Month: December 2020
Apple Watch leak offers rare glimpse inside ‘Ultra security program’
New images and video purporting to show an Apple Watch prototype, concealed by a security case that resembles a tiny iPod, offer a rare look behind the product-development curtain of the notoriously secretive company built by Steve Jobs. First teased a few months ago by Twitter user Apple Demo, this…
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Are we still using poor passwords in 2020? Apparently so… passwords
You would think in 2020, decades after the internet was invented and well into the online revolution, we would all have wised up when it comes to passwords and security. According to NordPass, this is not the case. In their list of most common passwords of 2020, many of us…
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Estonian proptech Rendin raises €1.2M seed for its long-term rental platform
Rendin, an Estonian proptech startup that wants to improve the home rental experience, including offering a no-deposit feature, has raised €1.2 million in seed funding. Backing the round is Tera Ventures, Iron Wolf Capital, Truesight Ventures, Atomico’s Angel Programme, and Startup Wise Guys. Launched in Estonia in March this year…
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AI chipmaker Graphcore raises $222M at a $2.77B valuation and puts an IPO in its sights
Applications based on artificial intelligence — whether they are systems running autonomous services, platforms being used in drug development or to predict the spread of a virus, traffic management for 5G networks, or something else altogether — require an unprecedented amount of computing power to run. And today, one of…
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Tesla confirmed to commence sales in India in 2021; manufacturing on the cards too Tesla Model 3
Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has confirmed that Tesla will “start operations” in India in early 2021. This seems to be in line with the different claims online and even the tweet from Elon Musk which…
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LG will add 8K QNED TVs to its lineup in 2021
While we typically focus on LG’s outstanding OLED TVs, it also has LCD panels, and for 2021 it will unveil a new line with Mini LED tech. Branded QNED, they will occupy a high-end slot in the company’s LCD line, although its flagship technology will… Source
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