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Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

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Apple hit with multiple lawsuits for secretly slowing down old iPhones

PEOPLE By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

After nearly a year of rumors, Apple Inc. finally admitted last week that it has been secretly slowing down older iPhones, and now Apple is the subject of at least eight class-action lawsuits that accuse the company of defrauding consumers. Reuters reported Tuesday that owners of older …

Baidu and Huawei are building an open AI ecosystem for smartphones

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Chinese tech giants Baidu Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced today that they’re teaming up to build an open artificial intelligence ecosystem for mobile devices. The two companies said they want to create platform that fosters the development of mobile AI that …

DigitalGenius raises $14.75M for its AI customer service platform

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

DigitalGenius, a London-based startup that makes artificial intelligence for customer service centers, announced today that it has raised $14.75 million. The company said it will use the Series A funding to expand its reach and further develop its AI products. The round was led …

Twitter purges hate groups under new anti-abuse rules

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. launched a major purge of hate accounts today as it began enforcing the expanded anti-abuse rules it announced last month. The updated policies add rules that forbid users from using abusive usernames or profile bios, from sharing images of hate symbols, and from posting “content …

AI will review child abuse images so police won’t have to

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Police must often review hundreds of disturbing images found on devices belonging to child abuse suspects, and these investigations can take a toll on officers’ mental health. London’s Metropolitan Police Service wants to spare officers from this trauma by developing an artificial intelligence system that will review child abuse images …

Facebook demotes spammy posts begging for likes and comments

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. announced today that it will crack down on “engagement bait” content that begs users for likes and other interactions. Facebook divides engagement bait into a few different categories depending on the type of interaction posts are trying to get from users. For example, vote-baiting posts …

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