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World’s First AI News Anchor Debuts in China
China is way ahead of the rest of the world and we’re talking about a lot of aspects where it has created new benchmarks.
This week, one of its premier news agencies has debuted the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor, reading out the content published by the entity at the World Internet Conference taking place in Wuzhen, China.
Read the full story here.
Want to Save Your Phone’s Battery? Google Says Switch to Dark Mode
All this while you have been looking for the magic that increases the battery life of your phone. You’ve tried power banks and even fast chargers to negate its impact, but turns out Google had a trick up its sleeve that they have now revealed.
Google has finally confirmed that dark mode on Android phones uses less power and saves battery life.
Read the full story here.
PUBG is Coming to PS4 as Tencent Rolls Out More Updates & Avatars
PlayerUnknown’s Battleground aka PUBG is all set to receive major updates in the coming days not to mention that the game will be free to play on PS4 very soon.
Just a few days ago, Microsoft had announced that PUBG is free to download for the Xbox for a limited period of time and now Sony is set to follow suit with the game set to become available for PS4 in December.
Since there is more in store for PUBG fanatics, here’s a look at all the upcoming updates for PUBG on mobile.
Read the full list of accessories here.
Facial Tracking is Coming to India, Whether You Like it or Not
The ability to track people from afar has become the hallmark of surveillance in China, and people seem to have gotten used to it.
And India is looking to follow China’s formula, with cameras set up everywhere to detect people with devious intentions or looking to cause harm. There’s even talk of cameras at railway stations to track theft cases.
At the India Mobile Congress, we got a chance to speak with startups and technology giants who’re keen on bringing the feature to our shores, and by the looks of it, the government is more than keen to adopt it.
Read the full story here.
Samsung Developers Conference 2018: Foldable Phone Unveiled
South Korean tech giant Samsung unveiled some of its upcoming technology at the company’s annual developers conference in San Francisco.
The Samsung Developers Conference 2018 (SDC) was more focussed towards developers and software although the company did give us a glimpse into how their future foldable smartphones will look like. Samsung also showcased its new One UI which will power all the future Samsung devices.
Read about the top announcements from the Samsung Developers Conference 2018 here.
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