Despite people of a certain generation’s preference for texting, phone calls haven’t gone the way of the dodo. A recent survey of over 30 million calls conducted by Invoca found a 40% increase in calls across industries, and 75% of consumers say a phone call is the quickest way to get a response from businesses. Plus, phone calls have a 30% to 50% conversion rate, compared to only 1% to 2% for…
Instagram is using AI to alert bullies to offensive captions
December 16, 2019
Instagram’s anti-bullying efforts now extend to discouraging abusive behavior in posts, not just comments. It’s introducing a feature that warns people when their post captions might be offensive, using AI to detect language similar to posts that have previously…
Intel acquires AI chip startup Habana Labs for $2 billion
December 16, 2019
In a clear signal of its ambitions for the $91.18 billion AI chip market, Intel this morning announced that it has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for data centers. The deal is worth approximately $2 billion, and…
Dark mode scheduling might be available in upcoming Android 11 build
December 16, 2019
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Instagram uses AI to warn users before they post offensive captions
December 16, 2019
Instagram is launching a new feature that is designed to make users think twice before posting videos or photos with offensive captions.
Moving forward, whenever someone tries to post a caption that Instagram detects as being potentially offensive, the user will see an alert…
ZTE unveils Axon 10s Pro 5G with Snapdragon 865 and 5G
December 16, 2019
ZTE revealed earlier that the Axon 10s Pro is on its way with 5G and Snapdragon 865 chipset. Following the huge interest from fans, the company decided to go all in and revealed everything new about the upcoming flagship even if it wasn’t quite the usual formal…
The Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G is a subject of numerous leaks and to be frank, they left almost nothing to the imagination. We know the design and we know the specs. However, some of the features still remain a mystery and the latest teaser gives us a glimpse of the phone’s video stabilization capabilities.
It appears to be a comparison video between the Oppo Reno3 5G and a rival smartphone of how…
Samsung is already working hard on the Galaxy S11 lineup, and according to a trustworthy leakster, we are up for a treat next year. The Twitter user UniverseIce revealed the Galaxy S11+ will have a 108 MP sensor with 9-to-1 Bayer technology.
In a separate tweet, the leakster…
ZTE showcases Axon 10s Pro, confirms SD865 chipset and 5G
December 16, 2019
The beginning of the year was marked by the arrival of the first 5G phones and one of the pioneers was the Axon 10 Pro 5G. It was introduced at MWC 2019 and is currently selling all over the globe, including the United States. Today ZTE announced the successor on Weibo, and…
Chrome updates are normally good things, but some Android users have good reason to complain about the latest release. Google has paused the rollout for Chrome 79 on Android after reports of the update ‘wiping’ data from third-party apps that use the WebView framework. The data is technically still intact, but there’s no way to access it — and that’s a problem when…
