Apple has clearly focused on preparing its smartwatch with technology that is primarily used to monitor the health and well-being of people. The path has been mapped out and several companies now have systems capable of acting with the same objective. In fact, since the start of the pandemic, we've seen several studies focus their attention on whether these gadgets … [Read more...] about Study: Apple Watch and Fitbit Could Detect Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
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AI helps U.S. police monitor social media
The purpose of this AI is to help the police, but civil liberties advocates fear that it will be misused.Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in more and more industries. Going through medicine and robotics, it even joined the ranks of the police. Several services like Media Sonar, Social Sentinel and Geofeedia use their technologies to help police officers monitor social … [Read more...] about AI helps U.S. police monitor social media
Qualcomm promises better processors than Apple
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon describes future plans for the company's low-power processors.In an interview with Reuters on July 1, Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, explains that he wants to produce a processor that is more powerful and as energy efficient as Apple's M1 chip. The bet is daring, but after the recent takeover of the startup Nuvia by Qualcomm, … [Read more...] about Qualcomm promises better processors than Apple
The MacBook Air 2022 in color and with an M2 chip?
While we expected a new M1x or M2 chip on the next 2021 MacBook Pro, Apple's "M2" processor would finally arrive in early 2022, according to today's leak. The first material to inaugurate it would be a MacBook Air offered in several colors.Apple has so far only released a single chip under the Apple Silicon banner, with the M1 appearing in Apple's first wave of transition … [Read more...] about The MacBook Air 2022 in color and with an M2 chip?
Apple foiled China’s attempt to bypass application tracking transparency technology
Despite a feeling of calm over Apple's controversial App Tracking Transparency technology, which has come to shut down companies as a result of user actions in apps, it will not be synonymous with acceptance and compliance. Quite the contrary. This "bondage" could mean something. Apple has reportedly foiled a Chinese business group's attempt to circumvent the … [Read more...] about Apple foiled China’s attempt to bypass application tracking transparency technology
ThinkPad X1 Extreme: big and strong in its 4th generation
Notebooks should be small and light, right? But the Excel table no longer fits on the screen. Annoying when you actually want to work with the laptop. Small and light laptops also quickly reduce processor performance. Or they heat up.Lenovo created the ThinkPad X1 Extreme to combine a big screen with outstanding performance while remaining mobile. At MWC … [Read more...] about ThinkPad X1 Extreme: big and strong in its 4th generation
FinTech: Visa buys Tink for 1.8 billion euros
After the attempted takeover of Plaid, Visa is finally getting a foothold in the FinTech world by offering itself Tink.Visa has just made a big step in the world of FinTech by offering himself now Swedish Tink. This acquisition allows it to gain essential technology in finance. This buyout, which took place on June 24, cost the Californian company 1.8 billion … [Read more...] about FinTech: Visa buys Tink for 1.8 billion euros
Nvidia to spend $ 100 million to build Cambridge-1 supercomputer
This is double the investment initially planned. This supercomputer, the most powerful in the United Kingdom, will be operational from the end of the year. In particular, it will make it possible to speed up medical research.Initially, Nvidia planned to spend $55 million to build its Cambridge-1 supercomputer. Just months after this announcement, Jensen Huang, CEO of … [Read more...] about Nvidia to spend $ 100 million to build Cambridge-1 supercomputer
Hyundai now owns 80% of the Boston Dynamics group
The South Korean manufacturer already has some ideas to speed up the deployment of Spot, Atlas, Handle or Stretch robots. Hyundai has the ambition to go well beyond the automotive sector.In December 2020, Hyundai formalized the acquisition of Boston Dynamics for the sum of 1.1 billion euros. Today, the automaker is completing its acquisition. Hyundai ultimately owns an … [Read more...] about Hyundai now owns 80% of the Boston Dynamics group
Faulty facial recognition in the United States prevents job seekers from touching their unemployment
To combat unemployment benefit fraud, many American states have used the “ID.me” service employing facial recognition. But serious dysfunctions would simply prevent thousands of beneficiaries from having access to it.Denounced for many months in no less than 24 American states, in particular on the social network Twitter, these blocks do not seem to be lifted, while the CEO … [Read more...] about Faulty facial recognition in the United States prevents job seekers from touching their unemployment
