Google's new Maps platform for games gives developers access to real-time Google Maps data, an SDK for Unity, and a new API to use real-world locations in games
buildings — Create games with millions of 3D structures. Mark Wycislik-Wilson / BetaNews : Google opens up Maps API to game developers Joe Maring / Android Central : Google's bringing its Maps APIs ...
Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Brett Williams / Mashable : Facebook Messenger went down worldwide Chris Smith / BGR : The Messenger Kids app is a brilliantly devious Facebook scheme Jeffrey Esposito / ...
Amazon Key bundle launched with security camera and smart door lock that lets couriers unlock your door; price starts at $250, preorder today, available Nov. 8
An Intelligent Security Camera that Works with Alexa for Only $119.99 Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint : Amazon's new Cloud Cam security camera monitors couriers and more Karl Utermohlen / Stock Market New...
London transport authority says Uber not “fit and proper” to hold license, cites “Greyball” software, will not renew on Sept. 30; Uber can operate during appeal
As if Uber's new CEO … Eric David / SiliconANGLE : Uber kicked out of London for not being a ‘fit and proper’ service Carl Velasco / Tech Times : It's Over For Uber In London: City Declares Ride-Haili...
Chrome will no longer autoplay videos with sound starting from January 2018
Here's Why You Should Be Worried Ryan Whitwam / ExtremeTech : Google Chrome Will Block Autoplaying Video With Sound Next Year David Matthews / TechSpot : Chrome is finally doing something about those ...
Password manager OneLogin compromised, says hackers have ability to decrypt encrypted data and all users served by US data center are affected
attackers access data and decryption keys Alvaro Hoyos / OneLogin Identity Management Blog : May 31, 2017 Security Incident (UPDATED June 1, 2017) JC Torres / SlashGear : OneLogin attacker may have go...
Apple sold 50.7M iPhones in Q2, down from 51.2M last year, 8.92M iPads, down from 10.2M, 4.19M Macs, up from 4.03M; services revenue grew to $7.04B, 18% YoY
below expectations Shara Tibken / CNET : Apple's iPhone unit sales take a surprising fall Caitlin McGarry / Macworld : Apple in Q2: Sold fewer iPhones than last year, but also made more money Anya Geo...
NVIDIA partners with DOE and National Cancer Institute to develop CANDLE, an AI-based framework using its Pascal GPU architecture to advance cancer research
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Facebook says it will no longer allow advertisers to use its ethnic affinity marketing in housing, employment, and credit ads
but only for some ads Andrea Peterson / Washington Post : Facebook to stop allowing racially targeted ads for housing, employment, credit Luke Stangel / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Facebook prom...
Facebook open sources three computer vision tools that can identify objects within photos: DeepMask, SharpMask, and MultiPathNet
Can a computer distinguish between … Jordan Novet / VentureBeat : Facebook open-sources A.I. software for segmenting objects in images Nicole Lee / Engadget : Facebook opens its advanced AI vision tec...