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6 surprising ways robots (and their anuses) are helping people live and work

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by on May 14, 2019 at 2:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, robots, syndication


How many times in the past week do you think your life was affected by a robot? Unless you have a robot vacuum cleaner, you might say that robots had no real impact on your life. But you’re wrong. Let’s take a look at some of the ways robots are being used right now but that you probably have no idea about. So what is a robot? Before we start, we need to define what actually is a robot. There is no official definition of what constitutes a robot, but many roboticists (like me) consider it to be a machine…

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Samsung wants to blockchainify its budget phones

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by on May 14, 2019 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Despite the lackluster launch of the latest Samsung Galaxy S10’s cryptocurrency and blockchain features, the Korean tech giant is reportedly looking to trickle the technology down to its budget smartphones. In an announcement yesterday, senior managing director of Product Strategy at Samsung’s Wireless division, Chae Won-cheol, said “We will lower barriers to new experiences by gradually expanding the number of Galaxy models that support blockchain functions,” Business Korea reports. It’s also reported that Samsung will expand the availability of its blockchain services after Korea, the United States, and Canada. Don’t hold your breath Rumors that Samsung was working on cryptocurrency…

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Lenovo unveils the world’s first ‘foldable PC’ and I’m actually kinda excited

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by on May 14, 2019 at 1:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Foldable phones have been all the rage this year, so we shouldn’t perhaps be surprised that someone would up the ante soon. Lenovo showed off its upcoming foldable PC at its Accelerate conference today. The device will fall under its premium Thinkpad X1 line, and will launch next year. The device will have a 13.3-inch 2K OLED display made in partnership with LG, and will be powered by an Intel processor. Right now the company showed off just an early prototype, and we don’t know the full spec sheet, yet. A hands-on by Engadget shows that Lenovo has created a special hinge to…

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Bitfinex raised $1 billion in 10 days by selling a token redeemable for Tethers

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by on May 14, 2019 at 1:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex raised $1 billion in 10 days with an initial exchange offering (IEO), money it hopes will alleviate concerns of its financial stability. Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino tweeted Monday that private firms, both inside the cryptocurrency sector and out, had contributed more than $100 million each throughout the fundraising. A “legion” of individuals who made investments over $1 million were also said to have bought tokens, which are intended to be redeemable for Tether tokens. Why? Because they know we are trustworthy, they recognize what we have been doing (without needing us bragging about it publicly) and…

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Sonos finally supports Google Assistant voice control (and it plays nice with Alexa)

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by on May 14, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


I’ve been trying to avoid the word “finally” in my headlines, but I think this one gets a pass: Over a year and a half after it was originally promised, Sonos has brought the Google Assistant to its voice-powered speakers – namely the Sonos One and Beam. Finally. The timing isn’t entirely a surprise; the company [announced]( an Assistant Beta late last year and has been testing it these past few weeks. The company says it took so long because it was trying to get it right. After all, Sonos is the first company to combine Google Assistant and Alexa support on the same…

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