La plataforma Augmented Eternity pretende recoger datos de redes sociales y ‘apps’ para crear una versión virtual de nosotros mismos que interactúe con nuestros allegados después de que fallezcamos. Sin embargo, replicar la complejidad humana en un avatar es uno de los retos pendientes del ‘big data’ de la vida eterna
Source: MIT
Dos ‘start-ups’ han desarrollado aplicaciones para nuestro ‘smartphone’ que utilizan algoritmos con el fin de averiguar si una fotografía ha sido modificada. Su tecnología podría ser muy útil para detectar ‘deepfakes’, vídeos falsos creados por inteligencia artificial
Source: MIT
Nvidia’s RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition may be the main cause for the worst problems associated with the new-generation high-end cards. All evidence suggests that partner cards aren’t experiencing any common issues.
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Source: Digital trends
Roku’s ad-supported free streaming channel is expanding. No, not to more platforms — it already did that. But rather, it’s expanding its content lineup. While before the channel offered free-to-stream movies and news, it will now feature live and linear sports and entertainment content, the company says.
As of earlier this year, The Roku Channel added live news from ABC News, Cheddar, Newsmax, Newsy, People TV, Yahoo and, most recently, The Young Turks, from the TYT Network.
It will now add entertainment content from partners including TMZ, AFV, FailArmy, People Are Awesome, Pet Collective and more. As with the channel’s other offerings, none of these streams will require a subscription.
Meanwhile, the channel will also begin to stream live sporting events from the Adventure Sports Network, COMBT GO, EDGEsport, Stadium and Wham Network, among others.
The additions come on the heels of Roku’s Q3 earnings, which saw the company beat Wall Street expectations on hardware, but saw platform revenue falling short — causing the stock to drop.
The company has been trying to move beyond being only a hardware device maker selling TVs and streaming players, to grow its platform business and advertising revenues. A key part of that strategy is The Roku Channel, which opens up Roku’s platform to a wider audience, and allows the company to sell ads against content.
The plan may work in the long run, but it’s taking time to ramp up, it seems.
However, Roku did report a growing user base with 23.8 million active users, streaming 6.2 billion hours in the quarter. That was ahead of expectations of 23.1 million users and 5.8 billion hours.
Source: TechCrunch
Organizers of last week’s walkout say ending mandatory arbitration for individual harassment claims still thwarts collective action, among other concerns.
Source: Wired
Amazon revealed today that its Alexa app is now available as a download on all Windows 10 PCs running the April 2018 Update, allowing for all the conveniences of yet another digital assistant.
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Source: Digital trends
The former head of New York, London, and Hong Kong transit signs on with the hyperloop company.
Source: Wired
Plus: ‘Swamp Thing’ casting details, the ‘Missing Link’ trailer, and more.
Source: Wired
Starting in December, Google will begin warning web surfers if they’re visiting a website with unclear billing terms. Chrome 71 will alert you with a warning when you stumble on a website with deceptive billing practices.
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Source: Digital trends
Slack is an common means of communication in the workplace, but how do you use some of the app’s lesser-known features to get the most out of your experience? Here’s what you need to know to stay organized, efficient, and entertained.
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