YouTube to Auto-Label AI Videos; Erin Brockovitch Launches Crowdsourced AI Data Center Map; Spotify Lets you ‘Clip’ Segments from Favorite Podcasts; NASA Picks Blue Origin for Lunar Rover Delivery to Moon

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YouTube is going to automatically detect and label videos with what they term ‘significant’ photorealistic AI content. Thenextweb.com reports that the AI labeling will no longer be voluntary. The label will go for videos made with YouTube’s own tools or when verified by C2PA metadata. The labels will also have a more prominent position. For long-form videos, labels will now appear directly below the video player rather than in the expanded description, where most viewers never look. For Shorts, the label will appear as an overlay on the video itself. This is good, since some AI videos are pretty realistic…although a lot of the times, the content gives it away as AI slop.

There has been a lot of community uproar about AI data centers…and with good reason. They consume vast amounts of electricity and suck up lots of water…and in a lot of areas, especially rural ones, water is a pretty precious resource. Also, power companies have jacked up rates on consumers and cut deals with AI data center owners…basically giving them a volume discount. I know a few people in the midwest who are quite conservative politically who are even infuriated about this. Now, along comes Erin Brockovitch. According to engadget.com, she has launched a new platform that will give people  “a platform to speak up and voice concerns about AI data centers in their communities.” The Brockovitch AI Data Center Reporting website has a map of major operational AI data centers AND facilities under construction in the US..plus projects reported by communities. Note that some show up that are rumored or proposed centers…so not every dot is an actual running center. https://brockovichdatacenter.com. Hit the link in the text to report one or see if there is one planned to hoover up your power and water!

Spotify is bowing a new feature that lets you ‘clip’ your favorite moments from a podcast an share them. The feature went live today. Techcrunch.com notes that in the app, a new scissors icon shows up in the ‘Now Playing’ view, and it lets you cut a particular segment from the podcast you are listening to…then share it with your audience on social media or with friends, coworkers, or really anyone else. You have the ability to trim the cut segment and preview it before sharing it. Then, just tap the sharing button for options to share. 

NASA has picked Blue Origin to take lunar rovers to the moon as part of the Moon Base Initiative. Geekwire.com says the initial $188 million contract will be to get the robotic Blue Moon Mark 1 lander ready to deliver lunar terrain vehicles…with an option of another $280 million for two ‘task orders.’ The option depends on Blue Origin’s performance on the initial contract. The first LTV is due to be brought to the moon in advance of the Artemis 4 mission’s crewed landing, which is currently scheduled for 2028.

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now. 

Uber Snags NASA Engineer in Look at Flying Taxis; LG G6 Gets US Drop Date; Rumor-Apple VR Headset This Year

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Uber has hired a former NASA engineer named Mark Moore for its Uber Elevate flying taxi project. According to thenextweb.com, Moore worked on feasibility of short haul helicopter type vehicles for urban flight while at NASA. It seems like a crazy wild idea, but hey….could happen, and would that ever revolutionize transportation!

It’s already been known that LG would show its G6 smartphone at Mobile World Congress February 26th. Now, venturebeat.com says it will launch in the US on April 7th, after rolling out in Korea March 9th. The April 7th drop date will give LG a head start on Samsung, which plans to launch the Galaxy S8 April 21st. Word is, the G6 will be the first non-Google phone to launch with Google Assistant.

Augmented and virtual reality evangelist Robert Scoble is saying Apple’s partnership with Carl Zeiss on smart glasses may put an Apple VR headset in the hands of consumers as soon as the middle of this year, or at the latest, next year! Appleinsider.com reports that he claims multiple sources at ‘the highest levels’. Scoble says he expects a very lightweight pair of glasses, with the electronics living elsewhere on the body, like in an iPhone or some other wearable. Zeiss already sells the VR One Plus, which is a headset that holds a user’s smartphone and converts it to a VR or AR system. Scoble is pretty optimistic on the timing…others Apple watchers, like KGI Securities, have said it will be another year and a half before Apple rolls out such a product.

Next iPhone Will Run on Samsung Processors…Again

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Samsung will be making the A9 chips for the next generation iPhone, according to macrumors.com. There have been conflicting rumors over whether it would be Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor, or a combination. The phone may also be the iPhone 7…Apple may add Force Touch from the Apple Watch to the screen and skip the 6S designation.

The Ubiquitous Evernote has a couple new features for iOS. Thenextweb.com reports that the note-taking app gets new camera functionality and support for the soon-to-be released Apple Watch. You will be able to auto-capture images when you point your camera at documents and business cards in the app.

NASA is teaming up with Boeing to make planes more eco-friendly. Engadget.com says they are experimenting with 31 tiny jets on the tail fin. This adds stability, and allows for a 17% smaller tail, making planes lighter and more fuel efficient.