Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Amazon Sees Palm Readers in Your Retail Shopping Future

Move over Bill Gates, it’s time for Jeff Bezos to get a little more time in the spotlight of conspiracy theorists. On Tuesday, Amazon announced the rollout of its new Amazon One devices that use a customer’s palm for identification and payment at physical retail stores. The devices are already available for use in…

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A New Tool for Detecting Deepfakes Looks for What Isn't There: an Invisible Pulse

In the endlessly escalating war between those striving to create flawless deepfake videos and those developing automated tools that make them easy to spot, the latter camp has found a very clever way to expose videos that have been digitally modified by looking for literal signs of life: a person’s heartbeat.

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Tuesday's Best Deals: Free Atlas Coffee, Echo Dot 2-Pack, Batman 18-Film Set, Vava Dash Cam, Plush Donut Dog Cushion, and More

A free bag from Atlas Coffee Club and Echo Dot 2-Pack lead Tuesday’s best deals.

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The LG Wing Is the Funnest Phone of 2020

Out of all the ambitious phones of 2020 including the handsets with monstrous specs like the ROG Phone 3, forward-thinking devices like the Surface Duo, and futuristic phones like the Galaxy Z Fold 2, LG’s weird and wacky Wing is easily the funnest phone of the year.

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D-Wave’s New Quantum Computer Is Inscrutable and Open for Business

In theory, quantum computers should be faster at solving many problems compared to classical computers. But because their components are extremely delicate, existing quantum computers are still rudimentary and error-prone, and academic and industry researchers have yet to demonstrate a profitable use for them. In…

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