Google announced a new AI model for multimodal search called MUM (Multitask Unified Model) at its developer conference Google IO in May. Last night, the firm announced a bunch of consumer-facing features, including visual search, that’ll be coming to your screen in the coming months. The Big G currently serves contextual information such as Wikipedia snippets, lyrics, or recipe videos to you based on your search phrase. Now, for the... Read more ›
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It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way many businesses function, from the small mom-and-pop shop to worldwide operations. Speaking of the latter, I had the chance to chat with Rick Bergman, AMD’s Executive Vice President of Computing and Graphics, to discuss how the company was able to plan and launch some of its biggest products during a period of unprecedented uncertainty. AMD has been going... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! An NYU researcher who was shut out of Facebook has taken her fight for transparency to the US Congress. During Congressional testimony on Tuesday, Laura Edelson, who investigates online ads and misinformation, called for... Read more ›
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Amazon held a hardware event yesterday to announce an all-new lineup of data-capturing-tools it intends to market as robot assistants and security devices. Interestingly, the general public seems to be enjoying the idea. Where Tesla was almost universally mocked for its silly robot announcement stunt, Amazon’s latest reveals have been met with a lot of positivity. Apparently, people are really into the idea of letting a giant megacorporation fill their... Read more ›
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Swedish electric car maker Polestar is the latest company planning a deal to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). A deal with Gores Guggenheim Inc will raise a whopping $20 billion. As a result, Polestar gains three times its projected revenues for 2023. Some history and context. Polestar is jointly owned by Volvo Cars and Chinese auto company Geely. Following the success of the Polestar 1 and... Read more ›
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Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Yes, folks, it’s true. On Wednesday, Rolls-Royce announced that it’s finally bringing its luxury cars into the electric future. The very first EV from the historic brand is about to begin extensive on-road testing.... Read more ›
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Events over the past few years have revealed several human rights violations associated with increasing advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Algorithms created to regulate speech online have censored speech ranging from religious content to sexual diversity. AI systems created to monitor illegal activities have been used to track and target human rights defenders. And algorithms have discriminated against Black people when they have been used to detect cancers or assess... Read more ›
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Anna Chung is the Principal cybersecurity researcher at Palo Alto Networks. Join her at TNW 2021 for a fascinating talk on ‘Cybercriminal minds.’ QR codes are being used as a key tool for reducing touchpoints and contact tracing throughout the pandemic, enabling convenient and contactless data sharing. They are not inherently unsafe, but they could be open to exploitation by cyber attackers. Quick response (QR) codes can be thought of... Read more ›
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When Ludwig von Beethoven died in 1827, he was three years removed from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work heralded by many as his magnum opus. He had started work on his 10th Symphony but, due to deteriorating health, wasn’t able to make much headway: All he left behind were some musical sketches. Ever since then, Beethoven fans and musicologists have puzzled and lamented over what could have... Read more ›
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TLDR: XSplit VCam Premium gives users ultimate and easy control over the backgrounds of all their video conferencing, vlogging, or live streaming videos. Just a few short years ago, who would have ever thought they’d care about video backgrounds? But now, with video meetings and conferencing a daily part of many of our lives, you actually have to pay attention to your surroundings, the environment happening in your video communications,... Read more ›
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TLDR: With this deal, you can land 15TBs of Degoo Premium cloud storage space for life for less than $90. When users are on the hunt for a quality cloud storage option, they can browse through the assorted features of any given service to check out its bells and whistles; or kick the tires on specific issues like file security, transfer speeds, and mobile access. All those points certainly matter,... Read more ›
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The emergence of DAOs has brought forth a powerful mechanism to manage blockchain protocols and presents a novel opportunity for individuals to get directly involved with a passion project on many different levels. Individuals now have the opportunity to be a part of a community that collectively operates a protocol of interest as well as the chance to get paid for meaningful contributions that push the project forward. So let’s... Read more ›
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The battle for the best programming language is raging. But who will make it out on top? Just kidding, they’re all great, but we did check our database of job postings from over 6,000 tech companies across the globe to see which languages were most in-demand from employers. So, whether you’re a seasoned programmer with years of experience and a few languages under your belt, or you’re just starting out... Read more ›
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Something horrible keeps happening: I upgraded to watchOS 8 and now a computer shouts at me while I’m working out. I’ll be running or doing yoga and, out of nowhere, a disembodied voice will tell me how far I’ve gone or that I’ve closed my exercise ring. It’s haunting. Look, there’s nothing wrong this new feature per se — it’s just not for me. Voice Feedback (which is what it’s... Read more ›
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There is a new culture arising between (wo)man and machine. The digital afterlife — avatars we created throughout the years, photos and accounts we accumulated, contacts and messages we exchanged — is challenging our assumptions about life and death. The new frontiers we try to establish between the real and the virtual, between past memory, current experience, and futuristic vision are blurry. Who owns all the data we leave behind?... Read more ›
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WordPress is hands down the most popular CMS out there. Since it started in 2003, it’s accumulated a market share of 39% of websites on the internet. BBC America, the Washington Post, Walt Disney World, the government of Sweden, and, hell, even your favorite news source (TNW by the way) all use WordPress to build their websites. But, while the CMS system is powering the websites of so many businesses... Read more ›
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Amazon’s Astro robot was certainly the most eye-catching announcement of the last night. However, the ecommerce giant also launched a new version of its Halo fitness band, along with health-related services, including workout and nutrition guidance. The new $80 Halo View has an AMOLED screen to display time, notifications, and fitness stats. While that’s the biggest upgrade from last year’s screen-less Halo band, Amazon has also dropped the always listening... Read more ›
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Ever since Amazon introduced Alexa to the world and invested heavily in its personal assistant AI, it seemed we all knew where the company was eventually heading: personal robots. That moment has finally arrived. The company today announced Astro, its oft-rumored home robot. Although it’s pricey at an initial cost of $999.99, it has the potential of being the first real mainstream home assistant robot (as opposed to, say, a... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! A team of researchers from the University of Glasgow in the UK have created an AI-powered system for identifying which diseases will make the leap from the animal kingdom to causing human infections. This... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Samson and Delilah is among the most famous works by Peter Paul Rubens, one of the most influential artists of the 17th century. The painting depicts an Old Testament story in which the warrior... Read more ›
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