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• Polk’s new soundbar packs a subwoofer and the Google Assistant support for $250

  05-05-2020 22:47 via thenextweb.com
  
  Polk Audio today announced the Signa S3, an affordable soundbar that offers a compelling collection of features its $250 price tag — including Google Assistant support and a wireless subwoofer included in the box. The device supports Chromecast out of the box, allowing you to easily send music to it from any device or app that can cast via the standard. And though the soundbar itself odes not serve as a Google Assistant device, it can be operated via another such device, like a Google Nes
  
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• Polk’s new soundbar packs a subwoofer and Google Assistant support for $250

  05-05-2020 22:47 via thenextweb.com
  
  Polk Audio today announced the Signa S3, an affordable soundbar that offers a compelling collection of features with its $250 price tag — including Google Assistant support and a wireless subwoofer included in the box. The device supports Chromecast out of the box, allowing you to easily send music to it from any device or app that can cast via the standard. And though the soundbar itself odes not serve as a Google Assistant device, it can be operated via another such device, like a Googl
  
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• This AI tool identifies the most promising COVID-19 research

  05-05-2020 20:10 via thenextweb.com
  
  An AI tool that scans reams of scientific literature for promising COVID-19 research could speed up the search for a coronavirus vaccine. The system provides an automated alternative to human review, which many COVID-19 researchers are starting to bypass so their colleagues can immediately provide feedback on their work. [Read: Drug discovery might be the best use of AI to tackle the pandemic] This approach sacrifices safety for speed, which can lead to low quality work reaching
  
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• Are we there yet?

  05-05-2020 20:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola quarantino-rinos, Depending on where you’re at, we’re about six weeks into the general global shelter-in-place order and I gotta tell you: I’ve had about enough of it. I know, I know. We’ve all got to chin up and see this thing through so that we can return to whatever the
  
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• Apple’s virtual Worldwide Developers Conference begins June 22

  05-05-2020 19:58 via thenextweb.com
  
  Apple today revealed the exact date of its virtual 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference. The event, which will be entirely online for the first time in order to accommodate the social distancing protocols necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, will begin on June 22. WWDC will be free this year for all developers through the Developers website and the app of the same name. That makes it somewhat more accessible than previous WWDCs, which required developers to purchase tickets. Apple’s
  
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• Xiaomi’s new Mi Commerce platform lets local retailers sell phones to Indian consumers

  05-05-2020 17:55 via thenextweb.com
  
  Xiaomi has announced a new ecommerce platform called Mi Commerce to let local stores sell the company’s products — including phones, Mi TVs, and power banks — online. The idea is to connect these stores directly to consumers through a web app or WhatsApp to sell products. You can connect with local stores in your area through this web app or chat with them on WhatsApp (+91 8861826286 ) to explore Xiaomi products they have in stock. Once you place an order,
  
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• Scientists found a way to plug adversarial backdoors in deep learning models

  05-05-2020 16:04 via thenextweb.com
  
  Imagine a high-security complex protected by a facial recognition system powered by deep learning. The artificial intelligence algorithm has been tuned to unlock the doors for authorized personnel only, a convenient alternative to fumbling for your keys at every door. A stranger shows up, dons a bizarre set of spectacles, and all of a sudden, the facial recognition system mistakes him for the company’s CEO and opens all the doors for him. By installing a backdoor in the deep learning
  
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• Daily Distraction: Our greatest hits, and a tearful goodbye

  05-05-2020 15:41 via thenextweb.com
  
  More than 33% of the year is over, but there’s no sign that the coronavirus pandemic will end soon.  However, countries across the world are opening up slowly with the hope that religious testing will help reduce casualties. In March, I tweeted a thread about free resources available to pass time while you’re stuck at home. A lot of people resonated with the sentiment and used those tools. Companies were making their resources available for free all over the world, and it was h
  
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• UK to combat air pollution with AI-powered traffic lights

  05-05-2020 14:49 via thenextweb.com
  
  The UK plans to tackle pollution with AI-powered traffic lights that delay the arrival of vehicles in toxic air hotspots. The system collects data on local pollution and traffic flows through roadside sensors, weather forecasts, and Bluetooth devices in cars. An algorithm then analyzes both live and historical data to predict where air pollution will spike within the next hour. When the system forecasts a sharp rise in toxic pollutants, the traffic light timings will au
  
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• Need help getting a new business started? This digital entrepreneur might be your guru.

  05-05-2020 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Or you could find a trusted business guru, devour their teachings, then go forward and conquer. That’s the path open for those who invest in The Essential Guide to Starting a Business Bundle by Evan Kimbrell. Right now, it’s available for over 90 percent off, just $34.92 from TNW Deals.
  
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• Solutions, not art: The true business value of design

  05-05-2020 13:32 via thenextweb.com
  
  Did you know we have an online conference about product design coming up? SPRINT will cover how designers and product owners can stay ahead of the curve in these unprecedented times.  Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value. – Albert Einstein Value is an attribute that defines how much something is worth. People tend to make decisions by assessing value, such as “Should I buy that product?” or, “Should I subscribe to that service?&rdquo
  
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• This Android app turns your to-dos into persistent notifications you can’t ignore

  05-05-2020 12:48 via thenextweb.com
  
  I sometimes worry I’m a total dolt when I forget things on my to-do list, despite putting them in a task management app myself and setting reminders with notifications. Clearly, most existing solutions aren’t entirely idiot-proof. But Pinnit is taking a stab at helping the morons among us stay on track. This new Android app is as elegant as it is simple. Just jot down a task, and Pinnit will turn it into a persistent notification that will remain visible for all eternity. Okay, that
  
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• What advocates for internet privacy can learn from Greta Thunberg

  05-05-2020 11:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  The fight to defend our privacy is a lot like the fight against climate change — almost everyone has come to recognize that it’s a crisis, but collectively we seem to be losing in what feels like an insurmountable battle. Hardly a week goes by without news of yet another big tech company caught misusing consumer data, greeted seemingly with more resigned shrugs than outrage. When The Economist called data the new oil, they were thinking of antitrust abuse. They might just have misse
  
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• How the soap and crown emoji subtly communicate fears and advice about coronavirus

  05-05-2020 10:34 via thenextweb.com
  
  In digital communication, where visual information often conveys key ideas in memorable, pithy and fun ways, emoji is king. And as our world has changed due to COVID-19, new ways of deploying emoji have sprung up in response. While the microbe emoji was first approved in 2018, different technology providers render it in strikingly different ways. For instance, the Apple version most clearly resembles a virus, while the Microsoft version is blue and resembles a bacterium.According to data from t
  
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• ‘Agile metrics’ are the key to your team’s continuous improvement

  05-05-2020 10:30 via thenextweb.com
  
  Continuous improvement is a vital aspect of an efficient organization. To create a truly great product, a team must repeat what works well and improve what doesn’t — and that same thought process should be used by other teams within the organization. While this concept may seem obvious, too often teams fail to optimize for or measure efficiency. [Read: Responsible growth: Why tech companies must wake up] The reason? They simply don’t realize how important measurement is.
  
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• Google’s new AI-powered search tool helps researchers with coronavirus queries

  05-05-2020 10:22 via thenextweb.com
  
  Google‘s AI team has released a new tool to help researchers traverse through a trove of coronavirus papers, journals, and articles. The COVID-19 research explorer tool is a semantic search interface that sits on top of the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19).  The team says that traditional search engines are sufficient at answering queries such as “What are the symptoms of coronavirus?” or “Where can I get tested in my country?”. However,
  
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• Why our search for aliens should focus on hydrogen-rich planets

  05-05-2020 10:05 via thenextweb.com
  
  The first time we find evidence of life on a planet orbiting another star (an exoplanet), it is probably going to be by analysing the gases in its atmosphere. With the number of known Earth-like planets growing, we could soon discover gases in an exoplanet’s atmosphere that are associated with life on Earth. But what if alien life uses somewhat different chemistry to ours? A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, argues that our best chances of using atmospheres to find evidence of lif
  
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• Canva’s co-founder shares what’s been keeping him busy during lockdown

  05-05-2020 09:14 via thenextweb.com
  
  In the series “Staying inside with…,” we pick the brains of experts and interesting people in tech to find out their favorite books, courses, movies, and podcasts they’ve been enjoying during lockdown. Cameron Adams, the co-founder and CPO of Canva, is the latest to share what’s been keeping him busy whilst staying at home. As we enter our second month of the coronavirus lockdown, most of us might have mastered some quarantine skills, from cooking to meditation to
  
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• Adult cam site CAM4’s data leak reportedly exposes millions of emails and private chats

  05-05-2020 08:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  Adult live-streaming site CAM4’s unprotected database exposed millions of personally identifiable records including names, emails, user conversations, payment logs, and IP addresses dating back March, according to a worrying report that’s just been published. The 7TB database was found by a team of researchers from Security Detective, a site focusing on security incidents and tools. The team’s lead researcher, Anurag Sen, said it had more than 10.88 billion records t
  
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• Here’s everything European businesses need to know about California’s data legislation

  05-05-2020 08:30 via thenextweb.com
  
  July 1 will mark a new era for data privacy, with enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) scheduled to begin. The CCPA has arrived with little of the fanfare that greeted the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018. GDPR was headline news for months, and European companies of all shapes and sizes took notice in the rush to become compliant. Of course, the CCPA’s relatively low profile in Europe makes sense, with businesses so focused on their respons
  
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• Samsung’s Galaxy Book Flex, its most interesting laptop in ages, is now available in the US

  05-05-2020 01:08 via thenextweb.com
  
  Samsung’s Galaxy Book Flex, one of the first laptops with a QLED display, and one of Samsung’s most premium laptops in ages, is now on sale in the US. It’s a sign the company is becoming more serious about its laptop offerings. The Galaxy Flex is a premium 2-in-1 laptop that comes in both 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch sizes. It features a snazzy metal blue design, with a built-in fingerprint reader and a slot for the S-Pen – a feature I appreciate as someone who has lost too m
  
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