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How to bring a handy future Pixel feature to any Android phone today – Computerworld
It also goes hand in hand with another common Android gesture: the ability to double-tap anywhere on a screen to turn it on when the phone is resting. This one’s already built into Pixels, Samsung Galaxy gadgets, and other Android devices, and it’s an incredibly handy way to get into your device in a jiffy. (Try it out to see…
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The future will be subtitled – Computerworld
A few years ago, Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap promised a future of groundbreaking visual experiences that blend digital and real worlds. While the headsets were bulky, expensive, and proprietary — and, in fact, both products are dying slow deaths — the demos got the public used to the idea that the future of augmented reality would be wild and…
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Windows “inetpub” security fix can be abused to block future updates
A recent Windows security update that creates an ‘inetpub’ folder has introduced a new weakness allowing attackers to prevent the installation of future updates. After people installed this month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates, Windows users suddenly found an “inetpub” folder owned by the SYSTEM account created in the root of the system drive, normally the C: drive. It was…
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Forget Motorcycles, Robot Horses are the Future I want
Summary Kawasaki unveils concept for a hydrogen-powered robot animal riders steer with AI vision. The Corleo is a quadrupedal robot that behaves like a horse. Despite being only a concept, there are existing real-life examples of quadrupeds designed for riding. When you think of robotics, you probably don’t think of animals you can ride. Kawasaki seeks to change that, unveiling…
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Apple and Google eye the future of AI glasses – Computerworld
Competitors fear that Meta will expand its lead in non-visual AI glasses like Ray-Ban Meta glasses and then leverage that lead into AR glasses. Meta is reportedly working on a few smart glasses with displays integrated into the lenses. One, code-named “Hypernova,” is expected to be an advanced version of the current Ray-Ban Meta glasses, featuring a screen in the…
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Drones are the future of cybercrime – Computerworld
During the summer of 2022, an East Coast financial services company specializing in private investments became the target of a new kind of cyberattack involving drones. The incident came to light when the company’s cybersecurity team detected unusual activity on its internal Atlassian Confluence page. The activity appeared to originate from within the company’s network, but the same MAC address…
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At 50, Microsoft highlights AI and Copilot as the company’s future – Computerworld
At a special 50th anniversary event on Friday, Microsoft executives reflected on the company’s storied past and on how it’s now reinventing itself for an AI-focused future. With previous CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in attendance, current CEO Satya Nadella boasted that the company is “leading this new wave of AI innovation, and more importantly, democratizing just like we…
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Does speech recognition have a future in business tech?
Speech recognition technology has come a long way since sitting in front of a 1990s PC, wearing a single padded earphone with a long stick microphone attached, speaking words into software such as DragonDictate. Today’s computers, tablets, and smartphones – as well as cars and home speakers – hear our voice commands and act on what we say or ask.…
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The future of AI search is Google’s to lose – Computerworld
Results tend to be very high quality. AI Mode uses what’s called a “query fan-out” technique to handle complex searches. It turns a prompt into multiple related queries targeting different subtopics and data sources, and the results are then combined into a single, detailed response that covers more ground than a traditional search. It also uses a method called agentic…
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15 Years Later: Is iPad Still the Future of Computing?
15 years ago, Apple introduced the iPad as a “third category” that sat between a smartphone and a laptop. It wasn’t just a bigger iPhone or a less capable Mac; it was meant to offer a new way of computing. On this day, one and a half decades ago, Steve Jobs positioned it as a device that had to be…
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