Leak: Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 is shaping up to be a phone you might actually want

Microsofts Surface Duo was an awesome idea with unfortunate execution. But perhaps one of its biggest sins was the lack of a competitive camera. The Surface Duo 2 appears to change that in a big way, at least according to leaks. Credit:Tech Rat [YouTube] 40% off TNW Conference! My one big question now is… how is the phone going to fold? I suppose well find out more in a few months....

July 26, 2021 · 1 min · 74 words · Megan Kennedy

Linux doesn’t have to be that mysterious coding area you don’t understand. This course explains it all

But in that remaining 3 percent lives Linux. And Linux thrives in that 3 percent, particularly with highly specialized and customized business systems. It’s free, every week, in your inbox.

July 26, 2021 · 1 min · 30 words · Scott Alvarez

Lying, corrupt, anti-American cops are running amok with AI

And theres little reason to believe anyones going to do anything about it. The problem is thatblackbox AI systemsare a goldmine for startups, big tech, and politicians. Lets start with the individual officers. This allows them to take a picture of anyone and surface their identity. And its as easy to use as Netflix or Spotify. The reason officers use these systems is because they make their jobs much easier....

July 26, 2021 · 3 min · 429 words · Linda Stevens

Sexual predators are targeting vulnerable teens through online ‘anorexia coaching’

Theres no shortage of people online looking to exploit and manipulate the vulnerable among us. One such group is anorexia coaches, or anacoaches. I have been researching how anacoaches operate. My analysis showed that on Twitter alone there are about 300 unique requests for anacoaches around the world daily. Despite this, these platforms havent addressed the problem. 40% off TNW Conference! And almost two-thirds (63%) of these people are thought to be female....

July 26, 2021 · 2 min · 289 words · Christopher Day

Spoiler alert: The most popular used EV in the US isn’t a Tesla

Nationally, the LEAF also has the highest share of used EV sales at 27.7%. The Tesla Model S comes second with a 17.8% share thats a big win for Nissan. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But even in California, Teslas home state, the LEAF is still the most bought used electric vehicle. Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up?...

July 26, 2021 · 1 min · 100 words · Michael Miller

Study: Almost half of dating app users trust AI to find them a match

Their trust could put them in danger, however. Kaspersky also warned that many dating apps have major privacy risks. Up front:The mass adoption of dating apps means people now find potential partners through algorithmic recommendations. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The majority of respondents perceived the impact positively. More than half (54%) of the respondents said dating apps have made the process much easier. Notably, 43% wouldonlymeet matches the algorithms recommended....

July 26, 2021 · 1 min · 194 words · Paul Holmes

Watch a basketball robot show NBA stars how to shoot

Known as CUE, the droid was developed by Toyota engineers as a demonstration of machine learning. The bot uses inbuilt sensors and 3D mapping to locate the basket.Algorithmsthen calculate the optimum trajectory for the balls. Finally, motors in CUEs arms and legs generate the power and accuracy required to find the net. 40% off TNW Conference! Since then, CUE has added range to its jumper. But as a pure shooter, its already surpassed the levels of Shaq and Ben Simmons....

July 26, 2021 · 1 min · 146 words · Jennifer Ward

What is entanglement in quantum physics? We’ll explain in under 5 minutes

Quantum computers,quantum cryptography, andquantum (insert name here)are often in the news these days. Articles about them inevitably refer toentanglement, a property of quantum physics that makes all these magical devices possible. Einstein called entanglement spooky action at a distance, a name that has stuck and becomeincreasingly popular. Beyond just building betterquantum computers, understanding and harnessing entanglement is also useful in other ways. Is there some way to understand this spooky phenomenon?...

July 26, 2021 · 2 min · 284 words · Christina Wilson

Yeah, you should worry about the booming spyware industry

It has labelled reports from investigative journalists a vicious and slanderous campaign upon which it will no longer comment. Yet the founder and chief executive of NSO Grouppreviously admittedthat in some circumstances our customers might misuse the system. We may be heading to a world in whichno phone is safefrom such attacks. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Pegasus is regarded as themost advanced spywareon the market. It can infiltrate victims devices without their even having to click a malicious link a so-called zero-click attack....

July 26, 2021 · 2 min · 258 words · Christopher Meyer

Have you always wanted to play the piano? This $20 training teaches you how

If you want your kid to be smarter, it can occasionally mean some tough love. Turns out, it’s possible for you to also add music to that list. Yep, playing the piano really does make you smarter. Hows that for a win-win? It’s free, every week, in your inbox.

July 25, 2021 · 1 min · 49 words · Ashley Keller

Studies of ‘Marsquakes’ reveal the red planet’s metallic innards

Though Mars has no tectonic plates,the first marsquakes were detectedwithin months of the probe landing. These may result from vibrations resulting from meteorites hitting the surface or from processes inside the planet. Planets grow by accumulating material (accretion) early in the life of a solar system. Until now, how much of Mars each of these layers occupied was unknown. 40% off TNW Conference! Instead, to estimate its size, we used seismic waves (created by marsquakes)....

July 25, 2021 · 2 min · 215 words · Michael Stevenson

This AI can spot sunken ships from the damn sky

TheResearch Briefis a short take about interesting academic work. Thecomputer model we createdis 92% accurate in finding known shipwrecks. The project focused on the coasts of the mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico. It is now ready to be used to find unknown or unmapped shipwrecks. The first step in creating the shipwreck model was to teach the computer what a shipwreck looks like. To do this, I needed lots of examples of shipwrecks....

July 25, 2021 · 1 min · 201 words · Jennifer Paul

Can we build a computer with free will?

Do you have free will? Can you make your own decisions? Or are you more like an automaton, just moving as required by your constituent parts? Probably, like most people, you feel you have something called free will. Your decisions are not predetermined; you could do otherwise. Fundamentally, then in terms of atoms and molecules we can predict the future for any given starting point. This seems to leave no room for free will, alternative actions, or decisions....

July 24, 2021 · 3 min · 537 words · Steven Henderson