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Apple Reportedly Hires Away Meta’s AR Public Relations Head
Apple has reportedly hired Andrea Schubert, Meta’s communications and public relations lead for its augmented reality (AR) products, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter. The Verge reports: Schubert’s LinkedIn page indicates that she’s been working for Meta for nearly six years. “Meta, with Oculus, has Read more…
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China Created AI ‘Prosecutor’ That Can Charge People With Crimes
In a scenario that’s part “Robocop” and part “Minority Report,” researchers in China have created an AI that can reportedly identify crimes and file charges against criminals. Futurism reports: The AI was developed and tested by the Shanghai Pudong People’s Procratorate, the country’s largest district public prosecution office, South China Read more…
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China Says SpaceX Satellites Nearly Collided With Its Space Station
Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk’s Starlink program. CNBC reports: The satellites from Starlink Internet Services, a division of Musk’s Read more…
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Nintendo Had Plans To Bring Email, Internet Searching, and Live Streams To the Game Boy Color
According to journalist Liam Robertson, Nintendo had plans to release a Game Boy accessory called the PageBoy that would’ve used radio transmission technology “to let Game Boy Color owners search for information and read international news, game magazines, weather reports, sports scores, and even, most ambitiously, watch live television,” reports Read more…
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Amazon’s Alexa Tells 10-year-old Girl To Put Penny in Plug Socket
Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it “challenged” a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug. From a report: The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a “challenge to do”. “Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall Read more…
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Was 2021 the Worst Year Ever for Games?
Covid-19’s knock-on effects have delayed development so much that most games we thought we’d be playing now have drifted into next year. From a report: I’m Keza MacDonald, the Guardian’s video games editor. I have been a video games journalist for 16 years, and my extended family only recently stopped Read more…