Dust off your Google Glasses, those who still have them — the $1,500 face computer is back in the spotlight today with a few updates. In its first update since September 2014, Google Glass got a “MyGlass” companion app update, some bug fixes and now supports Bluetooth. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
It’s important to keep a close eye on how much data you use with your iPhone. Here’s how to save some major megabytes.
Source: CNET
The company reportedly wants a rate closer to what rival Spotify pays major record labels.
Source: CNET
In an effort to be part of the solution to obnoxious ads rather than the problem, Google is also taking steps to make its own ads less unruly. It’s applying the Brotli compression algorithm to make its ads use less data.
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Digital assistants and bots undeniably enhance our work lives in myriad ways. They’re terrific; your wish is their command. And they literally acquire more “skills” every day. But are better bots and smarter software servants truly the best way to drive people’s personal productivity? Read More
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Every time Apple’s developer conference rolls around we get a smattering of changes to the App Store Review guidelines. This corpus of rules can be, in turns, opaque and explicit, and has caused a decent amount of consternation over the years for developers as they try to read into how Apple might interpret one rule or another. Read More
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Snapchat’s newest feature, Snap Map, is based on its latest acquisition, social mapping startup Zenly. TechCrunch has learned that Snapchat has bought Zenly for between $250 million and $350 million in mostly cash and some stock in a deal that closed in late May. Snapchat will keep Zenly running independently, similar to how Facebook lets Instagram run independently. Read More
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El CEO de Apple, Tim Cook, defiende la creación de trabajo en EEUU, que la inteligencia artificial no pierda el componente humano, que la educación se dirija hacia donde va a estar el empleo y que las empresas tengan valores de respeto a las personas y al medio ambiente pero, ¿acaso él lo cumple?
Source: MIT
Una firma China acaba de adquirir la empresa alemana Kuka, famosa por sus autómatas para la industria. Gracias a esta experiencia, la empresa planea masificar los robots domésticos que hagan cosas como sacar el lavavajillas y ayudar a los ancianos
Source: MIT
Tribunales, bancos y otras instituciones emplean sistemas automatizados de análisis de datos para tomar decisiones que afectan nuestras vidas. No dejemos que sean los fabricantes de algoritmos quienes decidan las prioridades de los algoritmos
Source: MIT