LG was one of the first manufacturers to jump on the Android bandwagon more than a decade ago â it launched its first handset based on this OS back in 2009. But thereâs a possibility that we might not see an LG-branded phone in the future. After failing to sell its smartphone business, the company is considering shutting the unit down. According to a report from The Korea Times, LG... Read more âș
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MIT researchers have developed a robot that can detect and grab objects that are hidden behind walls or pieces of clutter. The system, called RF-Grasp, uses radio waves to locate items beyond the line-of-sight of a robotâs cameras. It could help warehouse robots grab customer orders or tools that are occluded behind obstacles. Existing mechanical search systems struggle with these tasks due to the constraints of their sensors. If an... Read more âș
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Scientists have used the stem cells of frogs to create new living robots that can heal themselves and even record memories. Named âXenobotsâ after the Xenopus laevis frog that supplies their cells, the machines are an upgraded version of devices that were first unveiled last year. Like their predecessors, the new Xenobots can work together in groups and self-heal. But version 2.0 are faster, live longer, and can record information... Read more âș
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TLDR: The Complete 2021 Superstar Project Manager Bundle features 13 courses of using modern methodology to help guide any project to a successful conclusion. Back in the old days, the role of a project manager was pretty cut and dried. If a managerâs team was tasked with manufacturing a refrigerator or building an office complex, there were often variable, but usually proven and well-worn paths toward reaching that successful endpoint.... Read more âș
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Boris is the wise olâ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech â from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! When organizations grow too big, you can feel the empathy dissipate. This is more clear from the outside than the inside. On the inside are people who... Read more âș
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TLDR: Babbel Language Learning. 14 languages in a lifetime subscription. $199. The lowest price of the season. Nuff said. Over 10 million people around the world use the app. Itâs logged an impressive 4.5 out of 5 star rating from almost 820,000 users in the Apple App and Google Play stores. Yet after years of hearing about Babbel and its asteroid-sized impact on the world of language learning. Also, many... Read more âș
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In the nearly galaxy M87, more than 50 million light years from Earth, a supermassive black hole feeds on vast clouds of gas and dust. Jets, more than 5,000 light years long, erupt from this enigmatic body six billion times more massive than the Sun. In 2019, the first detailed images ever recorded of the region around a black hole were released, showing a bright ring-like structure surrounding a dark... Read more âș
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A major public university has paused its use of risk scores following a Markup investigation that found several universities using race as a factor in predicting student success. Our investigation also found that the software, Navigate, created by EAB and used by more than 500 schools across the country, was disproportionately labeling Black and other minority students âhigh riskââa practice experts said ends up pushing Black kids out of math... Read more âș
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American President Joe Biden has detailed a $174 billion investment into electric vehicles as part of the countryâs $2.5 trillion infrastructure plan. Whereâs the money going? The Biden administration will put $174 billion into creating jobs, growing the EV market in the US, and supporting the associated industry. Factories will be financed to be retooled, and supply chains will be supported to grow domestically, but compete globally. As in many... Read more âș
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Do you know how many times a month, or even a day, I hear the phrase âitâs best practiceâ from product and marketing teams that I work with? Too many! Itâs made me begin to wonder, is best practice actually a great strategic tool? Or is it simply a safe excuse to hide behind when there is a lack of drive to innovate? Relying on best practices does not guarantee... Read more âș
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Itâs no secret that Appleâs investing in mixed reality. After introducing LiDAR sensors in iPhones and iPad, it seems the companyâs readying to release a standalone device in the coming months, Bloomberg reports. The publicationâs Mark Gurman noted that the Cupertino-based tech giant is planning to release a mixed reality headset in a few months through an in-person event. He added that Apple would like to show off its first... Read more âș
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Instagram has done it again. It has copied another popular TikTok feature called Duets and renamed it âRemix.â If you donât know what Duets (or Remix) is, lets you make your own Reel right next to someone elseâs Reel. With this, you can react to a new viral dance trend or plan a collab with a friend that makes it look like a planned cinematic creation. Re-re-re-remix đ€© Now you... Read more âș
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Date night, for my fiancĂ©e and I, is all about closeness and intimacy. Sometimes that looks like cooking our favorite meal together, having a few cocktails after dinner, and talking the night away. Other times, however, it looks like us playing a video game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where sheâs a laser-gun-wielding punk rock goddess and Iâm a machete-toting psychopath who collects teddy bears. Variety, they say, is the... Read more âș
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Spotify has launched a trio of new personalized playlists that evolve alongside your tastes in music. The streaming service today announced that itâs introducing an artist mix, genre mix, and decade mix. The feature is already rolling out to Free and Premium users around the world. The mixes use Spotifyâs vaunted recommendation algorithms to curate playlists based on your listening habits. Theyâll include your favorite songs from artists, genres, and... Read more âș
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Scientists have successfully measured brain waves through an ear implant for the first time, a breakthrough that could improve smart hearing aids. Researchers from KU Leuven, a university in Belgium, used an experimental cochlear implant to record neural signals that arise in response to sounds. These signals could be used to measure and monitor hearing quality. âIn the future, it should even be possible for the hearing implant to adjust... Read more âș
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Facebook today posted a blog post detailing a three-year-old solution to its modern AI problems: an algorithm inspector that only works on some of the companyâs systems. Up front: Called Fairness Flow, the new diagnostic tool allows machine learning developers at Facebook to determine whether certain kinds of machine learning systems contain bias against or towards specific groups of people. It works by inspecting the data flow for a given... Read more âș
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Online translation tools have helped us learn new languages, communicate across linguistic borders, and view foreign websites in our native tongue. But the artificial intelligence (AI) behind them is far from perfect, often replicating rather than rejecting the biases that exist within a language or a society. Such tools are especially vulnerable to gender stereotyping because some languages (such as English) donât tend to gender nouns, while others (such as... Read more âș
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TLDR: MSTRMND Academy is home to hundreds of courses, e-books and more to help you train up in business, marketing, personal growth and more, all for less than $30. Thereâs a lot to consider when youâre starting a business. In fact, thereâs too much to consider. And when you take into account the impact that all those early decisions across a whole swath of disciplines can have, itâs pretty intimidating.... Read more âș
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TLDR: The Coassemble Learning Management System lets you easily create online training for any-sized business. Every founder wants to grow their business from a one-man band into the next big thing. Of course, the more a business expands and hires on new people, the less each of those newbies are connected to the founding principles. Messages get watered down, procedures shift when no one is looking, and before you know... Read more âș
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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to invest ÂŁ3 billion (US$4.18 billion) in bus services across England, including the roll-out... Read more âș
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