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Android 14 could add support for a new feature that could give users insights into their device's battery health. New application programming interfaces (APIs) found on the latest Android 14 beta could show details such as the health of the phone's battery, the manufacturing date, when it was first used, how many charging cycles have been completed, and the charging policy. As these are provided using APIs, third party apps can also access some of the statistics, ahead of the expected arrival of battery health monitoring…

Artificial intelligence or AI-powered products use algorithms to analyze data collected from IoT One of the fastest-growing industries in the world is the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The market for AI is anticipated to grow from US$327.4 billion in 2022 to US$390.9 billion in 2023. Numerous factors, such as the expansion of data availability, the creation of new AI algorithms, and the rising demand from both businesses and consumers for AI-powered products, all contribute to this increase. The growing…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot has generated US$100 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2023 ChatGPT is a chatbot platform that uses natural language processing and deep learning to generate realistic and engaging conversations with users. ChatGPT was launched in 2020 by OpenAI, a research organization dedicated to creating artificial intelligence that can benefit humanity. Since then, ChatGPT has grown rapidly and become one of the most popular and successful AI chatbot platforms in the world. According to the latest…

The recently launched game "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" has quickly captured the attention of Pornhub users. The popular adult website has revealed…

Here are the top 5 and new cybersecurity predictions and statistics for the year 2023 As we approach 2023, we take a look back at the previous year in cybersecurity and make predictions for the coming year. We witnessed the quick transition of digital projects and rules, with businesses either rising above and adapting or failing to react in time to protect themselves. Industries such as healthcare and education have been heavily hit by cyber intrusions and are in danger of more attacks on key data. Here are the top 5…

Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, questions have multiplied about the reliability of Russia’s economic data. Official Russian government reports have often suggested the economy is surviving Western sanctions better than Western governments had hoped. Yet with Moscow’s penchant for wartime propaganda, to what extent should anyone trust Russia’s economic information?  So here is a data point that is hard for Russia to fake: pollution emitted by its factories and detectable by satellites in outer…

Demystifying the Data Science Behind 2022's Physics Nobel PrizeStatistics is a core pillar of data science, yet its assumptions are not always fully tested. This is exacerbated by the rise of quantum computing, where even statistical axioms can be violated. In this article, we explore just how quantum physics breaks statistics, and uncover ways to understand it using data science analogies.2022’s physics Nobel came down to doing coin-flips, and finding out that quantum physics violated the basic laws of statistics…

To truly become a master at playing blackjack and lose as few hands as possible, professionals who have been playing blackjack for years will tell you that understanding certain statistics can massively help. What exactly is blackjack? Blackjack is a popular card game you can enjoy playing today at any land-based or online casino. When playing at land-based casinos, you can usually only play for real money, but when playing blackjack at online casinos from a smartphone or tablet device, you can generally play in the…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new paper in the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology indicates that the methods researchers use to report on analyses of survey data vary widely, and frequently contain mistakes. Publications containing these incorrect analyses yield results that can misinform policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. The researchers here propose new standards to improve the reporting of analyses using…

Who is CR Rao, 102-year-old mathematician awarded ‘Nobel Prize’ of statistics for 75-year-old work? Photo: IANS102-year-old mathematician CR Rao has been honoured with the 2023 International Price in Statistics, called the ‘Nobel Prize of statistics'. Rao is being conferred with the ultimate honour for his remarkable work published 75 years ago that has with age helped in advancement across several scientific fields. Rao is a prominent mathematician and statistician who started out from India and eventually…