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Seattle startup Xnor unveils a 100% solar-powered prototype AI camera with 320x320 resolution, an FPGA chip, and an object recognition algorithm loaded on board (James Vincent/The Verge)
on February 17, 2019 at 05:30
James Vincent / The Verge:Seattle startup Xnor unveils a 100% solar-powered prototype AI camera with 320x320 resolution, an FPGA chip, and an object recognition algorithm loaded on board — Stick it in sunlight and it can transmit data pretty much indefinitely — A big trend in AI is the transition from cloud to edge computing. […]
Leaked images of the V50 ThinQ, LG's first 5G phone, show similar design to V40 with triple camera system and rear fingerprint sensor, likely launch on Feb. 24 (Bogdan Petrovan/Android Authority)
on February 17, 2019 at 04:35
Bogdan Petrovan / Android Authority:Leaked images of the V50 ThinQ, LG's first 5G phone, show similar design to V40 with triple camera system and rear fingerprint sensor, likely launch on Feb. 24 — We've known for a while that LG would reveal a 5G phone in early 2019, just like every other OEM apparently. […]
Kids YouTube star Blippi on how he abused DMCA takedown requests to keep Harlem Shake Poop, an embarrassing viral video he starred in 2013, hidden on the web (Jason Koebler/Motherboard)
on February 17, 2019 at 03:25
Jason Koebler / Motherboard:Kids YouTube star Blippi on how he abused DMCA takedown requests to keep Harlem Shake Poop, an embarrassing viral video he starred in 2013, hidden on the web — Someone claiming to represent Blippi filed DMCA copyright takedown requests to Google in order to get an embarrassing viral video hidden. […]
While some artists whose music is used in TikTok videos are compensated through their labels' sales of blanket licenses, others forgo payment for exposure (Duncan Cooper/Pitchfork)
on February 17, 2019 at 01:55
Duncan Cooper / Pitchfork:While some artists whose music is used in TikTok videos are compensated through their labels' sales of blanket licenses, others forgo payment for exposure — The company behind lip-sync app TikTok is reportedly worth three times as much as Spotify, but the artists whose music powers the platform are seeing very little of that money. […]
An account of the rise and untimely death of Vine and HQ Trivia cofounder Colin Kroll, based on interviews with and documents from friends, police, and others (Wall Street Journal)
on February 17, 2019 at 00:25
Wall Street Journal:An account of the rise and untimely death of Vine and HQ Trivia cofounder Colin Kroll, based on interviews with and documents from friends, police, and others — Self-taught coder Colin Kroll shot to startup fame, allowing him to live life in a fast lane — Colin Kroll, a college dropout […]