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Leak: The OnePlus 7T Pro could pack a massive camera module

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 9:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


For the past few years now, OnePlus has launched two phones per year – one in the spring, and an upgraded ‘T’ model in the fall. We may have gotten our first look at a big design change coming to the OnePlus 7T Pro (or just 7T) change in the series thanks to leaker Evan Blass. Notably, the device seems to incorporate a large circular camera module on its rear. Way back in December of 2018, Ishan Agarwal posted an image that appeared to show OnePlus CEO Pete Lau alongside a TV showing a prototype OnePlus device with a large…

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Dear Netflix: Please ditch the algorithm and focus on human-curated ‘Collections’

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 9:28 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, artificial intelligence


Netflix is reportedly testing an all-new recommendation system that harnesses the power of employed biological neural networks – that’s humans if you insist on dumbing it down. Dubbed ‘Collections,’ the new system works like every collection of anything did before about 10 years ago – people sort it out so you don’t have to. I think this is a fabulous idea and so should you. The way Netflix does things now involves artificial intelligence and necromancy. The company gathers data on everything its users do on the platform, and then feeds that data to a bunch of machine-learning algorithms that…

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Google plays politics with China as it quietly bans state-sponsored YouTube accounts

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 6:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Social Media


Google yesterday announced it’d banned 210 YouTube accounts “related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong” and the discovery was “consistent with recent observations and actions related to China announced by Facebook and Twitter.” If you’re not an avid reader of social media company blogs, let me clear things up for you: Google banned 210 accounts that the People’s Republic of China was using to spread disinformation and propaganda about the protests and protesters in Hong Kong. This week has been rife with revelations that China‘s engaged in a massive global disinformation campaign encompassing both Chinese and US social media…

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GOG Galaxy 2.0 beats all the other PC platforms by joining them (literally)

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 6:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


GOG, that other gaming platform, created a new launcher specifically to help everyone get all their games in one place. I finally tried it, and it’s a surprisingly gratifying experience. The Store Wars of 2019 continue to bubble beneath the crust of the gaming industry — forever brewing into the next big shitstorm should someone dare to declare platform exclusivity. Being upfront, I only care about it on a philosophical level, in that I like to examine the arguments, but it has no bearing on my day-to-day gaming. That being said, there is one annoying side effect of said Store Wars, and…

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Why reCAPTCHA is actually an act of human torture

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Like many things that start out as a mere annoyance, though eventually grow into somewhat of an affliction. One particular dark and insidious thing has more than reared its ugly head in recent years, and now far more accurately described as an epidemic disease. I’m talking about the filth that is reCAPTCHA. Yes that seemingly harmless question of “Are you a human?” Truly I wish all this called for were sarcastic puns of ‘The Matrix’ variety but the matter is far more serious. Google describes reCAPTCHA as: [reCAPTCHA] is a free security service that protects your websites from spam and…

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