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Goldman explains Apple Card algorithmic rejections, including bankruptcies
×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .When Apple launched a new slate of services last year, including , , and , the one that generated the most excitement was , the company’s first self-branded credit card offering. Developed in partnership with investment bank , Apple Card promised users a “reinvented” credit card experience, eliminating fees, simplifying payments, and delivering “Daily Cash” perks. But for some people, applying for the Apple Card has been an endless exercise in frustration.While Apple...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .When Apple launched a new slate of services last year, including , , and , the one that generated the most excitement was , the company’s first self-branded credit card offering. Developed in partnership with investment bank , Apple Card promised users a “reinvented” credit card experience, eliminating fees, simplifying payments, and delivering “Daily Cash” perks. But for some people, applying for the Apple Card has been an endless exercise in frustration.While Apple...WW…
Computer vision researchers develop city-scale smart tracking platform
×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Surveillance cameras already dot or blanket major cities, but it’s not necessarily easy to continuously track a person or object moving through multiple locations and cameras. Now researchers from the Indian Institute of Science are applying advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to this complex challenge, creating a software platform called — Hindi for “investigator” — that simultaneously manages the specifics of tracking and the larger issue of working...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Surveillance cameras already dot or blanket major cities, but it’s not necessarily easy to continuously track a person or object moving through multiple locations and cameras. Now researchers from the Indian Institute of Science are applying advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to this complex challenge, creating a software platform called — Hindi for “investigator” — that simultaneously manages the specifics of tracking and the larger issue of working...WW…
Apple and Facebook spin antitrust claims: We’re misunderstood
×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .In late July, a Congressional subcommittee four major tech company CEOs to formally answer questions about allegedly monopolistic business practices — a public spectacle marred only by COVID-19-related isolation of the attendees. faced some of the heaviest questioning, but Apple certainly didn’t escape notice, as it was peppered with evidence that its App Store was within the software industry.The “Online Platforms and Market Power” hearing matters because it paved...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .In late July, a Congressional subcommittee four major tech company CEOs to formally answer questions about allegedly monopolistic business practices — a public spectacle marred only by COVID-19-related isolation of the attendees. faced some of the heaviest questioning, but Apple certainly didn’t escape notice, as it was peppered with evidence that its App Store was within the software industry.The “Online Platforms and Market Power” hearing matters because it paved...WW…
Standalone VR headsets are finally ready to make a big leap forward
Log OutWatch every session from the annual eventOn DemandTech company media events broadly divide into two categories: Apple-style events where completed new products are revealed just before they hit stores, and Qualcomm-style events where new technologies are , sometimes without even naming the first products that will include the innovations. Rather than calling one type of event “better” than the other, I view both as valuable; Apple reveals “what is now” while Qualcomm shows off “what will be.”Last December, Qualcomm announced a breakthrough chipset for mixed reality devices called the...…Log OutWatch every session from the annual eventOn DemandTech company media events broadly divide into two categories: Apple-style events where completed new products are revealed just before they hit stores, and Qualcomm-style events where new technologies are , sometimes without even naming the first products that will include the innovations. Rather than calling one type of event “better” than the other, I view both as valuable; Apple reveals “what is now” while Qualcomm shows off “what will be.”Last December, Qualcomm announced a breakthrough chipset for mixed reality devices called the...WW…
Google Maps is coming to Apple Watch, adding CarPlay Dashboard support
×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .became the for Apple devices years ago, but Google apparently isn’t quite ready to cede either the growing wearables market or the automotive business to its chief rival. Today, Google announced that will be adding both an app and support for CarPlay Dashboard, increasing the likelihood that Apple users will reconsider Google’s potential contribution to their walks and rides.Google Maps for Apple Watch appears to be a very stripped-down version of the iPhone app,...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .became the for Apple devices years ago, but Google apparently isn’t quite ready to cede either the growing wearables market or the automotive business to its chief rival. Today, Google announced that will be adding both an app and support for CarPlay Dashboard, increasing the likelihood that Apple users will reconsider Google’s potential contribution to their walks and rides.Google Maps for Apple Watch appears to be a very stripped-down version of the iPhone app,...WW…
Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 5 refuels phones 50% in 5 minutes, 100% in 15
×Please wait...Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. .has become increasingly popular over the past few years due to its convenience — just drop your phone on a pad and pick it up later — but wired charging is faster, and some ultra-high-speed options have emerged this month to power next-generation phones. Today, Qualcomm is adding its latest innovations to the mix under the name , a wired platform that promises to fully recharge upcoming phones in 15 minutes or go...…×Please wait...Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. .has become increasingly popular over the past few years due to its convenience — just drop your phone on a pad and pick it up later — but wired charging is faster, and some ultra-high-speed options have emerged this month to power next-generation phones. Today, Qualcomm is adding its latest innovations to the mix under the name , a wired platform that promises to fully recharge upcoming phones in 15 minutes or go...WW…
Samsung: Expect 6G in 2028, enabling mobile holograms and digital twins
×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Just as the earliest 5G networks began to go live two years ago, a handful of scientists were eager to publicize their initial work on the , which was back then, and at worst an ill-timed distraction. But as 5G continues to roll out, 6G research continues, and today top mobile hardware developer Samsung is with predictions of what’s to come. Surprisingly, the South Korean company is preparing for early 6G to launch two years ahead of the , even though both...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Just as the earliest 5G networks began to go live two years ago, a handful of scientists were eager to publicize their initial work on the , which was back then, and at worst an ill-timed distraction. But as 5G continues to roll out, 6G research continues, and today top mobile hardware developer Samsung is with predictions of what’s to come. Surprisingly, the South Korean company is preparing for early 6G to launch two years ahead of the , even though both...WW…
Opensignal: U.S. lags behind 7 leading 5G countries in download speeds
×Please wait...Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. .Fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks have promised to deliver dramatically faster speeds than their 4G predecessors, and that promise is already being met in almost every country where 5G has rolled out — except the United States. As latest reveals, average U.S. 5G download speeds are still hovering below the country’s typical Wi-Fi speeds, an issue the wireless measurement firm attributes to the .Across...…×Please wait...Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. .Fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks have promised to deliver dramatically faster speeds than their 4G predecessors, and that promise is already being met in almost every country where 5G has rolled out — except the United States. As latest reveals, average U.S. 5G download speeds are still hovering below the country’s typical Wi-Fi speeds, an issue the wireless measurement firm attributes to the .Across...WW…
Italian airport leads Europe in adopting AR thermal scanning helmets
×Please wait...Ever since COVID-19 first began wreaking havoc in China, multiple Chinese and American companies have been rushing to popularize wearable thermal scanners that can quickly detect a key symptom — — in public places. Now the busiest airport in Italy, Rome’s Aeroporti di Roma-Fiumicino, says it’s the first in Europe to adopt a “smart helmet” that uses augmented reality and a thermal scanner to screen visitors, helping the facility keep sick people off planes.Similar to a motorcycle or police riot helmet in design, the is made by Shenzhen, China’s , and looks intimidating from...…×Please wait...Ever since COVID-19 first began wreaking havoc in China, multiple Chinese and American companies have been rushing to popularize wearable thermal scanners that can quickly detect a key symptom — — in public places. Now the busiest airport in Italy, Rome’s Aeroporti di Roma-Fiumicino, says it’s the first in Europe to adopt a “smart helmet” that uses augmented reality and a thermal scanner to screen visitors, helping the facility keep sick people off planes.Similar to a motorcycle or police riot helmet in design, the is made by Shenzhen, China’s , and looks intimidating from...WW…
Holographic VR meetings just became real, whether you’re ready or not
×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .I’m not often at a loss for words, but as I re-entered the real world after my second holographic media briefing this month, I realized that I was struggling to speak or type. Mentally, the sensation was awe — my sincere belief that I had just experienced the future of remote work and meetings. Yet physically, I was fighting off nausea, a reminder that though collaborative mixed reality experiences are now affordable and practical, people may not be ready for them to...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .I’m not often at a loss for words, but as I re-entered the real world after my second holographic media briefing this month, I realized that I was struggling to speak or type. Mentally, the sensation was awe — my sincere belief that I had just experienced the future of remote work and meetings. Yet physically, I was fighting off nausea, a reminder that though collaborative mixed reality experiences are now affordable and practical, people may not be ready for them to...WW…
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