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Start Meaningful Relationships using Facebook's Dating Service

The social network Facebook launched Dating Service in the US and 19 other countries. The feature will be available to users above the age of 18 an it will appear as a new tab in Facebook app. Also, you will have a separate profile for Facebook Dating; activities won’t appear on your family’s newsfeed. Read the full article

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Harley-Davidson launches its all-electric ‘LiveWire’ Motorcycle

Harley-Davidson, more than 100 years old American company, launches its first all electric motorcycle named 'LiveWire'. LiveWire can do 0-60 in just 3.5 seconds while delivering 100 percent of the motor’s torque instantly. Also, the company has started taking pre-orders for LiveWire. Read the full article

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Stanford's Stick-on Wireless Sensor BodyNet, Tracks your Health

Stanford engineers have developed flexible wireless sensor called BodyNet, which sticks to the skin to pick up physiological signals & it wirelessly transfers the health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing. Read the full article

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Google acquires Mobile Learning App Socratic & Adds AI Technology

Google acquires Mobile Learning app Socratic & adds AI technology support, relaunches it on iOS. Socratic was built to support Science, Math, Literature, Social Studies, and more. Using text and speech recognition AI technology, the app surfaces the most relevant learning resources for you. Read the full article

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85 Photography and Gaming Adware Apps on Google Play

Security firm Trend Micro reported 85 photography and gaming adware apps being downloaded 8 Million Times on Google Play. These were caught serving ads, which would take over users’ smartphone(fraudulent money-making scheme), have been removed from the app store. Read the full article

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Spectacles 3, Wearable Sunglass Camera with 3D Effects on Snapchat

Snap launches Spectacles 3, a wearable sunglass camera which includes new 3D effects for Snapchat. Capture 3D snaps with side-to-side depth effect via the new dual-angle cameras. The 3D filters add AR graphics effects to captured video. 3D lenses add stickers and characters to your Snaps. 3D viewing lets you use an included stereoscopic viewer to get the same perspective as someone who’s captured video using their Spectacles when viewing their Snaps. Read the full article

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Plex launches a brand new Media Software App for Mac and Windows

Plex launches a brand new desktop application 'Plex' for Mac and Windows, replacing the earlier Plex Media Player software. Also, the company will remove its existing Windows Store app & end support for traditional home theater PC setup. Read the full article

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Lokal, a Local News & Classifieds App for Indians in Regional Languages

Lokal, a news app brings local news to Indian users in their regional languages. The startup is funded by American Seed Funding provider 'Y Combinator'. The app is currently available in Telugu language which has gained more than two million users. Read the full article

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El Capitan, World's New Fastest Supercomputer for USA Nuclear Stockpile

Supercomputer maker Cray(Seattle based), has been assigned by US Department of Energy(DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration(NNSA) to develop $600 million Supercomputer 'El Capitan'. Read the full article

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Google Stadia - Powerful, Seamless, Next-gen Cloud Gaming Platform

Google Stadia is cloud-based streaming game service, designed to run on everything from PCs and Android phones to Google's own Chromecast devices. Read the full article

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 4, Best Android Hardware Built like iPhone

Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 is a best android hardware consist of steel frame with chamfered(transitional edge between two faces of an object) edges, thin bezels and impeccable construction, just like a big iPhone. Read the full article

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Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX, Industry’s First 108Mp Image Sensor for Smartphones

Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX is the first mobile image sensor in the industry with 108 megapixel. Samsung partners with Xiaomi to bring the innovation to mobile cameras with new ISOCELL Bright HMX. Read the full article

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Osmo Mobile 3, Foldable Gimbal for Smartphones with Stable & Smooth Footage

Osmo Mobile 3 is a smartphone accessory helps you to record smoother, more professional-looking video. Also, it makes easier to capture specialized shots like time lapses and panoramas. Read the full article

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Adobe Fresco, Drawing and Painting app with AI powered Live Brushes

Adobe launches dedicated drawing and painting app named Fresco which was formerly known as Project Gemini. With Adobe Live Brushes feature, Fresco app uses AI to recreate the behavior of oils and watercolors. Read the full article

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Scoop, AI Video Startup Voxel51's Powerful Video Processing Platform

Voxel51 launched a software platform 'Scoop' designed to make it easier, faster and more affordable to access the untapped potential of video data. Voxel51 is a University of Michigan startup. Read the full article

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Samsung PlayGalaxy Link, Stream Games from PC to Note 10 Phone

Users can stream PC games to their Note 10 phones using a new platform Samsung PlayGalaxy Link. With PlayGalaxy Link, you can play a game on your PC and then, pick up from where you left off on your Note 10 phone.

The process is handled via streaming and thus, Samsung says there will be no need for local storage on the Note. PlayGalaxy Link will go hand-in-hand with the just-announced Galaxy Note 10‘s Game Booster feature, which leverages AI to optimize performance and power consumption depending on the game.

PlayGalaxy is Samsung’s latest shot at getting more heavily involved in mobile gaming, arriving on the heels of the Apple Arcade and Google Stadia announcements. And while the new Note offers a number of hardware features optimized for gaming, it does appear that, as with Microsoft and Google’s offering, the PC is doing the heavy lifting here. Combining advanced hardware with a slew of game-optimizing features, the Galaxy Note10 takes mobile gaming to the next level. Check out the video above to see how the devices’ support for Samsung’s P2P gaming service, PlayGalaxy Link, lets users take their PC gaming sessions on the road. The offering seems to be linked to Samsung’s recently announced partnership with Microsoft — itself a clear shot across the bow against Apple’s ecosystem offering. Credits: https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/08/samsung-is-bringing-pc-game-streaming-to-the-note-10/ Read the full article

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China is building New Autonomous Lane for Self-driving Cars

To boost its position as a leader in autonomous sector, China is building 100 km long highway with dedicated lanes for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles(AVs).

This freeway will connect Beijing and the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province, and will be operational by 2020. It will have smart sensors along the lanes, and a smart-toll facility for easier payment. The highway will have a speed limit of 62 to 74 mph. A report suggests that by 2020, half of the new cars in China will have some self-driving functions, and developments like self-driving lanes will certainly encourage popularity. China has also set the target of installing C-V2X (Vehicle to Anything) sensors in 90 percent of the country by 2020. Last year, the country laid out rules for testing self-driving cars in the country. While most companies had to experiment with autonomous vehicles in designated areas, Chinese search giant Baidu got permission to try out self-driving cars on city streets. Other local tech companies like Tencent and Alibaba are also working on platforms. Later city administrations of Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Shanghai have opened up their roads for AVs, paving the way for a faster public rollout. A study by KPMG published earlier this year suggests that China is ranked 20th on the Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index. The report indicates that a country’s ranking can drastically improve if there are a large number of local companies working on AV technology. While some US states have thought about building dedicated lanes for AVs, they have yet to be actualized. If China manages to complete the project on time, it will show the world the country is ready to take the lead in self-driving car adoption. A report by McKinsey published last year notes that China’s AV industry can rake up to $500 billion by 2030 in car sales and services. With lanes for autonomous cars, cab-hailing companies can offer fast and convenient rides to the consumer without worrying about driver costs. Plus, China‘s dedicated AV lanes will help in avoiding AV-related deaths. Credits: https://thenextweb.com/cars/2019/04/15/how-chinas-new-highway-for-self-driving-cars-will-boost-its-av-ambitions/ Read the full article