Month: January 2020
Roborock on the future of AI and automated vacuum cleaners
At CES 2020 we interviewed Roborock’s Andy Knight on their smart vacuum lineup and the future of AI. What technology is being used to map the home? Is the mapping data private? What challenges face this sector of smart home products? This year Roborock announced their first hand-held stick vacuum,…
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Clearview AI Says Its Facial Recognition Software Identified A Terrorism Suspect. The Cops Say That’s Not True.
Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that says it’s amassed a database of billions of photos, has a fantastic selling point it offers up to police departments nationwide: It cracked a case of alleged terrorism in a New York City subway station last August in a matter of seconds. “How…
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NBC partners with Snapchat on four daily shows for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Snapchat and NBC Olympics are again teaming up to produce customized Olympics content for users in the U.S. — this time, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer. The companies had previously worked together during the Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018 Olympics. The PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games in 2018 reached…
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TikTok’s licensing deal with Merlin will give the platform access to a huge indie music selection
TikTok has signed a deal with the digital rights agency Merlin that will give the platform access to a huge selection of independent music. Effective immediately, the agreement includes licensed music from tens of thousands of indie record labels worldwide. TikTok, home to parody videos, memes, lip syncing, and more…
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Google finds security flaws in Apple’s web browser
Multiple security flaws in Apple’s Safari browser have been discovered by Google researchers according to a new report from the Financial Times. The flaws were found in Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature that is designed to protect users from cross-site tracking and other online privacy issues. The report references a…
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Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus in China
Public health experts around the globe are scrambling to understand, track, and contain a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China at the start of December. You can see where and how many cases have been reported in this real-time map created by US researchers. So far, there have been…
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