Day: September 8, 2019

One of America’s Biggest Market for AI-Powered Security Cameras: Schools

New video analytics systems can “identify people, suspicious behavior and guns” in real-time, and the technology is being used by Fortune 500 companies, stadiums, retailers, and police departments, reports the Los Angeles Times. But schools are “among the most enthusiastic adopters,” they note, citing an interview with Paul Hildreth, the “emergency operations coordinator” at an…


ALEKYA Builds With Bricks And Mortar

Construction is often a labor-intensive task, particularly in the developing world where access to electricity and machinery can be limited. As always, robots promise to help ease the burden. [Nishant Agarwal] is working on just such a project, known as ALEKYA. The aim of ALKEYA is to make construction easier and more automated, with the…


Motorola will make a stand with premium 5G phones – CNET

Now known for budget devices, the phone maker is ready to make a dive back into the high-end race. …read more Source:: CNet


6 interesting new phones you have to see now – CNET

From phones that bend and flip to devices stacked with cameras. Here are the best newly launched phones. …read more Source:: CNet


Redesigned Galaxy Fold fixes past mistakes: What’s different about Samsung’s foldable phone – CNET

Samsung made major improvements to the design of its first foldable phone after the Fold suffered screen breakages that delayed its sale. …read more Source:: CNet


YouTube’s Fine Criticized As Proof US Government Is ‘Not Serious’ About Big Tech Crackdown

YouTube’s $170 million fine for illegally collecting data on children “shows the US government is not serious about a Big Tech crackdown,” argues an article at CNBC: The FTC’s new settlement with YouTube over alleged violations of child privacy rules is just a fraction of the revenue its parent company generates in a single day….


Apple’s iPhone 11 challenge: Making modest upgrades sound like must-haves – CNET

The iPhone 11 may look a lot like the iPhone XS and X. …read more Source:: CNet


The Washington Post’s Newest Product: Personalized Newsletters

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: In 2011, there were four engineers in The Washington Post newsroom,” notes Fred Ryan, CEO and Publisher of The Washington Post. “Today there are over 300.” And just like fish gotta swim and birds gotta sing, engineers gotta engineer. Axios reports that as part of the Post’s commitment to growing…


MIT’s Epstein-Funded Media Lab Accused of Faking Hydroponic Plant Experiments

An anonymous reader quotes Business Insider: An ambitious project that purported to turn anyone into a farmer with a single tool is scraping by with smoke-and-mirror tactics, employees told Business Insider. The “personal food computer,” a device that MIT Media Lab senior researcher Caleb Harper presented as helping thousands of people across the globe grow…


Cheap Stereo Microscope Helps With SMD

Soldering is best done under magnification. Parts become ever smaller and eyes get weaker, so even if you don’t need magnification now, you will. [Makzumi] didn’t want to shell out $400 or more for a good microscope so he hacked one from some cheap binoculars from the toy section on Amazon. A lot of magnifiers…