With Android Enterprise, Google for the past several years has worked to get devices running its operating system into more corporate environments. Made by Google is now advertising Pixel phones as “Built for business.”
The “Pixel for Business” site — pixel.google/business — frames “The Google phone” as being “Built for business” for three reasons.
“Safe and secure, all by…
AI progress depends on us using less data, not more
February 14, 2021
In the data science community, we’re witnessing the beginnings of an infodemic — where more data becomes a liability rather than an asset. We’re continuously moving towards ever more data-hungry and more computationally expensive state-of-the-art AI models. And that is…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 13, 2021
February 14, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Thought-detection: AI has infiltrated our last bastion of privacy
February 14, 2021
Our thoughts are private – or at least they were. New breakthroughs in neuroscience and artificial intelligence are changing that assumption, while at the same time inviting new questions around ethics, privacy, and the horizons of brain/computer interaction.
Research published last week from Queen Mary University in London describes an application of a deep neural network that can determine a…
This week’s top stories: Android 12 design leak, Pixel Buds update, Samsung Galaxy ads, more
February 14, 2021
In this week’s top stories: Android 12 leak reveals a radical new design, the Google Pixel Buds receive their first firmware update of 2021, Samsung continues to put ads on their flagship Galaxy phones, and more.
The biggest Google news this week is that reported Android…
Tesla introduces new center console in Model Y electric SUV
February 14, 2021
Tesla has started to introduce its new center console in the Model Y electric SUV after bringing it to the Model 3 last year.
Late last year, Tesla launched a refresh version of the Model 3 with several updated features.
One of the biggest changes was a new center console…
Whether toting the neighborhood kids home after soccer practice or loading up for a road trip, SUVs offer the ultimate in vehicle utility. If you’re in the market for an electric SUV though, the options are both few and pricey.
Unless of course you head on over to the coolest little corner of the web, the electric vehicle market on Alibaba. That’s where I found today’s entry for the…
AI Weekly: Techno-utopianism in the workplace and the threat of excessive automation
February 13, 2021
Every so often, VentureBeat writes a story about something that needs to go away. A few years back, my colleague Blair Hanley Frank argued that AI systems like Einstein, Sensei, and Watson must go because corporations tend to overpromise results for their products and…
MonsterAdapter Unveils Nikon F to Sony E Autofocus Adapter
February 13, 2021
MonsterAdapter has announced a Nikon F-mount to Sony E-mount electronic adapter that the company promises will bring autofocus on Nikon AF-I, AF-S, and AF-P lenses with confirmed operability on a range of Sony cameras.
In the official announcement, MonsterAdapter claims…
The vast majority of Google’s iOS apps have not been updated since early December. A trio of smaller Google applications saw new versions towards the end of last month, while YouTube for iPhone and iPad was just updated this evening.
Following the last YouTube release (15.49.4) on December 7th, iPhone owners this evening are seeing version 15.49.6. The release date is officially February 13th…
