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Uber adds a 911 ‘panic button’ to its US app

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by on May 29, 2018 at 6:51 pm
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Uber today pushed out a special option within its app that allows US users to contact emergency dispatchers immediately, potentially sharing their location as well. According to The Verge, the “panic button” has been added to the safety center menu on the app’s main page, and is labelled: “911 assistance.” After confirming you intended to do that (presumably to cut down on pocket dials), the app will link you with emergency dispatchers. It was tested earlier in India and is now rolling out in the US. In some cities, Uber is also testing location-sharing. Dispatchers will receive information on your trip,…

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Uber adds a 911 ‘panic button’ to its US app

May29
by on May 29, 2018 at 6:51 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Uber today pushed out a special option within its app that allows US users to contact emergency dispatchers immediately, potentially sharing their location as well. According to The Verge, the “panic button” has been added to the safety center menu on the app’s main page, and is labelled: “911 assistance.” After confirming you intended to do that (presumably to cut down on pocket dials), the app will link you with emergency dispatchers. It was tested earlier in India and is now rolling out in the US. In some cities, Uber is also testing location-sharing. Dispatchers will receive information on your trip,…

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PUBG and Fortnite set to battle (royale) over alleged copyright infringement

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by on May 29, 2018 at 4:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Well this is awkward. The two battle royale games who have owned the world for the past year — PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite — have long existed in peace (if not exactly harmony). Now, with no greater prey to tackle, one’s apparently turned on the other: PUBG Corp is suing Fortnite developer Epic Games in South Korea. The details: According to Korea Times, PUBG Corp filed the suit for copyright infringement earlier this year. It remains to be seen how the case itself will unfold — how does one allege copying of a game mode? Sure, both games have a “battle…

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PUBG and Fortnite set to battle (royale) over alleged copyright infringement

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by on May 29, 2018 at 4:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Well this is awkward. The two battle royale games who have owned the world for the past year — PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite — have long existed in peace (if not exactly harmony). Now, with no greater prey to tackle, one’s apparently turned on the other: PUBG Corp is suing Fortnite developer Epic Games in South Korea. The details: According to Korea Times, PUBG Corp filed the suit for copyright infringement earlier this year. It remains to be seen how the case itself will unfold — how does one allege copying of a game mode? Sure, both games have a “battle…

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LG developed AI to cure VR motion-sickness

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by on May 29, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, virtual reality


Korean tech giant LG recently unveiled a deep learning method to eliminate latency and motion-blur in VR. If VR makes you vomit, this is good news for you. The problem: VR makes people sick. Fuzzy low-res graphics combined with motion-blur create a visual cocktail the human brain (and stomach) rejects. The issue, for developers, is figuring out how to make VR look more realistic, more fluid, and remove the motion-blur caused by latency. The solution: LG’s optimized algorithms, developed with Songang University, process information in memory, according to reports. This means the AI can immediately bring extra resources to graphics…

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