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US senators propose facial recognition ban (but not for police)
3 days ago –
US senators have introduced a bill that would temporarily
restrict the use of facial recognition technology — but their proposals
fall short of a total ban. The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence
Act would place a moratorium on federal government use of facial
recognition technology (FRT) unt...
Tesla finally returns Autopilot to second-hand Model S owner after secretly wiping it from his car
3 days ago –
Tesla’s unsolicited removal of additional vehicle features
appears to have been resolved, but it’s highlighted a much bigger issue
with buying second-hand Teslas from third-party dealers. Last week, a
report from Jalopnik revealed that Tesla surreptitiously removed the
Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) an...
Tesla finally returns Autopilot to second-hand Model S owner after secretly wiping it from his car
3 days ago –
Tesla’s unsolicited removal of additional vehicle features
appears to have been resolved, but it’s highlighted a much bigger issue
with buying second-hand Teslas from third-party dealers. Last week, a
report from Jalopnik revealed that Tesla surreptitiously removed the
Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) an...
The new Moto Razr might be the hardest phone to repair ever
2 days ago –
It turns out folding phones with bendy screens and complicated
hinges are difficult to repair. Who’da thunk it? In fact, iFixit says
the new Motorola Razr is the most difficult-to-repair phone that’s ever
hit its desks. The device scores a 1 out of 10 on iFixit’s repairability
scoreboard. The onl...
US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets and racketeering
2 days ago –
In the latest escalation of the tensions between Donald Trump‘s
government and China, the Department of Justice and FBI today announced
16 charges being brought against Huawei. Among these charges are
conspiracy to steal trade secrets and racketeering. A press release from
the DoJ claims says tha...
US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets and racketeering
2 days ago –
In the latest escalation of the tensions between Donald
Trump‘s government and China, the Department of Justice and FBI today
announced 16 charges being brought against Huawei. Among these charges
are conspiracy to steal trade secrets and racketeering. A press release
from the DoJ claims says tha...
Steam rolls out new feature to help you decide what game to play next
2 days ago –
Steam is making it easier for gamers to pick the next title they
want to play. The Valve subsidiary has rolled out a new recommendation
feature called Play Next, KotakuUK reports. It’s not quite like Store
recommendations, which suggest what title you should buy next. Instead,
Valve relies on a n...
What’s venture capital and why does it matter for startups?
2 days ago –
The term ‘venture capital‘ is often thrown about in the tech
startup world, but do you know what it means and how it works? Could you
explain it to people at a dinner party? If the answer to these
questions is ‘no,’ don’t worry because Growth Quarters has you covered.
The first thing you need to ...
Scientist trains AI to write messages of love on candy hearts
2 days ago –
A scientist has marked Valentine’s Day by teaching a neural
network to compose romantic messages for candy hearts. Janelle Shane,
who in her day job creates computer-controlled holograms for studying
the brain, collected genuine messages printed on the heart-shaped sweets
to use as training data....
Facebook just released a Pinterest-style app called Hobbi
a day ago –
Facebook doesn’t exactly need any more presence in the social
media business, but that isn’t going to the stop the company from
trying. As first reported by The Information, an experimental product
team within Facebook recently released a Pinterest-style app called
Hobbi. The app’s description – ...
AI interviewer asks Billie Eilish the weirdest questions
a day ago –
Billie Eilish has fielded countless interview questions during
her meteoric rise to fame, but this week was the first time that they’ve
been asked by a bot. Fresh from sweeping the boards at the 2020 Grammy
Awards , the 18-year-old songstress sat down with the AI interviewer in a
video for Vogue ...
How to build a survival base in Minecraft
10 hours ago –
I spend a lot of time trawling the ever-growing world of
Minecraft looking for cool things to build and today I found this very
cool survival base in Minecraft tutorial and it is a big one! This build
tutorial has been created with teamplay in mind. Each section is
color-coded. This helps players...
Data centers generate the same amount of carbon emissions as global airlines
11 hours ago –
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to
exploring how tech can help achieve the global Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) this year? Check out the full ‘Sustainable Societies‘
program here. Digital technologies are often put forward as a solution
to environmental dilemmas. Th...
Tech Crunch
Instagram prototypes ‘Latest Posts’ feature
2 days ago –
Instagram users who miss the reverse chronological feed might
get a new way to see the most recent pics and videos from who they
follow. Instagram has been spotted internally prototyping a “Latest
Posts” feature. It appears as a pop-up over the main feed and brings
users to a special area showing...
Innovaccer wants to be the service that unifies all healthcare data
2 days ago –
The holy grail for technology companies working in the
healthcare industry is becoming the gateway for all healthcare data. Big
legacy providers like Epic and Cerner are trying to reach out to
hospital networks to hoover up all of their data. Google is interested
in it. Salesforce is interested i...
Innovaccer wants to be the service that unifies all healthcare data
2 days ago –
The holy grail for technology companies working in the
healthcare industry is becoming the gateway for all healthcare data. Big
legacy providers like Epic and Cerner are trying to reach out to
hospital networks to hoover up all of their data. Google is interested
in it. Salesforce is interested i...
7-month-old Simsim secures $16M for its social commerce in India
2 days ago –
Simsim, a social commerce startup in India, said on Friday it
has raised $16 million in seven months of its existence as it attempts
to replicate the offline retail experience in the digital world with
help from influencers. The Gurgaon-based startup said it raised $16
million across seed, Series...
Blue Origin’s new rocket engine production facility opens on Monday
a day ago –
Blue Origin is opening its new rocket engine production center
in Huntsville, Ala. on Monday, the company said today on Twitter. The
new Huntsville facility will be able to produce its rocket engines at a
much higher rate than is currently possible, which will be useful as the
company is using it...
Bloomberg memes push Instagram to require sponsorship disclosure
2 days ago –
Instagram is changing its advertising rules to require political
campaigns’ sponsored posts from influencers to use its Branded Content
Ads tool that adds a disclosure label of “Paid Partnership with.” The
change comes after the Bloomberg presidential campaign paid meme-makers
to post screenshots...
PhotoSquared app exposed customer photos and shipping labels
2 days ago –
Popular photo printing app PhotoSquared has exposed thousands of
customer photos, addresses and orders details. At least 10,000 shipping
labels were stored in a public Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage
bucket. There was no password on the bucket, allowing anyone who knew
the easy-to-guess web add...
Vodafone Idea shares tumble 23% after India orders it to pay billions in dues
a day ago –
Shares of Vodafone Idea fell by more than 23% on Friday after
India’s apex court ordered the country’s second-largest telecom operator
and Airtel, the third-largest telecom network, to arrange and pay
billions of dollars in dues in a month. In a strongly worded judgement,
the Supreme Court reject...
Class action suit against Clearview AI cites Illinois law that cost Facebook $550M
a day ago –
Just two weeks ago Facebook settled a lawsuit alleging
violations of privacy laws in Illinois for the considerable sum of $550
million. Now controversial startup Clearview AI, which has gleefully
admitted to scraping and analyzing the data of millions, is the target
of a new lawsuit citing simila...
Tinder founder funds sex tips app Lover
a day ago –
Want to spice up the bedroom without paying for pills or awkward
visits to a sex therapist? A new app called Lover lets you take a
sexual personality quiz, explore carnal knowledge tutorials and
discretely figure out which turn-ons you share with your partner. Built
by board-certified sexual medi...
Can we debate free will versus destiny in four pages?
6 hours ago –
The informal TechCrunch book club (which is now a whole week off
schedule thanks to the news cycle — let’s see if we can catch up here
shortly!) is now venturing into the very, very short story What’s
Expected of Us, the third piece in Ted Chiang’s Exhalation collection.
If you’re one of those pe...
This Week in Apps: YouTube TV cancels Apple’s rev share, more bad news for mobile voting, WhatsApp hits 2B users
8 hours ago –
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that
recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money
that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a
record 204 billion downloads in 2019 and $120 billion in consumer
spending in 2019, accordin...
Startups Weekly: A pre-IPO list of unicorn companies that also generate lots of revenue(!)
9 hours ago –
[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that
startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] My colleague Alex
Wilhelm has been researching the companies that are both getting
impressive valuations and also generating annual recurring revenues of
around $100 million on more. Thes...
The Verge
Flip phones deserve a shot because phones all look the same now
2 days ago –
Photo by Avery White for The Verge
As more folding phones get released, I’m seeing more people ask an
important and honest question: does anybody really need this? There are
many different answers but I think the most important one is simply
this: not at the prices we’ve seen so far, no.
But i...
Google appeases Stadia subscribers with the first new game announcements since launch
2 days ago –
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Following a troubled launch last year, Google has announced that five
specific new games will arrive on its cloud gaming service Stadia “in
the coming months,” finally giving us some additional titles we can look
forward to playing.
Sure, Google alre...
Vergecast: Motorola Razr review, Samsung’s Galaxy S20 event, and T-Mobile and Sprint allowed to merge
a day ago –
Photo by Avery White for The Verge
There are a few things in this episode of The Vergecast that you don’t
want to miss. In a busy week that included a foldable phone review, a
Samsung hardware event, and a huge merger, we’ve got the perfect people
to discuss all of this on our podcast.
Execut...
Here are a few great Presidents’ Day deals
13 hours ago –
Photo by Avery White for The Verge
Presidents’ Day is a US holiday that takes place on Monday, February
17th, this year. And like most US holidays, it has been co-opted by
retailers as a shopping holiday. We’ve been tallying up the best deals
on a variety of tech products in the lead-up to Pre...
a day ago –
Image: Nvidia
When we learned that Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service was
losing access to every Activision Blizzard game only one week after
leaving beta, I’ll admit my first thought was that maybe a
short-sighted, money-grubbing corporation had decided to take its ball
and go home.
Th...
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