Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Full Audio of Jared Kushner's Congressional Intern Address

From Trump rallies to Syria strikes, here’s what Jared Kushner said to a crowd of congressional interns.
Source: Wired

Note 8 could bring the first 3x optical zoom in a phone video – CNET

Samsung Pay could end up on other Android phones. New Pixel 2 renders give us a better idea of Google’s next phone. Plus, Samsung reveals new features of its dual-lens camera system — and a 3x optical zoom is one of them.
Source: CNET

How to successfully fry anything without a deep fryer – CNET

You don’t need a deep fryer for crunchy, delicious fried foods.
Source: CNET

Ritual Vitamins pulls in $10.5 million from Founders Fund to scale the business

 Ritual Vitamins has raised $10.5 million in Series A venture funding to attract talent, scale the business and build in-house technology for customer experience and support. Unlike the majority of vitamin brands, Ritual is backed by an in-house team of scientists and a medical board. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Acer’s mixed reality headset for Windows 10 Creators Update now available to buy

Acer’s headset for Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform is now generally available for developers to purchase on the Microsoft Store. The $300 device requires Windows 10 Creators Update and at least a six-core processor.

The post Acer’s mixed reality headset for Windows 10 Creators Update now available to buy appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital trends

Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

 Apple Watch sales are up more than 50 percent since last year, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. He mentioned this when discussing Apple’s strong third-quarter results on the investor call Tuesday. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

No, Facebook’s Chatbots Will Not Take Over the World

Bots programmed to swap balls, hats and books fell into a hype vortex.
Source: Wired

Here’s Tim Cook’s explanation on why some VPN apps were pulled in China

 Last weekend Apple removed all major VPN apps from the App Store in China. In a statement the next day provided to TechCrunch, it explained that China requires all VPN developers to have a license issued by the government, and they’ve been required to remove some VPN apps in China that don’t meet the new regulations. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

What you should know about AI

 Artificial intelligence seems to be nearly everywhere these days, yet most people have little understanding of AI technology, its capabilities and its limitations. Despite evocative names like “artificial intelligence,” “machine learning” and “neural networks,” such technologies have little to do with human thought or intelligence. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Las terapias génicas que sólo salvan la vida de unos pocos se quedan huérfanas

GlaxoSmithKline ha puesto a la venta su tratamiento Strimvelis, la segunda terapia génica aprobada en el mundo, después haber tenido sólo dos clientes. Tal vez otra empresa esté interesada en cosechar los beneficios de salvar vidas

Source: MIT