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YouTube will soon let you try out makeup with AR

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 6:41 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


If you’re obsessed with makeup tutorials on YouTube, we’ve good news for you. You can now try out makeup with your favorite YouTubers using augmented reality. The tool is called AR Beauty Try-On, will let you virtually try products on your face with AR while following along with guides on YouTube. The streaming platform said it’s tuned the algorithm to make virtual beauty products work on all skin tones. YouTube’s testing out an alpha version of this feature with FameBit, Google’s branded content platform. It has partnered with M.A.C Cosmetics so you can try out their products. The new tool will be available…

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Samsung is reportedly preparing to launch its Galaxy Note 10 in August

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 5:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


CNET reports that Samsung is gearing up to unveil its Galaxy Note 10 phone on August 7 at the Barclays Center in New York. That lines up with the Korean firm’s usual annual schedule for Galaxy Note launches – but it’s possible that the date might change, seeing as how August is still a while away. I usually don’t care for this range of giant stylus-equipped handsets, but the rumors surrounding the Note 10 have my interest piqued. This year, Samsung is said to be working on two variants – the 6.3-inch Note 10 and a larger Note 10 Pro,…

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GitHub acquires Pull Panda and makes its code review tools available for free

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 5:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Exactly one year after buying GitHub for $7.5 billion, Microsoft has now purchased Pull Panda to beef up the software development platform with more collaborative tools. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the two companies. “Joining GitHub will allow our products to be fully integrated and offered to millions more developers around the world. I will be joining the GitHub team to integrate Pull Panda and continue to grow its features as part of the core product,” wrote Abi Noda, Pull Panda’s founder and CEO, announcing the move. Pull Panda, a startup that builds code review…

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Meet Nuro, the pint-sized robot that could one day deliver your pizza

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 1:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Cars


Robotics company Nuro will soon unleash its self-driving vehicles on the streets of Houston. This isn’t a ride-sharing partnership, or a new Tesla competitor, but a trial run at the future we’re all waiting for. Starting this fall, Domino’s plans to employ a fleet of Nuro vehicles, each electric and self-driving, to deliver piping-hot pizza directly from its ovens to your doors. Each of the electric autos has a top speed of around 25 miles-per-hour, and they’ll soon share the roads with human-driven cars. These vehicles, however, aren’t built for humans. Each is about half the height and width of…

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