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These animations never get in the way, and they make the whole app feel fluid and lively." To change either, you just tap on the control and slide your finger on the pop-up control. In the case of Obscura, it’s not just powerful but delightful. Obscura Camera App.Obscura / Ben McCarthy It’s both fun and great, with an easy-to-use design. Why bother when the built-in camera app already produces great snaps automatically and without extra cost?...

All you need is the right dock. But economically, it’s something of a nightmare, especially if you use the thing on your lap. “I use a Thunderbolt dock to keep my setup organized. Brydge Before, my desk looked like it was drowning under a sea of cables. The most common is probably a dock of some kind. USB-C docks are okay but often unreliable, especially if you rely on themfor an Ethernet connection connection....

And as we all know, Wi-Fi isn’t always that great. If you run that data over a wire, on the other hand, it’s unaffected by interference. And that’s the best result. Thanasis / Getty Images Ethernet is also more secure. Wireless networks can also get congested. But Wi-Fi is just so convenient. Jecapix / Getty Images Who wants to tether themselves? This will make a massive difference to the quality of your video calls, for example....

Experts believe it is the missing piece needed to truly push the technology forward. “You want people to have better speeds, better connectivity for whatever they are doing.” The first step of this is making the chipsets cheaper. Wachirawit Jenlohakit / Getty Images “We all want faster connectivity.” And you gain wider traction for the technology itself, and it can benefit more people." These large-scale systems like medical devices and smarter traffic technology also make having cheaper chipsets that support 5G important....

And that’s the problem. Can something so easily produced, seemingly without any skill, be art? Of course, it can. PhonlamaiPhoto / Getty Images “Art is theideaand never the method of execution. The engine rumbles back to life. Later, the ships accountant sees the invoice for this repair. Tim Fisher / DALL·E AI Lets say its $100 (its an old story). The accountant queries this invoice, and the repairperson sends a new, itemized invoice....

A federal courtrecently ruledthat an AI cant be listed as an inventor on a US patent. But the case also plays into the murky issue of whether or not computers can be creative. Creator or Created? akinbostanci / Getty Images The recent court case proves that AI may not be getting all the credit for what it can do. DABUS can invent things and deserves the patents, Thaler claims. However, AI is inventing things all the time, contends Miller....

One of the best ways to send cars to Drivers Ed is by using artificial intelligence. And as cars become more autonomous, it turns out that they need a lot of training. “Show it images, and it can learn what pedestrians look like. Sergii Iaremenko / Science Photo Library / Getty Images Each exaflop is equal to 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second. “This is a really incredible supercomputer,” Karpathy said,according to a news release....

European legislators have proposed new laws that could put strict limits on AI. Some observers argue that such measures are needed in the US, as well. Cracking Down on AI AI poses many threats, experts say. Hiroshi Watanabe / Getty Images Europe is ahead of the US when it comes to AI legislation. Its not just European countries that would be affected under the EU law. The AIA would apply to any provider of AI whose services or products reach the EU market....

But not everybody is happy. The threat to voiceover artists is real. There are alreadytools that spit out entire audiobooks in minutes. Voice actor recording in-studio.Smile/Getty The AI tool matches the tone in the sentence so the new word sounds natural when added. However, I never use my cloned voice to record entire voiceovers. My cloned voice is less expressive and emotive than my real one." Voice actor recording.andresr/Getty Trash Talk The downside of cloned voices is thatthey can be used to scam people....

Self-flying plane startup Merlin Labswants to put pilotless cargo and passenger planesin the sky. But do we really need to remove the pilot from a plane? Would autonomous flights be safe? Viktor Forgacs / Unsplash And would any passengers ever get on board? Whats the Point? Autonomous and remote-piloted drones make sense in the military, where your aircraft risks being shot down. Westwind Air Service / Unsplash But for commercial and cargo flights, the main reason for ditching the pilot is cost....

So you don’t have to carry two charging cables. There will be some transition pain, but standards evolve, and users adapt. The legislation kicks in next year, but it looks like Apple is getting in early. John Smit / Unsplash Hold on a second. Because the AirPods are essentially an iPhone accessory, this is exactly the right way to do it. Which is why we are expecting a USB-C update for the AirPods, both regular and pro versions....

Albums is an iPhone and iPad appthat takes your music seriously. But then you notice the info panel, hidden behind an innocent-looking i (information) button. Tap this, and youll fall into a rabbit hole of music. Skylar Sahakian / Unsplash Its like being back at the record store, only without the twitchy DJs and the condescending staff. “Everything else in Albums builds on top of that. Alone, thats just a dull list of names....

Even indoor light will charge the internal batteries, but daylight is best. And that battery pack holds 50 hours of charge anyway. So, why arent all gadgets solar-powered? Diy13 / Getty Images “Consider solar panels on a house. They have a massive surface area compared to your phone, and your home runs quite efficiently. Your phone requires a huge power commitment that can’t currently be converted from solar energy.” Urbanista...