Month: January 2020

Instead of habitats made of metal and glass, NASA is exploring technologies that could grow structures out of fungi to become our future homes in the stars, and perhaps lead to more sustainable ways of living on Earth as well. Creating a livable home for future astronauts means doing more than growing a roof to
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  Apple’s latest iOS 13.3.1 beta release includes a settings toggle to disable iPhone 11’s U1 Ultra Wideband chip, addressing recent concerns that the device is collecting location information without user consent. New Location Services toggle in iOS 13.3.1 beta 2. | Source: Brandon Butch Spotted by YouTuber Brandon Butch and published to Twitter on
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Microsoft Math Solver app has been released as an app-in-one solution to solve mathematical problems on Android or iOS devices. The app uses artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise math problems and provides solutions for a wide range of concepts, ranging from elementary arithmetic and quadratic equations to calculus and statistics. Users can add their problems
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Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch its first-ever 5G iPad this year, apart from the rumoured 5G-capable iPhone 12 in September. For this, a Taiwanese component company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reportedly broken into the supply chain for Apple’s mmWave 5G iPhones and 5G iPads with its substrate-based FC-AiP (flip chip
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Americans spent less on video games last year as new consoles were readied for launch and Google took to streaming titles from the cloud, an industry group reported Thursday. US spending on video game hardware and software in 2019 tallied $14.6 billion (roughly Rs. 1,03,756 crores), a 13 percent decline from the previous year, market-tracker
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Four companies sued Facebook in US federal court on Thursday for alleged anticompetitive conduct, saying the social network inappropriately revoked developer access to its platform in order to harm prospective competitors. The plaintiffs sought class-action status and unspecified damages, according to a filing at the US District Court for the Northern District of California. “Facebook
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Affiliate Disclosure: By buying the products we recommend, you help keep the lights on at MakeUseOf. Read more. If you were hoping to be able to edit your tweets anytime soon then we have some bad news for you. Because Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has suggested that it’s “probably never” going to happen.
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Apple has reportedly acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle based startup specialised in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools for around $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,419 crores). “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” said Apple in a statement given to GeekWire. Xnor.ai’s work is expected
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  Starting on January 20, 2020, Scotland police will begin using “cyber kiosks” to extract and examine the contents of smartphones —including iPhones —that have data relevant to investigations or accidents. The kiosks are desktop computers located in police stations that allow security officers to look through the contents of a mobile device rapidly. The
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