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The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects. Users will be able to share Reels with followers on Instagram in a dedicated section called Reels in Explore. — Courtesy photo

August 6, 2020

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

WASHINGTON — Facebook Inc.’s Instagram photo-sharing app is launching its clone of TikTok in more than 50 countries. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects. Users will be able to share Reels with followers on Instagram in a dedicated section called Reels in Explore.It will be embedded into Instagram in the United States and elsewhere, the ...

August 1, 2020

Deepfakes, explained

By Meredith SomersMIT NewsDeepfakes can be used to manipulate and threaten individuals and corporations. But with a better understanding of the technology, executives can take steps to protect themselves and their companies.In March 2019, the CEO of a UK-based energy firm listened over the phone as his boss — the leader of the firm’s German parent company — ordered the transfer of €220,000 to a supplier in Hungary.News reports would ...

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July 29, 2020

Siemens compressors selected for gas reservoir storage project with Saudi Aramco

BERLIN — Siemens Energy was selected to provide centrifugal compressor systems for Saudi Aramco’s Hawiyah Unaizah Gas Reservoir Storage (HUGRS) project. The plant includes a gas injection facility with a capacity of 1,500 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) (42,475,270 cubic meters per day, or m3/d) and a withdrawal facility capable of processing up to 2,000 MMSCFD (56,633,693 m3/d) of gas.Siemens Energy received the order from Samsung Engineering, who ...

The latest version of the MIT E-Vent team's emergency ventilator design undergoes testing in their lab. — Courtesy of MIT E-Vent Team

April 26, 2020

MIT team races to fill COVID-19-related ventilator shortage

By David L. ChandlerIt was clear early on in the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic that a critical need in the coming weeks and months would be for ventilators, the potentially life-saving devices that keep air flowing into a patient whose ability to breathe is failing.Seeing a potential shortfall of hundreds of thousands of such units, professor of mechanical engineering Alex Slocum Sr. and other engineers at MIT swung into action, rapidly ...

A new system relies on short-range Bluetooth signals emitted from people’s smartphones to trace who they've been in contact with. These signals represent random strings of numbers, likened to “chirps” that other nearby smartphones can remember hearing, offering a way to find people who may have been in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19. — Photo courtesy Christine Daniloff, MIT

April 11, 2020

Bluetooth signals from your smartphone could automate COVID-19 contact tracing while preserving privacy

By Kylie FoyLincoln LaboratoryImagine you’ve been diagnosed as Covid-19 positive. Health officials begin contact tracing to contain infections, asking you to identify people with whom you’ve been in close contact. The obvious people come to mind — your family, your coworkers.But what about the woman ahead of you in line last week at the pharmacy, or the man bagging your groceries? Or any of the other strangers you may have ...

A mural of hopes and questions about artificial intelligence from a middle school workshop. — Photo courtesy of the Personal Robots group/MIT Media Lab

April 11, 2020

Learning about AI: A hub of MIT resources for K-12 students

MIT Media LabIn light of the recent events surrounding Covid-19, learning for grades K-12 looks very different than it did a month ago. Parents and educators may be feeling overwhelmed about turning their homes into classrooms.With that in mind, a team led by Media Lab Associate Professor Cynthia Breazeal has launched aieducation.mit.edu to share a variety of online activities for K-12 students to learn about artificial intelligence, with a focus ...

With the coronavirus causing more people to hunker down, consumers are likely to use services like Amazon or Uber Eats for delivery of food and other items. — AFP

March 8, 2020

Tech lifestyles enable 'safe escape' from coronavirus

SAN FRANCISCO — For people hunkering down due to the coronavirus epidemic, the tech sector has become their new best friend with an array of lifestyle solutions making "social distancing" easier.Those wanting to avoid crowds can have meals delivered from restaurants, stream blockbuster films, socialize online with friends, and work remotely.The latest tech-inspired lifestyle solutions are gaining traction as more people are advised to work from home, and many conferences ...

From household robots to facial recognition, AI will be the technology of the future and Europe is eager to play a central role in defining the rules as well as pushing its own champions. — AFP

February 19, 2020

EU seeks 'responsible' AI to dispel Big Brother fears

BRUSSELS — The EU unveiled its strategy for artificial intelligence on Wednesday as Europe jumps to catch up to the US and China and dispel fears of Big Brother control.From household robots to facial recognition, AI will be the technology of the future and Europe is eager to play a central role in defining the rules as well as pushing its own champions."We want the application of these new technologies ...

The EU Commission's digital policy chief Margrethe Vestager compares facial recognition technology to the rise of CCTV security in city centers. — AFP

February 17, 2020

Fear of Big Brother guides EU rules on AI

BRUSSELS — Amid fears of a Big Brother-style society ruled by machines, the EU will urge authorities and companies to think hard before rolling out facial recognition technology.But the bloc, which will make a much-anticipated announcement this week on the role of artificial intelligence (AI), will stop short of imposing an outright ban, a top official said.On Wednesday, the European Commission will set the stage for European rules on the ...

The WhatsApp application is displayed on an iPhone in this file photo. — AFP

February 13, 2020

Facebook-owned WhatsApp now has 2 billion users

SAN FRANCISCO — The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp said on Wednesday it now has more than two billion users around the world, as it reaffirmed its commitment to strong encryption to protect privacy.WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook in 2014, has grown into one of the most-used services in the Facebook "family" of apps, offering free messaging along with voice and video calls."Private conversations that once were only possible face-to-face can now ...

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