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Intel’s Project Corail monitors coral reef health with AI

To commemorate Earth Day, Intel — in partnership with Accenture and Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation, a Philippine-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting Palawan’s natural resources — detailed Project Corail, an AI-powered platform that monitors and analyzes the resiliency of coral reefs. Since its launch in May 2019, it’s collected 40,000 images of the reef surrounding Pangatalan…
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Fortnite for Android arrives on Play Store after Epic Games gives in to Google cut

Fortnite has been one of the most popular video games in the world for a while now, but its Android version has only been distributed through the company’s own website. That decision was made over Google’s 30% cut for distribution that Epic Games called “illegal.” Well, now Fortnite for Android has gone live on the Play Store, 30% cut and all. Earlier this year, we reported that Epic…
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iOS exploit reportedly used in China to monitor minority group

An iOS 12 exploit has reportedly reemerged, being used by a group of hackers in China known as the “Evil Eye.” The latest Insomnia exploit gives attackers root access to iPhones running iOS 12.3 to 12.3.2. Details have been shared about a reemergence of an iOS flaw…
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Kuo: iPhone 12 facing mass production delays, iPhone SE Plus release postponed

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has shared a new investor note today detailing the ongoing development of Apple’s 2020 iPhone 12 models. Kuo also says that iPhone SE pre-orders have been “better than market expectation” so far. iPhone SE pre-orders Kuo explains that the first weekend of iPhone SE pre-orders likely excited expectations, but “that the market didn’t…
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OnePlus 8 Review: 5G killed the value flagship

Smartphone prices have been skyrocketing for a few years now, and for the longest time, OnePlus was the exception to the rule. The company’s “value flagships” like the OnePlus 7T blew us away with what was possible for a fraction of the cost of a regular flagship. Now, OnePlus has a proper flagship in the OnePlus 8 Pro, but its “value” flagship in the OnePlus 8 really isn’t that great…
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