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 Metaâs 2025 turnover of roughly $201 billion, that [âŠ] This story continues at The Next Web Read more âș
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Scientists at Cambridge University have developed an AI system that they believe could diagnose dementia from a single brain scan. Pre-clinical testing suggests the tech can spot signs of dementia years before symptoms develop. The system is now being evaluated in clinical trials. Up front: Doctors currently diagnose dementia through multiple cognitive tests and brain scans. This process can take between four to 12 weeks, according to the Alzheimerâs Society.... Read more âș
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Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Ephemeral messages are now a core part of popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal. The latter has had the functionality for a while, and lets you set different timers for messages too. Last night, Signal announced that itâs going to allow you... Read more âș
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As a bit of a surprise announcement at Samsungâs Unpacked event today, WhatsApp revealed it would finally allow you to transfer your chat history from iOS to Android. Itâs about time. While WhatsApp has long allowed you to load a backup of your chats onto a new device, youâve traditionally had to stick to the same OS. WhatsApp says that in the coming weeks, users will be able to bring... Read more âș
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The fruits of Samsung and Googleâs recent teamwork is finally here: Samsung today announced the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, the first smartwatches to be powered by the new and refined version of Wear OS. For those not familiar, Google recently teamed up with Samsung to rebuild Wear OS from the ground up, incorporating some of the efficiency features from Tizen (Samsungâs previous Watch OS) with the... Read more âș
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Several attempts have been made to give sound to quiet EVs, as in most countries itâs a legal requirement for electric vehicles to emit a pedestrian warning sound at low speed. To name a few examples, thereâs the soundscape by designer and musician Yuri Suzuki, and the BMW i4âs soundtrack, developed by Hans Zimmer. But to turn the sounds of an EV into an independent musical composition is a first,... Read more âș
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OpenAI has released a new version of Codex, an AI system that translates written language into code. The company unveiled the upgraded software on Tuesday. It looks like a seriously powerful programming tool â and a slightly scary one. In a live demo, OpenAI used the system to convert written English commands into simple games and websites. Sam Altman, OpenAIâs CEO, said the system is merely a rudimentary version of... Read more âș
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Ok, weâre a fair few years off commercially available autonomous vehicles. But todayâs cars are advanced analytic data centers on wheels, with capabilities that can be added, amended, or expanded with a simple over-the-air (OTA) update. Automakers can choose when (and if) to turn on certain featuresâand itâs at a price. This week writer Martin SFP Bryant raised the issue on Twitter in response to the latest Mercedes-Benz update .... Read more âș
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Itâs been a couple of years since folding phones first hit the market, but Iâve yet to actually see one in the wild. And itâs not hard to imagine why; despite their futuristic promise, folding phones have typically been too fragile and expensive for regular people â or even many power users â to actually consider. Samsungâs Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3, announced today at the companyâs... Read more âș
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TLDR: The VitalSleep Anti-Snoring Mouthpiece is an effective, non-invasive way of combating snoring without surgeries or drugs. And right now, itâs 35 percent off. Snoring has been played for laughs for years. Heck, Fred Flintstoneâs snoring was so extreme that it not only kept his wife, neighbors, and pets awake, it literally caused an underground explosion. But while his nearest and dearest laughed off Fredâs nocturnal emissions, it isnât nearly... Read more âș
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TLDR: For under $30, you can score $750 worth of prime ADT home security equipment from Safe Haven Security, as well as some other brilliant goodies. Protecting your home and everything inside its walls might be the most important job you have. Yesterday, now, and tomorrow. Period. End of sentence. Considering home security is central to literally everything you hold dear, a ridiculous deal to help protect that home should... Read more âș
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At first glance, a recently granted South African patent relating to a âfood container based on fractal geometryâ seems fairly mundane. The innovation in question involves interlocking food containers that are easy for robots to grasp and stack. On closer inspection, the patent is anything but mundane. Thatâs because the inventor is not a human being â it is an artificial intelligence (AI) system called DABUS. DABUS (which stands for... Read more âș
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Weâve known for some time now our universe is expanding, and in recent years discovered this was happening considerably faster than weâd expected. Yet despite momentous innovations in telescope and satellite technology, itâs thought much of whatâs out there in the cosmos lies beyond our line of sight â beyond the âobservable universeâ, as itâs called. It also means we donât know with any certainty what shape the universe as... Read more âș
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Audi has unveiled its Skysphere concept car and, boy, if thatâs the future of EVs, Iâm sold. The Skysphere is a rear-wheel-drive, two-door electric convertible that can transform from a luxurious grand tourer to a sporty roadster. Yes, it transforms. Credit: Audi Itâs damn beautiful, isnât it? Thanks to its variable wheelbase, the concept carâs entire front end can extend or contract. Specifically, it can change from a long-wheelbase, stable... Read more âș
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Around the world, governments are implementing policies to promote electric vehicles to reduce oil consumption, climate-related emissions and improve local air quality. Most of the attention is on plug-in electric vehicles. But thereâs another option, Hydrogen Fuel Cells (HFCs), an electrochemical power generator that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, with water and heat as byproducts. HFCs form energy that OEMs can use to power anything from commercial vehicles... Read more âș
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There are times, wonderfully glorious times, where you see a slice of news and just know it was crafted specifically for you. And, friends, that story nugget today is the fact that Microsoft is working on an Xbox Night Mode. This first came to light (see what I did there?) over the past few days and, since then, Iâve been busy prepping. Itâs a long held human tradition to be... Read more âș
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Xiaomi released the Mi Mix 4 with an under-the-screen camera, last night. The Chinese tech giant release a phone is the normal programming. But it also released a surprised four-legged robot dog that simply looks threatening. You wonât be the only one if you instantly recall Boston Dynamicsâ Spot robot when you see a picture of the Xiaomi CyberDog. You can catch a glimpse of it in the video below.... Read more âș
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Even before the current global pandemic, a day in the life of a startup founder was never exactly normal. Youâre constantly adapting to new challenges and situations, and at times you will find yourself asking questions you could never have even imagined. At SeedLegals, having worked with over 15,000 startups across the UK, I know this all too well and Iâm happy to have become somewhat of a troubleshooting source... Read more âș
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Xiaomi finally debuted its Camera Under Panel (CUP) technology with the Mi Mix 4 phone reveal last night. The company had demoed this tech last year, but the Mix 4 is the first commercial device to feature it. So how does it work? Xiaomi has modified the circuit around the selfie camera to display âmicro-diamond pixels,â which are brighter but smaller pixels than the rest of the screen. This helps... Read more âș
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Just a day before Samsungâs folding phone event, OnePlus appears to be teasing a dual-screen device of its own. Or maybe itâs just some marketing gimmick â in which case I will hate myself for writing this article. The company tweeted this short clip from its USA Twitter account, highlighting an August 11 reveal: 8.11 10am EThttps://t.co/mmPi4jlrhx pic.twitter.com/U6lPdrFnjf â OnePlusâ (@OnePlus_USA) August 10, 2021 At first glance, it seems like... Read more âș
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Prisoners across the US could soon be subjected to a high-risk application of automated surveillance. A congressional committee is pressing the Department of Justice to explore the federal use of AI to analyze inmateâs phone calls. The panel has called for further research into the techâs potential to prevent suicide and violent crime, Reuters reports. The system transcribes phone conversations, analyzes the tone of voice, and detects certain words or... Read more âș
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