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• Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 Lite leaks in the flesh

  02-01-2020 22:32 via thenextweb.com
  
  We’ve been hearing murmurs of a Galaxy Note 10 ‘Lite’ for some time, including some realistic-looking renders, but over the weekend we got our first glimpse at what might be the device in the flesh. The multitude of images come courtesy of TechTalkTV on Twitter (via 9to5Google) and show off a device that looks very close to the renders, with a punch-hole camera at the top and three lenses on the rear in a square camera bump. Like the Note 10, the Lite has a hole-punch cam
  
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• How Silicon Valley wants to fuck with our brains

  02-01-2020 21:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Introducing his students to the study of the human brain Jeff Lichtman, a Harvard Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, once asked: “If understanding everything you need to know about the brain was a mile, how far have we walked?” He received answers like ‘three-quarters of a mile’, ‘half a mile’, and ‘a quarter of a mile’. The professor’s response? “I think about three inches.” Last month, Lichtman’s quip made it in
  
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• Dell’s XPS 13 gets even better with thinners bezels and a bigger keyboard

  02-01-2020 20:07 via thenextweb.com
  
  Dell’s XPS 13 has been the king of 13-inch laptops – among Windows users anyway – since it first showed the world the beauty of thin bezels back in 2015. But its design has gotten kind of stale as competitors caught up to its edge-to edge design. The 2020 XPS 13, fixes the laptops few flaws by cutting out the bottom bezel,, and making the keyboard larger. These changes were first brought to the XPS 13 2-in-1, a convertible laptop released last year, but it’s nice to see
  
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• 2010 – 2019: The rise of deep learning

  02-01-2020 17:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  No other technology was more important over the past decade than artificial intelligence. Stanford’s Andrew Ng called it the new electricity, and both Microsoft and Google changed their business strategies to become “AI-first” companies. In the next decade, all technology will be considered “AI technology.” And we can thank deep learning for that. Deep learning is a friendly facet of machine learning that lets AI sort through data and information in a manner that e
  
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• CHEAP: These lightweight JBL wireless headphones are only $25 now

  02-01-2020 16:54 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I’m still not quite on board with the gradual disappearance of the 3.5mm headphone jack from phones, but it hasn’t been all bad. One of the unexpected benefits of having to adapt to this trend is that it introduced me to wireless audiogear — and I can’t imagine going back to using cords. Sure, wireless audio can be slightly worse at times, and you might have to deal with occasional co
  
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• What marketers must learn from the 2010s

  02-01-2020 15:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  The year 2020 has a momentous ring to it. It feels like the future has arrived. It has long been one of those milestone dates that galvanized the imaginations of futurists and armchair Nostradamuses, often in ridiculous ways (“We’ll eat candy made of underwear!” or “Our feet will become just one big toe!”). But it was Mark Twain who astutely observed that “Prediction is difficult—particularly when it involves the future.”  So before we go pre
  
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• Plan on being a graphic designer in 2020? Give these courses a look

  02-01-2020 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  With the package of training in The Complete 2020 Learn to Design Certification Bundle ($39, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals), a designer will have a full understanding of all the most popular software and graphic approaches to make any project come to life.
  
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• Crypto exchange Poloniex forces users to change passwords after data leak

  02-01-2020 13:24 via thenextweb.com
  
  Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is forcing its users to reset their passwords after a list of email addresses and passwords was allegedly leaked on social media. Last week, the exchange notified customers of the breach, adding the leaked information could be used to access Poloniex accounts, ZDNet reports. The email was shared on Twitter by user charlysatoshi, who initially thought it was a phishing attempt. However, Poloniex support confirmed on the social media site that it was, in fact, a l
  
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• The EU isn’t particularly fond of Canada’s anti-piracy laws

  02-01-2020 12:35 via thenextweb.com
  
  The European Commission isn’t particularly happy with Canada‘s copyright policy — or the lack thereof. In a report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property obtained by TorrentFreak, the European Union‘s executive branch has outlined a series of shortcomings it sees in the way Canada handles copyright concerns. “The Canadian IPR [intellectual property rights] system still features certain shortcomings,” the Commission writes. “Despite r
  
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• Tesla Model 3 drives surge in UK’s battery-powered vehicle registrations

  02-01-2020 12:14 via thenextweb.com
  
  If recent figures are anything to go by, you might start seeing a lot more Tesla Model 3’s driving round the UK. According to figures from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) published late last month, in the 12 months leading up to September 2019 the Tesla Model 3 was the most registered battery electric vehicle in the UK. Even though deliveries of the vehicle only began in summer of 2019, more than 5,500 Tesla Model 3‘s were registered in the 12-month period. The only v
  
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• Facebook’s a mess, but it doesn’t mean backdoors are the answer

  02-01-2020 11:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s been a tough year for Facebook. It has faced international scrutiny, from its role in elections to the potential regulation of its cryptocurrency Libra. However, perhaps the most contentious argument for the social media giant, that is sure to rage on into 2020, is one of its longest fought. How to protect the privacy of users on its messaging platforms, whilst navigating the demands of governments who want backdoor access. What should we most prize? Consumers’ privacy or natio
  
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• Xiaomi might become first company to support India’s own GPS in phones

  02-01-2020 10:48 via thenextweb.com
  
  Xiaomi is reportedly in talks with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to support the country’s own navigations system. According to a report by PTI, Qualcomm will produce chips that will support NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation). An ISRO official told the publication the Chinese manufacturer may soon release a phone with NavIC chips: Qualcomm has announced that its chip is going to have NaVIC and they are releasing it. Now almost Xiaomi is in agreement to have it. Xi
  
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• Swiss president: ‘Libra has failed’

  02-01-2020 10:25 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s not even a week into the new year and already Facebook‘s “cryptocurrency” project Libra is coming under fire once again. This time, Switzerland is speaking out against the digital coin. Speaking to Swiss broadcaster SRF, the country’s president and finance minister Ueli Maurer said the project has failed, Reuters reports. He believes banks won’t accept Libra in its current form: “I don’t think (Libra has a chance in its current form), because
  
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• AI creativity will bloom in 2020, all thanks to true web machine learning

  02-01-2020 09:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Machine learning has been trotted out as a trend to watch for many years now. But there’s good reason to talk about it in the context of 2020. And that’s thanks to developments like TensorFlow.js: an end-to-end open source machine learning library that is capable of, among other features, running pre-trained AI directly in a web browser.  Why the excitement? It means that AI is becoming a more fully integrated part of the web; a seemingly small and geeky detail that could have
  
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• Google’s new AI detects breast cancer just by scanning X-ray

  02-01-2020 07:29 via thenextweb.com
  
  Google‘s AI team has just developed a new system to scan X-rays to help radiologists in detecting breast cancer. The model was developed in partnership with DeepMind, Cancer Research UK Imperial Centre, Northwestern University, and Royal Surrey County Hospital. The team used anonymized data from mammograms – low energy X-ray to detect breast cancer – of more than 76,000 women from the UK and more than 15,000 women from the US to train the AI model. Later, they tested
  
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• How the tech industry is failing people with disabilities and chronic illnesses

  02-01-2020 03:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  30 percent of people under the age of 65 have a chronic health condition. Despite this prevalence, people with chronic illnesses or disabilities often face discrimination. Over a third of disabled people have experienced negative bias in their current job. The unemployment rate is twice as high for people with disabilities, compared to the general population, even though companies which are inclusive of people with disabilities are more financially successful.
  
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• How to protect users from harassment in social VR spaces

  02-01-2020 01:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. Imagine it’s your first time entering a social virtual reality experience. You quickly set up an avatar, choosing feminine characteristics because you identify as female. You choose an outfit that seems appropriate, and when you’re done, you spawn into a space. You have no idea wh
  
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