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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 going to result in some detrimental and perhaps counter-intuitive side-effects (I’ll get to those shortly). To avoid…
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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…
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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 12 mockups leaked out, with the leak revealing a major design overhaul for the OS. In the images, we see confirmation of…
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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 services. I’ve taken runs at charlatan AI and white supremacy. This week, a series of events at the intersection of the…
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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…
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How to watch UFC 258 Usman vs Burns on iPhone, Apple TV, web, more

February 13, 2021
UFC 258 and the welterweight title bout is set for Saturday, February 13 at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Read along for how to watch on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, the web, and more. In this guide we’ll cover how to watch UFC 258  with ESPN+ as well what you can watch with the UFC app via a . The welterweight title fight of Usman vs Burns is interesting as the two were…
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