We’ve already seen Samsung’s new rugged smartphone with a removable battery, the Galaxy XCover Pro, because the company revealed it on its Finnish website before taking it down. Today, though, the company is officially announcing the phone and that it will cost $499 when it’s available in the US in the first half of 2020. […]
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OnePlus is reportedly holding a display tech convention
OnePlus was at CES and even showcased the Concept One phone, but the company may have reserved a few announcements for an event of its own. Members of the media in China reportedly received an invite to the company’s “2020 Display Tech” conference on January 13th. A photo of the invite posted on Chinese social […]
‘Smile with your eyes’: How to beat South Korea’s AI hiring bots and land a job
In cram school-obsessed South Korea, students fork out for classes in everything from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are rolling out artificial intelligence in hiring – and jobseekers want to learn how to beat the bots. From his basement office in downtown Gangnam, careers consultant Park Seong-jung is among those […]
Artificial Intelligence System Learns the Fundamental Laws of Quantum Mechanics
Deep machine learning method can predict molecular wave functions and electronic properties of molecules This algorithm could drastically speed-up future simulation efforts in the design of drug molecules or new materials Artificial Intelligence can be used to predict molecular wave functions and the electronic properties of molecules. This innovative AI method developed by a team […]
CONSUMER CES 2020: The big takeaways from tech’s weirdest trade show
Every year, CES takes over Las Vegas, creating a wonderland packed with new tech gadgets and ideas that range from useful to dystopian to bizarre. This year did not disappoint. While there were the usual sleek TVs and self-driving car advancements, there were also ideas that were a bit more out of the box. “Not […]
All the TVs at CES that won’t ruin your interior decor
Television has come a long way since its inception — both in technology and design. But regardless of how thin or sleek a TV set may be, it can still sometimes throw off your home decor. I mean, there are literally tons of articles on the topic of “How to Disguise Your TV.” People put them behind […]
Alexa was everywhere at CES
Alexa became an omnipresent force at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It may have been harder to find a device that didn’t have Amazon’s voice assistant built-in at the tech industry’s annual showcase. From Instant Pots to motorcycle helmets to electric toothbrushes, Alexa seemed to be everywhere. The sheer number of brand partnerships and third-party integrations isn’t […]
Apple cuts trade-in values for iPhones, Macs, iPads, and more
In context: The process of upgrading a smartphone is always exciting. You get to enjoy the look, feel, features, and speed of a brand-new device, without the need to worry about degraded battery capacity, app bloat, our outdated hardware. However, there’s always the question of what to do with your old phone. Do you trade it in to […]
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Urges Firefox Users to Install Update Amid Active Attack
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), part of the Department of Homeland Security, this week urged customers who are using the Firefox browser to upgrade to version 72.0.1, as there is a major vulnerability in older versions of the Firefox browser. Mozilla released Firefox 72.0.1 on Wednesday to address a security issue that […]
After a cheap gaming PC or gaming laptop deal? This Alienware sale is very eye-catching
Sound the alarm! These cheap gaming PC and gaming laptop deals are excellent for a January offer right now. This is easily one of the best cheap Alienware deals we’ve seen in a while. As you might have guessed, the deals come from Dell’s gaming nutters over at Alienware and our pick of their range […]
Artificial Intelligence Makes Bad Medicine Even Worse
Google researchers made headlines early this month for a study that claimed their artificial intelligence system could outperform human experts at finding breast cancers on mammograms. It sounded like a big win, and yet another example of how AI will soon transform health care: More cancers found! Fewer false positives! A better, cheaper way to […]
AI-written articles are copyright-protected, rules Chinese court
A Chinese court has ruled that AI-generated works are entitled to copyright protection, in a win for tech giant Tencent. According to state media outlet China News Service (CNS), a court in Shenzhen this month ruled in favour of Tencent, which claimed that work created by its Dreamwriter robot had been copied by a local […]