Facebook says it is tightening its policies around misleading manipulated media by banning videos that are either heavily edited or are deep fakes
People share millions of photos and videos on Facebook every day, creating some of the most compelling and creative visuals on our platform.
Lenovo unveils the Yoga 5G, a $1,499 2-in-1 with the Snapdragon 8cx chipset and a claimed 24-hour battery life, coming spring, to be called Flex 5G in the US
Last May, Lenovo announced Project Limitless, its plan to make the first 5G laptop. That plan is now a reality with the Yoga 5G …
Lenovo announces the ThinkPad X1 Fold, a $2,499 PC running Windows 10 Pro that has a folding 13.3-inch 4:3 OLED screen, shipping mid-2020
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Facebook bans deepfakes, but its new policy may not cover simpler forms of deception like with the distorted Pelosi video
Facebook has banned users from posting computer-generated, highly manipulated videos, known as deepfakes, seeking to stop the spread of a novel form of misinformation months …
AMD announces new Ryzen 4000 series of laptop chips based on the company's 7nm Zen 2 architecture
Bringing the Zen 2 architecture to laptops — AMD's third-generation Ryzen processors for laptops have officially arrived at CES 2020, with the announcement of the new Ryzen 4000 series …
Bluetooth SIG outlines LE Audio, promising key upgrades to Bluetooth audio performance with support for hearing aids and new features like audio sharing
Thanks to the next-generation Bluetooth LE Audio, the latest Bluetooth devices won't only sound better and last longer …
Lenovo unveils ThinkBook Plus, a 13.3-inch laptop with a 10.8-inch, touch-sensitive E-Ink display on the lid and built-in Alexa, available in March for $1,199
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TiVo unveils TiVo Stream 4K, a streaming video dongle, with Sling TV as its subscription TV partner, available initially for $49.99 in April and then for $69.99
DVR pioneer TiVo has officially planted its battle flag in the internet-streaming device wars.
Comcast makes xFi Advanced Security, its $5.99/month network security service, free for all 18M customers who lease its new xFi Gateway router/modem device
At CES last year, Comcast announced a feature for its Xfinity internet customers called Advanced Security.
ASUS unveils the 14-inch ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop with an optional LED dot-matrix display in the lid to show GIFs, the time, and more, available in April
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336 Chinese startups, which collectively raised ~$2.5B, failed in 2019, outpacing other years amid a funding shortage
Hundreds of Chinese tech start-ups — including several unicorns — failed in 2019, with many more limping into the new year, as companies burn through cash in the face of growing financial headwinds.
Belkin partners with audio tech company Devialet on a Google Assistant-powered smart speaker with a wireless charging pad, shipping in spring for $299
Jack of all trades — Belkin is a company known for its wireless chargers. Devialet is known for its high-end, ultra loud speakers.
YouTube officially rolls out changes to children's content on its main site following FTC settlement and also begins running promotions for YouTube Kids
this is new — they will also feature small text directing viewers to the Kids app. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : YouTube officially rolls out changes to children's conten...
Cloudflare acquires stealthy startup S2 Systems as part of its new Cloudflare for Teams product suite, designed to protect an organization from internet threats
Cloudflare announced that it has acquired S2 Systems, a browser isolation startup started by former Microsoft execs.
ToTok is back in the Google Play store with a new prompt about syncing contact info, after being removed amid reports that the app was a spy tool for the UAE
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AMD unveils 64-core AMD Threadripper 3990X CPU, a consumer variant of its 64-core EPYC 7702P currently for sale in the server market, available Feb. 7 for $3990
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Samsung debuts Galaxy Chromebook with a 13.3-inch 4K AMOLED display that rotates 360-degrees, 10th-gen i5 CPU, and S-Pen, available in Q1 starting at $999
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White House issues 10 principles for US agencies to consider when making rules for the use of AI in the private sector but says they should avoid “overreach”
Federal agencies should avoid ‘overreach,’ says the White House — While experts worry about AI technologies …
Arduino debuts Portenta H7 module with on-board crypto-authentication and communication modules, to facilitate designing custom IoT solutions, coming in Feb.
Arduino unveiled a new low-code solution for product creators to design hardware for the internet of things.
Ring adds a privacy dashboard to its app to let owners manage third-party services and whether local police can make requests to access video from their cameras
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Samsung debuts Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite, with 6.7" screens, 4,500mAh batteries, and three rear cameras including ultra-wide; price and availability TBA
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Exxon and Amazon partner to allow voice-activated fuel purchases in vehicles with built-in Alexa and from Alexa-enabled devices, coming to US stations in April
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Insight Partners to acquire Israeli IoT security company Armis at a valuation of $1.1B; Armis has raised $112M to date
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Tumblr launches World Wide What, a campaign that uses Tumblr-native language and imagery to educate users on topics like fake news and cyberbullying
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CES is all-in on surveillance technology, from face scanners for checking in some attendees to showcasing devices that can that see, hear, and track people
From the face scanner that will check in some attendees to the cameras-everywhere array of digital products, the CES gadget show … Tweets: @apbusiness Tweets: @apbusiness : VIDEO: Robots and artificia...
Facebook updates Privacy Checkup tool, the first significant update since its creation in 2014 that makes it a more convenient central hub for privacy settings
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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Drive Pilot, an end-to-end autonomous driving platform, and Car-to-Cloud, to let car makers offer on-demand services to customers
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NextMind demos a real-time brain computer interface that translates signals from the visual cortex into digital commands, unveils Dev Kit for $399
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HappyHotel, a Japanese site for booking rooms in “love hotels”, says hackers breached its servers and may have accessed users' real names, addresses, and more
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Amazon expands Fire TV Edition to soundbars, car infotainment systems, set-top boxes, and more, and says Fire TV platform now has over 40M MAUs
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
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