News The Israeli AI-Powered App Detects COVID-19 by Voice Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
BigTech Xiaomi First Foldable Phone Mix Fold Sold Out in Few Seconds Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
News pCloud Identified the Most Invasive App Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
BigTech Who Are the Top Acquirers of AI Companies? Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
News Steve Jobs' Hand-Written Job Application Was Sold at Auction Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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%.
News Clubhouse Android Version Will Be Released Only in the Summer Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
BigTech LG Could Close Down Its Mobile Phone Business Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
News Tesla Cars Can Now Be Bought with Bitcoin Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
News Carl Pei's Company Reveals the Design of Its True Wireless Earbuds Macro Strategist: James Sterling The design was developed by Tom Howard, the Assistant Director of Design at Teenage Engineering, Swedish music and audio equipment manufacturer.
BigTech Facebook Disabled Over 1.3 Billion Fake Accounts Within Three Months Macro Strategist: James Sterling According to Facebook, the company also uses AI algorithms to combat misleading information. They identify networks of profiles exhibiting coordinated suspicious activity.
BigTech YouTube Is Testing a New Feature for Identifying Goods on Video Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
News Oman Blocked the Clubhouse App for Not Having a Permit Macro Strategist: James Sterling 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.
