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Artificial intelligence is complex, but we can’t afford to ignore it

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 8:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana In early September, the media went abuzz with news of Amazon becoming the second US company to surpass the $1 trillion market cap. However, the news of Amazon’s success has eclipsed certain interesting facts: 2017 was the worst year ever for traditional retail stores thanks to e-commerce businesses like Amazon. More than 662 traditional retail businesses filed for bankruptcy in 2017 — a 30 percent increase from 2016. Traditional retailers were the second biggest job loser in 2017 — contributing to a loss of over 36,000…

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PS4s are being bricked by a chat exploit – here’s how you can stay safe

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 6:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


PlayStation 4 owners recently began reporting a strange messaging exploit, one which has already been allegedly weaponized to brick their consoles. Sony is working to fix the problem, but in the meantime, everyone just set your messages to private. Several users congregated on a Reddit thread, sharing a very similar story: A user would receive a message from someone, and after a moment several functions of their console would stop working. Some users attempted to fix their consoles, or delete the offending message via the PlayStation mobile app. According to the users in the Reddit thread, the message corrupted their consoles to…

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Pixel 3 vs iPhone XS: Which camera is better?

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Plugged


Over its last two iterations, the Google Pixel’s camera was practically celebrated as a star quarterback, set to outperform the rest of the pack by a mile. Naturally, there were monumental expectations for what the Pixel 3’s camera would be capable of. I’ve had the pleasure of testing not only the Pixel 3’s shooter, but also the one on the new iPhone XS, side-by-side to determine their strengths and weaknesses. While Google is still confident about putting out seriously good photos through a single camera, the iPhone relies on a dual camera setup to rival the Pixel. Before I dive…

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Early Review: The Pixel 3 is a great phone that could’ve been better

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 5:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Plugged


The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were arguably the best phones you could buy last year. Impressive performance, a clean software experience, and the best camera in the business added up to to a phone that was easy to recommend. The Pixel 3 improves on its predecessors in every aspect except one: price. Starting at $799 – $150 more than last year’s model at launch – I’m not entirely convinced Google has earned the premium. That depends on how much you care about the things only a Pixel can do. Disclaimer: I’ve had the Pixel 3 for less than…

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China’s two new satellites are a step towards completion of its Space Silk Road

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 4:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Space


China has successfully launched another two satellites that will be part of its native BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) – the country’s competitor to the American GPS system. The satellites will bolster China’s ambitious Space Silk Road project – the country’s programme to boost its global revenue from positioning and navigation systems. Some footage of the launch via OurSpace https://t.co/o1HHTNVwlf pic.twitter.com/LwgxeYT7ju — Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) October 15, 2018 The launch was significant for multiple reasons. First, the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System was built with China’s requirements for national security, and socioeconomic development in mind. The BDS reportedly provides a positioning…

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