Oppo unveiled the Find X5 Pro flagship last month, and one of the more intriguing features announced was the battery’s life of 1600 charging cycles – double what the industry standard is. The company sent us a press release explaining in detail how the battery life cycle got longer while keeping ultra-fast charging speeds.
The battery innovations are packed under the brand Battery Health…
Google’s latest update to the Android Auto app (version 7.5.121104) brings a new USB Startup Diagnostic tool that tells users if their connection cable is faulty. The new tool automatically checks whether data transfers between connected phones and the car’s infotainment…
What’s on Google TV: Hulu offers a killer Disney+ deal, Netflix tests more ways to charge you more
March 20, 2022
This week in home entertainment news, one of 2021’s biggest movies arrived on digital streaming, Disney+ and Hulu launched a killer new bundle deal, and Amazon closed its deal with MGM.
Amazon closes $8.5 billion MGM deal
Amazon previously announced its intention to…
The Fundamental Building Blocks of Interesting Photos
March 19, 2022
My particular interest in photography aims for hitting certain notes in the image, regardless of content. So whether I’m shooting landscapes or my garden, friends at a party, or my kids on vacation, I’d say the approach is consistent.
Whatever content interests you, it’s possible to find your personal approach and style — something hopefully made easier when you have more ways to…
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This article was contributed by Bill Schmarzo, the Dean of Big Data
Data, AI, ML and prediction literacy are fundamental skills in a world where your personal data, and the preferences and biases hidden in…
Examining the ethics of AI development
March 19, 2022
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This article is contributed by Brian Gilmore, director of IoT Product Management at InfluxData.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a concept that gets batted around freely these days. Generally, the public tends…
Did you know there are free game trials on Stadia that don’t require you to sign up? In fact, there are several genuinely fantastic titles that are free-to-play. Here are the games you can jump into right now without an account.
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What is Google Stadia?
Free trials on Stadia
NEW Risk of Rain 2
The Jackbox Party Pack 8
GRIME
MotoGP 21
SteamWorld Dig 2
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
PAW…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: A $4,000 Dandy Little Electric 2-Seater Car
March 19, 2022
I called it a 2-seater, but there’s a chance this dandy little electric car is built for just one rider. Even if so, it’s got enough charm to make up for its lack of utility. And I think we can eke out just enough awesomeness and weirdness from this vintage-inspired…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hightails It to Martian Delta
March 19, 2022
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hightails It to Martian Delta
The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of sprints to its next sampling location.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars…
AI Weekly: New poll shows public’s view of facial recognition, DOJ isn’t tracking predictive policing spending
March 19, 2022
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This week in AI, a new Pew Center poll shed light on Americans’ views of AI, including the use of facial recognition by police. In other news, the U.S. Justice Department revealed it hasn’t kept “specific record[s]” on its purchases of predictive policing technologies, a category of technologies that investigations have…
