This week, the US Air Force convened an event during which American companies were invited to pitch ideas for how they could help the military further its ambitions in space. In turn, the Air Force offered entrepreneurs the potential to connect with government buyers. More than 800 teams submitted solutions to four different challenges under […]
Today, let’s talk about a couple little things that could turn into a big thing. In January 2019, Mike Isaac reported a noteworthy development about Facebook at the New York Times. In the months to come, he said, Facebook would unify the technical infrastructure powering Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. To the user, these changes would be invisible. […]
A huge number of machine learning applications could receive a performance upgrade, thanks to a relatively minor modification to their underlying neural networks. If you are a developer creating a new machine learning application, you typically build on top of a existing neural network architecture, one that is already tuned for the kind of problem […]
We’ve been following Intel’s oneAPI—a development platform designed to abstract hardware away from the task of developing AI and other data-centric code—with great interest since its launch last November. This week, Intel and the Heidelberg University Computing Center (URZ) announced a new Academic Center of Excellence (CoE), which will support and conduct research on the […]
Microsoft is officially revealing it’s working on x64 app emulation support for Windows on ARM today. Currently, Windows on ARM devices like the Surface Pro X can only run native 32- and 64-bit ARM apps, alongside 32-bit x86 apps. The vast majority of desktop apps, including Adobe’s Creative Suite, have moved to 64-bit x86 and […]
Facebook announced Wednesday that the company plans to enable cross-platform communication between its Messenger and Instagram apps to allow users to connect with each other in an easier fashion. With the update, the company hopes to “seamlessly connect” friends and family across the two platforms in which users are able to use either app to […]
These ThinkBook earbuds will charge automatically when stored in a dedicated drawer (where they are charged) and connect to the laptop audio system instantly (via Bluetooth) when taken out. Muting and unmuting yourself during calls requires merely a double tap on the earbuds. Shackled to your buds These aural peripheral devices are also equipped with […]
Verizon 5G may be getting a lot bigger. Today Verizon exclusively revealed to PCMag that it’s launching the first 5G home router powered by Qualcomm’s long-awaited QTM527 antenna, which has the potential to greatly expand the range of the carrier’s fast, but short-distance millimeter-wave 5G. “The new hardware, apart from having a very slick design, […]
We are less than 24 hours away from Launch Night In and have already seen some last minute leaks. The latest comes from the Canadian Google Store, which this evening briefly revealed how Chromecast with Google TV buyers in that country will get six months of free Netflix. A Reddit user spotted the unannounced Chromecast […]
Responders fighting wildfires in Washington are getting some extra help from SpaceX and the company’s internet-from-space Starlink initiative. SpaceX loaned the Washington Emergency Management Division a handful of user terminals that can tap into the company’s Starlink satellites, providing internet to rural areas where first responders are battling raging wildfires. SpaceX is still at the […]
LONDON – Technologists at the heart of the technology scene in Cambridge, one of Britain’s academic powerhouses, are questioning Nvidia’s commitment to a new artificial intelligence (AI) lab in the city, with some wondering whether it will ever come to fruition. The U.S. chipmaker said it would set up a “world-class AI research center” when […]
It looks like small is going to be the next big thing for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) when the company releases its next-generation iPhone lineup in the coming weeks. The grapevine is abuzz with rumors that the company is going to release an iPhone “mini,” which doesn’t seem surprising given the success the company has had by moving lower down […]
