Bored of watching content on your current set of subscriptions? Dont worry, the Apple TV app is now available on Android TV-based devices. That includes streaming devices such asthe Mi TV Stick and Boxandthe TiVO Stream 4K. An executive from Xiaomi Indiaconfirmedthat the app is coming to its entire lineup of TVs. We looked for the app on the OnePlus TV in India, and we can confirm its already available....
Standard Chartered is hopping on the crypto trading bandwagon. StanChart is establishing the venture alongside BC Technology Group, the parent company of Hong Kong-licensed digital-asset platform OSL. The partnership will be based in the UK and offertrading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Standard Chartered join the ranks of banks coming to#Bitcoin. Forming a platform with crypto-native exchange OSL.This will catapult crypto adoption by 10 years....
It’s free, every week, in your inbox. To understand the apparent increase in text scams, we need to consider two key factors. The first is timing. The pandemic has extended the window of opportunity for fraudsters to successfully target people with both types of scams. The second factor is volume. If you receive one of these texts DO NOT tap the link. Why do we fall for text scams? Exploiting emotionis the main method used by scammers to achieve this....
Hector Castellanos has a locked-in schedule. On weekends, he allows himself time off. In all, after expenses, he nets about $500 per week. Its tiring, he said, but he has a system and it works for him. It did, that is, until a month ago, when Uber started tinkering with its app. Now, the company has rolled back these features in an attempt to get drivers to accept more rides....
This articlewas written by Joe Procopio and originally published onBuilt In. Every startup is going to have its detractors. When youre an entrepreneur, youre going to face armies of people who doubt you. At best, theyll throw a cutting remark out on social media. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. You have to kill these detractors with a combination of kindness and knowledge. This is never easy to do....
Theres no one-size-fits-all method for learning how to code. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. So why is this training so great? Because its positively massive, thats why. Thats a daunting hill to climb, no doubt. So, where do you start? And all that doesnt even cover half of the courses in this giant collection. Needless to say, dont sleep on this one. Prices are subject to change. Story byTNW Deals Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web....
Anestimated 73.4 million people will be using wearable technologiesin the United States by 2022. Wearables are smart electronics that can be worn on different parts of the body. The most popular smart rig is the smartwatch. Safety while using a smartwatch use is an issue for both smartwatch users and those around them. One in six Americansowns a smartwatch that they use at least once a month. Distracted driving Reduced reaction times and driver distractioncontribute to traffic accidents....
Most of us benefit every day from the fact computers can now understand us when we speak or write. Human language is full of ambiguity and double meanings. For instance, consider the potential meaning of this phrase: I went to project class. Without context, its an ambiguous statement. Computer scientists and linguists have spent decades trying to program computers to understand the nuances of human language. And in certain ways, computers are fast approaching humans ability to understand andgenerate text....
On May 19, Chinas National Space Administration issued the first images the rover had taken on Mars. Its also terrifyingly true. Three things makeMars landings difficult the planets gravity, Mars atmosphere and our distance from the red planet. Mars is less massive than Earth, but its atmosphere is also perilously thin. Earths atmosphere is thicker than that of Mars and that allows craft to glide gently down to the surface....
Scientists at Columbia University have developed a robot that mimics the facial expressions of humans to gain their trust. Named Eva, the droid uses deep learning to analyze human facial gestures captured by a camera. 40% off TNW Conference! Its also relatively inexpensive to manufacture and assemble. Story byThomas Macaulay Thomas is the managing editor of TNW. He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers....
Digital video surveillance systems cant just identify who someone is. They can also work out how someone is feeling and what kind of personality they have. They can even tell how they might behave in the future. And the key to unlocking this information about a person is the movement of their head. That is the claim made by the company behind theVibraImageartificial intelligence (AI) system. Among other things, these applications include identifying suspect individuals among crowds of people....
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Are we alone in the universe? The famous Seti (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) programme has been trying to answer this question since 1959. But sceptics are not convinced, arguing the lack of evidence for such civilisations suggests they areexceedingly rare. And would it be possible for such lifeforms to communicate with each other (non-human Seti)? Our new study,published in Biosystems, suggests it would. Indeed, we show how microbes could mimic the Seti programme without human interference....
