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According to recent research, including this paper from scientists at the University of Tennessee and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, we’re going to need more than just clever algorithms to fix our broken discourse. The problem is simple: AI can’t do anything a person can’t do. Sure, it can do plenty of things faster and more efficiently than people – like counting to a million – but, at its core, artificial intelligence only scales things people can already do....

ASR has important implications for the efficiency of businesses of all sizes — not least in complying with Subject Access Requests and helping locate business conversations. With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in 2018, individuals are increasingly aware of their rights. One of these is the right of customers, suppliers and employees to request to see what data a company holds about them. But before we discuss more about ASR, let me clarify the difference between speech and voice....

The device packs an 8.01-inch WQHD+ AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision Support. When it’s folded up, you can continue using it through a 6.52-inch flexible AMOLED screen. However, its resolution is a weird 2520 x 840. Not having a full HD screen on the front is slightly disappointed. To handle folding and unfolding, Xiaomi says it has specially crafted a hinge and tested it 1 million times. — Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) March 30, 2021...

Welcoming a new member to your family takes a lot of time, effort, and love. It can be all consuming (at least for the first few weeks) so naturally you’re going to need a lot of help and support. Thankfully, some companies are starting to recognize this. Alongside maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave, some forward-thinking businesses are now offering employees pawternity leave. Yes, they’re actually giving employees time off to welcome a furry friend to their family....

With work-from-home still the order of the day and the need for networked business systems more vital than ever, Cisco Systems are in position to reap some stellar benefits. While the company’s bottom line took a hit this year, their dominating position controlling half of the network equipment and infrastructure market have them set to continue their decade-plus of major success in the networking space. Considering those facts, it isn’t hard to see how having a full command of managing and growing a Cisco-run network can be one of the most valuable certifications an IT professional can hold....

Plastic debris is gradually broken down into smaller and smaller fragments in the oceanuntil it forms particles smaller than 5mm, known as microplastics. Our new research shows that powerful currents sweep these microplastics along the seafloor into large “drifts,” which concentrate them in astounding quantities. We found up to 1.9 million pieces of microplastic in a 5cm-thick layer covering just one square metre – the highest levels of microplastics yet recorded on the ocean floor....

And today we have a bit more information and know how much cheaper your iPhone 12 should be as a result: $38. There are two reasons we know this. The first is Apple has updated the price of its EarPods, dropping them $10 from $29 to $19. The second is the company introduced a new 20W charger, which also costs $19. That means Apple values what it removed from the iPhone box at $38....

Matt Halprin, YouTube’s Global Head of Trust and Safety, said the new policy will “…not only prohibit explicit threats, but also veiled or implied threats. This includes content simulating violence toward an individual or language suggesting physical violence may occur.” He also added, “We will no longer allow content that maliciously insults someone based on protected attributes such as their race, gender expression, or sexual orientation. This applies to everyone, from private individuals, to YouTube creators, to public officials....

It’s a Catch 22 of modern business. You need to build your enterprise with a sharp eye on technology, streamlining operations, improving efficiency, and helping you and your operation become more responsive to customers, partners, and the rest of the world. But the catch is…that requires someone tech savvy enough to create those workflows, then build the apps for optimizing a 21st century business. And most small operations can’t immediately afford to hire that guy....

Zoom Video company director Carl Eschenbach unloaded more stock than any other insider this month. The Sequoia Capital partner sold almost 381,000 shares for an average price of $214.29 in the first week of June — a cool $81.6 million. Four more directors at the video comms darling joined in. On June 19, Santiago Subotovsky sold 73,168 shares for $240.60 via their venture capital firm Emergence (a ‘10% owner‘), a total haul of $17....

Not excited? Then let’s rewind a bit. Center Stage is a feature that uses the new iPad Pro’s ultrawide camera to focus on you even when you move. The iPad Pro’s M1 chip uses machine learning to dictate when you’re out of the frame and pan slightly towards you. If another person enters the frame, the camera zooms out to include both of you in the frame. Now all of this functionality is coming to Zoom (app version 5....

This tumultuousness is reflected by Facebook’s stock price, which had its winning streak broken right at the beginning of 2018. From its IPO in May 2012, to January 2018, the stock rose almost continuously, from $38 to $190. Since then, the stock’s been on a wild ride, hovering between $125 and $210. To recover from its worsened image and trustworthiness, the company has to focus more on data privacy and security, which isn’t limited by product changes and internal works of conduct....

At 2.30am on Sunday, a man with a pistol was spotted outside Shankara Residency in Bhankrota. The man was apprehended and told authorities about his accomplices, which prompted a 13-hour operation to rescue the trio. Authorities arrested a gang of seven that were holding the captives. The gang is also thought to be involved in various kidnapping, extortion, loot, and robbery cases, the Hindustan Times reports. Jaipur police named the three rescued people as 19-year-old Luftan Shaikh, 44-year-old Malang Shah, and 36-year-old Mohammad Shazad....

The machine-learning algorithm developed at Glasgow University uses reflected echoes to produce 3D pictures of the surrounding environment. The researchers say smartphones and laptops running the algorithm could detect intruders and monitor care home patients. [Read: 3 new technologies ecommerce brands can use to connect better with customers] Study lead author Dr Alex Turpin said two things set the tech apart from other systems: The system analyses sounds emitted by speakers or radio waves pulsed from small antennas....

Apologies in advance for the dad joke, but it sucked. I had to maneuver this bulky machine out of an overfilled cupboard, its power cable was somehow wrapped around an old chair or suitcase, invariably causing everything to cascade out. And if I get through that? I need to hope I don’t trip over that damn black cord to an incredibly embarrassing death. And once that’s over? I need to actually do the goddamn vacuuming....

Authorities caught Elliot Gunton (19), who pleaded guilty, after they discovered a laptop containing software with cybercrime functionality during a routine visit related to a Sexual Prevention Order imposed in 2016. Further inspections found Gunton had been selling compromised personal data on the dark web to be used for criminal purposes. A press release describes scenarios “such as passing on mobile phone numbers which allows third parties to intercept calls and texts to commit fraud,” which sounds mighty similar to SIM-swapping....

In the immediate aftermath of such carnage, emergency personnel desperately search for any sign of life in what used to be a home or office. Often, however, they find that they were digging in the wrong pile of rubble, and precious time has passed. Imagine if rescuers could see through the debris to spot survivors under the rubble, measure their vital signs and even generate images of the victims. This is rapidly becoming possible using see-through-wall radar technology....

I know this sounds like the intro to one of those “you may be entitled to compensation” commercials. Sorry to say, no compensation here — but I would like to share with you some mistakes that are easy to make when you work for a startup. How do I know? I’m currently a startup and small business consultant, but much of my career was spent making these exact mistakes....

But who do you turn to to learn the tricks of the trade? How does the economy actually work? How do the financial markets work? Where do you even start with getting your own finances in order? And most importantly: how can you put your money to work in this low to even negative interest environment? You could turn to a professional financial advisor, a financially literate friend or family member, or read books on the subject, or… you could simply watch YouTube....

This can be attributed to concerns over how much tech stocks, especially the bigger FAANG names, have run up since the market’s March lows. Notably, the XLK is approaching its pre-corona, all-time high again, whereas the SPYV is still lagging that by a considerable 15%. Now this doesn’t mean that value can’t be found within the technology sector anymore. That’s especially true if you invest in specific stocks, which is considered more risky than passively investing in broader, exchange traded funds (baskets of securities)....