Tag: technology

  • How we approach face recognition and law enforcement as ethically as we can

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      At Machine Box, we’ve always been about empowering you to build amazing things with simple machine learning tools. One important aspect of this approach is ownership. When you use Machine Box, you get complete control of all of your data, and nowhere is this more important than in surveillance and face recognition. Back in […]

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  • Five Things Technology Giants Can Learn From The Democratization Of Marketing

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    Small is the new big. Large business-to-business (B2B) technology companies continue to outspend their smaller counterparts in dollar and percentage terms, and yet, rank poorly on marketing-driven revenue. What gives? Perhaps they haven’t course corrected for the five key trends that are changing the marketing landscape. As a product marketing leader at a mid-sized software vendor, I […]

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  • Today’s used smartphones are a really smart buy

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    As tempting as buying a brand new flagship smartphone might be, these days it’s an enormous investment; several of them cost over $1,000. That’s a serious amount of money to spend on a device. It’s always worth asking yourself if you really need the best of the best. There’s a great selection of perfectly enjoyable, mid-range smartphones […]

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  • How to Use Advanced Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch in watchOS 5

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    After neglecting the Do Not Disturb features on iPhone and Apple Watch for years, Apple is finally paying it some attention. The new iOS 12 and watchOS 5 updates allow you to have more control over how and when your iOS and watchOS devices can disturb you. You can instantly disable notifications from Apple Watch […]

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  • How SpaceX’s huge ‘BFR’ spaceship for Mars has changed

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    The Big Falcon Rocket system underwent a growth spurt since it was unveiled in 2017. SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceflight system just went through a growth spurt. The reusable rocket-spaceship duo will stand 387 feet (118 meters) tall at launch, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said Monday (Sept. 17) during a webcast event at […]

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  • Amazon’s Alexa knows what you forgot and can guess what you’re thinking

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    AI voice assistant will soon give users with connected smart home devices reminders to lock doors and turn off lights Amazon says its AI voice assistant Alexa can now guess what you might be thinking of – or what you’ve forgotten. At an event in Seattle on Thursday, the technology company unveiled a new feature called […]

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  • iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max pricing: What are the best wireless carrier deals?

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    Apple’s new iPhone XS and XS Max aren’t just similar to last year’s iPhone X in design, they also are fairly close in price – as in they are both expensive $999 or more phones. With both phones now available to preorder, carriers are beginning to advertise their offers to lure customers to get Apple’s […]

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  • Solar Orbiter: Spacecraft to leave UK bound for the Sun

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    It’s taken a little longer than expected but the Solar Orbiter probe is built and ready to begin testing. UK engineers are putting the finishing touches to the satellite this week before sending it to Germany to begin a year-long test campaign. Such attention to detail is necessary because of the punishing conditions the spacecraft […]

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  • 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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