AI & RoboticsNews

U.K.’s top cop calls for government to legislate police use of AI

February 25, 2020
(Reuters) — Britain’s most senior police officer on Monday called on the government to create a legal framework for police use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence. Speaking about live facial recognition, which police in London started using in January, London police chief Cressida Dick said that she welcomed the government’s 2019 manifesto pledge to create a legal framework…
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NeurIPS requires AI researchers to account for societal impact and financial conflicts of interest

February 24, 2020
For the first time ever, researchers who submit papers to NeurIPS, one of the biggest AI research conferences in the world, must now state the “potential broader impact of their work” on society as well as any financial conflict of interest, conference organizers told VentureBeat. NeurIPS is one of the first and largest AI research conferences to enact the requirements. The social impact…
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MobileNews

HTC is apparently planning to launch a 5G smartphone this year

February 24, 2020
Over the past few years, the smartphone industry has changed dramatically and lost some players. HTC is a shell of what it once was, but the company isn’t completely done with smartphones. In a recent interview, HTC confirmed it has plans to launch a 5G smartphone this…
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Android 11 is breaking apps that modify navigation bar, unclear if intentional

February 24, 2020
Android 11 is still months from its final version, but the first Developer Preview has shown us a lot of what Google has in store. One potential casualty of Android 11, though, might be the apps that let you tweak or customize the navigation bar. Over the past few years, quite a few different apps have hit the Play Store with the ability to modify your navigation bar, even introducing custom…
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GamingNews

Cyberpunk 2077 supports Xbox One and Series X cross-buy

February 24, 2020
Xbox boss Phil Spencer revealed today how the company’s gaming ecosystem is going to work going forward. In addition to the powerful new Xbox Series X hardware, Spencer detailed Smart Delivery. This initiative ensures that if you buy a first-party Microsoft game on Xbox…
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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ only have multi-device compatibility w/ other Samsung devices

February 24, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds+ aren’t a huge change from the version they succeed, but one feature many were excited for was the ability to use them with multiple devices. Now, a bit after they’ve gone on sale, Samsung is clarifying how the multi-device feature works on Galaxy Buds+, and there’s a huge catch. When the Galaxy Buds+ were announced earlier this month, Samsung was happy to mention…
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