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Latest AI reveals its bias yet again
Life, James Hein, Published on 13/03/2024
» Google's latest version of AI, once Bard but now called Gemini, is yet another indication of how biased the current batch of AI platforms are. I was going to include a bunch of examples but this has received so much coverage that everyone should have seen it by now. Basically, the product offers anything but a white-skinned person in requested pictures. This gave rise to some short-lived pub games. Many found this amusing but after a while it became obvious that Google has shut Gemini down for re-education.
AI is the new marketing buzzword
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/11/2023
» Some readers will remember back a decade or three when the big term was "turbo". Everything was turbo something. Turbo speed, turbo clearing, turbo graphics and so on. Today, the equivalent term is AI. I saw an advertisement recently for glasses described as AI technology that adapts to your sight. It was a regular lens with some design elements, perhaps from an AI, perhaps not, with claims of predictive focus. Rubbish. There was no inherent active or dynamic AI technology in the lenses to back up this claim and I don't think such a technology at that level is even available at any price in the current time. The same goes for many other claims preceded or appended by the AI moniker. Like turbo, it is the current marketing buzzword and since many don't understand it and what the current engineering and technological limitations are in 2023, it has become part of the mindscape.
US steps up crypto crackdown with Coinbase suit
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» NEW YORK: In their second major action against a big crypto player in two days, United States regulators sued Coinbase on Tuesday, alleging its failure to register as a securities exchange venue exposed investors to risk.
Diminishing returns
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/06/2019
» The first three months of 2019 saw Apple and Samsung collectively selling 17.5 million fewer smartphones globally compared to last year. As I've previously noted, we have market saturation and a lack of yearly upgrades for many users. I upgrade with roughly every third model, for example. The premium end of the market also continues to move out of the reach of many, meaning fewer people can upgrade as often. The innovation jump in successive models is also diminishing, so they lack the wow factor that drove earlier upgrades. These figures do not include the impact of the latest Samsung S10 range which shipped at the end of the quarter. The top three remain Samsung, Huawei and Apple. This may change with the recent US Huawei bans, or at least reduce any growth. Even after price cuts, Apple's sales fell 17.6% in the quarter leaving Samsung as the one least likely to lose their position in the next few months. Oppo and Viva rounded out the top five in sales with Xiaomi nibbling at their heels.
Epic tales & epic scales
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 26/10/2018
» With a huge open world and hours and hours of content, Assassin's Creed Odyssey will keep you occupied for days on end.
Apple to embrace iPhone X design with bigger screens
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc is not only doubling down on the iPhone X, it’s tripling down.
Nintendo to release Super Mario Run in mobile game test
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» TOKYO - Nintendo will on Thursday release Super Mario Run, its first iPhone game and a key test of its foray into mobile gaming, hot on the heels of the Pokemon Go craze.
Cleaning for lazy people
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 30/11/2016
» For those who can afford it, robotic vacuums are now becoming a household staple. They're convenient, fast and have an array of options and features that can help greatly with keeping one's house squeaky clean without having to lift a finger. So when Ecovacs Robotics proposed to let me review their latest robotic vacuum for a few weeks, it was an offer I couldn't refuse.
As music streaming booms, TuneCore eyes global growth
AFP, Published on 28/10/2016
» NEW YORK - Streaming has rapidly shaken up the music business but for many first-time artists, an underlying presumption has remained that they need the backing of a record label.
Facebook aiding probe of France live-streamed killing
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - Facebook said Tuesday it was cooperating with French authorities probing the killing of a police commander and his partner in an incident that included a live-streamed video statement on the leading social network.