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| Sundar Pichai / Financial Times: |
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says AI is too important not to be regulated and there are real concerns about the potential negative consequences of AI — The writer is chief executive of Alphabet and Google — Growing up in India, I was fascinated by technology. Each new invention changed my family's life in meaningful ways.
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| Scott Stein / CNET: |
AR startup Mojo Vision shows off the first prototype of Mojo Lens, its contact lenses that display text, have an eye-controlled interface, and work in the dark — Mojo Vision's smart contacts put text in my eye and let me see in the dark. They're aiming for even more than that.
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| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
A look at Clearview AI, a facial recognition app claiming it scraped 3B+ images from sites like Facebook, YouTube, and that 600+ law enforcement agencies use it — A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.
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| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
Samsung appoints Taemoon Roh the head of its smartphone division, who will take over from Koh Dong-Jin, to run the world's largest mobile devices business — - Taemoon Roh will now steer the world's biggest mobile name — Samsung seeks to take the lead in 5G and foldables this year
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Research: Opera, known for its web browser, allegedly issues predatory loans in Kenya, Nigeria, and India via Android apps, likely violating Play Store policies — GET OUR LATEST REPORTS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX — Summary (NASDAQ: OPRA) — Opera went public in mid-2018 based largely on prospects for its core browser business.
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| Bart Meijer / Reuters: |
TomTom says it has reached a deal with Huawei “some time ago” for the use of its maps, traffic information, and navigation software in Huawei phones — AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom on Friday said it has closed a deal … | Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Sources: ByteDance plans a foray into games, building a team of 1,000+ and buying game studios and title distribution rights; first big games coming this spring — - The TikTok proprietor shows ambition beyond short-form video — Hiring spree includes industry veterans and local game studios
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says it now partners with 20,000+ neighborhood stores across Tier 1, 2, and 3 cities in India to store and deliver goods under its “I have Space” program — Neighborhood stores dot tens of thousands of cities, towns and villages in India.
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
An analysis of 40 studies finds that the link between social media use and both depression and anxiety among adolescents is small and inconsistent — A growing number of academics are challenging assumptions about the negative effects of social media and smartphones on children.
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| Rupert Neate / The Guardian: |
Some analysts say Alphabet could double in value to become a $2T company in the near future, as the total market cap of FAANGs rose by $1.3T over the past year — As Alphabet becomes the latest firm to achieve a 13-figure market cap, analysts still forecast years of growth ahead| The Intercept: |
Court docs: after a search warrant, Facebook gave Puerto Rico private info from student news outlets; some fear it was a politically motivated search for crimes — As seven University of Puerto Rico students prepare to face trial in February for participating in a nonviolent protest more than two years ago … | David Z. Morris / Fortune: |
Experts say Yandex, Russia's most-used search engine, is lagging behind Google and Bing in implementing controls to cut down on images of child sexual abuse — Experts say the spread of images of child sexual exploitation online has reached unprecedented levels, calling the situation a major social crisis.Sponsor Posts
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