A new study suggests people are more trusting of robots than their own managers
According to a new study conducted by Oracle, 64% of those who were surveyed said they would trust a robot more than they do their managers. These employees also said that they were excited about having new technologies in the workplace, especially if the technologies help them learn new skills or gain more free time.
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Contact-tracing apps have a trust problem, even if they do protect your privacy
To help track people who've been exposed to COVID-19, technology companies and governments have proposed contact tracing apps as a solution. Apple and Google said that any government agencies requiring people to use their contact-tracing services would be violating their conditions, and that the tracking tools would have to be opt-in.
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Apple iPad Magic Keyboard is up for preorder on Amazon
If you look on Amazon in other countries, like the UK listing for the Magic Keyboard, it suggests a May 30 release date. Meanwhile, the Amazon listing says the item weight and the shipping weight for the 12.9-inch Smart Keyboard is 1.09 kilograms. The weight of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is 641 grams, so at first glance this new accessory is very heavy.
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Ikea purchases AI imaging startup for room visualizations
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has purchased Geomagical Labs, an AI imaging startup, for an undisclosed amount to bring an innovative room visualization technique to its customers. Using Geomagical Labs' imaging technology, users will be able to take a picture of any room with any smartphone, remove the furniture present and be able to decorate the room virtually from scratch using Ikea furniture.
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Content moderation startup Unitary raises £1.3 million
Founded by Sasha Haco, who previously worked with Stephen Hawking on black holes, Unitary is an artificial intelligence content moderation startup that aims to detect dangerous or malicious content automatically from the hundreds of hours of video uploaded to the internet every minute. Unitary just raised 1.3 million GBP in seed funding from Rocket Internet's GFC, Jane VC, SGH Capital, and several anonymous angel investors.
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