Facebook might cut funding for some Watch news shows
"Facebook plans to cut the funding for some news shows on the Watch platform, according to The Information. The social media just renewed four Watch originals and recently brought the tab to desktop and its stripped-down Lite app, signifying that it's..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/facebook-cut-funding-watch-news-shows/Inifniti to unveil its first fully-electric crossover concept in January
" Nissan's Infiniti will mark its 30th birthday next month by unveiling its first all-electric crossover at the place where it all began for the luxury car brand: the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The crossover will give th..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/inifniti-all-electric-crossover-concept/巴西国家博物馆以虚拟形式重新在 Google 街景开张
" 今年九月时的一场大火，让巴西国家博物馆中的约 2,000 万件藏品几乎都毁于一旦。毫无疑问，这对人类历史来说是非常巨大的损失。但所幸如今的科技发达，数字化技术的存在让人们在遗憾之余，多少还有机会可以体会到一些逝去的史料、文物之美。从两年前开始，Google 的艺术和文化团队就开始了跟巴西国家博物馆的合作，希望以 3D 扫描、高分辨率摄影、AR、VR 等技术，将馆内的 360 度原貌在 Google 街景的平台上呈现。而在火灾之前这项计划的相关作业其实已经完成，Google 和博物馆也开始筹备让街景的影像上线。只是…"
https://cn.engadget.com/2018/12/14/google-national-museum-of-brazil-virtual-tour-street-view/Next-gen EV charger adds 62 miles of range in three minutes
" Reducing charge times is a key factor for widespread EV adoption, and BMW and Mercedes just took a new step in that direction. A Porsche EV prototype charged at a record 400 kW rate, gaining 100 km of range in just three minutes, while BMW brought its researc…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/porsche-bmw-fastcharge-450-kw-charger/YouTube 上季删除了超过 780 万个违规视频
" 从今年初开始，YouTube 都会发布季度报告公开其每一季中删除了多少违规视频。而在最近一份取自七月至九月数据的报告中，他们又再加入了删除频道和留言的相关信息。据介绍，在上一季中 YouTube 总共撤下了超过 780 万段视频，并且还关掉了近 170 万个频道和删除了超过 2.24 亿条评论。而在这背后，他们的机器学习技术起到了至关重要的作用。
「一直以来我们都是采用人工加机器审核的技术来处理平台上的违规内容，从 2017 年起我们开始运用一套更先进的机器学习系统来筛选内容供团队人工审核。」YouTube 在…" https://cn.engadget.com/2018/12/14/youtube-removed-58-million-videos-violating-policies/
The Morning After: Virgin Galactic goes to space
"Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. What'd you do this week? If it didn't involve a historic trip into space then Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic have you beat. Other out-of-reach experiences include hopping behind the wheel of McLaren's 720S and taking…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/the-morning-after-virgin-galactic-goes-to-space/Prominent artists banned last-minute by Chinese art and tech show
" Several contemporary artists tackling the social implications of technology have been banned by censors from China's upcoming Guangzhou Triennial.
One of them..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/china-guangzhou-triennial-censorship/
Google 助理現在會說澳洲和英式口音的英語囉
" 不需要旅居各地，Google 助理這回又默默地習得了新的英語口音啦。而這回新增的是澳洲口音及英式口音。基本上只要支援 Google 助理的設備，包括 Android 手機、Google Home 智慧喇叭等產品都能適用。但可惜的是，目前該功能暫時只率先開方美國地區的英語用戶享用，其它地區可能得再耐心等等。
為了模擬出真實的口音，Google 這次利用 DeepMind 的 AI 技術，讓 Google 助理的深度神經網路能透過該公司的語音合成模型 WaveNet，帶來彷如真人的自然聲音。而這項技術，也正是過去 …" https://chinese.engadget.com/2018/12/14/google-assistant-australian-british-accent//
谷歌助理现在会说澳洲和英式口音的英语啰
" 不需要旅居各地，谷歌助理又默默地习得了新的英语口音啦。而这回新增的是澳洲口音及英式口音。基本上只要支援谷歌助理的设备，包括 Android 手机、Google Home 智慧喇叭等产品都能适用。但可惜的是，目前该功能暂时只率先开方美国地区的英语用户享用，其它地区可能得再耐心等等。
为了模拟出真实的口音，谷歌这次利用 DeepMind 的 AI 技术，让谷歌助理的深度神经网路能透过该公司的语音合成模型 WaveNet，带来彷如真人的自然声音。而这项技术，也正是过去 Google 让「文字转语音」功能听来更加真实的…" https://cn.engadget.com/2018/12/14/google-assistant-australian-british-accent//
IMAX drops VR, will close its last three locations next year
" Two years ago, IMAX had big plans for VR experiences, with its CEO anticipating 10-minute movie tie-ins that people would pay up to $10 to try at one of its locations. Now that dream is dead, as Variety points out an SEC filing from the company revealing that…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/imax-vr/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 