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Density raises $51 million to promote social distancing with AI occupancy-tracking sensors

July 28, 2020
Density, a startup building AI-powered, people-counting infrared sensors, today closed a $51 million financing round. The infusion brings the San Francisco-based startup’s total raised to over $74 million, following $23 million in previous funding. Cofounder and CEO Andrew Farah says the $51 million will be put toward addressing “unprecedented demand” from offices, manufacturers, grocery…
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Weibo blogger shows claimed iPhone 12 notches and screens for 5.4-inch model

July 27, 2020
A Weibo blogger has shown photos of what are claimed to be iPhone 12 notches and screens, specifically of the 5.4-inch model. The display panels appear to be in racks prior to assembly into their casings … As with many such images, it’s hard to assess whether they are what they claim. The overall edge-to-edge design and notch shape and size are a good match, but this is now an increasingly…
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This week’s top stories: Galaxy Note 20 preorders, Oppo Wear OS watch, AT&T upgrade warning

July 26, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Samsung opens pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 20, Oppo teases their next smartwatch built on Google’s Wear OS, AT&T sends upgrade warning to its customers entirely too early, and more. With the August 5th Samsung Unpacked event still a few weeks away, Samsung has opened registration for pre-orders for the . If you sign up, you’ll even be given $50 in “instant…
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AI Weekly: The promise and shortcomings of OpenAI’s GPT-3

July 25, 2020
I typically think of the dog days of summer as a time when news slows down. It’s typically when a lot of people take time off work, and the lull leads local news stations to cover inconsequential things like cat shows or a little baby squirrel on a little baby Jet Ski. But these are not typical times. Fallout surrounding issues of bias and discrimination continues at Facebook, as multiple news…
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