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Experts warn DeepFakes could influence 2020 US election

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by on July 12, 2018 at 10:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


Fake AI-generated videos featuring political figures could be all the rage during the next election cycle, and that’s bad news for democracy. A recently released study indicates that DeepFakes, a neural network that creates fake videos of real people, represents one of the largest threats posed by artificial intelligence. The study’s authors state: AI systems are capable of generating realistic-sounding synthetic voice recordings of any individual for whom there is a sufficiently large voice training dataset. The same is increasingly true for video. As of this writing, “deep fake” forged audio and video looks and sounds noticeably wrong even to untrained individuals.…

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Microsoft Teams’ new free plan looks like a better deal than Slack’s

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by on July 12, 2018 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


It’s not secret Slack has dominated workplace communication among tech companies the last few years, but Microsoft began to fight back when it introduced Teams back in 2016. There was just one problem: Teams didn’t have a free option. That changes today. A free tier is pretty much essential for smaller businesses and companies. Slack has one, and it’s an easy way to onboard customers in hopes they’ll upgrade later. In a clear attempt to one-up Slack, Microsoft’s Teams is actually surprisingly robust. It includes support for up to 300 people – which should cover most small businesses –  and…

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Microsoft Teams’ new free plan looks like a better deal than Slack’s

Jul12
by on July 12, 2018 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


It’s not secret Slack has dominated workplace communication among tech companies the last few years, but Microsoft began to fight back when it introduced Teams back in 2016. There was just one problem: Teams didn’t have a free option. That changes today. A free tier is pretty much essential for smaller businesses and companies. Slack has one, and it’s an easy way to onboard customers in hopes they’ll upgrade later. In a clear attempt to one-up Slack, Microsoft’s Teams is actually surprisingly robust. It includes support for up to 300 people – which should cover most small businesses –  and…

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Apple’s Face ID thwarted by ‘morning face’

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by on July 12, 2018 at 7:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


It is a truth universally acknowledged that the vast majority of the human population do not look their best first thing in the morning. And the iPhone X apparently agrees, as the phone’s signature Face ID feature reportedly struggles to recognize its users in their waking states. An article on Slate tallies up some of the circumstances under which Face ID seems to flounder, and mentions that a common complaint is that Face ID won’t accept the face of a freshly-awoken person is that of its owner. This is an opinion shared by my boss, Boris, who tweeted FaceID wouldn’t…

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Startups! Here’s what you need to know before taking on Asia

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by on July 12, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Contributors, Entrepreneur


Once your startup has taken off in your local market, expanding geographically is a natural next step. Asia is likely to be on your target list given its promising consumer market that comprises a burgeoning middle-class with a high spending power, as well as increasing mobile and internet connectivity. I’ve seen startups going down this path but risks that emerge in Asia can prove to be a deal-breaker if not managed from the onset. Cultural risk Asia comprises over four billion people. It’s a diverse region with multiple languages and various preferences. One case in point is the varied preference…

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