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Next Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 Could Charge By Docking Into Your Phone
The next Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 may have a unique and novel charging method that could mean you don't need a charger at all.
The new technology would mean the ring could be charged from a Samsung phone, meaning it would not require a dedicated dock and would allow you to charge wherever you are, with your phone.
A wonderful idea, but perhaps little more than that at this stage as this comes from a patent drawing.
That said, these patents are the early stages of new tech coming to reality and Samsung has filed this officially and can be seen on WIPO.
As you can see from the patent image, the ring appears to be able to dock into the back of the phone.
On the inner part of the ring appears to be a connector point of some sort which can then access charge from the smartphone.
It is also suggested that once the ring is attached it will not only charge but will also sync with the phone to transfer all tracking data over seamlessly.
There appears to be an outer ring, on the phone, which the Ring docks into. It's unclear from this drawing if that will protrude from the back of the phone, to hold the Ring in place. P
resumably that would not be the case as Samsung would likely want a flush finish in keeping with current design ethos.
While this is just a patent at this stage, it is worth considering that Samsung has already used its phones to charge external devices like the S Pen stylus. It was also an early adopter of wireless charging that could be used from the phone to charge up external accessory devices like earphones.
The Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 was expected to appear at the company's Unpacked 2025 event in January, which came and went with no such announcement. Here's hoping the longer wait means more impressive jumps forward like this smartphone charging system.
New Technology Can Track Sargassum's Seaweed Path Across The Ocean, Offering Hope In Battle Against Seaweed Invasion
(WSVN) - With summer just around the corner, it's only a matter of time before seaweed washes up on shore and researchers are now developing a new tech tool to predict where it goes.
Higher resolution sensors are allowing university researchers like Brain Barnes to pinpoint Sargassum seaweed like never before.
"This is kind of where we've been for the last five years in our data products," said Brain Barnes, Research Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida.
Sargassum seaweed, a common brown algae, grown in large masses and known for its rough texture and toothlike edge is typically found along Florida's Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean Sea.
"If you pick it up, it's kind of prickly. It feels like a bunch of grass," said Barnes.
Sargassum floats in clusters on the water's surface and never attaches to the seafloor.
"Instead of saying 'Hey there's a lot of sargassum out in the ocean or out in the Atlantic that may impact Florida in a month or so', we can look and say that individual patch impact that particular beach in the coming days," said Barnes
Barnes helped develop a Sargassum Watch System— tracking and forecasting where the algae's headed through satellite images. The tracking part is already available, but now they are adding forecasting using newer models, going live with it as soon as next year.
"So this first image is essentially a simulation showing that first image is where sargassum is now and we can track over the next three and a half days where the sargassum will move," said Barnes.
With sargassum floating on top of water, it's become a problem in recent years for coastal ecosystems and nearby residents.
"It starts to decay. It's got a really terrible rotten egg smell to it," said Barnes.
Sargassum can impact tourism in the Sunshine State.
"It matters to any tourist area that may be impacted. The Florida Keys, for example, did a study of the impacts of a bad sargassum year with loss of tourism, to the cost of removing it and so forth and it would be around $20 million for one single event," said Barnes.
That's a hefty price tag, so knowing it's travel path can help communities to prepare.
"And with that what we can do is, we can stage equipment to remove it quickly, or we can place some barriers that we can prevent it from hitting some of the more sensitive areas," said Barnes.
Barnes said the new capabilities were made possible by a five-year grant provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Join our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inboxA Tech Investor Says AI Is Already Coming For Jobs — And 2 Professions Should Be Very Nervous
Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIVictor Lazarte, a general partner at Benchmark, said AI is "fully replacing people."
He said two white-collar professionals should be very nervous: lawyers and recruiters.
Lazarte also said companies would become "more valuable" and much smaller.
One tech investor isn't buying the corporate spin about AI boosting workers.
"Big companies talk about, like, 'AI isn't replacing people, it's augmenting them,'" said Victor Lazarte, a general partner at Benchmark — the venture capital firm that has backed big names including Uber, Asana, Snap, and WeWork.
"This is bullshit. It's fully replacing people," he added.
Lazarte said on an episode of the "Twenty Minute VC" podcast published Monday that two professions should be especially nervous about AI: lawyers and recruiters.
He said law school students should think about what they could do three years from now that AI could not.
"There's not going to be that many things," he said.
Fresh associates often do law's grunt work, and the legal tech industry is buzzing about how AI could cut down busywork.
Lazarte also said AI models would soon be better than people at interviewing candidates — and far more efficient than companies' messy, manual hiring processes.
Legal and recruiting fields are already being reshaped by AI.
In March, an employment lawyer told Business Insider's Melia Russell at a legal tech conference that "lawyers are dinosaurs."
"Lawyers need to wake up," said Todd Itami, a lawyer at the large legal defense firm Covington & Burling. Learning to use artificial intelligence is "imperative" for their success, he added.
On the recruitment front, startups are trying to automate the hiring process.
In March, BI reported that OptimHire — a startup using AI to replace job recruiters — had raised $5 million. The company says its AI agent, OptimAI Recruiter, can source candidates, conduct screening calls, and schedule interviews for hiring managers, reducing the time and cost of filling open roles.
BI reported in 2023 that HR and recruitment teams were increasingly using AI tools at multiple stages of the hiring process, from reviewing résumés to short-listing candidates. Tech leaders predicted the tools would make the hiring process faster for HR workers and could even prove valuable to job seekers.
While AI may be coming for jobs, Lazarte said it was also going to supercharge companies.
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With costs slashed and productivity soaring, he said, companies will become more valuable — and much smaller.
"You're going to have these trillion-dollar companies being done by very small teams," he said. "People that own shares will get richer, founders will get way richer."
But he warned that the rise of ultra-lean, AI-powered businesses could be a double-edged sword.
It could also be a "very destabilizing force," Lazarte said, adding that these AI-powered businesses could unlock massive value for society but also risk deepening inequality.
And Lazarte doesn't think AI's influence will stop at the office.
"Pretty soon we're going to have an app that just tells us what to do all day — and we're going to love it," he said. "We'll be obedient to machines."
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