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| Corbin Davenport / Android Police: |
A Samsung Unpacked event, where Galaxy S10 and Fold successors are expected, to be held on Feb. 11, per a promo video accidentally posted to an official channel — The Galaxy S11 (or is it S20?) is fast-approaching, and Samsung always announces its new S-series flagship phones in February or March.
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| Jeff Stone / CyberScoop: |
Following US assassination of Iran's Soleimani, newly created Twitter and Instagram accounts are spreading many thousands of pro-Iranian hashtags and messages — The U.S. drone strike that killed Iran's top security and intelligence commander also triggered a wave of social media propaganda apparently meant …
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| The Verge: |
What to expect at CES 2020: 5G phones, 4K HDR TVs and HDMI 2.1, dual-screen laptops, gaming CPUs, smart home devices, game consoles, and more — CES will have a lot of little companies taking big swings — In 2020, this is what to expect in the world of consumer tech: the best stuff is going to get more powerful and more premium.
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BBC, TechCrunch, Engadget, Gizmodo, Macworld, PCWorld, CNET, TechRepublic, GeekWire, Windows Central, VentureBeat, iLounge, Wired, CNET, PYMNTS.com, and Digital Trends. Tweets: @thurrott
| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
A decade after debut, Chrome OS seems to have stalled out, as the future of the web “catching up” to make Chromebook a true laptop seems as remote as ever — Nearly ten years ago, Google shipped an unassuming, totally unbranded laptop to a large group of journalists and tech enthusiasts …
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| Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
US limits the export of geospatial imagery software that may be used to automate the process of identifying targets; industry feared a much broader crackdown — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration took measures on Friday to crimp exports of artificial intelligence software as part …
| Cody Toombs / Android Police: |
Google is ending its print-replica magazine service, launched in 2012 as the Play Magazines app, and is refunding payments to users — The venerable Egon Spangler once said, “print is dead.” The statement may have been premature, but today it feels a little more on point because Google …
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| Elise Reuter / MedCity News: |
One Medical, a concierge-like primary care startup which says its tech enables it to offer services for a $200 annual membership fee, files for an IPO — The concierge-like primary care startup is valued at more than $1 billion, with backers including Google Ventures.| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
A look at the Hype House “collab house”, a collective of 19 young influencers renting an LA mansion, whose TikTok group handle amassed 3M followers in ~10 days — The city is home to a land rush of “collab houses,” where the content creators are getting younger and younger.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Snap has acquired Ukraine-based computer vision startup AI Factory, which helped create the “Cameos” feature Snapchat is now testing, reportedly for ~$166M — After acquiring Ukraine startup Looksery in 2015 to supercharge animated selfie lenses in Snapchat …
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Lenovo announces ThinkSmart View, a smart display for Microsoft Teams, available this month for $349 — The new personal business communications device makes it easier for mobile workers to conduct Microsoft Teams audio and video calls. — Lenovo on Friday announced the expansion …
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TechCrunch, Thurrott, Windows Central, CNET, Lenovo StoryHub, Neowin, MSPoweruser, SlashGear, TechRepublic, and WRAL TechWire
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| Denise Grady / New York Times: |
Google says its AI model found breast cancer in screening mammograms with fewer false positives and fewer false negatives than human experts found — Computers that are trained to recognize patterns and interpret images may outperform humans at finding cancer on X-rays.
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BBC, Input, USA Today, MIT Technology Review, The Keyword, Towards Data Science, BGR, Tehrani.com, and TechSpot
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| Rebecca Heilweil / Vox: |
A new Illinois law, which went into effect on Jan.1, requires employers to notify and obtain consent from job applicants for using AI to grade video interviews — A first-of-its-kind law might give employment candidates more insight into the algorithms that analyze their interviews, but they shouldn't expect much to change.
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