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• Why China’s ‘military AI budget’ is irrelevant (spoiler: all AI is military AI)

  06-12-2019 23:02 via thenextweb.com
  
  A recently published study from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), a think-tank at Georgetown University, indicates commonly held perceptions about China‘s supposed AI spending may be grossly off-base. Key takeaways suggest the PRC spends much less than the US on ‘military‘ and ‘defense‘ AI. Here’s a hot take: All AI is military AI. Let’s start with the study. You can read it here, but to briefly sum up, the authors write: We assess
  
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• The Cybertruck looks right at home in this Goldeneye mod

  06-12-2019 18:43 via thenextweb.com
  
  A clever modder has put the Cybertruck in an environment where its striking appearance fits in — namely, a Nintendo 64 game. The Nintendo 64 game: Goldeneye 007. And damned if it doesn’t suit it perfectly. One of the most common jokes at the expense of the Cybertruck was that it looked like a polygonal model from a 64-bit console of choice. It was compared to everything from Pokémon to Lara Croft’s bust line — but my favorites were probably the
  
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• Want to start 2020 as an in-demand coder? Check out these online courses.

  06-12-2019 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  From absolute beginners to experts looking to sharpen their game, The Ultimate 2020 Web Designer and Developer Bundle ($29, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals) is all you need to know about creating for the web in one all-inclusive package.
  
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• Horrible Chinese game asks players to beat up Hong Kong protestors

  06-12-2019 14:37 via thenextweb.com
  
  There have been plenty of games and apps that have sprung up as a result of Hong Kong protests. Now, a rather distasteful game called Everyone Hit the Traitors is being circulated in China, Abacus reports. The propaganda game lets you hit black-clad Hong Kong protestors with a bat – almost like whack-a-mole. The objective is to stop the bunch of protestors from cross the line. The game is set up on a Hong Kong street and it initially tells you a number of “traitors”
  
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• Hot coffee lover? Cold brew fan? The FrankOne does both drinks at lightning speed

  06-12-2019 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Since those premium java hits are also putting a healthy hit on their wallet, the FrankOne Cold Brew and Coffee Maker is a holiday gift option worth checking out. Right now, TNW Deals has this innovative, super efficient brew system for under $100 with promo code "GREENMONDAY20."
  
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• Millennials would rather cop Bitcoin than Disney and Netflix stocks

  06-12-2019 12:27 via thenextweb.com
  
  According to a recently published report from investment management firm Charles Schwab, millennials invested more in Bitcoin than they did in the likes of Disney or Netflix over Q3 of this year. The figures come from the quarterly Schwab Report, which benchmarks the activity of retirement plan investors within self-directed brokerage accounts. Schwab’s figures show that millennials (25-39 years old) hold 1.84 percent of their assets in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). The GBTC is an i
  
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• CHEAP: $1,300 off Sony’s beastly A7R IV mirrorless camera? Hell yeah!!!!

  06-12-2019 12:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I’m not a fan of cumbersome cameras. They’re a hassle to carry around and attract a lot more attention than I’m comfortable with. That’s why I’m a huge admirer of mirrorless cameras; even more so if they’re great at shooting both still images and video — like the Sony A7R IV. And as luck would have it, you can snatch one of these compact beasts at a $1,300 discount r
  
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• Pokemon Go maker Ninatic is working with Qualcomm to build AR glasses

  06-12-2019 11:58 via thenextweb.com
  
  Pokemon Go creator Niantic announced last night it’s collaborating with Qualcomm to build AR glasses. The announcement, made at Qualcomm’s annual tech summit in Hawaii, meant both companies will join hands to create reference hardware, software, and cloud-components for AR-based wearable devices. The project will have two main components: Qualcomm’s newly announced 5G-supported mixed reality platform Snapdragon XR2, and Niantic‘s Real World Platform, which has
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin is rising again’

  06-12-2019 11:09 via thenextweb.com
  
  Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Locke used to say: Let’s whip up a knowledge omelette! Bitcoin price We closed the day, December 05 2019, at a price of $7,448. That’s a respectable 2.68 percent increase in 24 hours, or $195. It was the highest closing price in four days. We’re still 62 per
  
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• Uber’s safety report revealed over 3,000 sexual assault cases last year

  06-12-2019 10:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  Yesterday, Uber finally released its full safety transparency report, including stats around sexual assault and harassment over 2018 and part of 2017 in the US — something the company left out of its report when in its initial release last year.  “Uber’s US Safety Report includes information about Uber’s actions on safety, as well as data on the most serious safety incidents reported on our ridesharing platform in 2017 and 2018,” the document outlined. “
  
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• Ugandan cryptocurrency startup promises jobs — steals employees’ money instead

  06-12-2019 10:08 via thenextweb.com
  
  A number of Ugandan citizens have been left in the lurch after being promised jobs at a cryptocurrency startup that’s gone dark. Independent Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor reports that dozens of people in the Masaka District have been fleeced of their own money and employment after falling for the promises of a bogus cryptocurrency business. According to the report, Dunamiscoins Resources Limited opened in Masaka Town last month and began inviting individuals to invest and become part of
  
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• Report: Apple’s flagship 2021 iPhone won’t have any ports

  06-12-2019 02:34 via thenextweb.com
  
  Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is at it again, this time with a bold claim about an iPhone that’s nearly two years away. According to the generally accurate Kuo, at least one variant of the 2021 iPhone will have no ports whatsoever. While most of us assumed Apple would make the switch to USB-C at some point, it now seems like this might not be the case. According to Kuo, the 2021 iPhone will “provide the completely wireless experience” (via 9to50Mac). Kuo expects the charging port
  
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• DeepMind’s Mustafa Suleyman joins Google AI

  06-12-2019 01:37 via thenextweb.com
  
  DeepMind and co-founder Mustafa Suleyman have decided to go their separate ways. Earlier this year there were disputed reports the two were arguing, some even suggested he’d been placed on leave. But now it seems he’s actually left the UK-based enterprise. And for its sister. Ouch. After a wonderful decade at DeepMind, I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be joining @Kent_Walker, @JeffDean and the fantastic team at Google to work on opportunities & impacts of appli
  
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• OnePlus built a piano out of 17 phones because why not

  06-12-2019 00:21 via thenextweb.com
  
  Tech companies love to advertise their products with musical gimmicks. Last month, a Google ad showed off an incredibly impractical DJ rig built out of Pixel 4s to show off the phone’s gesture controls in the most basic way possible. And now OnePlus has built a full-sized piano out of seventeen 7T Pros to show off the fact it has, umm, a touchscreen, I guess? In OnePlus’ own words: Watch the OnePlus Phone Piano dial up the Christmas magic on its mission to connect people with what r
  
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