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Facebook buys startup using AI vision to find your location

February 8, 2020
Facebook might have just acquired a key ingredient for its augmented reality glasses. TechCrunch has discovered a filing indicating that Facebook has bought Scape Technologies, a London-based startup using computer vision to determine your location beyond the capabilities of GPS alone. Its cloud-based “Visual Positioning Service” translates images into 3D maps that deliver a precise…
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WhatsApp for iOS starts beta testing Dark Mode support ahead of public release

February 8, 2020
In addition to the Facebook app, WhatsApp for iOS remains one of the biggest applications for iPhone that does not support Dark Mode. That looks like it will soon change, however, at least according to the latest beta version of the application. The latest WhatsApp beta build, released this week via Apple’s TestFlight platform, includes long-awaited support for Dark Mode. This means WhatApp…
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An AI regulation strategy that could really work

February 8, 2020
When even the companies developing AI themselves agree with the need for regulation, it is time to stop discussing abstract principles and get down to the business of how to regulate a rapidly advancing technology landscape. It is clear that our regulatory system…
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Realme X50 Pro 5G specs revealed by company CMO

February 8, 2020
Chinese phone maker Realme is hosting a global launch event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) later this month, where it will unveil a new 5G flagship, which is now confirmed to be called the X50 Pro 5G. This confirmation comes from the company CMO Xu Qi Chase through Weibo…
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Xiaomi Mi 10 and 10 Pro global unveiling officially set for February 23

February 8, 2020
Scheduling surrounding Xiaomi’s eagerly-anticipated Mi 10 flaghip pair has bee one of the many things unfortunately disrupted by the current Corona virus crisis in China. As per the latest development on that front, Xiaomi has now sent out invitations for a product launch on February 23 in Barcelona, Spain. In other words, we are expecting global announcements as part of MWC 2020 to take…
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NVIDIA will skip MWC 2020 due to concerns about coronavirus

February 8, 2020
As the reported number of coronavirus infections in China grew beyond 34,000, NVIDIA announced that it will not send employees to the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain this year. According to the company, “Given public health risks around the coronavirus, ensuring the safety of our colleagues, partners and customers is our highest concern…We’ve been looking forward…
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