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Google’s ban means that Huawei can’t use certain parts of Android, including Google Play services, Google Maps, and Gmail. But, it can still use open part of Android – aka Android Open Source Project (AOSP) – and make its phones work. However, with chipmakers banning trade with Huawei mean that it won’t get critical components like modems and processors. While Huawei already uses its own Kirin series of processors in its phones, it has to source other components from non-US companies to keep making devices....

The success of deep learning in the past decade has increased interest in the field of artificial intelligence. But the rising popularity of AI has also highlighted some of the key problems of the field, including the “black box problem,” the challenge of making sense of the way complex machine learning algorithms make decisions. The Apple Card disaster is one of many manifestations of the black-box problem coming to light in the past years....

We’ve run out of compute, basically. The researchers claim we’ll we’ll soon reach a point where it’s no longer economically or environmentally feasible to continue scaling deep learning systems. Per the team’s paper: This might come as a shock to TensorFlow users and AI hobbyists running impressive neural networks on GPUS or home computers, but training large scale models is a power-intensive, expensive proposition. Clever algorithms and dedicated hardware can only take things so far....

Hotels, motels, hostels, and bed and breakfasts have long coordinated with organizations including the UNWTO World Tourism Network on Child Protection, Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) and the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) to address modern slavery and human trafficking. Organizations in the hospitality industry are running awareness campaigns, building toolkits, displaying signs and training staff on what to look for and how to respond – as well as coordinating with law enforcement and anti-trafficking organizations....

Surveys show that nearly half of Americans believe that aliens have visited the Earth, either in the ancient past or recently. That percentage has been increasing. Belief in alien visitation is greater than belief that Bigfoot is a real creature, but less than belief that places can be haunted by spirits. Scientists dismiss these beliefs as not representing real physical phenomena. They don’t deny the existence of intelligent aliens. But they set a high bar for proof that we’ve been visited by creatures from another star system....

In highly simplistic terms, the researchers witnessed how electrically charged particles move around inside a battery. [Read: Scientists invent a faster and cheaper way to repurpose EV batteries] The scientists, led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, observed in real-time, how lithium ions move through lithium titanate (LTO), an alternative fast-charging battery electrode material. The important part to acknowledge, is that these particles move around when the battery is discharging....

It’s not a perfect process, but it works well most of the time. In the realm of artificial intelligence, this is called the “one-shot learning” challenge. In a more abstract way, can you develop a computer vision system that can look at two images it has never seen before and say whether they represent the same object? [Read: New polymer coating could help brains merge with machines — cyborgs incoming?...

Now the feature is making a comeback in the first Android 11 Developer Preview. Per Google’s own description of the feature: The first time a bubble shows up, you will be given the option to opt-out. This introduces the feature to users while giving them control over when they want to use them. When the device is locked or the always-on-display is active, bubbles appear just as a notification normally would....

Originally, the problem was that Sword & Shield would not have a National Dex, a feature whereby players could import their complete collection of Pokémon. Due to hardware limitations, this would apparently be impossible — one of the games’ producers, Junichi Masuda, told Famitsu that, since there will now be over 1,000 Pokémon as of this game, it’s simply too difficult to make models for all of them. That means you literally cannot catch ’em all in the latest game....

According to a report from CNBC, Apple is rejecting apps related to the coronavirus that aren’t from institutions such as governments or hospitals. This is presumably to halt the spread of misinformation about the virus, which could reach trusting people faster than even the virus itself can. CNBC’s report appears to have been corroborated by this tweet from developer Zachary Shakked, which shows a rejection from Apple using the exact same words....

However, the company announced that its iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 will start rolling out from the very next day. This caught third-party app developers off-guard, as they usually have at least a week’s time to prepare their apps to be compatible with the latest versions of those platforms, after Apple’s marquee event. After Apple announces its iPhones, it releases Xcode and iOS’ “Golden Master” version (the one that will ship to customers), so that developers can tune their apps for when customers get the latest mobile operating system....

The Apple CEO sent an email to NBC’s reporter Dylan Byers, and explained that the conclusions from WSJ’s report “don’t match reality.” He also added that he’s confident that the design team will thrive under Jeff Williams, Evans Hankey, and Alan Dye’s leadership, and deliver projects that’ll “blow you away.” Full story coming soon @NBCNews … pic.twitter.com/QX9L4MvjFs — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 1, 2019 WSJ’s report claimed that Cook showed little interested in product design, and that dimmed Ive’s spirits: The report also notes that Ive grew distant in recent years and provided little feedback on new products and designs....

Research from the pressure groups Transport and Environment and Greenpeace has claimed that CO₂ emissions from plug-in hybrid cars are “two and a half times” higher than tests by manufacturers suggest. While these official figures place the average emissions from plug-in hybrid vehicles at 44g of CO₂ per kilometer, the new report argues that it’s more like 120g on roads. So why is there such a large discrepancy, and which one is correct?...

If you’re interested in one of the stickiest legal realms in modern life, look no further than the incredibly thorny world of copyright infringement law. In just the past few weeks, Sinclair Media, Ford Motors, Jennifer Lopez and LeBron James have all been the targets of lawsuits claiming they illegally used a photo or other media without proper permission. In LeBron’s case, he used an image of himself throwing down a dunk during a game on his Facebook page....

Humans have spent centuries teaching each other different languages. You’d think we’d get pretty good at it after a while, right? Well, we pretty much have. That’s why some of the biggest and most popular online language learning systems like Babbel are awash in high praise for all their years of tutelage. PCMag said “Babbel exceeds expectations, delivering high-quality, self-paced courses,” while outlets like this very site called it “one of the stalwarts of the online language-learning sphere” — 7 years ago....

Basically, half of the internet is down. But thankfully, our site is up (jinx) — TNW (@thenextweb) June 8, 2021 — @mikko (@mikko) June 8, 2021 — Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) June 8, 2021 — Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) June 8, 2021 — ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@PranavDixit) June 8, 2021 Down Detector, a website that tracks outages tells me that Twitter, CNN, NYT, Twitter, Hulu, and Target websites are also down. The product manager at the Financial Times noted that, Fastly, a CDN provider, is having a massive outage....

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Just because you’re a business owner or brand manager doesn’t inherently mean you’re also a marketing whiz. Some skills have to be developed — and with the scope of message building and the digital landscape today, there’s no shame in realizing you need some help to wrap your arms all the way around it. With the training in The 2021 Ultimate Digital Marketing Super Bundle ($34.99, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals), users gets the widescreen view of all the pieces that makes up a sound contemporary digital marketing plan and help marshal resources so that brand-building doesn’t end up eating all of your day....

If launched, the bank‘s customers will be able to trade in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. The bank, one of the country’s largest, is also looking to let customers open cryptocurrency accounts. According to The Block, one of the bank‘s patent applications says the following: But, Jean Francois Thibault, an RBC spokesperson told the Logic that the bank “like many other organizations, files patent applications to ensure proprietary ideas and concepts are protected....

The initiative — dubbed Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC) — has Alibaba Cloud, Arm, Baidu, Google Cloud, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, Swisscom, and Tencent as its founding members. It was formally launched yesterday at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit in San Diego, California. What is confidential computing? “Confidential computing will enable encrypted data to be processed in memory without exposing it to the rest of the system and reduce exposure for sensitive data and provide greater control and transparency for users,” the group said in an announcement....