Tag: AI
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Tim Cook says Apple’s AI is already watching you
Tim Cook has said Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Apple’s products is watching the habits of the tech firm’s numerous customers. The Apple’s Chief Executive Officer made this known in an interview with MIT Technology Review, going into details to point out non-flashy examples of Apple using AI to very quietly make its products better. “Image…
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How technology is transforming daily living 20 years down the line – a personal experience
In 1996, I was in primary two; fast forward 6 years, in 2001, I came in contact with computers and its attendant technology, where else than in Lagos of Nigeria. This marks a tech revolution in my world. Since then I have never been the same; I practically became a gadget freak. Between 2001 and…
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Good news for Job seekers as Google AI job search tool goes live
Google’s AI-powered job search tool, Google for Jobs, seems to be live for some users. The feature which works in regular search is now visible to some users in the US. According to Android Police, a relevant search for job lists some vacancies from job listing sites. Unfortunately, there is still no word whether the…
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Twitter says it uses Deep Learning to recommend tweets on timelines
Making a transition from algorithmic timeline, micro-blogging site, Twitter has started using deep learning, a trendy type of artificial intelligence (AI) to recommend certain tweets on its 328 million monthly active users’ timelines. Twitter had introduced algorithmic timeline last year that ranked tweets based on relevance instead of them being in reverse chronological order. Twitter…
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Facebook takes Translation to a different angle with Artificial Intelligence
In a bid to overcome language barriers, social networking giant Facebook has announced a new machine learning translation method, claiming it to be nine times faster than other competitors. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been already in place at Facebook for automatically translating status updates to other languages, but the company is making a transition from…
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World Press Freedom Day: Nigerian authorities harassing, arresting journalists indiscriminately – AI
Amnesty International, AI has accused the Federal Government of stifling freedom of expression in the country by harassing and arresting media practitioners for doing their job. The group, in a statement released to mark the World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has stepped up its attempt to crush press freedom. The…
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Death penalty: We acted in accordance with Nigeria’s constitution, FG fires back at AI
The Federal Government has condemned calls by Amnesty International, AI to halt the planned execution of some inmates on death row in Lagos State. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that AI had on April 21 urged the Federal Government to establish an official moratorium, with a view to abolishing the death penalty in the country. However, in a…
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Google trends: Most searched consumer tech of 2016
Google has released search trends for year 2016 recently, dubbed ‘Year in Search 2016’ with Apple topping the list of most searched consumer tech worldwide, raking up four positions worldwide and taking top spot as the most searched mobile phone in Nigeria. This year, many topics set a new all-time high in search interest. Some…