American Actor Will Smith released a video on YouTube titled ‘A Date With Sophia The Robot’ where he is seen attempting to flirt with the world’s first robotic citizen Sophia however the charm of the ‘Pursuit of Happyness‘ actor doesn’t apparently work on Sophia, having heart of ‘deep learning’ AI.

The video shows that Smith spoofingly lean towards Sophia and try kissing her but stopped by Sophia, saying “I think we can be friends,” she interjected. “Let’s hang out and get to know each other for a little while.”

Before Sophia broke Smith’s heart, he interacted with the Hanson Robotics artificial intelligence creation. He said, “Sophia, can I be honest with you?..I don’t know if it’s the island air or the humidity, but you’re just so easy to talk you. You got a clear head…literally.”



Sophia, in her interaction with Smith –who acted in ‘I ROBOT’ — said, “I’ve heard your songs. Not for me. They show us ‘I, Robot’ just to make sure we don’t get any ideas.”

“You’re on my friends’ list now,” Sophia later added and friend zoned Will Smith.

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Imagine this:

 One night, after coming home and falling asleep, you are violently awakened by your significant other stabbing you with a sword and at least two other knives. How would you react?

Well, this exact scenario happened to Alex Lovell from Washington State in the US, a self-described “Ethelete” who often logged 12 to 13 hours a day in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, who recently survived just that. And he’s... pretty chill about it.

After waking up and realising what was going on, Lovell remarked, “I saw the look in her eyes, and it scared the living poop out of me.” Despite almost losing three fingers and suffering from multiple slashes, Lovell credits his martial arts background as the reason why he managed to endure the attack.

“I’ve been preparing my whole life for something like this,” said Lovell during a interview with the Oregon Live over Facebook Messenger. He said, “I was able to wing chun my way to survival,” before adding “I was just so proud for beating this samurai wannabe crazy lady with hate in her heart.”


Apparently, the attack was inflicted by his girlfriend, Emily Javier, who had been frustrated by Lovell’s frequent and prolonged gaming sessions. But things didn’t really escalate until, according to a police interview, Javier discovered the Tinder dating app installed on Lovell’s phone, along with mysterious red hair in the couple’s shower drain. Javier’s hair was dyed green.
This prompted Javier to go to the mall and buy a samurai sword, along with two other knives, which she taped to the side of her bed before allegedly ambushing Lovell in the wee hours of March 3rd, she reportedly told police. Then, only after fearing he was dead, Javier called 911, and emergency personnel and police rushed to the scene to find “walls splattered with blood and Lovell curled up in ball” according to the police report.

To his credit, Lovell told Oregon Live, “I barely had time to hang out with my girlfriend, let alone another girl. I didn’t see it coming, but it makes sense that it happened. She obviously didn’t want anyone else to have me, so—samurai sword.”

However, even after all this, it seems Lovell still has mixed feels about his (presumably former) girlfriend, who pleaded not guilty to first-degree attempted murder charges this week. “She called the authorities and saved my life, I hope that counts for something,” he told Oregon Live before adding that things are “a bit complicated. Regardless, I assume she needs some serious help.”

Look, it’s hard not to feel some sympathy for a girlfriend who felt neglected and betrayed while her boyfriend spend his days playing video games. However, I think we can all agree that solving domestic issues with a sword is entirely off limits.

Somehow, it seems Lovell has remained unusually upbeat, who according to Oregon Live may not be able to walk for six months and will require extensive physical therapy to regain the full use of his hands.

“The feeling I had when I won the fight with my bare hands is just absolutely the best feeling,” he said. “I’ve played all the sports, won big games, landed some decent tricks on my snowboard.

Blockchain has been referred to as many things, with specific emphasis on the fact that it's much more secure than other methods of data storage because it's basically impossible to hack the entire chain. Unfortunately that extra security makes it more appealing to criminals, who are ready to exploit it for their own ends. And they have, because German researchers found that someone has hidden child abuse images inside Bitcoin's blockchain.

The Bitcoin blockhain is open source, and designed to act as a ledger for all the cryptocurrency's financial transactions. But it can be used to store other information in small quantities, including links and files, which is where the imagery in question came from. Researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany found that Bitcoin's blockchain currently holds around 1,600 files, eight of which were sexual. Of those eight one image was thought to have involved children and another two contained 274 links to child abuse content. 142 of those links also happened to be for services on the dark web.

The researchers noted that this could pose a threat to blockchain services as a whole, based on current legislation, saying:

Although controlled channels to insert nonfinancial data at small rates opens up a field of new applications such as digital notary services, rights management, or non-equivocation systems, objectionable or even illegal content has the potential to jeopardize a whole cryptocurrency. Although court rulings do not yet exist, legislative texts from countries such as Germany, the UK, or the USA suggest that illegal content such as child pornography can make the blockchain illegal to possess for all users.

Adding:

As of now, this can affect at least 112 countries in which possessing content such as child pornography is illegal. This especially endangers the multi-billion dollar markets powering cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

Blockchain isn't necessary for users wishing to trade Bitcoin, some processes, like mining, do require users to download either the full blockchain or parts of it - illegal material and all. Naturally that causes a lot of problems, with the researchers noting that even a single instance of illegal material could automatically make it illegal to use blockchain-based systems. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have come under intense scrutiny over the past few months, and this revelation isn't likely to help matters - especially from a regulatory perspective. That probably won't do the still-fluctuating price any good either.

As The Guardian points out this wouldn't be the first time people have been warned about the potential to store non-financial data within a cryptocurrency's blockchain. Back in 2015 Interpol warned about nefarious people who might want to store malware within the blockchain, noting there currently weren't any methods that would effectively wipe the data. It too warned that blockchain technology could be exploited to host and share child sexual abuse content.

But now these researchers have shown those warning were not unfounded, and where things will go from here is anyone's guess.

Facebook “has decided not to unveil” its line of connected home speakers, which boast digital assistant and video-chat capabilities, at its developer conference in May because too many people have wised up to the fact said products will probably turn their homes into Mark Zuckerberg-surveilled Panopticons, Bloomberg reported.

According to Bloomberg, Facebook has decided that the ongoing fallout of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal—in which the shady election data firm partnered with an app to build “psychometric profiles” on 50 million users without their consent—is the wrong time to move forward with the products. Zuckerberg has been called to testify before Congress over the incident, and may find himself hard-pressed to explain why Facebook let app developers access extensive data on users who hadn’t willingly sharing it. The Federal Trade Commission is also reportedly investigating whether company’s practises constitute a violation of a 2011 regulatory agreement, something that could result in staggering fines.

So yes, this might be indeed be a bad time to introduce a line of physical products whose purpose in the home is to collect data on users. Bloomberg writes:

The Bloomberg report also mentioned that Facebook had “already found in focus-group testing” that users were wary of a “Facebook-branded device in their living rooms,” which... well, duh. It’s unlikely the recent spate of very bad PR, which could get worse if Zuckerberg does poorly during whatever congressional hearings he might eventually end up speaking at or Facebook reveals firms other than Cambridge Analytica have absconded with user data, which it has already admitted is likely.

In any case, connected smart speakers whose purpose is at least partially to harvest user data are already a slightly concerning proposition, and it’s pretty clear that Facebook in particular is treading on thin ice. While it says that new privacy rules will be announced at the May developer’s conference, Facebook has lost about $80 billion (£56.4 billion) in market value since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke, per CNBC, or roughly 18 per cent.


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Xiaomi Rumored to Launch Mi MIX 2S Bezel-less Smartphone Ahead of MWC 2018

As of now, there is not much information about this new Mi MIX 2S smartphone. Compared to the original Mi MIX 2, the upcoming Mi MIX 2 might not get many changes. We might get more details about this upcoming device in the coming days. Talking about the Mi MIX 2, it was launched in October in India for Rs. 35,999 and it is now retailing for Rs. 32,999. It comes with a metal frame and ceramic back body.

On the front is the 5.99-inch edge-to-edge display with Full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. It packs a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 540 GPU. The variant launched in India came with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal 2.1 storage. There is a circular fingerprint sensor on the rear for unlocking the device with ease.

In the camera department, the Mi MIX 2 sports a 12MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, and 4-axis OIS. For selfies, there is a  5MP front-facing camera that comes with facial recognition technology. As seen on the Mi MIX, the Mi MIX 2 also sports a front-facing camera beneath the display. The Mi MIX 2 lacks the 3.5mm audio jack, and the users need to connect the charging cable or the headphones via a single USB Type-C port.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S to Launch on March 27th in China

Xiaomi is long rumored to launch the Mi MIX 2S as an upgrade to the Mi MIX 2 smartphone. While it is expected to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, the company has now officially confirmed to unveil the Mi MIX 2S smartphone on March 27th in China. While the Mi MIX 2 came with Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform, the upcoming Mi MIX 2S will be coming with Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform.

Xiaomi in collaboration with the French Designer Philippe Starck had launched two bezel-less smartphones under the Mi MIX lineup. Now in 2018, the company launches an upgraded version of the last year’s Mi MIX 2 called as Mi MIX 2s. Xiaomi might launch the Mi MIX 3 as the successor to last year’s Mi MIX in the latter half of this year. The Mi MIX 2S was first expected to be unveiled at the MWC 2018 event in February 2018.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S to Launch on March 27th in China

Xiaomi is long rumored to launch the Mi MIX 2S as an upgrade to the Mi MIX 2 smartphone. While it is expected to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, the company has now officially confirmed to unveil the Mi MIX 2S smartphone on March 27th in China. While the Mi MIX 2 came with Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform, the upcoming Mi MIX 2S will be coming with Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform.
The teaser image posted by Xiaomi on Weibo also revealed the AnTuTu score of Mi MIX 2S as 2,73,741. This score is higher than Xiaomi’s BlackShark gaming smartphone which is leaked to sport the Snapdragon 845 SoC and 8GB of RAM. With the Mi MIX 2S, Xiaomi is rumored to introduce the dual camera setup for the first time in MIX series. Even the rear-facing fingerprint sensor will be replaced by an under display fingerprint sensor

Latest: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S Goes Official in China

Today in China, Xiaomi has officially unveiled the Mi MIX 2S as an upgrade to the Mi MIX 2. The device comes in Ceramic White and Black color options. Xiami is also including the 18K gold plated ring around the rear camera sensor on the Black variant. Compared to the Mi MIX 2, the new Mi MIX 2s comes with narrower bezels and dual rear cameras. The device comes with a curved ceramic body with Aluminum frame.

Talking about the dual rear cameras, there is a 12MP wide-angle sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a 12MP telephoto sensor with f/2.0 aperture. It comes with dual pixel autofocus, portrait mode, and 4-axis OIS. As seen on the other 2018 flagship devices, Xiaomi is also offering new AI features like scene detection, dynamic bokeh, and few others. On the rear, we can also spot the circular fingerprint sensor.

Under the hood, the Mi MIX 2S is powered by the 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform and comes coupled with Adreno 630 GPU and up to 8GB of RAM. The Mi MIX 2S is also the first smartphone in China to come with ARCore support. There is also 64GB/256GB of onboard storage that cannot be further expandable. The device also supports 7.5W Qi wireless charging along with quick charging.

        Mostly Facebook stores most of the data that you did interaction on Facebook since you joined this social network. All the time you logged in, clicks on every ad, every event you attended, all the people you follow, friends, family and each time you send text and receive messages and every status you update.

Normally, it is a history of everything that you have done on Facebook and from this data, Facebook can understand more about you. When others get unauthorized access to this data, they can learn a lot about you as well, as we learned from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Check, it out here that How’s Facebook knows everything about you and how can you download all your Facebook data from Facebook that this social knows everything about you.

What Facebook knows about you:

K188 Specifications:-

• Screen Size-1.44 inch (3.56 cm)
• DisplayType-TFT
• Screen Resolution-128 x 96 Pixels
• Pixel Density-129PPI
• CPU speed-1.1 MHz
• Dimension-96X40X12mm
• Weight-41GM
• Micro Single Sim Card Supported
• 2G Bands: GSM 850/1800 / or 900/1900 MHz
• RAM 32MB + ROM 32MB
• MicroSD up to 8GB
• 280MAh Li-ion battery
• USB Supports

As we already told that you can pair this phone with Bluetooth headphones to listen to music or with other android phones to use the K188 phone as a secondary phone to make and receive the calls of another mobile. You can store around 500 number in the phonebook and 200 recent SMSs. This Phone supports Audio-MP3 and Video-3GP & MP4 formats.

In other features, you can get Calculator, Stopwatch, Calendar, Alarm, and multi-languages. In ringtones, you can choose MP3, WAV ringtones, and Vibration. In calling features you will get Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, and Loudspeaker. A different helping feature in this mobile is Chilli Zone where you can see State & Country-wise Chilli service center’s contact details.

This phone has been launched in India on 9 Oct 2017 with the price range of Rs.800 to 1200/-. This mobile is available in Gold, Rose Gold, Black, Blue, and Red colors. You can purchase it Online through Amazon, eBay & Flipkart etc and it is also available in offline stores.

Do you think this is an ideal phone or just a toy? What do you guys think about this fidget spinner cum Bluetooth dialer cum feature mobile phone? Let us know through comments below.