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Apple should replace the iPhone’s Lightning port, not remove it

January 20, 2020
After blowing a decade releasing confusingly numerous Macintosh computers, Apple invited founder Steve Jobs back to his company, kicking off a historic period of growth through reduction. Jobs slashed entire product lines, redesigned Macs to focus on simplicity, and — with sharp marketing — turned the nearly bankrupt company into an industry leader. Apple then applied the “make it simpler”…
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Lioness AI sex toy can teach you about your orgasms

January 20, 2020
Lioness has been pioneering sex tech since 2017, but CES 2020 was the first time the company was allowed to exhibit its AI-enabled sex toy at one of the world’s biggest tech shows. The Consumer Technology Association backtracked on its earlier policies and allowed…
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Readers share their fondest memories of the original Xbox

January 17, 2020
Think back to 2001: Lifehouse’s ‘Hanging by a Moment’ was (inexplicably) the number one song. NASA launched the Genesis space probe. Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters. The first…
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Leaked Galaxy S20 spec sheet details huge screens, big batteries, Android 10

January 17, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series is going official in just a few short weeks and this week we’ve learned pretty much all there is to learn about the entire collection. Today, another Galaxy S20 leak details the full specs on all three main models. Courtesy of Ishan Agarwal and MySmartPrice, the full Galaxy S20 spec sheet has hit the web. This fills in some of the gaps from past leaks of the…
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SenseTime’s AI generates realistic deepfake videos

January 17, 2020
Deepfakes — media that takes a person in an existing image, audio recording, or video and replaces them with someone else’s likeness — are becoming increasingly convincing. In late 2019, researchers at Seoul-based Hyperconnect developed a tool (MarioNETte) that could manipulate the facial features of a historical figure, a politician, or a CEO using nothing but a webcam and still images.
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Steam might be coming to Chromebooks

January 17, 2020
Google is reportedly working to bring Steam to Chromebooks. Kan Liu, director of product management for Google’s Chrome OS, shared the news with Android Police. Unfortunately, Liu didn’t reveal a timeline or share which games might be available. On Chromebooks…
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Android users can now experience the joy of being negged by Co—Star

January 17, 2020
Today I am going to get to the bottom of things and take myself out to dinner because I have an Android phone and there is finally an Android version of the popular Co—Star astrology app. The FOMO can now come to an end for Android users who have not been able to get the often snarky, always meme-ready insights from one of the most popular iOS lifestyle apps. The app launched today after much…
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