The most notable addition is likely the ability to add contacts via a simple QR code, similar to the feature Snapchat introduced many moons ago; it’s a feature we’ve been hearing about since 2018. While people aren’t meeting up in person all that often these days because, you know, coronavirus, it’s a handy feature to have so you don’t have that should save some time over the slow manual process....
Case in point: according to The Verge, WhatsApp is “testing a feature that will let you share your Status to Facebook or Instagram, as well as other services like Gmail or Google Photos. However, WhatsApp says the new feature won’t require you to link your account to Facebook – it simply operates via Android and iOS’ sharing API. This means your data isn’t transferred between WhatsApp and Facebook account, and it’ll only work if you’re logged into Facebook on your phone....
While solar has undergone a comparable revolution in photovoltaic development, a mass-produced solar car has yet to hit the market anywhere in the world. I wanted to know why, so I decided to do a bit of research. What is a solar vehicle? Firstly, when we talk about solar vehicles, it’s vital to get the classification right. They can run smoothly at night or in the absence of direct sunlight as they can use their panels to store solar energy in their batteries....
Except that it’s not that simple. What is a barycenter? A barycenter is the point in any system around which the objects in the system orbit. So, the barycenter for the Earth and the Moon is… …you guessed it. Not exactly the Earth. Now, because the Earth is considerably larger, the barycenter is inside the Earth. It’s not, however, the center of the Earth. The moon does not orbit the Earth....
What are the effects of the current hype surrounding AI? Is it just misleading consumers and end-users or is it also affecting investors and regulators? How is it shaping the mindset for creating products and services? How is the merging of scientific research and commercial product development feeding into the hype? These are some of the questions that Richard Heimann, Chief AI Officer at Cybraics, answers in his new book Doing AI....
We’ve all seen the hyperbole. Big tech’s boldest claims make for the media’s most successful headlines, and the general public can’t get enough. Ask 100 people on the street what they believe AI is capable of, and you’re guaranteed to get a cornucopia of nonsensical ideas. To be perfectly clear: we definitely need more radiologists. AI can’t predict crimes, anyone who says otherwise is selling something. There’s also no AI that can tell if a human is gay, the premise itself is flawed....
It’s hard to know how many people are affected but one estimate suggests it could be hundreds of millions. The company’s recommendation was to upgrade immediately and ideally buy a new laptop, as the older one might be too slow or not function as well with the current Windows 10, a cost that many people will not be able to afford. When I looked into this subject, I found over 100 expert articles referring to the process of upgrading to new operating systems as being stressful for users....
So when, earlier this month, Musk swore on Twitter that the “FSD Beta 9 is shipping soon,” it came as a surprise that he actually held true to his word. Generalized self-driving is a hard problem, as it requires solving a large part of real-world AI. Didn’t expect it to be so hard, but the difficulty is obvious in retrospect. Nothing has more degrees of freedom than reality. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 3, 2021 On Saturday, the company released the software update to some 2,000 users in its “Early Access Program....
The Chinese company has been caught recording a concerning amount of user activity in its Mi Browser Pro and Mint Browser apps, Forbes reports. Researchers found the two apps — which have collectively amassed over 15 million downloads on Google Play — gathered immense amounts of data about any website a user visits, even in incognito mode. Among other things, the browsers, which ship with Xiaomi handsets by default, recorded search engine queries from Google and privacy-oriented services like DuckDuckGo, and news items viewed on Xiaomi’s news feed feature....
Looking at the innards of the phone, it’s powered by an entry-level Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 2 or 3GB of RAM. Other specifications also point towards a budget offering. Specifications Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Screen: 6.22-inch HD+ dot notch display RAM: 2/3GB Rear camera: 12-megapixel Front camera: 8-megapixel Battery: 5,000 mAh Fast charging: 18W Internal memory: 32GB This is clearly a phone for people who are out all day long....
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— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) December 8, 2019 …And that’s about it. We don’t know exactly when these units will ship, although it’s possible at least some configurations could begin to go out immediately, considering Apple says available to ‘order’ rather than the usual ‘pre-order.’ In any case, Apple technically made it to its ‘fall release claim,’ since fall ends December 21. Well, unless we’re talking about the meteorological seasons, in which case fall ended November 30, but let’s not be picky....
Applying this logic to your professional development, continuing to learn new skills is key to surviving and staying relevant. DevOps is a new methodology taking the tech scene by storm. Combining IT and operations teams into a single, coordinated powerhouse, DevOps empowers companies to put out products and software at blazing speed, making it a valuable skill to learn. You can get a leg up on that pursuit with the training found in The DevOps Master Class Lifetime Bundle, a massive course collection on sale now for just $39 from TNW Deals....
Are you sitting comfortably? Your body relaxed? Mind untethered? Terrific. Then let’s remember what that used to be like. You’d share a Google Sheets link — maybe it was for work, maybe it was personal, I’ll leave that detail to you. You could bask in the knowledge all your hard work would be seen. You sit back, content and brimming with satisfaction. Maybe you go out for a walk. Pop to the cinema....
Earlier this year, Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher with a knack for revealing yet-to-launch software features by reverse engineering apps, tweeted that Twitter was testing a “replies moderation” tool. Today, Twitter officially rolled out the feature globally, giving you “more control over your conversations” with the ability to hide replies to your tweets. The moderation tool gives you the option to hide replies to your tweets, but also allows others to see and engage with hidden replies by tapping the grey icon that will appear on the tweet illustrating that some tweets have been hidden from main view....
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute found that the Chinese government has “facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens” to factories across the country and forced them to work. These locations are in the supply chain of at least 83 companies — many of them technology behemoths. The report states around 80,000 individuals were moved from the far west of Xinjiang to work in these forced labor camps....
The all-stock deal will allow Zoom to expand its range of services, CEO Eric Yan said in a statement on Sunday: The acquisition aims to secure Zoom’s growth as pandemic restrictions ease. The company became a household name after lockdowns and working from home orders forced countless businesses to invest in videoconferencing. In recent months, however, the hypergrowth has slowed, as workers have begun returning to offices. Zoom has responded by expanding its cloud-based conferencing offerings....
Why had I lacked the foresight and why had he not tipped me off? 12 months later, his monetary investment is probably equal to the number of hours I’ve spent on the video conference platform. My ROI? A stronger contact lens prescription, his… well, best not think about it. Zoom is the ultimate overnight success, a victor of circumstance. Imagine Facebook’s 2006-08 growth charts, then concertina them into a single week....
It is critically important to find the next generation of antibiotics. The incidence of bacterial infections resistant to current antibiotics continues to climb. The World Health Organization has warned that this issue will only become more serious, and a recent study anticipates that by 2050 drug-resistant infections will affect more people than cancer. But how do you find a new antibiotic? Perhaps surprisingly, over 70 percent of currently used anti-infectives were derived from naturally occurring chemicals....
When 2019 was a young year and most of us were still honoring our overly-optimistic New Year’s resolutions, IBM was basking in the glow of the world’s first self-contained quantum computer in a box. While this particular quantum computing event was more of an aesthetic and design breathrough than a physics and development one, it represents the turning point for quantum computers perfectly. Until now, quantum computers have been fuzzy, theoretical things that existed in the hearts and minds of physcis nerds....
