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With AI and automation growing, 120 million workers will need retraining
Some skills take longer to develop because they are either more behavioral in nature like teamwork and communication or highly technical, such as data science capabilities
 "With AI and automation growing, 120 million workers will need retraining")
400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse: reports
Exposed server stored 419 million records on Facebook users across several databases.
 "400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse: reports")
JioFiber plans launched, basic subscription starts at Rs 699 per month
JioFiber plan rentals will start at Rs 699 and will go up to Rs 8,499. The lowest tariff will start with 100 Mbps speed. Most tariff plans come with access to all the services
 "JioFiber plans launched, basic subscription starts at Rs 699 per month")
Apple TV with A12 chip could be announced at September 10 event: Report
The current Apple TV 4K runs on an A10X Fusion system on a chip which was originally designed for the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro that was released in 2017
 "Apple TV with A12 chip could be announced at September 10 event: Report")
World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee calls for efforts to curb fake news
Touching on the need for laws, he said every layer of the internet requires different laws
 "World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee calls for efforts to curb fake news")
Google releases Android 10 for Pixel phones with dark mode, better privacy
The latest version of android will be be made available in partner devices in the coming weeks
 "Google releases Android 10 for Pixel phones with dark mode, better privacy")
Facebook might start hiding 'Like' counts for posts to ease social pressure
Such a change could ease pressure to win approval with images, videos or comments and, instead, get people to simply focus on what is in posts
 "Facebook might start hiding 'Like' counts for posts to ease social pressure")
iPhone bug also accessed iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram chats: Google
The malicious websites may have compromised personal files, messages, and real time location data of iPhone users
 "iPhone bug also accessed iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram chats: Google")
Next Apple Watch may come with sleep tracking feature, OLED display
Sleep tracking has been available via a variety of third-party apps but Apple has never provided its own sleep tracking feature
 "Next Apple Watch may come with sleep tracking feature, OLED display")
Committed to providing safest, most advanced 5G products, says Huawei
Since the rollout of 5G in early April, the number of 5G subscribers in this country exceeded 2 million, the company said at the 5th Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day
 "Committed to providing safest, most advanced 5G products, says Huawei")
Samsung secretly working on second foldable phone, will unveil it next year
The South Korean smartphone giant is working on a device with a 6.7-inch inner display that shrinks to a pocketable square when it's folded inward like a clamshell
 "Samsung secretly working on second foldable phone, will unveil it next year")
Ask AI: Lenders bring in machines to rate credit risk of customers
The race to offer loans to customers who do not have any collateral to offer has prompted innovators to look at new sources of data on them
 "Ask AI: Lenders bring in machines to rate credit risk of customers")
JSW Steel using AI, machine learning to deliver quality and reduce costs
Using Internet of Things, JSW Energy can accurately predict how much power it has to generate and supply to the plant in every 15 minute cycle
 "JSW Steel using AI, machine learning to deliver quality and reduce costs")
Alexa to Siri, how virtual assistants are becoming our digital companions
Intelligent chatbots are computer programmed software that imitate human conversation - spoken or written - powered by technologies such as AI, natural language processing (NLP) and deep learning
 "Alexa to Siri, how virtual assistants are becoming our digital companions")
Diagnosis for a healthy AI system
The use of AI in diagnosis can make a big difference to India's health parameters. For this to succeed though, the government needs a national effort to build electronic medical records
Huawei upbeat on AI strategy for India; no word on 5G roll-out plans yet
Washington has also been putting pressure on other countries to restrict operations of the Chinese telecom firm
 "Huawei upbeat on AI strategy for India; no word on 5G roll-out plans yet")
Hackers may have accessed photos, data on iPhones for over 2 years: Google
Google had informed Apple of the attacks in February, and Apple subsequently released a security patch for the iOS 12.1
 "Hackers may have accessed photos, data on iPhones for over 2 years: Google")
OnePlus 7 series to get Android 10 update on September 3: Report
The company aims to release the stable version on the same day as Google
 "OnePlus 7 series to get Android 10 update on September 3: Report")
Apple expected to unveil new generation iPhone at September 10 event
For years now, Apple has hosted events in the fall to launch new iPhone models ahead of the Christmas holiday shopping season
People may have to work just 12 hours a week thanks to AI, says Jack Ma
Just this year, Ma had endorsed the China tech sector's infamous 12-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week routine, so common it earned the moniker 996
 "People may have to work just 12 hours a week thanks to AI, says Jack Ma")
