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Thomas Lee Young doesn’t sound like your typical Silicon Valley founder. The 24-year-old CEO of Interface, a San Francisco startup using AI to prevent industrial accidents, is a white guy with a Caribbean accent and a Chinese last name, a combination he finds amusing enough to mention when he’s first introduced to business contacts. Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, the site of substantial oil and gas exploration activity, Young grew up around oil rigs and energy infrastructure because his entire family worked as engineers, stretching back generations to his great-grandfather, who immigrated to the island nation from China.…

Happy Black Friday, everyone, now let’s see what’s good. Note that we have smartphone deals in a separate post. Here we will focus on the best tablet, laptop, smartwatch and other offers in Germany. Note that Black Friday sales will run for a whole week, leading up to the actual Black Friday (and there’s Cyber Monday after that, but all in due time). Here are some shortcuts to jump straight to the section you care about: Tablets The M2-powered Apple iPad Air 11” and 13” models are on sale – while the chipset is now three generations old, the tablets…

Perhaps Apple’s AI fiasco wasn’t so much an issue with Apple Intelligence as much as it was Apple not understanding the assignment. Look at what Google has done with AI on its Pixel phones. The point of the Camera Coach is to be helpful to Pixel users who are shooting a photo or video. The Gemini AI model used will analyze the scene and will position the user to give the photo a better chance of becoming an epic shot.Examples of useful AI on the Pixel are the Camera Coach and the Magic CueThe Camera Coach will move the user…

Ethics and governance were major focal points, with school leaders receiving guidance on implementing AI solutions safely, effectively and in ways that safeguard learner well-being. The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI),  in partnership with Abu Dhabi University  and SABIS International School,  organised a landmark conference titled “Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Private K–12 Education Curriculum – Empowering Tomorrow’s Classrooms.”Hosted at SABIS International School on Yas Island, the event gathered leading educators, policymakers and technology experts to examine how AI can enhance private K–12 education across Abu Dhabi. The conference focused on translating the UAE National Strategy for…

According to a new research note by analyst Jeff Pu, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17e will come with a camera upgrade. Specifically, it will get the same 18MP selfie camera as the rest of the iPhone 17 family. This was introduced with the iPhone 17 series, so it’s both great and rather surprising to see Apple extending it to the cheapest model in the lineup so quickly – it’s not often the company does something like this. The new camera uses a square sensor, which lets you take vertical or horizontal selfies without needing to move the phone. Pu says the…

The company enables machines to understand and interact with 3D environments using human-like spatial intelligence, with the potential to transform industries such as gaming and robotics. Cisco  announced that Cisco Investments, its venture capital arm, is investing in World Labs Technologies, Inc., a spatial intelligence AI startup. Founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, a renowned computer vision pioneer often called the “godmother of AI,” World Labs is driving the next paradigm shift in artificial intelligence. The company enables machines to understand and interact with 3D environments using human-like spatial intelligence, with the potential to transform industries such as gaming and robotics.…

Today, Samsung Electronics named TM Roh as head of its Device eXperience (DX) Division and appointed him as CEO. He won’t be the only CEO, however – he’s joining Young Hyun Jun, Vice Chairman and Head of the Device Solutions (DS) Division, as co-CEO. Roh will continue to oversee the company’s mobile business as head of the Mobile eXperience (MX) business, while Vice Chairman Jun will remain head of the Memory business. So it looks like Roh is expanding his managerial roles, which means Samsung must be happy with how he’s led the mobile business in the past few years,…

The Pan-African Quantum Challenge opens a strategic partnership opportunity for visionary companies and organizations to co-build the Continent’s sovereign quantum ecosystem. The Africa Quantum Consortium (AQC)  announced the launch of Hack the Horizon: The Pan African Quantum Challenge, a landmark initiative designed to assemble and activate the continent’s sovereign quantum ecosystem. Registration for this continent-wide challenge, which unites Africa’s top innovators with the global diaspora, opened on Nov. 20. More than just a competition, Hack the Horizon is the strategic assembly of Africa’s quantum future. It will unite leading university researchers, top software developers and visionary industry leaders with next-generation…

GravaStar Mercury V60 Pro has a blazing 8,000 Hz polling rate! HomeComputer AccessoriesGravaStar Mercury V60 Pro Gadget Flow EditorsGravaStar Mercury V60 ProHurry up! This item is 10% OFF!Meet the GravaStar Mercury V60 Pro, a wired gaming board with magnetic Hall Effect switches, adjustable key feel, and true 8,000 Hz polling.True 8 kHz Polling: 8 kHz polling and 256 KHz key-position scanning cut input latency to about 0.125 ms, so actions feel instantaneous in fast games.Magnetic Hall Effect Switches: GravaStar UFO magnetic switches use Hall Effect sensors and N52H magnets for frictionless travel and long life, giving consistent actuation.Adjustable Actuation &…

Black Friday sales are in full swing – did you get anything yet? If you are looking for a new phone, we have been tracking a great number of offers for the US market. Here’s what Amazon has to offer and here are deals from Samsung. Here we wanted to spotlight four of the best offers that we’ve seen so far. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra remains a unique productivity tool with its built-in S Pen and DeX support. You can use the USB-C for wired video out, but wireless screen casting works too, so the Ultra is pretty versatile.…