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Researchers propose AI system that summarizes historical texts

January 28, 2021
Summarizing historical text can help people gather, organize, and share knowledge, but cultural and linguistic changes and the sheer volume of archives can make interpreting historical text challenging even for experts. Researchers at the University of Sheffield, Beihang University, and the Open University in the U.K. recently attempted to tackle this problem using AI and machine learning…
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These Incredible Glacier Photos Were Shot on an iPhone

January 28, 2021
Photographer Toby Harriman has published a stunning set of photos of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska that he captured with his iPhone 12 Pro Max and Apple ProRAW and has provided a few opinions on the performance. In short: he was blown away. For a very long time, taking…
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World Economic Forum launches global alliance to speed trustworthy AI adoption

January 28, 2021
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is launching the Global AI Action Alliance today, with more than 100 organizations participating at launch. The steering committee includes business leaders like IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, multinational organizations like the OECD and UNESCO, and worker group representatives like International Trade Union Confederation general secretary Sharan Burrow. The Global AI…
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WhatsApp Mac app now requires use of Face ID or Touch ID on your iPhone

January 28, 2021
If you want to add your account to the WhatsApp Mac app, you’ll now need to use either Face ID or Touch ID on your iPhone in order to activate it. The new requirement applies to any iPhone with either of the biometric login features … The Mac app works in a rather clunky fashion, effectively serving as a front end to the web app. Unlike Apple’s iMessage, the app is not a stand-alone one…
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OxygenOS 10.3.8 rolls out for OnePlus 6/6T w/ January patch

January 28, 2021
The OxygenOS 10.3.8 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 6 and 6T with the incremental update touting the January 2021 security patch but very little else of note. After seeing the entire OnePlus 7 and original Nord get an OxygenOS 11.0 Open Beta with all the…
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Google Keep gains handy home and work options for location-based reminders

January 28, 2021
While it’s most definitely a “simple” note-taking, checklist, and reminders app, Google Keep is great at what it does. It should be a little easier to stay on top of reminders though, as Google Keep is now adding location-based reminders as of the latest update. The change was spotted as rolling out with Google Keep v5.20.511.03 by the team over at Android Police. For people who like to…
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