The European Commission issued preliminary findings on Friday accusing Meta of building Facebook and Instagram to be addictive, giving the company a formal opportunity to respond before Brussels reaches a final decision that could trigger fines of up to 6% of its global annual revenue. Based on Meta’s 2025 turnover of roughly $201 billion, that […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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A recent keynote address by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang conference has provoked some wild reactions. A company blog post convinced many observers that the entire presentation was computer-generated. Nvidia has now updated the blog post to clarify that the CGI Huang spoke for only 14 seconds of the 108-minute keynote. The difference between the fake and real parts is pretty clear to my eyes. You can judge it for yourself... Read more ›
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TLDR: The 2021 Big Data Certification Super Training Bundle includes 15 courses for unlocking everything there is to learn about data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more. We all know what Big Data and the monumental impact of the massive data science explosion on every industry from banking to telecommunications to agriculture. But there are also areas where you might be surprised to learn data analysis is also driving... Read more ›
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This Thursday and Friday night, 12–13 August, skygazers in the northern hemisphere will be treated to the return of the annual Perseid meteor shower — one of the best such displays of the year! On a typical year, skygazers can see 60–100 shooting stars each hour during these annual displays. This offers one of the best chances of the year (weather-permitting) to journey outside and view wonders of the night... Read more ›
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Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of news around tech companies appointing grievance officers in India. We’ll take a look at why these companies need to appoint one, and what they do. Why do companies need to appoint a grievance officer? In February, the Indian government passed a set of new social media policing rules. As per these new guidelines, significant social media intermediaries — platforms with... Read more ›
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With political leaders and car manufacturers pledging to make all new cars green by 2030, public EV charging is constantly rolling out. But this isn’t happening quickly enough for VW’s CEO, Herbert Diess. Plenty of shade from VW CEO This week Herbert Diess, Volkswagen Group CEO, complained on LinkedIn (in a now-deleted post) about difficulties finding a working plug along the Brenner Pass that links Austria to Italy. He wrote:... Read more ›
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There’s been a lot of bellyaching about Apple recently. Too much if you ask me. So what if Apple plans to scan your phone for the hash of child sexual abuse material? Why do you care? You a nonce or something? My question is this: why stop there with opening up its encryption system? I’ve got nothing to hide. While you’re scanning through all my photos, Apple, why don’t you... Read more ›
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Last year, according to a United Nations report published in March, Libyan government forces hunted down rebel forces using “lethal autonomous weapons systems” that were “programmed to attack targets without requiring data connectivity between the operator and the munition”. The deadly drones were Turkish-made quadcopters about the size of a dinner plate, capable of delivering a warhead weighing a kilogram or so. Artificial intelligence researchers like me have been warning... Read more ›
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One of the key challenges of machine learning is the need for large amounts of data. Gathering training datasets for machine learning models poses privacy, security, and processing risks that organizations would rather avoid. One technique that can help address some of these challenges is “federated learning.” By distributing the training of models across user devices, federated learning makes it possible to take advantage of machine learning while minimizing the... Read more ›
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TikTok is introducing new features for teens that aim to cap video downloads and screen time. The short video app is disabling downloads by default for creators aged 13 to 15. Meanwhile, the video makers aged 16 to 17 will get a pop-up before publishing their videos to let them choose their option for their audience: followers, friends only, or only themselves. Plus, creators from this age group will have... Read more ›
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I still think the Pixel 5 takes some of the best photos of any smartphone, but that’s no thanks to the actual camera hardware. While competitors have moved on to massive camera sensors that strain the limits of what you can reasonably fit in a smartphone, Google hasn’t significantly enlarged the camera sensor since the original. In fact, the Pixel 5 has the same exact Sony IMX363 primary camera sensor... Read more ›
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NASA believes it’s discovered why a chunk of Martian rock mysteriously vanished. The Perseverance rover had tried to collect the sample as part of its search for signs of ancient life on the red planet. Perseverance used its seven-foot-long robotic arm to bore into the Martian surface and grab the rock. Data confirmed the drill had reached the proper depth. Telemetry and photos confirmed the sample tube had been sealed... Read more ›
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TLDR: Get in before Aug. 19 to get one year of respected provider NordVPN service at less than $4 per month at just $47.20. You’ve heard the old saying all your life. Strike while the iron is hot. That means when a situation is poised and ready for you to take advantage, don’t sleep on it and let it slip. For those ready to take the plunge on boosting their... Read more ›
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TLDR: The All-in-One DNA My Dog Breed Identification Test and Dog Training Bundle breaks down the genetics of a dog’s behavior and health, along with eight dog training courses. You are the unique combination of DNA markers that coalesced together to form you. They’re why you like and dislike certain foods, react the way you do to specific environmental conditions, and even explain some of your more idiosyncratic behavior patterns.... Read more ›
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The proliferation of child sexual abuse material on the internet is harrowing and sobering. Technology companies send tens of millions of reports per year of these images to the nonprofit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The way companies that provide cloud storage for your images usually detect child abuse material leaves you vulnerable to privacy violations by the companies – and hackers who break into their computers. On... Read more ›
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The mobile apps installed on our smartphones are one of the biggest threats to our digital privacy. They are capable of collecting vast amounts of personal data, often highly sensitive. The consent model on which privacy laws are based doesn’t work. App users remain concerned about privacy, as a recent survey shows, but they still aren’t very good at protecting it. They may lack the technical know-how or the time... Read more ›
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Today, the Canadian government announced a $5 million investment in the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) to support Project Arrow, the automotive industry’s first Canadian-made, zero-emission concept vehicle. Project Arrow is the collective effort of industry partners and University students working together to design, engineer, and build a connected and autonomous zero-emissions vehicle concept car. A digital twin is an immersive and active virtual reality environment that is used to... Read more ›
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At yesterday’s Samsung Unpacked, the tech giant announced its new foldables: the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3. You can go and read all about the update to the phones (as well as the other products the company announced) right here, but I’d like to focus on the major takeaway of this event — the price drop. Yep, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3... Read more ›
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Hackers stealing cryptocurrency is a regular event in the last couple of years. But in a bizarre incident, a hacker who stole $600 million worth of cryptocurrency earlier this week, returned $260 million of them. Here’s what happened. A hacker took advantage of a bug in Poly Network, a decentralized finance platform that lets you exchange various tokens, and stole $600 million in various digital currencies. This was touted as... Read more ›
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Yes, you’re not the only one. All of us logging into Twitter last night had a little shock when we saw a new set of fonts and design changes across the platform. It might take us a while to get used to it, and we might it hate it for a while. But the company explained in a thread that why it made these changes: the primary reason is accessibility.... Read more ›
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Samsung held its Unpacked event today, and true to myriad rumors, the company announced a couple of new folding phones, a fancy watch, and its latest take on its noise-canceling earbuds. Here’s a summary of the best news of the day. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 Third time’s the charm, as the Z Fold 3 seems to take significant steps to address people’s biggest complaints about the series. Samsung did... Read more ›
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