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Unlocked Pixel 5 intermittently out of stock on US Google Store amid Black Friday discount

November 30, 2020
Last Sunday, Google kicked off Black Friday week by discounting the Pixel 5 to $649. The first-party US store looks to be having a hard time keeping them in stock as the Pixel 5 has been intermittently sold out over the past 24 hours. At $50 off, the Pixel 5 wasn’t significantly discounted compared to previous years. Then again, the phone is already cheaper than Google’s recent flagship…
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Video: The 'surprising' origin story of Kodak Aerochrome film

November 30, 2020
Todd Dominey has published a video on his Youtube channel that dives into the interesting history of a film stock ‘with an origin story unlike any other,’ Kodak Aerochrome. The 11-minute video, which is part one of a two-part series, walks through why the infrared film was developed by Kodak and what the United States military had to do with its inception. From there, Dominey talks about the…
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Ethical AI isn’t the same as trustworthy AI, and that matters

November 29, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are facing increased scrutiny due to their aptitude for amplifying both good and bad decisions. More specifically, for their propensity to expose and heighten existing societal biases and inequalities. It is only right, then, that discussions of ethics are taking center stage as AI adoption increases. In lockstep with ethics comes the topic of trust. Ethics…
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Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G moniker confirmed ahead of imminent launch

November 29, 2020
A couple of Oppo smartphones with model designations PDSM00 and PDST00 got TENAA certified recently. These are said to be two versions of the Reno5 Pro 5G, and now we know that they are indeed different variants of the Reno5 Pro 5G as both have been HDR10+ certified, confirming the moniker in the process. The organization’s website doesn’t include any specs of the Reno5 Pro 5G, but…
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