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Former Apple HomePod engineers to launch ‘revolutionary’ new speaker
Two former Apple HomePod engineers have flown the Cupertino nest to create what they say will be a “revolutionary” speaker that’s capable of producing “indistinguishable from reality” sound. Called ‘Cell’, the new speaker could prove a compelling rival to the likes of the Sonos One and the yet-to-be-announced Apple HomePod…
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Tencent to invest billions in digital technologies
A month after Beijing called for a technology-centric upgrade of the Chinese economy, Tencent has said it will invest $70 billion (500 billion yuan) in a range of new technologies including cloud computing, cybersecurity and AI. The company will also reportedly invest in sectors like blockchain, servers, Big Data,…
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YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party
YouTube is automatically deleting comments that contain certain Chinese-language phrases related to criticism of the country’s ruling Communist Party (CCP). Comments left under videos or in live streams that contain the words “共匪” (“communist bandit”) or “五毛” (“50-cent party”) are automatically deleted in around 15 seconds, though their English language…
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UK land registry faces heat over cloud contract to AWS
The British property ownership registry is facing scrutiny over a £4.8 million contract it awarded to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The contract is under investigation as Amazon’s UK head, Doug Gurr, has been a non-executive director on the former’s board since 2018. There have been suggestions that the registry’s decision…
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SpaceX’s first crewed launch: all the updates on the company’s historic mission for NASA
After more than six years of intense development, SpaceX is set to launch its first people to space on the company’s newly developed Crew Dragon capsule. It’s a major flight test for SpaceX as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, an initiative to have private companies — not the government…
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The four habits of highly effective organisations in AI
The habits organizations adopt in how they approach artificial intelligence have the power to speed them to its use – or to slow them down. The most successful companies and governments (who say they are using AI now, not just piloting or experimenting) are substantially more likely to also report…
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