An AI just beat top lawyers

The latest ‘man versus machine’ contest, conducted by legal AI platform LawGeex in the presence of law professors from Stanford University, Duke University School of Law, and University of Southern California. The contest pitted 20 experienced human lawyers against artificial intelligence (AI) technology  trained to evaluate legal contracts. AI with 94% accuracy beats human lawyers who just managed to achieve on an average 85% accuracy. The time taken by AI to complete the task was 26 minutes, while the human lawyers took 92 minutes on average.readmore@Mashable

"Facebook is most evil company in the world," : Paytm Founder

On WhatsApp's payments feature, Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has said, "We are opening our banking system to the biggest of possible fraud." Sharma accused National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of favoring foreign players as three-factor authentication is mandatory for all Indian payment players, then why not in case of WhatsApp. He thundered during an interview with CNBC, “Facebook isn’t just an evil company, it’s the most evil company in the world...Mark Zuckerberg is known for playing cheap business tactics. "You were talking about privacy problems a few days back in this country, but we are not talking about privacy problems in this case," he said. readmore@BloomBergQuint

Jackpotting: Secret Service warns ATM scheme has hit the US

The United States Secret Service has reportedly warned banks of "jackpotting" attacks on ATMs across the country. ATM "jackpotting" is a technique wherever thieves install malicious code and hardware on ATMs that force the machines to dispense vast volumes of money. the secret Service alert reportedly aforesaid hackers targeted complete ATMs typically situated in pharmacies and massive retailers, and drive-thru ATMs.readmore@Washington Post

Google Clips, an AI-powered based camera goes on sale for $249

An AI-powered camera called 'Google Clips', is now on sale, priced at $249. The camera uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automatically recognize faces, take photos and can also be clipped to various objects to take videos was revealed last year. It has a 12-megapixel sensor, 130-degree field-of-view lens, and 8 GB memory. “Choosing the fastest expedited shipping option will deliver the device by February 27,” 9 to 5 Google reported on Saturday.readmore@Engadget

Hackers misusing YouTube ads for cryptocurrency miners

YouTube's ads were hijacked with the help of Google's ad service to access users' computers to mine cryptocurrency, a security analysis firm Trend Micro has reported. The ads, containing JavaScript that mines the digital coin are known as Monero, were displayed in countries comprising Japan, France, and Italy. Google confirmed the news and said that the ads were blocked in less than 2 hours.readmore@GIZMODO

Elon Musk's 'Boring Company' unveils $500 flamethrower

Elon Musk-drove burrowing startup 'The Boring Company' has uncovered a flamethrower available to be purchased, valued at $500 (about ₹31,800). Musk guarantees that the gadget is the "world's most secure flamethrower" and tosses flares shorter than 10 feet, which is lawful according to ATF Bureau. With 20,000 flamethrowers available to be purchased, the organization is likewise offering marked fire douser for $30 (about ₹1,900).readmore@Tech Crunch

US state mulls banning phones with hard-to-replace batteries

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The United States of America state of Washington has reportedly tabled a bill that aims to ban devices containing "difficult or impossible to remove" batteries. With a potential start date of Jan 1, 2019, the law would need portable devices to be repairable instead of disposable. This comes after Apple admitted to retardation down older iPhones with iOS updates because of aging batteries.readmore@Venture Beat

US skiers using VR to coach themselves for PyeongChang Winter Olympics

The United States Ski and Snowboard Association is using virtual reality-based programs to train athletes for the forthcoming Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang. The virtual reality training helps athletes get acquainted with the pathways and terrain of the area, wherever they're set to compete throughout the PyeongChang Games.readmore@YouTube

iPhone X out there at its cheapest-ever price, save 12k

iPhone X has been one among the most-talked-about phones in 2017. But, its hefty price-tag of 89k is stopping several from shopping for the device, however, the nice news is customers will presently get a large discount of 12k at Apple-authorized shops. Here's the way to avail the limited-period provide.