AI & RoboticsNews

AI can help find more places to store captured CO2 underground

Scientists dream of storing captured CO2 emissions underground, but it can be tricky to find pockets for storing those emissions — Earth’s seismic “hum” makes it difficult to spot the low-frequency waves that would best help map the subterranean landscape. That might not be a challenge in the future thanks to AI. MIT scientists have developed a machine learning system…
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GamingNews

Co-head of 'Call of Duty' studio Treyarch leaves after 13 years

It’s the end of an era if you’re a Call of Duty fan. Jason Blundell, the co-head of series studio Treyarch, has left the company after 13 years. There wasn’t a reason given for the exit, but the tone on both sides suggests he wasn’t kicked out. He characterized his time as a “fantastic” stint, while the developer said it “enjoyed” the time…
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MobileNews

This is the last week to preorder Samsung’s Galaxy S20

Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 series of phones will release this coming Friday, March 6th. This leaves you with a whole week to decide whether you want to preorder the S20, S20 Plus, or S20 Ultra. There’s nothing wrong with waiting for release day before you make a decision.
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Tot is new text editor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad focused on constraints and ease of use

There dozens of note taking applications for iOS and Mac, including Apple’s Notes app that continues to get more powerful almost every year. The latest entry into this crowded field is called Tot, and it comes from The Iconfactory — which you may know best as the developers of popular apps such as Twitterrific and Linea Sketch. Tot is available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and there’s iCloud…
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MobileNews

Microsoft will remove Cortana from its Android launcher in April

Some significant changes are coming to Cortana. Starting this spring, Microsoft said it plans to make productivity the focus of the digital assistant. As part of the shift, Cortana will lose some of its more consumer-facing features, such as the ability to play music and…
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Galaxy S20 Ultra review: Impressive but impractical

The first major phones of the year are here, and Samsung is being its usual ambitious self. The company unleashed a trio of new flagships in its S20 series, and for the first time, it introduced a souped-up Ultra variant alongside the regular S20 and S20+. The S20…
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Apple blocks Clearview AI's iPhone app

Won’t someone just let Clearview AI invade our privacy in peace? After having its full client list stolen and leaked on the internet, the controversial facial recognition startup is now in hot water with Apple. The iPhone maker has blocked Clearview’s iPhone app over violating the rules of its enterprise software program, TechCrunch reports. Clearview was relying on an enterprise…
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