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The Samsung Galaxy S11e will have 5G connectivity and fast charging

The Samsung Galaxy S11e – SM-G9810 – will have 5G connectivity, according to the 3C certification papers. This year only the premium Galaxy S10 5G got that honor, but it seems that next year things will be different. The more affordable “e” model will also support 25W fast charging, up from 15W on the S10e. This is based on USB Power Delivery (with PPS support), which means you’ll have a…
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AI Weekly: Amazon plays the long game in health care AI

Today concludes Amazon’s re:Invent 2019 conference in Las Vegas, where the Seattle company’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) division unveiled enhancements heading down its public cloud pipeline. Just Tuesday, Amazon announced the general availability of AWS Outposts, a fully…
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AI-powered Lego sorter knows the shape of every brick

For some people, rummaging through a bunch of Lego bricks is part of the fun. But if you’ve got an enormous collection or take on complicated builds, you probably have a system for sorting your pieces. Your solution probably doesn’t involve AI, though. YouTube…
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iPhone 9 could be the new ‘SE 2’ in 2020, source claims

We’ve been learning more about the new budget iPhone that Apple’s expected to launch next spring. While reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo calls it the iPhone SE 2, it will more closely resemble the iPhone 8.  Now a new report suggests that Apple could call it the iPhone 9. 2017 brought a more confusing iPhone naming scheme than ever with the launch of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. The…
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Facebook taught an AI the 'theory of mind'

When it comes to competitive games, AI systems have already shown they can easily mop the floor with the best humanity has to offer. But life in the real world isn’t a zero sum game like poker or Starcraft and we need AI to work with us, not against us. That’s…
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Google Assistant will place your Dunkin' orders, finally

Google just added a handful of voice control features to Google Assistant. You can now manage notes and lists in select third-party apps, ask Assistant to search your photos, search for podcasts by topic and set reminders for the whole family. You can also place Dunkin’ Donuts orders — just what everyone was hoping for. If you have the Dunkin’ App on your Android phone, you can…
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