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Here’s why the world’s second-ever USB-C iPhone sold for over $80k less than the first

January 30, 2022
Last fall we saw engineer Ken Pillonel replace an iPhone X’s Lightning connector with a functioning USB-C port and ended up selling it for almost six figures. Inspired by Pillonel, Gernot Jöbstl successfully created the second USB-C iPhone, this time with waterproofing, and listed it for sale. However, interest in the world’s second iPhone with USB-C fell far, far short of the first, here’s…
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The Best Cameras for Beginners in 2022

January 29, 2022
Looking to get started in photography but feel overwhelmed at the huge number of different camera models on the market? The daunting feeling can be an obstacle as you try to dive headfirst into the art form, but you have come to the right place: we have selected the best…
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Certification reveals Galaxy S22 series will come with 45W charging after all

January 29, 2022
We’ve come across multiple reports about the Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup’s charging speeds since last year, with some saying the S22 phones will stick to 25W charging, while others claimed the S22 series will mark the return of 45W speed to the Galaxy S flagships. China’s 3C even certified the S22 (SM-S9010), S22+ (SM-S9060), and S22 Ultra (SM-S9080) with 25W charging, but…
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Honor is bringing a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship to the MWC

January 29, 2022
Honor plans to attend the Mobile World Congress where it will announce the global launch of a Magic phone – the Honor Magic V, perhaps? The company’s first foldable is one of the more interesting devices to be unveiled recently. Qualcomm’s Weibo account chimed in to…
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Bias in AI is spreading and it’s time to fix the problem

January 29, 2022
Did you miss a session from the Future of Work Summit? Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream. This article was contributed by Loren Goodman, cofounder and CTO at InRule Technology. Traditional machine learning (ML) does only one thing: it makes a prediction based on historical data. Machine learning starts with analyzing a table of historical data and producing…
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Union Pacific orders ten Wabtec FLXDrive battery-electric locomotives, the largest investment by a North American railroad

January 29, 2022
North American railroad Union Pacific announced it has purchased ten FLXDrive battery-electric locomotives from manufacturer Wabtec. The purchase marks the largest number of FLXDrives placed in a single order for Wabtec, as well as the largest investment in battery-electric locomotives by a North American railroad (Union Pacific). Union Pacific Railroad ($UNP) is one of the longest-tenured…
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