Tag: Tech

  • BMW Presents The Future With The Piloted Electric Vision iNext

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    This is Vision iNext, BMW’s latest all-electric, part driverless car. This prototype isn’t pure futuristic fantasy either. A car based on the iNext will head for production at the BMW Plant Dingolfing in 2021. Company chief Harald Krüger says this latest concept car provides what he sees as “building blocks for the future from which the […]

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  • The Shameful State of Online Advertising

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    Or how we sacrifice our privacy and receive nothing in return We’re running out of visual metaphors to conceptualize the amount of data that technology companies hold about us. Amazon is shipping our data in 18-wheelers, Google has built 15 small villages around the worldto store our information, and Facebook just granted scholars to 52 tons of pepperoni pizzas worth […]

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  • A Mathematical Model Captures the Political Impact of Fake News

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    The mathematical theory of communication — one of science’s finest achievements — provides an objective way to simulate how deliberately inaccurate reports influence voting behavior olicymakers and opinion formers the world over are grappling to come to terms with the nature of fake news and its implications for society, democracy, and even truth itself. However, the debate is clouded by […]

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  • Apple will raise iPhone battery replacement prices on January 1

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    Is your iPhone being slowed down by an older battery? Then you’ll want to get it replaced before the year is out. While most of the attention Wednesday was on Apple’s newest iPhones and updated Apple Watch, the company made a few quiet tweaks that may not sit well with users. In addition to quietly removing the bundled adapter for […]

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  • IPhone Xs: Technical Characteristics Of The Renewed IPhone

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    Apple leaves us with a new range of phones, which comes with numerous changes. The firm presents two new models in the X range. The first one is the iPhone Xs. The firm continues to use the letter X, and the difference is marked by the letter s, which in this case refers to its size and the quality of […]

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  • Apple could unveil the biggest iPhone ever Wednesday. Are you ready?

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    The unofficial kickoff to the tech gadget buying season opens Wednesday when Apple unveils a suite of new products at a press event, highlighted by what could be the largest iPhones ever released. Gene Munster, an analyst and investor with Loup Ventures, says the annual presentation is a huge deal because 1 in 6 citizens of […]

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  • Drones: The Upcoming Change in Contracting

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    From online reviews to satellite measurements, technology continues to disrupt the traditional way contractors do business. But many contractors remain in the dark about one of the biggest technology disruptions heading their way: drones. In fact, one in 10 companies with revenues of $50 million or more already use drones, according to a new report […]

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  • Consumers eager for new iPhones, says survey

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    It’s been a long wait for many people, and now they’re ready. To upgrade to a new iPhone, that is. On the eve of Apple unveiling what’s expected to be three, larger than ever iPhones in early September, research and investment firm Loup Ventures surveyed 530 consumers and found greater interest in upgrading to new […]

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  • Toyota invests $500 million in Uber

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    Toyota just placed a big bet on autonomous vehicles. The automaker announced on Monday that it is investing $500 million in Uber and working more closely with the company to accelerate the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles. Uber plans to retrofit Toyota Sienna minivans with its autonomous technology and begin real-world testing in 2021. […]

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  • Woman sues US border agents over seized iPhone

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    An American woman who had her phone seized by border agents as she returned home to the United States is suing the country’s border protection agency. Rejhane Lazoja was stopped at Newark airport, New Jersey, after returning from a trip to Switzerland in February. Her iPhone was seized by agents after she refused to unlock […]

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