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Apple to make 20 percent fewer new model iPhones this year: Nikkei

ROTechnicaJun 10, 20180

The California-based firm has asked suppliers to make about 20 percent fewer components for the three new iPhones it plans to launch in the second half of 2018, compared to last year’s plans for its

6 ways Facebook uses AI

ROTechnicaJun 9, 20180

Facebook is putting artificial intelligence to use to identify porn, protect Mark Zuckerberg and (someday) connect to your brain waves. In the world of Facebook, Chief Global Security Officer Nick Lovrien says, “A day is a

Google bars uses of its Artificial Intelligence tech in weapons

ROTechnicaJun 8, 20180

Google will not allow its artificial intelligence software to be used in weapons or unreasonable surveillance efforts under new standards for its business decisions in the nascent field, the Alphabet Inc (googl.o) unit said on

Secure your data and enter to win the smartphone of your dreams!

ROTechnicaJun 7, 20180

It’s been a while since we’ve held an old-fashioned smartphone of your dreams giveaway, let’s change that. Right now we are living in arguably the golden era of smartphones. Just about every smartphone available is

ASUS Gaming Smartphone: 11mm-style ROG Phone with Speed-Binned Snapdragon 845

ROTechnicaJun 5, 20180

ASUS producing a gaming smartphone is one of the more esoteric news stories at the Computex 2018 trade show this year. To fire a shot right across the bow of Razer, ASUS is putting its

General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Unveil Self-driving Deals

ROTechnicaJun 1, 20180

The race to lead America’s self-driving car market moved up a gear with General Motors and Fiat Chrysler announcing major deals. Japan’s SoftBank is putting $2.25bn (£1.7bn) into GM’s autonomous unit Cruise, one of the

Google Ramps AI Technologies At Key Conference

ROTechnicaMay 19, 20180

BY SIRE ANTOINE | MAY 19, 2018 Google I/O 2018: New tech includes Duplex, which phones businesses on a user’s behalf to book appointments Google has unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) features across its range

Kaspersky Lab To Open Swiss Data Centre, Amid Dutch Ban

ROTechnicaMay 19, 20180

BY SIRE ANTOINE | MAY 19, 2018 Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab has confirmed plans to build a data centre in Switzerland in an effort

If you use Twitter, reset your password now

ROTechnicaMay 18, 20180

If you use Twitter, reset your password now BY SIRE ANTOINE | MAY 18, 2018 It seems the next big password fiasco is here. Twitter is warning its user base, which numbers at over 330 million, to

iPhone X lags behind the Galaxy S9 in download speeds

ROTechnicaMay 18, 20180

iPhone X lags behind the Galaxy S9 in download speeds BY SIRE ANTOINE| MAY 18, 2018 Ookla, the Ziff Davis-owned service that tracks connection performance, declared the Galaxy S9 as the fastest phone ever released. Samsung’s 2018 flagship