Samsung opens second North American AI research centre in Toronto

Samsung Research America (SRA) announced that it is establishing a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) centre in Toronto, as part of a new venture to tap into and contribute to the flourishing AI industry growing in Canada's largest city.

Located in Toronto's downtown core at MaRS Discovery District, the new Samsung AI Centre will contribute to building the connected future by accelerating the adoption of intelligence on multiple devices ranging from household appliances to cars. 

"Toronto and the GTA are epi-centres of machine learning and one of the world's foremost hubs for AI research and development. Home to not only world-class talent, but also some of the most innovative start-ups in the artificial intelligence field," said Dr. Larry Heck, Co-Head of Global Artificial Intelligence Research.

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Essential Phone 2 reportedly cancelled as company pivots to smart home products

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Some disconcerting news for fans of the Essential Phone. A report by Bloomberg states that the Andy Rubin backed  startup is scrapping plans for a successor to the Essential Phone and is also looking for a buyer to offload the company and assets.

The Essential Phone was one of the first devices to showcase a near bezel-less design and still has the most miniscule 'notch' housing the front-facing camera.

Made of high-grade Titanium and gorilla glass, Essential built-in a modular capability to attach accessories (it also created the smallest 360' camera as one of those accessories). Created because Android originator Andy Rubin didn't see much differentiation in the Android marketplace, Essential Phone was supposed to be the linchpin for various products including smart home accessories.

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Nest lets you Sightline video history scrub in landscape

Nest is improving how easy it is to scrub through your home security camera’s video timeline with its latest update. The app now supports timeline video scrubbing in landscape. Previously you can go through Sightline (the app’s name for your video history) in portrait mode with the video at the top of the screen and the timeline below it. It will let you swipe up and down through your saved footage. Now, this feature also works in landscape. The video will take up the entire screen and you can access the timeline off to the right edge of the screen. This will only appear if you swipe up or down.

Source: Android Police

Facebook will let you enable two-factor authentication without SMS

Enabling two-factor authentication is an essential feature you should be enabling. Now, you can protect your Facebook account without handing over your phone number. You can use authentication apps like Google Authenticator, TypingDNA, and Authy. You can enable this by heading to Settings > Security and Login and then head over to Two-factor authentication. You can check this link to see what you need to do. Or you can check under the cut:

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