Apple Maps for web adds Look Around, its Street View-like feature

Apple Maps for web adds Look Around, its Street View-like feature

Apple launched Apple Maps for the web five months ago, but it was in beta and had limited features. As it gradually builds it up to become a serious competitor to Google Maps, Apple has now added Look Around, its own version of Street View that lets you explore your surroundings via panoramic imagery collected … Read more

Google doubles down on infusing AI across products

Google doubles down on infusing AI across products

New Delhi: From Maps to Search, Google has recently announced seven new artificial intelligence (AI) updates that offer more ways people can ask questions, search for information and get an AI overview across products. Now, you’ll be able to ask Maps more complex queries, like “things to do with friends” to get answers curated with … Read more

Colorado ballot will have abortion, cat hunting, ranked-choice voting

Colorado ballot will have abortion, cat hunting, ranked-choice voting

Colorado voters are set to weigh in on ballot questions related to abortion rights, veterinary services, mountain lion trophy hunting and an overhaul of the state’s election system in November. The deadline to finalize the state’s ballot is coming Friday, but all of the citizen initiatives — meaning ballot questions pursued by members of the … Read more

Ticks could spread throughout Quebec in coming decades, says public health institute

Ticks could spread throughout Quebec in coming decades, says public health institute

Quebec’s public health institute is warning of a possible spread of the black-legged tick population in the province due to climate change. The Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) has created maps of the projected growth to help communities and governments plan and adapt over the next several decades. “These maps are actually … Read more

How this Canadian producer is using AI to allow artists to sing in different languages

How this Canadian producer is using AI to allow artists to sing in different languages

When Canadian producer Jordan Young started playing around with AI voice-cloning technology — ultimately creating a fake Kanye West song that sounded, well, just like Kanye West — it immediately prompted him to think about the ethical implications of the technology.  “As soon as I made it, I started to think … if anybody can make music with … Read more