Oct 29, 2020
News
In the “Star Trek: The
Next Generation” episode
“The Measure of a
Man” Data, an
android crew member of the
Enterprise, is to be
dismantled for research
purposes unless Captain Picard
can argue that Data deserves
the same rights as a human
being. Naturally, the question
arises: What is the basis upon
which something has rights?
[…]
Oct 29, 2020
News
Cash-for-clunkers schemes are
nothing new. Normally, they
work by giving drivers a
kickback for getting rid of
their old highly polluting car
and exchanging it for a newer
more efficient one. The
Lithuanian government, though,
is breathing new life into the
concept by letting drivers put
the cash toward a totally
different mode of transport
[…]
Oct 29, 2020
News
There are plenty of sites on
the internet where you can
compare the specs of gadgets
such as phones, laptops, and
cameras.But it’s hard to
compare apps in the same way.
However, Google’s
testing a feature in the Play
Store that lets you do just
that. According to Android
Police, if you have this
feature, […]
Oct 29, 2020
News
I enjoy gaming as much as the
next nerd, but I’m not
about that RGB life, or one
for edgy industrial design in
my hardware. Thankfully, a few
PC and peripheral brands have
begun accommodating people
like me lately, and I’m
glad to see Lenovo get in line
with its Legion range of
gaming laptops, […]
Oct 29, 2020
News
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published by Christopher Carey
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Oct 29, 2020
News
Let’s start with the one
minute version: I was part of
the EF12 London cohort in
2019, where I met my
co-founder. Together, we
pursued an idea that I had for
a while: A privacy-preserving
medical-data marketplace and
AI platform built around
federated deep learning. The
purpose of the platform would
have been to allow […]
Oct 29, 2020
News
That’s right code clowns
and Apple fans, the
macOS Big Sur 11.0.1
developer’s beta is out
just in time for… hold
on… where the hell
actually is Big Sur? Before we
get into that mess,
let’s deal with the
first part:
yep, developer’s
rejoice, macOS Big
Sur 11.0.1 is live for you.
You can go and check it out
[…]
Oct 29, 2020
News
As the US presidential
election polling day draws
close, it’s worth
recapping what we know about
how Facebook has been used to
influence election results.
The platform is optimized for
boosting politically
conservative voices calling
for fascism, separatism, and
xenophobia. It’s also
these voices that tend to
generate the most clicks.
Aaaall the videos Watch
…
Oct 29, 2020
News
Two years after Xiaomi took
the top spot in the Indian
smartphone market, Samsung has
finally overtaken it this
quarter, according to a new
report by research firm
Counterpoint. Buoyed by rising
“anti-China sentime
nt” among Indian
consumers and by launching a
barrage of new models in the
country, Samsung managed to
gain a 24% share in […]
