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Huawei to unveil new chip to rival Samsung and Apple in smartphone market. (AFP)
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Hackers have discovered that one of the most central elements of online security — the mobile phone number — is also one of the easiest to steal. Credit Kevin Hagen for The New York Times
Identity Thieves Hijack Cellphone Accounts to Go After Virtual Currency
New York- Hackers have discovered that one of the most central elements of online security — the mobile phone number — is also one of the easiest to steal. In a growing number of online attacks, hackers have been calling up Verizon, T-Mobile US, Sprint and AT&T...Caption:
Children with phones and tablets in their bedrooms. Reuters
Children Listen to Smartphones more than Parents
Cologne (Germany)- A survey conducted by the Ipsos Research Institute showed that the majority of Germans asserted that electronic devices would have more influence on children than on parents in the future. Most importantly, children themselves admitted that...Caption:
Fans look on at KeyArena during Valve’s International Dota 2 Championships Wednesday in Seattle. The championship, pitting 16 teams against each other for $23 million in prize money, runs through Saturday. (ELAINE THOMPSON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Robot Learns from Pro Gamers — then Crushes Them
Washington- For decades, the world’s smartest game-playing humans have been racking up losses to increasingly sophisticated forms of artificial intelligence. The defeats began in the 1990s when IBM’s Deep Blue computer conquered chess master Garry Kasparov. More...Caption:
A ‘robot priest’ wearing a Buddhist robe chants sutras at it beats a wooden fish during its demonstration at Life Ending Industry EXPO 2017 in Tokyo, Japan August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Japanese Robot Could Host Buddhist Funerals
Tokyo- A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank’s humanoid robot “Pepper” – a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals. Chanting sutras in a computerized voice while tapping a drum, the robot was on display on Wednesday at a funeral industry fair...Caption:
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrives to be questioned in the corruption scandal of former president Park Geun-hye. AFP file photo