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Access Now resigns from Partnership on AI due to lack of change among tech companies

October 15, 2020
International digital and human rights organization Access Now has resigned in protest from its role as a member of the Partnership on AI (PAI) due to a lack of change among businesses associated with the group or incorporation of opinions posed by civil society organizations. PAI was formed in September 2016 by a consortium of Big Tech companies and corporate giants like Apple, Amazon, Facebook…
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Realme 7 Pro SE Sun Kissed Leather hands-on

October 15, 2020
Last week Realme announced a bunch of new products, which include a 4K TV, two TWS earphone sets, and some AIoT gadgets. Alongside these, the company also introduced the Realme 7 Pro SE with Sun Kissed Leather back, which joins the Mirror Blue and Mirror Silver variants of…
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After yearlong delay, the US Air Force is ready to field Raytheon’s new smart bomb

October 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — After about a yearlong delay, the U.S. Air Force has begun fielding the Small Diameter Bomb II, a new Raytheon-produced smart weapon approved for use on the F-15E Strike Eagle jet, the service confirmed Oct. 13. The decision, made by Air Combat Command on Sept. 23, paves the way for integration with the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet later this year. Following that…
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Google’s breast cancer-predicting AI research is useless without transparency, critics say

October 15, 2020
Back in January, Google Health, the branch of Google focused on health-related research, clinical tools, and partnerships for health care services, released an AI model trained on over 90,000 mammogram X-rays that the company said achieved better results than human radiologists. Google claimed that the algorithm could recognize more false negatives — the kind of images that look normal but…
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MobileNews

Spotify now has its own iOS 14 widget

October 15, 2020
In the weeks since iOS 14’s release, more and more apps have been adding new features that take advantage of what’s in Apple’s latest update. And now, Spotify is joining in. Today, the leading subscription music service announced the launch of its widget for iOS 14 and…
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Canon’s EOS M50 Mark II camera adds new features for vlogging and live-streaming

October 15, 2020
Vlogging from home has become more and more popular as video creators are driven indoors and are coming up with new and interesting ways to entertain their fans. A new version of the Canon EOS M50 Mark II camera could make the process of vlogging and interviewing easier with several new features, such as the ability to just tap the screen to autofocus on a subject while you’re looking through…
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