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PhiSat-1 satellite uses AI to remove clouds from Earth images

October 20, 2020
Intel, the European Space Agency (ESA), and startup Ubotica today announced details of what they claim is the first AI-powered satellite to orbit the Earth. The product of a three-year development cycle, the organizations say the CubeSat — PhiSat-1 — could solve a challenge the space industry has faced for years: Photos from satellites are often obscured by clouds. Clouds comprise about 70% of…
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Nikon Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 sample gallery

October 20, 2020
The Nikkor Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 is Nikon’s most compact and affordable ($400 MSRP) lens for full-frame Z-mount cameras. It’s also one of two lenses available as a kit with the excellent, entry-level Nikon Z5 body, and collapses down to a mere 51mm (2″) when…
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4iQ raises $30 million for AI that attacks the trade in stolen digital identities

October 20, 2020
Digital identity protection startup 4iQ today announced a $30 million round it will use to ramp up investments in its go-to-market activities. The funding comes as 4iQ brings former Waterline Data head Kailash Ambwani on as CEO. Over 300 data breaches involving the theft of 100,000 or more records occurred between 2005 and 2014, Forbes reports. Data breaches exposed 4.1 billion records in the…
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First ZTE Blade phone of 2020 is coming with 5G support

October 20, 2020
ZTE became the first company in the world to launch a smartphone with an under-display camera, but hasn’t done much else of note this year. In fact it’s only now about to introduce the first 2020 member of its affordable Blade family. This is suggested by the new ZTE phone with midrange specs that popped up on TENAA. The timing suggests a launch in time for the November 11 sales event…
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HTC's Vive XR Suite is now available for VR collaboration

October 20, 2020
Following the official announcement of Vive XR Suite back in June, today HTC is finally making its VR collaboration tool available to all, giving users full access to all five apps on their desired platform or type of device — be it a VR headset, computer or smartphone.
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Samsung Galaxy M02 visits Geekbench

October 20, 2020
A Samsung device sporting model designation SM-M025F – and believed to be the Galaxy M02 – has appeared on Geekbench with Android 10, 3GB RAM, and a Qualcomm chipset. Last week, SM-M025F and SM-A025F – which is said to be the Galaxy A02 – were spotted on Bluetooth SIG’s website. Both phones were listed in the same document, suggesting they could well be the same…
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