Month: February 2021
This Company Says Its Facial Recognition Could Be Used For Dating
Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that claims it’s scraped 3 billion images from the internet to power its face-matching system, has proposed applying its technology to everything from policing to retail to dating, according to a 2020 patent application that became public on Thursday. The patent filing was made…
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Disney Plus AU will get heaps more TV shows and movies via Star this month Disney Plus
Disney Plus is finally getting adult TV shows and movies in several territories outside of the US, and Australia is confirmed as one of the chosen ones. This content will come under the new Star brand in 2021 – a new ‘general entertainment’ section that will significantly increase the remit…
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MyRepublic just delivered the cheapest NBN 1000 plan yet Young woman with cat using laptop
Aussie Broadband came out with the first consumer 1000Mbps plan last year, and it was surprisingly affordable at AU$149 a month. Now, though, that price seems exorbitant to what MyRepublic currently has on offer. MyRepublic has drastically cut the cost of its NBN 1000 plan down to just AU$99 a…
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Stardew Valley’s big local co-op update has come to consoles
Stardew Valley’s 1.5 update delighted a lot of us when it came out for PC in December, and now it’s finally arriving for consoles. The game’s developer announced on Twitter that the update should be rolling out to Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation “within the next couple of hours.” As of…
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Control4 Smart Home OS Now Integrates with Sub-Zero Group, Inc. and Genie, Premium Appliance and Garage Solutions Control4 OS 3
By Ashley Collazo Control4, the smart home brand for SnapAV, demonstrates elevated home technology control and personalization with Control4 Smart Home OS 3 at the International Builders’ Show, Jan. 21-23, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. Introducing new integrations with top appliance brand Sub-Zero Group, Inc. and smart garage door opener…
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Apple Files Patent For Smart Home Tech System That Can Configure Itself Daughter helping mother with iPad
Apple has filed a patent for a system that could automatically detect smart home devices and configure them for the room they are in. Configuring devices to be fully integrated in a smart home can be challenging for a variety of reasons, such as the use of different types of…
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