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AI Weekly: U.S. lawmakers decry the chilling effect of federal surveillance at protests

October 17, 2020
There’s a thread that runs through police violence against Black people and connects to overpolicing, onerous and problematic tactics like facial recognition, AI-powered predictive policing, and federal agencies’ surveillance of protestors. It’s almost a loop; at the very least, it’s a knot. For months, American citizens have tirelessly protested against police violence, largely in…
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MobileNews

iPhone 12 mini has 2,227 mAh battery, new models will likely be assembled in Brazil and India [U]

October 17, 2020
While the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are now available for pre-order in the US, Apple is getting ready to bring its new smartphones to other countries as well. New documents shared today by ANATEL — Brazil’s agency equivalent to the FCC — reveal the battery capacity of the iPhone 12 mini, in addition to Apple’s plans to assemble the iPhone 12 line in more countries. First reported by…
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MobileNews

Samsung to launch Galaxy S21 series in January

October 17, 2020
Some rumors have been floating around that Samsung is planning to pull forward its Galaxy S-series launch date with the upcoming Galaxy S21. Over the past several years, we saw new S-series phones announced in February while first sales started in March. Reports from Korean…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI localization tool claims to translate your words in your voice

October 17, 2020
Localization is a tricky issue for all content creators. It can take significant time and resources to make their work fully accessible to folks who speak different languages. One company thinks it has cracked part of that code with an artificial intelligence system that automatically translates speech into other languages in the same speaker’s voice. Resemble AI says its Localize tool can keep…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Watch Lotus’ $2 million Evija hypercar on the racetrack with otherworldly electric motor sound

October 16, 2020
Lotus is today unveiling new working prototypes of its upcoming $2 million all-electric Evija hypercar, and it brought the prototypes to the racetrack. Last year, Lotus announced plans to build its first all-electric vehicle: a £1.7 million ($2.1 million) 2,000 hp all-electric hypercar called Evija. Today, the British automaker made the “dynamic public” by putting Evija on the racetrack at…
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