Day: October 6, 2019

Google causing more facial recognition problems, machine learning goes quantum and losing a job if an AI doesn’t like your face

Also, TensorFlow 2.0 is finally out and more! Roundup Welcome to this week’s machine learning musings. Google has upset city officials by trying to improve its facial recognition technology, and the new TensorFlow 2.0 has been released.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Roadshow explains the SAE’s new self-driving testing guidelines – Roadshow

We waded through 11 extremely dense pages of technical jargon and distilled the essence of these next-generation autonomous vehicle guidelines so you don’t have to. …read more Source:: CNet


I went to an Apple store to buy an iPhone 11, but no one would talk to me

Three visits to the same Apple store suggests there may be a little chaos in Apple retail right now. Could it be that iPhone 11 is more popular than Apple thought it might be? Or is it something else? …read more Source:: ZDNet


Twitter Executive Is Also A British Army ‘Psyops’ Solider

“The senior Twitter executive with editorial responsibility for the Middle East is also a part-time officer in the British Army’s psychological warfare unit,” reports Middle East Eye: The 77th Brigade uses social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, as well as podcasts, data analysis and audience research to wage what the head of…


Garmin announces Star Wars and Frozen 2 fitness trackers for kids, Star Wars watches for adults

Garmin continues to release new wearables with a few models featuring popular Disney design elements. New Vivofit Jr. 2 fitness trackers for kids join a growing collection of Legacy Saga series watches for adults. …read more Source:: ZDNet


DIY Clapper Lets You Pick Your Components

One thing that always means the end of the year is close is the reappearance of TV ads for “The Clapper.” After all, who needs home automation when you can clap on and clap off? While we’re partial to our usual home automation solutions, [Utsource123] shows us that building a clapper can be a fun…


Microsoft Surface Pro X vs. Samsung Galaxy Book S: Arms race – CNET

Two new Arm-powered Windows devices that want to bridge the gap between phone and PC. …read more Source:: CNet


Deep Fusion rises and the 2020 MacBook Pro could get a key new technology – CNET

Rumors of next year’s iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models are already surfacing. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone 11 vs. iPhone XR: Which phone is the better buy for the price? – CNET

Apple’s latest iPhone 11 has new features and costs $100 more than last year’s iPhone XR. But it might not be worth buying. …read more Source:: CNet


APAC firms will need AI as speed increasingly critical in cyberdefence

With cybercriminals taking less and less time to break into corporate systems, enterprises will have to tap artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to bolster their ability to defend against attacks and beef up their network resilience. …read more Source:: ZDNet