform any selfie into a cartoon sticker. But not only that, as users can also choose various options and create a custom such emoji. The New Allo Feature Incorporates Two Very Hyped Technologies Allo’s cartoon-inspired customizable … [Read more...]

Earlier this week, Oculus released an announcement which came as quite a surprise. Jason Rubin, the Oculus VP of Content, revealed that Oculus Story Studio will be shutting down. This is the Facebook’s cinematic VR division, which received quite its share of awards. Facebook’s Oculus released a blog post in which it announced and also offered an explanation for its decision. According to this, … [Read more...]