The Verge reports: “For the past couple of years we have endured a lengthy, one-sided, and largely fruitless debate over “censorship” on our US social networks. The issue reached a low point in May, when the Trump White House put out a call for all Americans to report perceived incidents of censorship on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.”
TechCrunch reports: “As companies continue to expand the number of cloud-based tools and apps that are used to run their businesses, DevOps continues to grow as a field of IT to help developers meet those demands.”
VentureBeat reports: “Esports group Dignitas has raised $30 million, and it has formed a new parent company called New Meta Entertainment to reflect that fact that it has several esports-related businesses.”
Hypebot reports: “Privately owned performing rights organization SESAC has completed a major refinancing of its capital structure, reports Billboard, selling $530 million in bonds and obtaining a $30 million revolving credit line.”
TechCrunch reports: “Facebook today announced it’s building its own Ready Player One Oasis. Facebook Horizon is a virtual reality sandbox universe where you can build your own environments and games, play and socialize with friends or just explore the user-generated landscapes. This is Facebook’s take on Second Life.”
Forbes reports: ““I firmly believe that stories and storytelling are the ways in which we connect our values, culture and bring about understanding,” Ashley Turing tells me. Earlier in August, Turing, a London-based entrepreneur who has previously worked as a tech expert for Credit Suisse, RBS and HSBC, launched Livetree, a ground-breaking new entertainment platform.”
MIPI CSI-2 v3.0 introduces features intended to enhance contextual awareness in mobile, client, automotive, industrial IoT and medical use cases
PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ADAS--The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced major enhancements to MIPI Camera Serial Interface-2 (MIPI CSI-2), the most widely used camera specification in mobile and other markets. MIPI CSI-2 v3.0 delivers multiple features designed to enable greater capabilities for machine awareness across multiple application spaces, such as mobile, client, automotive, industrial IoT and medical.
MIPI CSI-2 is the primary interface used to connect camera sensors to application processors in systems such as smart cars, head-mounted augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) devices, camera drones, Internet of Things (IoT) appliances, wearables and 3D facial-recognition systems for security and surveillance. Since its introduction in 2005, MIPI CSI-2 has become the de facto specification for mobile devices. With each new version, MIPI Alliance has delivered crucial new functions driven by emerging imaging trends in mobile.
“We are continuing to leverage what we have done for mobile phones and expanding this to a much broader category of platforms,” said Joel Huloux, chairman of MIPI Alliance. “CSI-2 v3.0 is the second installment in a three-phase development plan, through which we are effectively developing the imaging conduit infrastructure to enable machine awareness through sight. Our lives will be enriched as we better enable machines to assist us, and MIPI Alliance is developing the infrastructure to realize that future. We appreciate our members’ leadership in coming together over the years to collaborate on various use cases and drive development of CSI-2.”
MIPI CSI-2 v3.0 introduces three key new features:
“Innovation of MIPI CSI-2 never stops; we aim to remain at the frontier of providing end-to-end imaging conduit solutions for emerging vision and real-time perception and decision making AI applications mapped to mobile, client, IoT, medical, drones and automotive (ADAS) product platforms,” said Haran Thanigasalam, MIPI Camera Working Group chair. “In fact, work is already well underway on the next version of MIPI CSI-2, with a highly optimized ultra-low-power always-on sentinel conduit solution for enhanced machine awareness, data protection provisions for security, and functional safety, as well as MIPI A-PHY, a forthcoming longer reach physical layer specification.”
MIPI Alliance offers a comprehensive portfolio of companion specifications and tools in support of CSI-2 v3.0:
MIPI C-PHY v2.0 was recently released to support CSI-2 v3.0 capabilities, including support for 6 Gsps over the standard channel and up to 8 Gsps over the short channel; RX equalization; fast BTA; medium channel lengths for IoT applications; and an in-band control signaling option. MIPI D-PHY v2.5, with alternate low power (ALP), which uses pure low-voltage signaling instead of legacy 1.2 V LP signaling and a fast BTA feature for support of CSI-2 v3.0, will be released later this year.
Don’t miss MIPI DevCon Taipei, October 18, 2019, for topics on camera applications, sensors and much more.
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About MIPI Alliance
MIPI Alliance (MIPI) develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries. There is at least one MIPI specification in every smartphone manufactured today. Founded in 2003, the organization has over 300 member companies worldwide and 14 active working groups delivering specifications within the mobile ecosystem. Members of the organization include handset manufacturers, device OEMs, software providers, semiconductor companies, application processor developers, IP tool providers, test and test equipment companies, as well as camera, tablet and laptop manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.mipi.org.
MIPI® is a registered trademark owned by MIPI Alliance. MIPI A-PHYSM, MIPI CCSSM, MIPI CSI-2SM, MIPI C-PHYSM and MIPI D-PHYSM are service marks of MIPI Alliance.
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YouCam Makeup wraps up their annual beauty star search for the fresh face of the year with an augmented reality look try-on experience showcasing the winning looks.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--Perfect Corp., the company behind the world’s leading virtual beauty, YouCam Makeup app and photo editing app YouCam Perfect, just announced the winner of the 2019 YouCam Beauty Star contest. Earlier this year, YouCam kicked off the YouCam Beauty Star Campaign inviting beauty lovers around the country to create and submit their signature beauty styles for a chance to be crowned YouCam Beauty Star and have their look recreated in the YouCam Makeup app for virtual try-on. The contest attracted beauty novices and experts alike, encouraging fans to use both their expertise and the aid of true-to-life augmented reality (AR) features to design original beauty looks.
Perfect Corp. is honored to announce 19 year old LA beauty, Aliyah Rodriguez, as the 2019 YouCam Beauty Star and invites beauty fans around the world to try her winning look in YouCam Makeup. The look features cobalt blue liner, defined brows, and a peachy-nude lip perfect for fall. The winning style was selected by a panel of judges including model, Cassandra Bankson, pop-opera singer, Charisse Mills, and a team of YouCam editors combined with fan votes. Once selected, Aliyah was flown to New York City for a professional photoshoot at Nine Studios in Brooklyn, with a team of experts including Estee Lauder’s Director of Global Makeup Artistry and Design, Victor Henao, hair stylist Edwin Candelaria, fashion stylist Giorgia Severino, and photographer Flaminia Fanale. Additionally, the two looks with the most fan votes were named “Fan Favorites” and recreated for virtual try-on as part of the in-app Beauty Star collection.
“We are excited to spotlight our incredible community through YouCam Beauty Star and give our fans a chance to see their looks come to life through AR and AI technology,” shared Perfect Corp. founder and CEO, Alice Chang. “We were blown away by the response and quality of entries submitted throughout the contest and are excited to continue the YouCam Beauty Star franchise as a way to highlight the incredibly talented individuals that make the YouCam universe such an empowering and creative platform.”
Experience Aliyah’s winning YouCam Beauty Star look and the featured Fan Favorite styles in the free YouCam Makeup app today.
App Availability
YouCam Makeup is available for free download on the App Store and Google Play.
YouCam Perfect is available for free download on the App Store and Google Play.
About Perfect Corp.
With over 750 Million downloads globally, Perfect Corporation is dedicated to transforming how consumers, content creators and beauty brands interact together through AI and AR technologies. Our experienced team of engineers and beauty aficionados are pushing the frontiers of technology to create the beauty platform of the future – a fluid environment where individuals express themselves, learn the latest about fashion and beauty, and enjoy instant access to the products from their favorite brands. Further information about Perfect Corp. can be found at perfectcorp.com
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Step into the Shoes of an Agent in the Office of Strategic Services in the Full-Length Campaign
See Powerful, First-Hand Stories from Veterans Told through Interviews and 3600 Footage
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at Oculus Connect 6, Respawn™ Entertainment, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) and Oculus from Facebook revealed Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond, coming next year exclusively to VR, on the Oculus Rift platform. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will deliver its most authentic and immersive World War II experience from the series to date.
The game, which is being built for Oculus Rift from the ground up by a team comprised of veteran developers of the series, will put players in the role of an agent in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Players will go behind enemy lines to sabotage Nazi facilities, subvert enemy plans, and aid the French Resistance. Players will also experience a rich, exciting single-player campaign that takes them through historic events on land, air, and sea, all in virtual reality. Watch the first gameplay footage in the developer diary here.
Additionally, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will include unique multiplayer modes and features when it releases in Summer 2020. The game will lean into the franchise’s history of education through entertainment, bringing the stories of WWII veterans to life for players in emotionally powerful ways.
“It’s a great feeling to introduce Medal of Honor to a whole new generation of gamers on a new platform for the franchise,” said Peter Hirschmann, Game Director. “I’ve been fortunate to be a part of this franchise since the beginning, and putting this game on the Oculus Rift allows us to be more immersive than we’ve ever been before. If the game we’re making ignites people’s imaginations and illuminates the world, then we’ve accomplished what we’ve set out to do.”
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers.
In fiscal year 2019, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.95 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality brands such as EA SPORTS™ FIFA, Battlefield™, Apex Legends™, The Sims™, Madden NFL, Need for Speed™, Titanfall™ and Plants vs. Zombies™. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.
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Hollywood Reporter reports: “Canadian storytelling app Wattpad is headed to Brazil, South America’s biggest media market, after signing a development and production deal with indie studio Wise Entertainment.”
