The contract manufacturer currently produces phones for Xiaomi and select models for Apple in India. Speaking at Foxconn’s annual general meeting, Chairman Liu Young-way said that even though the coronavirus pandemic has impacted operations in India, the country is “a bright spot” in the company prospectus. He said that the firm may reveal its plans in the coming months: Earlier this year, a minister in the Indian state of Maharashtra claimed that Foxconn had backed out of a $5 billion deal that to build manufacturing units in the state....

The trailer is virtually the same as the one leaked earlier, with the difference that “November 2020” has been swapped out for “November 10.” After the Series S has been little more than a rumor for so long, it’s almost exhilarating to get so much information about it in such a short span of time. The little tumble dryer to the Series X’s monolithic refrigerator, the Series S trades a smaller SSD and lack of disc drive for a massive reduction in price....

The opponents of software patents are going to have a seizure over this. The patent, number 10654265, was filed in September of 2003. This patent was quite forward-looking when it was claimed. What does it cover? Paraphrasing the patent it covers a method for an advertisement to be served based on location, geolocated price information, and mobile ad relevancy. For your enjoyment, the full main claim: A computer-implemented method for controlling serving of an ad using its relevancy to a request, the method comprising: a) accepting, by a computer system including at least one computer, geolocation information associated with the request; b) comparing, by the computer system, the accepted geolocation information associated with the request with geolocation targeting information associated with the ad to generate a comparison result; c) determining, by the computer system, the relevancy of the ad using at least the comparison result; d) controlling, by the computer system, the serving of the ad, for rendering on a client device, using the determined relevancy of the ad; e) determining, by the computer system, whether the ad has geolocation price information corresponding to the geolocation information accepted; and f) if it is determined that the ad has geolocation price information corresponding to the geolocation information accepted, then determining, by the computer system, a score using at least the geolocation price information, otherwise determining, by the computer system, the score using at least general price information of the ad, wherein the act of controlling the serving of the ad further uses the score of the ad, and wherein the geolocation targeting information associated with the ad corresponds to an area defined by at least one geographic reference point....

Over the weekend, the New York Times published Biden’s interview with its editorial board, in which he covered everything from his age to his opinion of Mark Zuckerberg to his exercise routine. During the interview, reporter Charlie Warzel asked Biden about his problems with tech, including Facebook, and Biden mentioned video games. He proceeded to refer to a video game developer as “one of the little creeps” whose games “teach you how to kill people....

This discovery is more than an interesting fact about the Solar System — it reveals secrets of the enigmatic moon. Europa on the rocks The icy surface of Europa is rich with salt, including magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) and sodium chloride (common table salt). Each type of mineral radiates specific wavelengths of light when releasing energy. These studies found that salts within the icy crust of the Jovian moon can glow in the dark....

“On July 28, we signed a Letter of Interest with Eastman Kodak,” tweeted the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on Friday. “Recent allegations of wrongdoing raise serious concerns. We will not proceed any further unless these allegations are cleared.” — DFCgov (@DFCgov) August 7, 2020 Kodak awarded millions of shares to company execs Kodak shares rampaged by more than 1000% last month after it secured a $765 million government loan to fund its transition into making basic ingredients for drugs....

The path to greatness is almost always paved by those who have gone before. Whether it’s someone who inspired you from afar or someone who literally taught you the ropes directly, there’s a fasttrack to getting good at almost anything. And learning from an accomplished success in your chosen field is most definitely the fastest of fasttracks. For those who are ready to get serious about photography, the Photo School ($74....

The more flexible your metabolism, the easier it is to lose weight (and keep it down), gain muscle, and optimize workout performance. So claims Lumen, citing some research along the way. Its founders, twin sisters Merav and Michal Mor, both have PhDs in physiology, giving the device a bit more scientific weight than your typical crowdfunded project. At the time, Lumen was just beginning its Indiegogo campaign, where it raised over $2....

It marks a major milestone in the ongoing battle between rideshare companies and regulators who would see them expand benefits for their drivers, and is especially ironic considering both Lyft and Uber got their start in California. Lyft, making similar arguments to Uber, claims the move would “necessitate an overhaul of the entire business model — it’s not a switch that can be flipped overnight.” That’s somewhat disingenuous considering the law at hand — largely aimed at ride-sharing companies — was technically signed in September 2019, and the debate has been raging for far longer....

Let’s give an example. A new monitor that costs like triple the amount of its competitors? That’s very ‘Apple.’ An experimental dual-screen phone that folds up like a clamshell (and probably will be an ass ache to use)? Not very ‘Apple’ at all. Makes sense right? You can feel it. Now, considering Apple has just released macOS Catalina — its latest operating system — we all know there’s only one thing to do: rank its biggest features by how ‘Apple’ they are....

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2020 taught me how valuable it is to put purpose at the heart of decision-making. Even when the business is nose-diving. In fact, especially when the business is nose-diving. For me and my colleagues at Uber the start of the pandemic last year was a moment of contrasts. On the one hand, our mobility business dropped by as much as 70% in a matter of days, while on the other the demand for our delivery services skyrocketed....

The bug, if exploited, would’ve resulted in a complete loss of funds for all Dai users making use of its upcoming Multi-Collateral Dai system, and was likely to have brought the entire MakerDAO ecosystem to its knees. “The cost of performing the attack is almost zero — just the minimal denomination of each type of gem stolen plus gas,” wrote the researcher who discovered the flaw. MakerDAO’s smart contract had almost zero access control A HackerOne disclosure report reveals the attack was to be possible due to a complete lack of access control in a MakerDAO smart contract — specifically, the contract that was to allow the system to auction collateral in exchange for DAI cryptocurrency when loans are liquidated....

But don’t start mixing up any sugar water just yet – or you might end up doing as much harm as good. We’ve long understood that sugar is an important energy source for mosquitoes. In fact, it’s actually better than blood in terms of fueling flight and basic survival processes. Only female mosquitoes feed on blood, as it provides essential nutrients needed to make their eggs. Of course, this thirst for blood generates a terrible disease burden globally, often in the countries least well equipped to cope....

Vehicle safety testing house and ratings firms, Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP, have been monitoring these new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and today release their first ever ratings of the tech. That’s a lot of acronyms so let’s break this down. Thatcham has been researching how effective and safe systems like Tesla’s Autopilot are. Specifically, researchers have been looking at the features that allow a vehicle to accelerate, brake, and steer to maintain a position and a safe distance from the car in front, in a highway lane....

In a now-deleted post that mentioned Tesla employees directly, she declared: “Here at Microsoft and our affiliates LinkedIn and GitHub we are offering ALL THE OPTIONS!!! You can do things your way, and be yourself here at Microsoft! “ And if that includes working in your pajamas at home, that’s just fine and dandy. The invitation follows a series of leaked emails and follow-up tweets from Elon Musk waving goodbye to remote work....

The new AI can predict how it would feel to touch an object, just by looking at it. It can also create a visual representation of an object, just from the tactile data it generates by touching it. Yunzhu Li, CSAIL PhD student and lead author on the paper about the system, said the model can help robots handle real-world objects better: The research team used a KUKA robot arm with a special tactile sensor called GelSight to train the model....

Last night, in a thread below a tweet from tech YouTuber MKBHD, Elon Musk replied to an Indian Tesla fan page saying the company would be in the country “next year for sure.” — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 2, 2020 But y’know, this is Elon, he does have a reputation for saying things are coming that take way longer to arrive than he suggests. So we should view this latest assertion as no different to the string of previous times that he’s said Tesla “would be in India soon....

But the blossoming of this relatively new technology also raises concerns about its long-term safety to human health and the environment, with many scientists calling for better and more internationally coordinated regulation and oversight of the proliferating uses of nanoparticles. Developing nations have been left out of conversations about nanotech regulation, and there is still a need for better regulation of the technology at a national and global level to ensure the technology meets the needs of the poor with minimum risk to people....

What’s happening? The Mustang will join the electric taxi fleet of EV startup Gravity, which is already planning to deploy a Tesla Model Y as well. The company hopes to have a fleet of at least 50 electric vehicles, comprised of both Mach-Es and Model Ys. Gravity’s vehicles are authorized for use as taxis, under an EV pilot program adopted by the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) earlier this year. As such, they are incorporated into the city’s regulated fleet of yellow cabs....