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• Trump’s chief technology officer is treating AI regulation like the net neutrality repeal

  13-01-2020 23:28 via thenextweb.com
  
  Did you ever notice how the Trump administration’s chief science and technology officer Michael Kratsios never talks while FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is drinking water? I bring this up because there’s a greater chance than zero that they’re the same awful human being. We all know that Pai sold out 80% of US citizens when he chose to ignore the will of the people and repeal the government’s net neutrality guidelines. And now, with Kratsios, we’re seeing the same playbook
  
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• 5 Simple Tips for How to Update Content on Your Website

  13-01-2020 22:30
  
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  Your website isn’t set in stone, so you shouldn’t treat it like it is. Technology and the internet change quickly, and often. You should update your website regularly to keep up with the times.
  Having an up-to-date and optimized site creates a great user experience, and will likely encourage people to spend more time on your site’s pages. This contributes to your search engine optimization, or SEO, because Google values good user experience. 
  If peopl
  
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• The benefits of facial recognition AI are being wildly overstated

  13-01-2020 21:42 via thenextweb.com
  
  Facial recognition technology has run amok across the globe. In the US it continues to perpetuate at an alarming rate despite bipartisan push-back from politicians and several geographical bans. Even China’s government has begun to question whether there’s enough benefit to the use of ubiquitous surveillance tech to justify the utter destruction of public privacy. The truth of the matter is that facial recognition technology serves only two legitimate purposes: access control and su
  
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• Solid State Logic enters the home studio with a budget audio interface

  13-01-2020 20:51 via thenextweb.com
  
  Solid State Logic is known for making some of the biggest and baddest mixing consoles for recording studios. If you’ve ever been in a Pro studio and seen one of those giant workstations with knobs and sliders galore, there’s a good chance it’s an SSL. But most of us don’t have tens of thousands of dollars to spend on a fancy console, so SSL is branching out. Today the company announced the SSL 2 and SSL 2+, its first dedicated audio interfaces for personal studios. The S
  
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• You can finally attend Hogwarts thanks to this massive Minecraft mod

  13-01-2020 20:03 via thenextweb.com
  
  A Minecraft modding group today released the trailer for its School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a map that recreates many of the main locations from the Harry Potter series, including, as the name suggests, Hogwarts. So… who else suddenly wants to reinstall Minecraft? The group, called the Floo Network, claims their mod will deliver the complete magical experience, including the wizardry lessons, quests, Quidditch, and encounters with familiar characters. You can also visit maj
  
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• Urban designers should focus on biodiversity to improve our mental well-being

  13-01-2020 16:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  Mental health in our cities is an increasingly urgent issue. Rates of disorders such as anxiety and depression are high. Urban design and planning can promote mental health by refocusing on spaces we use in our everyday lives in light of what research tells us about the benefits of exposure to nature and biodiversity. Mental health issues have many causes. However, the changing and unpredictable elements of our physical and sensory environments have a profound impact on risk, experiences, and r
  
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• Report: Hummer to be resurrected as an electric pickup truck

  13-01-2020 16:22 via thenextweb.com
  
  How exactly are you supposed to bring back an uneconomical brute of a vehicle when there is growing pressure on vehicle manufacturers to clean up emissions? Make it electric, of course. General Motors Company (GMC) is planning to do just that with the Hummer brand which went defunct back in 2010, according to a Wall Street Journal report. People familiar with the matter say GM is set to revive the Hummer name on an electric pickup truck. Apparently, American basketball player LeBron James will
  
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• Goals by KeepSolid keeps businesses on track — and it’s under $50

  13-01-2020 15:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  With truckloads of ever-pressing time-sensitive tasks, it’s easy for a business leader to lose sight of big-picture goals. Goals by KeepSolid can help make sure busy entrepreneurs and project managers stay focused on what’s important. Right now, a lifetime subscription to the service is only $49.99 (over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals.
  
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• What exactly is 4K resolution and why’s it called that?

  13-01-2020 14:26 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Been near technology in the past couple of years? Then you’ll have definitely seen 4K plastered across pretty much every screen or bit of media. But what actually is it? And why’s it called that? Well, we’ve got the answers! What is 4K? Basically, it’s a type of display resolution. And what’s resolution? When it co
  
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• Why machines should have rights, just like humans

  13-01-2020 14:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  Like it or loathe it, the robot revolution is now well underway and the futures described by writers such as Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, and Philip K. Dick are fast turning from science fiction into science fact. But should robots have rights? And will humanity ever reach a point where human and machine are treated the same? At the heart of the debate is the most fundamental question: what does it mean to be human? Intuitively, we all think we know what this means – it almost goes withou
  
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• SAS programming is how business uses data. Train up to get hired for just $11.99.

  13-01-2020 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  SAS programming is how industries from banking and finance to healthcare and retail crunch their numbers and pull important useable information from that data in a fast, efficient manner. Obviously, it takes a skilled SAS programmer to make that happen, a skill you can develop now with the SAS Programming Complete: Learn SAS and Become a Data Ninja Course from TNW Deals. Right now, it’s only $11.99, over 90 percent off for a limited time.
  
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• LinkedIn: Blockchain beats AI and cloud computing for hottest skill in 2020

  13-01-2020 13:24 via thenextweb.com
  
  Bitcoin isn’t exactly en vogue in 2020, but its underlying technology (blockchain) is apparently still cool. At least, that’s according to employment service LinkedIn, which listed “blockchain” as tech’s most sought after “hard skill” this year. A LinkedIn blog published last week notes that “blockchain” is the most in-demand skill in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, and Germany — more popular th
  
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• New deepfake app pastes your face onto GIFs in seconds

  13-01-2020 12:04 via thenextweb.com
  
  Last year, we saw some horrific apps that use deepfake tech with malicious intent. Following that, Facebook banned ‘misleading’ deepfakes from its platform — except parody. However, the tech can be used freely in fun applications such as Doublicat, which lets you superimpose your face onto any GIF. The app — available on Android and iOS — quite simple to use:  click a selfie, and select a GIF to replace the original face with your face. You can take
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin consolidates just above $8,000’

  13-01-2020 10:57 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 Marcus Aurelius used to say: We’re on the highway to hell, so let’s ride! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 12 2020, at a price of $8,192. That’s a minor 1.98 percent increase in 24 hours, or $159. It was the highest closing price in fifty-three
  
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• Moonday Mornings: Ethereum dev released on $1M bail over North Korea case

  13-01-2020 10:41 via thenextweb.com
  
  Hello Hard Forkers, welcome to another Moonday Morning where we wrap-up the weekend’s hot cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. Take a look. 1. Illegal Bitcoin mine in Ukraine rail building busted A small but illegal Bitcoin mine has been located and dismantled in the Ukraine, according to a Facebook post published by an account which appears to belong to the Chairman of Ukraine’s state railway. Late last year, Yevhen Kravtsov said the farm was located in a railway building in Te
  
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• AI’s key to true intelligence is learning how to forget

  13-01-2020 10:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  By now, you’ve probably seen a host of industry experts and talking heads decree that this will be the year of artificial intelligence. But beyond the buzz-cycle of robotic dogs, ‘future of work’ coffee machines, and virtual assistants, where do the true advances really lie? Today, a lot of what we see labeled ‘AI’ is actually closer to automation. Automated responses can give the impression of intelligence, but in reality they are predetermined.  This use of
  
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• The OnePlus 8 might feature a silky smooth 120Hz display

  13-01-2020 09:17 via thenextweb.com
  
  OnePlus said at an event in China today it has developed a 2K display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Following a much-loved 90Hz display on the OnePlus 7 Pro, the company might use this new display in its upcoming phone, the OnePlus 8. Earlier today, the company’s co-founder and CEO, Pete Lau, confirmed the development of the new screen technology on Chinese social network Weibo: In advance, OnePlus has completed the research and development of 120Hz screen.This afternoon there will be a
  
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• Leaked photos reveal Samsung’s Galaxy S20+ flagship with 4 cameras and a flat display

  13-01-2020 09:11 via thenextweb.com
  
  XDA Developers has obtained photos of what appears to be a high-end variant of Samsung’s next flagship phone for 2020 — and it looks like, instead of advancing the model number to the Galaxy S11, the company is heading straight to S20. That’s from a photo sent to XDA by a leaker who did not wish to be named; it shows the boot screen of the device, with the moniker ‘Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.’ The company is expected to reveal this model along with the rest of the line
  
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• Samsung and Microsoft launch a rugged walkie-talkie phone for $500

  13-01-2020 07:38 via thenextweb.com
  
  Samsung announced yesterday it’s teaming up with Microsoft to bring a phone with walkie-talkie functionality, intended for frontline workers in industries like healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and logistics. The phone, named the Galaxy XCover Pro, will be sold only in the US at a price of $499.  The push-to-talk feature (which is far quicker than traditional calling) will be powered by Microsoft’s Teams app  — a chat app for workplaces. The company had an
  
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