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• Google I/O: Google Photos to resurface older images, create ‘cinematic moments’ and more

  18-05-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Google pledged to make their camera and photography algorithms better able to handle images of people of color.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Google Photos to create cinematic moments

  18-05-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Google pledged to make their camera and photography algorithms better able to handle images of people of color.
  
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• Google I/O: Google unveils new conversational language model, LaMDA

  18-05-2021 21:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Unlike other language models, Google's LaMDA was trained on dialogue, teaching it how to engage in free-flowing conversations.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Google unveils LaMDA

  18-05-2021 21:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Unlike other language models, Google's LaMDA was trained on dialogue, teaching it how to engage in free-flowing conversations.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: The Vertex AI platform connects ML tools

  18-05-2021 21:45 via zdnet.com
  
  With its new managed machine learning platform, Google promises to make up for the shortcomings of ML tools on the market
  
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• Google I/O: Android 12 targets the iPhone's biggest weakness

  18-05-2021 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  In a world where smartphones all look very much the same, having a way to differentiate them becomes important.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Firebase tops 3 million app mark, rolls out bevy of updates

  18-05-2021 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Firebase added a series of emulation, dashboard, testing and extension updates to its mobile platform at Google I/O 2021.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Android 12 targets the iPhone's biggest weakness

  18-05-2021 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  In a world where smartphones all look very much the same, having a way to differentiate them becomes important.
  
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• Google I/O: Google combines wearOS with Samsung's Tizen

  18-05-2021 21:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Google said it's collaborating with Samsung to create a unified wearables platform. It's also incorporating the best of Fitibit into wearOS.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Google combines WearOS with Tizen

  18-05-2021 21:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Google said it's collaborating with Samsung to create a unified wearables platform. It's also incorporating the best of Fitibit into wearOS.
  
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• Google I/O: Google announces Shopify integration, outlines Shopping Graph dataset

  18-05-2021 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Shopping Graph brings together information from websites, prices, reviews, videos and retailer product data, and calculates how those attributes relate to one another.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Google reveals Shopify integration, more

  18-05-2021 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Shopping Graph brings together information from websites, prices, reviews, videos and retailer product data, and calculates how those attributes relate to one another.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Here’s everything Google just announced

  18-05-2021 20:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Didn’t get a chance to follow Google I/O 2021 live? Here’s everything the search giant announced at its annual developer conference.
  
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• Google AI tool can help patients identify skin conditions

  18-05-2021 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant says its "dermatology assist" tool can recognise 288 different skin ailments.
  
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• Nvidia's ownership of ARM could drive customers to RISC-V, other alternatives if not careful, says Xilinx CEO

  18-05-2021 20:46 via zdnet.com
  
  If ARM doesn’t prove it can be a level playing field in Nvidia’s ownership, customers will defect to alternatives.
  
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• Android 12: Release date, betas, features, and news

  18-05-2021 20:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Google I/O just kicked off and we now know a lot more about Android 12.
  
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• Google Maps unveils slate of new features including AR ‘Live View’, building navigation and area busyness

  18-05-2021 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Maps will be offering users AR information about the businesses and landmarks around them.
  
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• Google I/O: Google Maps unveils slate of new features including AR ‘Live View’, building navigation and area busyness

  18-05-2021 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Maps will be offering users AR information about the businesses and landmarks around them.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Google Maps adds AR Live View, more

  18-05-2021 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Maps will be offering users AR information about the businesses and landmarks around them.
  
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• Google I/O: New Chrome feature can automatically fix compromised passwords

  18-05-2021 20:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Google also announced an update to its password manager, including a new tool that imports passwords from third-party password managers.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Chrome can fix compromised passwords

  18-05-2021 20:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Google also announced an update to its password manager, including a new tool that imports passwords from third-party password managers.
  
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• Xilinx and Numenta claim dramatic speed-up of neural nets versus Nvidia GPUs

  18-05-2021 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Using an approach called sparsity, Xilinx and Numenta are able to make an AI chip fifty times faster overall.
  
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• Google I/O: Workspace wants to help improve your writing

  18-05-2021 19:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's productivity and collaboration tools are getting a dozen updates, including assisted writing features that suggest changes to improve your content.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Workspace wants to improve your writing

  18-05-2021 19:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's productivity and collaboration tools are getting a dozen updates, including assisted writing features that suggest changes to improve your content.
  
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• Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X isn't happening

  18-05-2021 19:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft officials have admitted what leaked a week-plus ago: Its Chrome-OS competitor, Windows 10X, isn't coming. Instead, some of the 10X technologies will be integrated into other Windows versions.
  
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• Google beefs up Workspace security with these new features

  18-05-2021 19:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Google offers more tools to Workspace admins to hunt down and block threats in their domain.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: Here’s everything Google is announcing right now

  18-05-2021 19:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Didn’t get a chance to follow Google I/O 2021 live? Here’s everything the search giant announced at its annual developer conference.
  
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• Microsoft kicks off the rollout of Windows 10 21H1

  18-05-2021 19:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is starting to roll out its Windows 10 21H1 feature update. Here's how and where you can get it.
  
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• 1Password releases full-featured Linux desktop application

  18-05-2021 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  1Password has just released the first big-name password management program for Linux desktop users.
  
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• Google I/O 2021: How to watch and what developers can expect

  18-05-2021 18:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Android 12, Chrome OS, and TensorFlow are all getting sessions at Google I/O 2021. Here are a few themes to ponder.
  
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• Antivirus software, explained

  18-05-2021 18:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Antivirus software isn’t enough to protect our devices and accounts any longer, but it still provides a key layer of defense.
  
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• Bluetti AC200P hands-on: The portable power station that keeps you going

  18-05-2021 18:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The Bluetti AC200P is a perfect addition to your home or office to keep your appliances and tech devices going when the power goes out.
  
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• After just 9 months, Darkside ransomware gang brings in $90 million in Bitcoin

  18-05-2021 17:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The cryptocurrency was sourced from 47 different wallets, according to research from Elliptic.
  
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• Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra review: Large, powerful and expensive

  18-05-2021 17:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite its impressive specifications, including a second screen at the back and 120x digital zoom, Xiaomi's new flagship doesn't beat the Mi 11 on value for money.
  
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• Maybe the Android way of updating smartphones is better than the iOS model after all

  18-05-2021 16:46 via zdnet.com
  
  An endless stream of buggy iOS updates has changed my mind on this.
  
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• Best iPhone in 2021: Which model is right for you?

  18-05-2021 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple released four new iPhone 12 models in late 2021, but last-generation models are also worth considering, and they're at a more affordable price. Apple does a great job of updating its phones for several years, so you don't need to upgrade every single year.
  
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• Baidu brings in $4.38 billion in Q1, beating Wall Street expectations

  18-05-2021 16:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The company saw huge gains in its non-advertising revenue, propelled by its growing cloud business.
  
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• The best juicers for making green juices, nut milks and smoothies

  18-05-2021 16:27
  
  WIRED Recommends the best juicers - no longer a novelty device, they can handle everything from green juices to late night aperitifs
  
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• Swimming Australia dips into new data lake to prep Olympic athletes for Tokyo

  18-05-2021 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Australia's peak swimming body is harnessing the power of analytics to prepare for gold at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.
  
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• Amazon investigated by German anti-trust watchdog

  18-05-2021 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New German laws mean the regulator can take faster action to prohibit any anti-competitive behaviour.
  
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• Miserable interactions can yield happy customer experiences

  18-05-2021 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Brands struggling to offer "exceptional experiences" fail to understand what makes an experience.Focus on interactions to build betterexperiences.
  
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• IBM acquires Salesforce consulting partner Waeg

  18-05-2021 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue said the deal will extend its Salesforce services and bolster its hybrid cloud business.
  
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• For laptops, multiple options for multiple screens

  18-05-2021 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  From a simple way to steal a glance at your smartphone to slide-out second screens, a host of options provide the benefits of multiple displays to laptops.
  
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• Why inclusivity is studentship rather than leadership

  18-05-2021 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Tom Peters, author of Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism speaks about the importance and value of diversity and inclusion for hiring and team building, performance management, and lifelong learning.
  
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• The state of data acquisition for analytics and machine learning in 2021, and how startup Explorium scores $75M Series C to capitalize on it

  18-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Data science and machine learning are being commoditized, so it's the datasets that make the difference in the end. That's the thesis startup Explorium is capitalizing on.
  
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• LastPass password manager fine-tunes its multi-factor authentication options

  18-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The popular password manager is replacing its separate MFA apps with a unified solution that will work for consumers and businesses and includes several usability tweaks.
  
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• It's all about the data: Explorium's bet pays off in $75M Series C funding

  18-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Data science and machine learning are being commoditized, so it's the datasets that make the difference in the end. That's the thesis startup Explorium is capitalizing on.
  
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• CockroachDB simplifies multi-region deployment

  18-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Demystifying multiregion, multi-master setup easier for developers is Cockroach Labs’ major goal for its new release. Now we’re waiting for the visual no-code/low code tools that will make the journey complete.
  
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• Blue Prism updates RPA platform, eyes expansion in Americas, US

  18-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The London-based company launched Blue Prism Version 7 with a series of upgrades to deploy automation and digital bots more easily.
  
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• Walmart Q1 beats expectations as stimulus checks, pent-up demand fuel online spending

  18-05-2021 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The world's largest retailer said its first quarter US e-commerce sales increased 37% while same-store sales increased 6%.
  
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