The double tap gesture points at a new way to use Wearables
Apple Watch’s double tap gesture could be useful for people with disabilities, however, it’s unlikely to work for everyone, a scientist has said. The scientist, who works for Assistive Touch, added that the gesture may not be applicable to everyone as some people aren’t strong enough to do two quick motions such as double tap and double clench.
California has ordered Cruise self-guided cars to be off the roads
Google’s self-driving startup Cruise has been ordered to cease operations in the US state of California after one of its self-driving cars struck and dragged a pedestrian in San Francisco earlier this month. The DMV issued an indefinite suspension because of safety issues with the vehicles. This comes after the US NHTSA opened an investigation into Cruise citing pedestrian safety concerns.
The leak of the next big chip fromQualcomm is full of artificial intelligence
Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon chip will support a variety of camera tools, including the ability to remove objects from videos and expand areas of a photo, as per a report. The chip will be used in the Snapdragon S24 line, which is anticipated in the first quarter of next year, the report added. The chip will reportedly be built with Google’s own AI-powered chips.
More missile defense systems are being sent to the Middle East
The US is sending a drone battery and two additional battalions to the Middle East in response to the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The US has also said that it’s “redirected” the Eisenhower aircraft carrier to the Central Command’s area of responsibility, which encompasses much of the Middle East, including Israel and Lebanon.
Instead of permanently banning, the website is going to give warnings
Discord’s Vice President of trust and safety John Redgrave told The Verge that it wouldn’t feel like a violation of privacy to use technology to identify problematic content. He added that the platform is working on a grooming model to detect sexual exploitation on its service. Redgrave co-founded Sentropy in 2014 to work on AI tools to detect harassment online.
Living guidelines for generative artificial intelligence are needed by scientists
Stanford researchers have released guidelines for regulating generative AI, as part of the ‘Generative Artificial Intelligence (HeLMA) Living Guidelines’ initiative. Researchers should always acknowledge and specify for which tasks they have used AI in (scientific) research publications or presentations. The independent scientific auditor should have access to a portal where users who discover biased or inaccurate responses can report them.
The $1,699 OnePlus Open is the debut foldable by the company
OnePlus has launched its foldable battery-screen smartphone OnePlus Open which is priced at $199 (14,900). According to a report, OnePlus Open has a 6.2-inch AMOLED display and comes with an 8MP+2MP quad-camera setup. The report further said that OnePlus Open’s battery can be charged using the Qi wireless charging technology, which is currently only available in China.
First briefing: Gaza aid deal
After talking with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet, US President Joe Biden announced an agreement to allow Humanitarian aid from Egypt to Gaza. At most 20 trucks will enter Gaza in the coming days, and the UN will distribute the aid. Biden wants to get an update from Israeli military officials on their strategy and the pace of their operations.
The Password-Sharing Crackdown is working for now
Netflix has added over 8.8 million new worldwide subscribers during July-September, more than tripling the number gained during the same time last year when Netflix was scrambling to recover from a downturn in customers during the first half of 2021. The increase left Netflix with nearly 243.8 million subscribers. Netflix’s shares have increased by about 30% so far this year.
A system that prevents the destruction ofviruses
In a study published in Nature Climate Change, Norwegian researchers said that it’ll be “much cheaper” and “easier to take action against global warming than it’ll be later”. They used two climate models to assess how the Greenland ice sheet would respond to a variety of scenarios. The researchers said that June, July, August and September 2023 saw record high global temperatures.