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Image Credit: GoogleGoogle is bringing Made by Google back to New York City on August 12th, and the media invitations point to a change of pace. The show starts at 6 PM ET. Every recent Pixel event has been a daytime affair, so a prime-time kickoff is the first wrinkle before a single phone has even been shown.If you’re in the US, the timing means you can tune in after work or school while making dinner. I’ll have a different experience. The livestream starts at 2 AM in Armenia, so I’ll be staying up late to follow every announcement and…

Huawei just announced its new Pura 90s phones – the Pura 90s Pro and the Pura 90s Pro Max. Two very similar phones but for slightly different crowds. Of course, the Pro Max gives you all the top-end features while the 90s Pro comes in a more compact footprint with minimal trade-offs. We already did a detailed hands-on of the Pura 90s Pro Max showing what the camera system is capable of. Huawei Pura 90s Pro The most notable difference between the two devices is the display size. The Pura 90s Pro gets a 6.6-inch…

In the 60 years that ELIZA has been influencing computation and culture, conventional accounts portray it as the earliest example of what we now call chatbots, one that could converse as an automated psychologist. The deceptively simple program is known for “fooling” even the secretary who watched MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum create it. That’s how the story goes.However, in all those accounts—even after all its adaptations across programming languages and research fields, in classrooms and popular culture—one essential piece of the story has been missing: the source code for the ELIZA program itself. Our new book, Inventing ELIZA, recovers this…

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The protocol commits Vodacom to share its expertise and best practices from its operations across African markets in support of industry development. Vodacom  has signed a protocol with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  to strengthen collaboration on digital inclusion and telecommunications development across Africa. The agreement was signed during the AI for Good Summit by Ayman Essam, Chief External Affairs Officer at Vodacom Group, and Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau. The protocol commits Vodacom to share its expertise and best practices from its operations across African markets in support of industry development. The collaboration will…

Back in April a rumor from Korea claimed that Samsung was redesigning the rears of the entire Galaxy S27 family, with the camera island being moved around in order for the company to be able to finally fit magnets for wireless charging to its flagship phones. A few days later the speculative render seen below emerged, purportedly showing the design of the Galaxy S27 Ultra (which is also expected to come with only three cameras). However, today a new rumor from Korea claims that Samsung hasn’t decided anything yet. This source says all of the rumored designs (including the one…

Modern AI can identify forests all the way from space. It can estimate tree heights to an astonishing level of accuracy. It can predict wildfire risk. It can even model ecosystems that have never been surveyed. It is easy to assume these capabilities come from increasingly powerful AI models, and no doubt that is a major component of it. However, the foundation is built from something far less glamorous – it’s the data behind these models. Raw satellite imagery has to be made AI-ready before it can be of any use. For this to work, scientists often need to collect…

The initiative aims to build a highly skilled workforce capable of developing innovative, home-grown digital solutions tailored to Zambia”s needs. The Smart Zambia Institute  has employed a number of top-performing graduates from the University of Zambia (UNZA)  as part of its efforts to develop local talent and strengthen the country’s digital transformation agenda. The initiative aims to build a highly skilled workforce capable of developing innovative, home-grown digital solutions tailored to Zambia’s needs. The Institute said investing in local graduates is central to its vision of fostering sustainable digital transformation through home-grown expertise. To further enhance their capabilities, the graduates…

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Apple went through several iOS 27 betas, but those were only for developers. Now, the company has released the first public beta of iOS 27 – as well as public betas for the related iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, macOS 27 and tvOS 27. The stable release is coming this fall. But if you want to get an early start, you can sign up for the Apple Beta Software Program and install version 27 on your device today. Which phones are supported? Apple didn’t drop compatibility, so if your phone runs version 26, it can run version 27 too. This means…