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Keys to the new government tax that big technology does not like

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Keys to the new government tax that big technology does not like It is still unknown how much will be collected but the law will be processed "imminently", although some multinationals have already complained Amazon, Facebook, Google or Twitter have in common that their fundamental business is based on the sale of advertising 'online', in the intermediary activities of digital platforms or in the commercialization of data that is generated with information provided with the user. Therefore, these companies -among others- will pay in Spain the new tax on technological platforms promoted by the Montero cabinet. These are the three assumptions that the finance minister detailed as the bases on which the "imminent" rate for digital services would be based. Although he placed special emphasis on his first appearance before the Finance Committee in Congress where this newly created tax "will not affect SMEs or medium-sized companies", the lack of specifi...

Artificial intelligence makes diagnoses with almost full of successes

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Artificial intelligence makes diagnoses with almost full of successes BioMind AI beats doctors in a medical contest Google has driven artificial intelligence from its DeepMind division to the medical field, but the search giant has emerged as a competitor in China. BioMind AI, developed by the research center in artificial intelligence for neurological disorders of that hospital and by a team of the University Capital Medical University, is able to get it right in nine out of ten diagnoses. This happened in a contest organized by the Tiantan Hospital in Beijing. The artificial intelligence system performed in 87 minutes 87% of correct diagnoses out of a total of 225 cases, compared to 66% obtained by the team of doctors. As for the prediction of cerebral hematoma, its accuracy was 83%, while doctors guessed right in 63% of the cases. In both tests, the level of accuracy of the humans was "quite normal and better than the average of accuracy achieved in ordinary hospitals," sa...

Samsung sends photos by chance to contacts without consent

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Samsung sends photos by chance to contacts without consent Eight years have elapsed since the studio, based in Amsterdam, laid the first stone of the adventure of Aloy. Angie Smets, executive director of the company, outlines the challenges and difficulties of bringing the company to fruition Iker Cortés After a lifetime building the foundations of 'Killzone' , the saga of first-person action that has been running across all Sony platforms from PlayStation 2, should give vertigo raise a new franchise from scratch. "I think it was in the middle of the development of 'Killzone 3' - recalls Angie Smets , executive director of the Guerrilla Games, during his speech on Gamelab, the International Congress of the Videogame that was held last week in Barcelona. We were thinking in the long term and we asked ourselves if we were taking advantage of all the talent of the team and how many ideas we could extract more ideas from this universe ». Makes sense. After all, compani...

Magic Leap glasses are now a reality

Magic Leap glasses are now a reality They combine the real and the virtual and they will arrive this summer After long months of waiting and several delays, Magic Leap, finally, sets the date for the launch of its famous mixed reality glasses. Although, really, there is no concrete day will be in the «summer of 2018», informs the company. In addition, Magic Leap has revealed that their devices will reach the market with an Nvidia Tegra X2 chip and a Denver processor installed. For the announcement, the company has made a live broadcast on its Twitch channel in which it has revealed the arrival of the glasses to the market during this summer Magic Leap One are augmented reality glasses that will allow you to combine and experience the real world and the virtual world. In addition, Magic Leap and AT & T, the US telecommunications company, have shared a statement on their respective websites in which they reveal a strategic relationship between them, which is why AT & T is the exc...

Samsung sends photos by chance to contacts without consent

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Samsung sends photos by chance to contacts without consent An error in your Samsung Messages app sends images to other random devices If you have a Galaxy Note 8 or a Galaxy S9 you have a small problem. «My Galaxy S9 Plus has sent my entire collection of photos to my girlfriend while she was sleeping». This was the alert this morning a user of Reddit and that has caused a fire in Samsung . The problem lies in the Samsung Messages application . This app, predetermined in the Galaxy series, mistakenly sent messages, including stored photos, to random contacts. A user of Reddit has even stated that «Samsung Messages sent his complete photo gallery to a contact in the middle of the night». A shipment that leaves no trace, which causes users may not know that their photos have been sent before it is too late. Fortunately for that user, the reel of images stored in his Galaxy went to his girlfriend. Samsung, which had not detected the error, "has reviewed this matter thoroughly in recen...

Year one post roaming

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                               Year one post roaming What do you need to know in order not to overpay if you travel in Europe? Far is left when one stepped on Paris or Berlin and looked for places to connect to the wifi to share with friends the photos of the trip. It has been a year since the technology frontiers in Europe have fallen and now any citizen can use the mobile networks of any country in the Old Continent - including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway - at no extra cost. Goodbye surprises at the time of arrival of the days of rest for an excess in the bill of the mobile. A measure that, with the value of technology today, has been almost as important as the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, which gave the green light to the free movement of people in the Schengen area. Like any rule, it had a small print that it still maintains . On the ...

War on mobile at school

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War on mobile at school France approves the veto of smartphones in schools and institutes. In Spain, the use of personal electronic devices in the classroom is not regulated It is an essential and in few occasions we separate from him. The mobile seems like a human appendage and regulating its use in certain situations has become a necessity. France has put the batteries and seems to have started a war against smartphones in what places. Thus, President Emmanuel Macron has banned cell phones at meetings of the Council of Ministers.  Neither emails nor whatsapp nor Twitter. Nothing that can deconcentrate during the act. After giving an example, the next step to take is that of 'detoxification' in schools. Students will have to learn to remove the 'mania' of being with the mobile while the teacher is explaining the lesson. Although the norm goes further and will also be present the prohibition in the time of recreation. So it would be better to leave the phone at home. Th...