The latest Apple Watch clone is on the way from Chinese smartphone maker Oppo. A render of an upcoming smartwatch was posted by a noted leaker.
Oppo itself teased the watch in December, though it only showed a silhouette at the time…
spotted the tweet by @UniverseIce, labeled simply, “OPPO’s first smartwatch rendering.”
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you, that is not an Apple’s…
IBM releases annotation tool that taps AI to label images
January 30, 2020
Data labeling is an arduous — but necessary — part of the AI model training process. Currently, it takes around 200-500 samples of annotated images for a model to learn to detect a single object. Fortunately, freely available tools help automate the most monotonous…
Aquant raises $30 million for AI that gives customer service agents mission-critical data
January 30, 2020
Organizational data is often scattered across systems, hidden within text, and locked within the minds of employees. Given the disparate channels, how might this data be unified and delivered to support agents engaged in service calls? Assaf Melochna and Shahar Chen, former…
Report: Huawei surpassed Apple to become 2nd largest smartphone vendor in 2019 despite sanctions
January 30, 2020
According to a new report, Huawei has surpassed Apple to become the second-largest smartphone vendor globally for 2019, as Samsung retains top spot yet again.
The report comes from and shows the volume of smartphone shipments actually declining by 1% across the entire industry. Even with heavy trade restrictions in place, Huawei has seen growth within Chinese borders, where it made up almost…
Robotic finger can sweat like a human to cool down
January 30, 2020
Robots can already do lots of things people can including gymnastics, but a new type of soft robot has one of the most human traits of all. Researchers have a developed a finger-like appendage that can break into sweat to prevent overheating, much like we do during hot days…
Microsoft backs AI in healthcare with a $40 million program
January 30, 2020
Microsoft’s deepening health tech strategy now includes a significant commitment to AI. The company is starting a $40 million AI for Health program that should help researchers and key organizations improve the quality of life for people around the planet. The…
Nintendo said it is upgrading its forecast for profits in the fiscal year ending March 31, thanks to strong sales of the Nintendo Switch and games that run on it.
Nintendo said that its revenues would hit $11.48 billion in the fiscal year, about the same as it had predicted in October. But the Kyoto, Japan-based video game company said its operating profit would be $2.75 billion, up from a…
OpsRamp raises $37.5 million to apply AI to DevOps processes
January 30, 2020
Ever heard of AI for IT management (AIOps)? It’s a burgeoning ecosystem of platforms and products that enhance IT operations by leveraging AI to analyze data collected from various tools and devices. OpsRamp is one of the startups leading the charge in what Research and…
Can the iPhone survive a nearly 4,000 mph tethered spin? This kinetic space launch company tested it
January 30, 2020
I have to admit that this has never occurred to me as something to test in an iPhone review, but it’s reassuring to see someone has apparently tried it.
According to a new profile on the kinetic space launch system firm SpinLaunch, Apple’s iPhone can…
Want to become more efficient with Reminders on your Apple devices? Read on for how to use Siri to set location-based Reminders on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and HomePod.
Using the Reminders app to alert you about your to-do items at a certain time can be helpful, but real life is fluid and ever-changing, so a location-based Reminder can often be more helpful.
Going beyond typing in Reminders…
