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September 24, 2019

Q&A with Huawei's Richard Yu about shipping Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro without Play Store apps, its plans for luring developers to Huawei App Gallery, and more (Dr. Ian Cutress/AnandTech)

Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Q&A with Huawei’s Richard Yu about shipping Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro without Play Store apps, its plans for luring developers to Huawei App Gallery, and more — As the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer, the growth of Huawei over the last decade has been immense. Q&A with Huawei's

As Google enters AI coding autocomplete race, Kite for Python language gets smarter

Developers who build machine-learning applications are themselves getting coding suggestions generated by AI. As Google enters AI coding autocomplete race, Kite for Python language gets smarter Source: ZDNet Microsoft

September 24, 2019

‘Right to be forgotten’ only applies to Google in the EU, court rules

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The EU’s top court has ruled that Google does not need to remove links to sensitive information in all versions of its search engine worldwide when responding to “right to be forgotten” requests. Reuters reports that the European Court of Justice ruled that Google must only remove links

Galaxy Fold ongoing review: 5 things I love and hate about this foldable phone so far – CNET

Samsung’s design improvements to its foldable phone make an immediate difference — just not to the Fold’s fundamental design. Galaxy Fold ongoing review: 5 things I love and hate about this foldable phone so far – CNET Source: CNet

Galaxy Fold redesign: Here's how Samsung fixed its foldable phone – CNET

All the ways Samsung’s foldable phone is better the second time around. Galaxy Fold redesign: Here's how Samsung fixed its foldable phone – CNET Source: CNet

September 24, 2019

YouTube is only the latest platform to botch its verification program

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The modern-day verified social media account was born in June 2009, when the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals sued Twitter because someone had created an account to impersonate him. In the years since, the question of what verification should mean — and who should be eligible to

September 24, 2019

Samsung will let Galaxy Fold owners replace their screens once for $149

In just a few days, the Samsung Galaxy Fold will again go on sale in the US, for $1980. One of the big mysteries about the re-launch was what Samsung would do to try to avoid another debacle. The answer, it turns out, is just a ridiculous amount of education and warnings. And if none

September 24, 2019

Microsoft is creating a new Data Dignity initiative in an attempt to help users control their own personal data, possibly to the point of buying and selling it (Mary Jo Foley/ZDNet)

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft is creating a new Data Dignity initiative in an attempt to help users control their own personal data, possibly to the point of buying and selling it — Microsoft is staffing up a new Data Dignity team in its CTO’s office which could help users to control their own

Europe’s Top Court Limits ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Privacy Rule

The European Court of Justice said the landmark privacy law cannot be enforced beyond the European Union. Europe’s Top Court Limits ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Privacy Rule Source: NY Times Tech

Got Insomnia? CVS Health Has an App for You

The company is encouraging employers to provide a sleep app that could help push digital therapeutics into the mainstream. Got Insomnia? CVS Health Has an App for You Source: NY Times Tech

Facial Recognition Technology in Public Housing Prompts Backlash

The spread of facial recognition technology in housing, public and private, is raising concern in cities and Congress. Facial Recognition Technology in Public Housing Prompts Backlash Source: NY Times Tech

September 24, 2019

This AI can pass an 8th grade science exam — but is it really ‘learning’ science?

Last week, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) introduced Aristo, an artificial intelligence model that scored above 90 percent on an 8th grade science test and 80 percent on a 12th-grade exam. Passing a science test might sound mundane, if you’re not familiar with how deep learning algorithms, the current bleeding edge of AI, work.

September 24, 2019

Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin dips below $10,000 (again), Litecoin crashes’

Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Marie Curie used to say: Yolo! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 23 2019, at a price of

September 24, 2019

Xiaomi put a wraparound screen and a 108MP camera on its insane Mi Mix Alpha phone

Xiaomi is out to make smartphone enthusiasts’ jaws drop to the floor with its new Mi Mix Alpha, the concept phone it revealed at an event in China today. The handset has a wraparound screen that practically covers the front and back, save for a strip that houses a 108-megapixel camera. The company said the

September 24, 2019

EU court rules that Google does not have to apply "right to be forgotten" globally (BBC)

BBC: EU court rules that Google does not have to apply “right to be forgotten” globally — Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. — It means that firm only needs to remove references to articles and other material … EU court rules that

Xiaomi's Mi Mix Alpha has 360-degree screen, 108MP camera – CNET

It’s insane. Xiaomi's Mi Mix Alpha has 360-degree screen, 108MP camera – CNET Source: CNet

September 24, 2019

Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is almost entirely made of screen

Xiaomi’s Mi Mix series has always pushed the boundaries of phone screens and form factors, from the original model that kicked off the bezel wars to last year’s sliding, notchless Mi Mix 3. Now, just as we’re starting to see “waterfall” displays with extreme curved edges, Xiaomi is taking this to a wild new level

German telecom giant hires blockchain professor – hopefully, it’s a good thing

{$inline_image}It’s not just NASA that’s hiring for blockchain professionals. Deutsche Telekom, the German telecom company headquartered in Bonn, has created a specialized blockchain professorship in collaboration with a Berlin-based university. The “professorship for software engineering with a specialization in blockchain” is stationed at CODE University of Applied Sciences. Academic Dr. Peter Ruppel, best known for

Xiaomi's Mi 9 Pro is a 5G phone that costs only $520 – CNET

Unfortunately, it’s unlikely to come to the US. Xiaomi's Mi 9 Pro is a 5G phone that costs only 0 – CNET Source: CNet

September 24, 2019

Xiaomi announces Mi 9 Pro 5G with 30W fast wireless charging

Xiaomi has announced the Mi 9 Pro 5G, a new variant of its generally very good Mi 9 with faster chips, connectivity, and charging. It’s based around a Snapdragon 855+ processor with 8 or 12GB of RAM, has what sounds like the same 6.4-inch 1080p OLED display but now with “professional” calibration, and of course

September 24, 2019

Jeri Ellsworth’s unique AR glasses are back from the dead

In 2013, we brought you the story of how two Valve engineers walked away with the company’s augmented reality glasses. In 2017, long after they blew past their Kickstarter goal, we reported how their company wound up dead. But now, more than six years later, inventor Jeri Ellsworth is trying the same idea again —

Audi study finds high interest in self-driving cars, but far from a blanket statement – Roadshow

Across multiple countries and 21,000 individuals, autonomous cars intrigue humans, but there are still many concerns. Audi study finds high interest in self-driving cars, but far from a blanket statement – Roadshow Source: CNet

September 24, 2019

Fintech companies like Square are leveraging the banking licenses of services like Cambr, which manages accounts in many smaller banks, to handle payments (Julie Verhage/Bloomberg)

Julie Verhage / Bloomberg: Fintech companies like Square are leveraging the banking licenses of services like Cambr, which manages accounts in many smaller banks, to handle payments — Customers of Square Inc., the Silicon Valley payments behemoth, might assume that the cash they send to friends on the platform … Fintech companies like Square are

Disney originally passed on Marvel for being 'too edgy,' says CEO – CNET

Disney CEO Bob Iger reveals in his memoir why his predecessor, former CEO Michael Eisner, originally passed on Marvel. Disney originally passed on Marvel for being 'too edgy,' says CEO – CNET Source: CNet

September 24, 2019

Apple will make its new Mac Pro in Texas to avoid tariffs

Apple announced last night it’ll be manufacturing the newest Mac Pro in Austin, Texas. That makes the high-end device the company‘s only major product to be assembled in the US. This comes after a report from Bloomberg last week saying Apple has obtained tariff waiver for 10 out of 15 parts it had requested the

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