The Israeli AI-Powered App Detects COVID-19 by Voice The Israeli app's algorithm detected the coronavirus with an accuracy of 81,2% just using patients' voices. The company plans to improve its AI's performance further to identify diseases even more accurately.
Xiaomi First Foldable Phone Mix Fold Sold Out in Few Seconds Even though the gadget has a decent starting price, it is still much more expensive than regular smartphones, considering the specifications. However, it wasn't enough to drive customers away from the new foldable phone.
pCloud Identified the Most Invasive App The company's research showed that Instagram collects 79% of its users' data, including search history, location, contacts, and financial information, which it then shares with third parties.
Who Are the Top Acquirers of AI Companies? Four out of the five largest buying companies are American, according to a report by analyst firm GlobalData. Ireland-based Accenture was the only non-US company in the top-5 list.
Steve Jobs' Hand-Written Job Application Was Sold at Auction A five-decade-old hand-written Steve Jobs' job application was sold at auction again. Compared with three years ago, its price increased by 27%.
Clubhouse Android Version Will Be Released Only in the Summer One of the founders of the Clubhouse app, Paul Davison, announced that the Android version of the voice chat app would be released in a couple of months.
LG Could Close Down Its Mobile Phone Business The South Korean tech giant stated that LG's smartphones couldn't compete in the global mobile device market. That's why LG should make a final decision.
Tesla Cars Can Now Be Bought with Bitcoin After Tesla CEO announced the addition of Bitcoin as a payment method for Tesla cars, the Bitcoin exchange rate rose by a couple of thousand dollars and exceeded $56,500 per unit.
Carl Pei's Company Reveals the Design of Its True Wireless Earbuds The design was developed by Tom Howard, the Assistant Director of Design at Teenage Engineering, Swedish music and audio equipment manufacturer.
Facebook Disabled Over 1.3 Billion Fake Accounts Within Three Months According to Facebook, the company also uses AI algorithms to combat misleading information. They identify networks of profiles exhibiting coordinated suspicious activity.
YouTube Is Testing a New Feature for Identifying Goods on Video The development and testing of the service began last year, but only a limited number of users could take part in it back then. Now, the experimental feature has become available to a broader audience, but it only applies to US residents so far.
Oman Blocked the Clubhouse App for Not Having a Permit The oldest independent state in the Arab world, Oman, followed China's footsteps and blocked the Clubhouse app for not having a permit from the authorities.
