Day: August 28, 2020

Xiaomi’s under display camera tech is coming to phones next year

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Under-display cameras do a neat trick, allowing manufacturers to build all-screen phones without complex pop-up selfie cameras. Now, Xiaomi has unveiled its third-generation of under-display cameras and promised that the technology will be coming to the mass market “next year.” Cameras that live under the screen present two problems: creating a dark “hole” on the Read more about Xiaomi’s under display camera tech is coming to phones next year[…]

Visa Unveils More Powerful AI Tool That Approves or Denies Card Transactions

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Visa Inc. said Wednesday it has developed a more advanced artificial intelligence system that can approve or decline credit and debit transactions on behalf of banks whose own networks are down. The decision to approve or deny a transaction typically is made by the bank. But bank networks can crash because of natural disasters, buggy Read more about Visa Unveils More Powerful AI Tool That Approves or Denies Card Transactions[…]

Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore: ‘We must take a stand’

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Powell’s Books says it won’t sell on Amazon anymore, declaring that the online retail giant undermines communities by siphoning business from the real world and replacing it with internet commerce. “For too long, we have watched the detrimental impact of Amazon’s business on our communities and the independent bookselling world,” CEO Emily Powell wrote in Read more about Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore: ‘We must take a stand’[…]