The Verge

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge. Lei Jun, the CEO of Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, has confirmed that its upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with a charger, citing environmental concerns. While that’s a legitimate argument against providing yet another hunk of plastic that resembles all the other chargers people already have, Xiaomi joined other phone makers who poked fun at Apple a few short months ago for not including chargers with the iPhone 12.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 26, 2020

The information comes from research firm Counterpoint, which explains that MediaTek’s growth in key regions like China and India, combined with its strong performance in the $100-250 price bracket, are two key reasons for the company’s success in Q3 2020.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. To all of you who got a new Apple device for Christmas, congrats! But you might have some difficulty setting up and signing in to iCloud along with other Apple users. First reported by Apple Insider , as of Saturday morning, Apple’s system status page was showing “some users affected” by an issue that began at around 4:45AM ET on December 25th.

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Machine learning has a problem with data mismanagement and a culture where anything goes, according to a recent AI research survey. Read More.

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. We’re now at a point where you can comfortably describe the Nintendo Switch as “mature.” It’s no longer a new device, but one several years into its life, with a robust and varied line-up of games available. There’s a good chance you picked up a Switch to play one of Nintendo’s tentpole franchises — whether that’s Super Mario , Animal Crossing , or Pokémon — but there are a lot of different kinds of experiences available on the tablet.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Voat, the abhorrent Reddit clone that became a home for toxic communities and conspiracy theories like QAnon, has shut down. Although the site has claimed to be closing before, this time it appears to be legit. When you type in its address in your browser, you are not able to access the site, and instead see this… Read more.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Various users that received Apple devices as Christmas presents unfortunately did not experience immediate joy due to a problem with iCloud Account and Sign-In. The company states that the issue began occurring on Christmas morning and is affecting some users. Read more.

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 26, 2020

For the game industry on TV this year, PlayStation had 4.22 billion ad impressions, while Nintendo had 4.17 billion, per iSpot.tv. Read More.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Nvidia, says Nvidia. (Paraphrased for clarity.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 26, 2020

An end-of-the-year sale at Tarte Cosmetics and a Samsung 50-inch LED 4K UHD Smart Tizen TV lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 26, 2020

The pandemic, race, cybersecurity and economic issues dominated headlines in 2020. MacKenzie Scott Photo by Elena Seibert. Black Lives Matter Photo by Monica Nickelsburg. Bill Gates Photo by Todd Bishop. SolarWinds Photo via BigStock. GeekWire Graphic. To say that 2020 unfolded in unexpected ways would be an epic understatement, as illustrated by these GeekWire headlines from the spring.

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