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Researchers find way to boost self-supervised AI models’ robustness

February 26, 2020
In self-supervised learning — an AI technique where the training data is automatically labeled by a feature extractor — the extractor can exploit low-level features (known as “shortcuts”) that cause it to ignore useful representations. In search of a technique that might help remove these shortcuts autonomously, researchers at Google Brain developed a framework — a “lens” — that…
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Rumored 802.11ay standard for iPhone 12 may be geared to Apple Glasses

February 26, 2020
A report earlier this week suggested that the upcoming iPhone 12 may support a new WiFi spec, 802.11ay. This would pretty surprising, as the standard is so new the spec hasn’t even be finalized, and Apple normally waits a while before adopting new tech – as we’ve seen for everything from 3G onward. A piece today speculates that Apple’s interest in this might be for connectivity with the…
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Amazon discounts the 256GB MacBook Air to under $1,000

February 26, 2020
As part of its latest deal of the day, Amazon has discounted the 2019 MacBook Air. Until the end of the day, you can get the silver model — with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage — for $999. The $300 price drop is the biggest discount the online retailer…
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Huawei claims AppGallery is world’s third-largest online app store w/ 400 million users

February 26, 2020
Heavy sanctions apparently can’t stop Huawei, after the firm claimed that its own AppGallery is now the world’s third-largest online app store with over 400 million active monthly users. In a press release pushed shortly after the official unveiling of the Mate Xs and MatePad Pro 5G, Huawei detailed plans to spend up to $1 billion to increase its developer database and therefore bolster the…
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iPhone XR was the world’s best-selling smartphone in 2019, new data suggests

February 26, 2020
Apple’s iPhone XR was the most popular smartphone in the world in 2019, according to new data from Omdia. iPhone XR shipments were reportedly 9 million units higher than the next-best-selling iPhone model, which was the iPhone 11. For those unfamiliar with Omdia, the research company was established following the “merger of the research division of Informa Tech and the acquired IHS Markit…
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