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Tuesday 14 January 2020
Privacy, once hidden topic, gets attention at CES tech show

By RACHEL LERMAN and like a human — with some
JOSEPH PISANI knowledge and an ability
Associated Press to learn.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Once The vision is a future where
a hidden and under-the- Neons are so human-like
radar topic, privacy got that humans start interact-
more attention at the CES ing with them just like any
gadget show in Las Vegas other person.
this week. Startups now vol- Neon CEO Pranav Mistry
unteer information about says that it will let humans
how they're securing your have real human connec-
data and protecting your tions with the machines, in-
privacy when you use their stead of just yelling orders
heart rate monitor or cud- like "stop" and "open."
dly robot. But that's some time a way.
Roybi, an alien-looking ro- Neon is still in an early stage
bot that teaches kids lan- of development.
guages and other skills, has OOOPS
a camera with facial rec- Things don't always go as
ognition that can remem- planned.
ber children and guess Samsung's new Sero TV can
whether the kid was ex- pivot between horizontal
cited or sad after a lesson. Samsung Sero TVs are on display at the Samsung booth during the CES tech show, Tuesday, Jan. and vertical orientations,
Roybi says it uses that infor- 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. The TVs can rotate to play vertically or horizontally. but just getting it to work
mation to make changes Associated Press onstage was a challenge
to its lessons. ignored. get from airport security to the technology may be at the company's CES
But the $199 robot also Friday was the final day of their planes. The hope is too expensive right now to event earlier in the week.
comes with a sticker, so the annual CES technology that similar screens will fill expand to every airport. Product training manager
parents can block the conference in Las Vegas, a the halls of airports, point- But he said Delta's plans Scott Cohen was unable to
camera if they want. forum for companies to un- ing people to where they to make the airport expe- connect his smartphone to
"We want to make sure we veil their products and ser- need to walk or where they rience easier for travelers the TV set and eventually
give people choices," said vices for the coming year. can stop to get a bite to could hook more custom- chose to carry on the stage
CEO and founder Elnaz Sar- Among other highlights this eat. ers to the airline. demonstration regardless.
raf, who said parents ques- week: Delta is teaming with start- HUMANOID CHATBOT "Since we cannot get it to
tioned the lens. "When it A SCREEN THAT'S ALL ABOUT up Misapplied Sciences for Meet your new artificial work, I will explain all the
comes to children, people YOU the technology. Misapplied friend, called Neon. things we can do," he said.
are more sensitive." Airport screens are a jum- CEO Albert Ng said normal For weeks leading up to "We're not sure if the Wi-Fi
Caregiver Smart Solutions, ble of flight numbers, times TVs send the same colored CES, Samsung has teased in here with everyone on is
which makes products for and gates. Delta wants to light in all directions. His Neon as the next big thing doing it.
caregivers to track the el- change that. company's screens control in artificial intelligence. Samsung later blamed un-
derly remotely, decided The airline will soon start which colors are emitted to What is being shown is es- reliable Wi-Fi that prevent-
to do away with cameras, testing an airport screen different people. Cameras sentially a humanoid chat- ed the smartphone from
declaring them too intru- that will show personalized above figure out where bot with AI. connecting.
sive. The company opted flight information only to each person is standing Neon is an independent The Sero — which means
instead for small sensors you. and send the right combi- company backed by Sam- "vertical" in Korean — is
that monitor when doors The twist: nearly 100 people nation of lights in that direc- sung's advanced research intended to let viewers
are opened and closed. will be able to look at the tion. lab. watch social media, You-
After two years of tech same screen simultanously Delta will test the screen Ask the Neon a question, Tube and personal videos
companies facing the and see just their own infor- later this year at Detroit's and it will respond. It won't in their true orientation,
reckoning of rising privacy mation. No special glasses airport. The company said know all the answers, the without black bars at the
concerns, the message needed, just the naked the screens won't be used way the Google Assistant side. When viewing verti-
seems to be setting in: The eye. for targeted advertising. or Amazon's Alexa is sup- cal video, for instance, the
way you use customers' in- It's a technology that could Frank Gillett, a technology posed to. In that sense, TV physically rotates to that
formation can no longer be change the way people analyst at Forrester, said it's intended to be more position.q
Microsoft ends free Windows 7 security

updates on Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re upgrade to Windows 10. out in 2009. Windows 8,
still using Microsoft’s Win- They may also need to buy which came out in 2012,
dows 7, your computer new computers because will have free support end
might soon be at risk. older machines might not in 2023.
Microsoft will stop provid- be compatible with Win- Those who run Windows 7
ing free security updates dows 10. Professional or Windows 7
for the system on Tuesday, Tech companies typically Enterprise can buy extend-
meaning computers using phase out older systems ed protection for up to
In this Jan. 11, 2010 file photo, a display for Microsoft's Windows it will be more vulnerable after a number of years three years. But it might be
7 is shown at the National Retail Federation's convention in to malware and hacking. and focus efforts on up- worthwhile to just to buy
New York. Users who want to protect dating current versions of new PCs or get Windows
Associated Press their computers need to software. Windows 7 came 10.q