Apple might have disabled bilateral wireless charging on its new iPhones. The iPhone 11 lineup reportedly has all the necessary hardware to enable the feature. Apple’s new iPhones may include a hidden feature. Citing “reliable sources,” frequent Apple leaker Sonny Dickson says all three new iPhone models include the necessary hardware for bilateral charging, a feature that […]
Amazon hasn’t shared details, but new Echo gadgets are likely. Amazon has announced that it will hold an event on September 25 to announce new hardware products. The company’s invitations indicate that it will discuss “new things from the Amazon Devices and Services team” at the event. Amazon held a similar event around the same […]
WhatsApp ‘Exploited’ By Hong Kong Police To Collect Intelligence—Accounts Suspended In another blunt message to China, Facebook has slapped down attempts by the police in Hong Kong to use its WhatsApp messaging platform to collect intelligence on the pro-democracy protests. The plan had been to let members of the public message in photos and videos […]
McDonald’s is acquiring Apprente, a startup which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand speech in multiple languages. The technology will be used in the company’s drive-thrus and could also be used in its self-order kiosks and a mobile app. This is McDonald’s third tech deal this year. There is a new self-checkout shopping cart that makes grocery shopping easier. When […]
YouTube Removed Over 100K Videos and 17K Channels in Q2 2019. YouTube detailed the work it put into removing harmful content last quarter, revealing over 100,000 individual videos were removed. That number represents a 5x increase in video removals from Q1 to Q2. In addition, over 17,000 channels and 500 million comments were removed in the same […]
