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U.S. banks deploy visual AI tools to monitor customers and workers

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) — Several U.S. banks have started deploying camera software that can analyze customer preferences, monitor workers, and spot people sleeping near ATMs, even as the banks remain wary about possible backlash over increased surveillance, more than a dozen banking and technology sources told Reuters. Previously…
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Kuo: iPhone 13 will bring ultra-fast 5G mmWave to more countries, expanding beyond US exclusivity

In a research note released today, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the iPhone 13 lineup will bring 5G mmWave (millimeter wave) to more countries. The iPhone 12 supports 5G worldwide in every country, it is sold but the mmWave antenna is only included on the iPhone 12 models sold inside the United States. mmWave coverage is limited but if you can find it, users report multi-gigabit download…
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Google Photos expands Memories w/ church-centric ‘Silent Reflection’ collection

Google Photos growing AI-generated Memories collections now has a new church-centric “Silent Reflection” grouping for you to enjoy — provided you have pictures of places of worship. We’ve seen all kinds of collections crop up as Google pushes them to Photos users, but the “Silent Reflection” option offers a closer look at images of Churches and places of worship. We can’t confirm…
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Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every device Samsung has updated to Android 11 so far. This article will be continuously updated with new devices as rollouts…
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