AI & RoboticsNews

IBM and Microsoft support the Vatican’s guidelines for ethical AI

February 28, 2020
IBM and Microsoft have signed the Vatican’s “Rome Call for AI Ethics,” a pledge to develop artificial intelligence in a way that protects all people and the planet, Financial Times reports. Microsoft President Brad Smith and John Kelly, IBM’s executive vice-president, are among the first global tech leaders to sign the document. The pledge, presented to Pope…
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AI & RoboticsNews

ProBeat: Clearview AI’s short slippery slope

February 28, 2020
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI is best known for two things: its facial recognition algorithm that lets you upload a photo to compare with its database of potential matches and that the company created said database by scraping over 3 billion images from user…
MobileNews

Get a closer look at the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha in MKBHD’s hands-on video

February 28, 2020
It’s been six months since Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Mix Alpha, with its intriguing “surround screen” that wraps almost entirely around the phone. Now, tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee (also known as MKBHD) has a more in-depth look at the prototype hardware running prototype software. And while it seems very polished for an unfinished product, a closer look reveals a few areas where its…
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GamingNews

How much would you pay for the fabled Nintendo PlayStation prototype?

February 28, 2020
You have until March 6th to try and nab a working Nintendo PlayStation prototype — one of the rarest relics of lost gaming history — and it’ll only cost you a few hundred thousand dollars. The current high bid for this retro prototype at auction is $300,000 (plus a buyer’s premium of $60,000), which, yeah, doesn’t exactly sound like a steal. At one point, though…
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MobileNews

Engadget Podcast: Reviewing Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra

February 28, 2020
This week, it’s all about Samsung’s chonky boi, the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Cherlynn gives us a preview of her review for the new flagship phone — including its 5G performance in NYC and its “100X” camera — while Devindra wonders what’s…
MobileNews

Realme 6 pops up on Geekbench sporting Helio G90 chipset and 8GB RAM

February 28, 2020
After the Realme 6 Pro was spotted on Geekbench yesterday, its non-Pro sibling – the Realme 6 also passed through the benchmark tool. The phone is seen sporting the RMX2001 model number revealing it packs the MediaTek Helio G90 SoC, 8GB RAM, and runs Android 10 which will likely come with the company’s Realme UI on top. Realme 6 Geekbench listing It managed 508 points in the single-core…
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