Will Saudi Arabia’s big bet on the Qiddiya gaming and esports city pay off? | The DeanBeat
Source: Venture Beat Mike Milanov is now head of gaming at Qiddiya, a dreamy “Giga Project” under way near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Read Full Article
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Telegram will start moderating private chats after CEO’s arrest
Source: The Verge “Telegram’s abrupt increase in user count to 950M caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform,” he wrote in the statement shared on Thursday. “That’s why I made it my personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things in this regard. We’ve already started that process internally,…
Yi-Coder: The open-source AI that wants to be your coding buddy
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More 01.AI, a rising star in the artificial intelligence arena, has launched Yi-Coder today, a powerful yet surprisingly compact coding assistant that threatens to disrupt the AI industry’s fixation on ever-larger models. Yi-Coder delivers…
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Hisense TVs can now sync with Yeelight smart lights — no additional hardware required
Source: The Verge Yeelight’s array of smart lighting products will now automatically sync with Hisense VIDAA TVs. During the IFA tech conference in Berlin, Yeelight revealed that its app now integrates directly with Hisense TVs, allowing it to capture the audio and video on your screen while relaying matching effects across Yeelight’s devices. Yeelight’s curtain…
Is AI the future of sales? Salesforce’s new models could change the game
Source: Venture Beat Salesforce unveils xGen-Sales and xLAM AI models, transforming enterprise automation with action-oriented AI that outperforms larger models in efficiency and accuracy. Read Full Article
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Reolink’s battery-powered security camera can record for days without subscription fees
Source: The Verge Reolink’s new Altas PT Ultra is the company’s first battery-powered security camera that is capable of all-day continuous recording. It doesn’t need power access, so it can be installed almost anywhere, and since it captures 4K video to a microSD card instead of the cloud, there are fewer security risks and no…
Meet the new, most powerful open source AI model in the world: HyperWrite’s Reflection 70B
Source: Venture Beat The model’s advantage lies in a technique called Reflection-Tuning, which allows it to detect errors in its own reasoning and correct them. Read Full Article
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Xgimi’s new ultra-short throw projector keeps dust and dirt off its lens
Source: The Verge Xgimi has announced an upgraded version of its ultra-short throw projector. The new Aura 2 is smaller and lighter than its predecessor while delivering more brightness, but the most welcome improvement is an automatic sliding cover on top that protects the projector’s lens and helps minimize dust buildup. The Aura 2 can…
Fastn uses AI agents to facilitate data integration for complex app development
Source: Venture Beat Since listing on Product Hunt in July 2024, Fastn has gained more than 450 users who are testing the platform in their workplace. Read Full Article
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ChromeOS just copied one of Windows 11’s best features
[verge_credit] Google is rolling out a new ChromeOS update that makes it easier to keep your on-screen apps organized, copy text from images, and adjust camera and microphone settings on Chromebook devices. The ChromeOS camera app now supports Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to extract text from captured images of letters or other documents. It allows…