Traditional microscopy often relies on labeling samples with dyes, but this process is costly and time-consuming. To overcome these limitations, researchers have developed a computational quantitative phase imaging (QPI) method using chromatic aberration and generative AI. By leveraging the natural variations in focus distances of different wavelengths, the technique constructs through-focus image stacks from a […]
March 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Thursday seeking its communications with former President Joe Biden’s administration about content moderation policies. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican, also asked the YouTube parent company for similar communications with companies and groups outside government, according to […]
Private search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning further into the generative AI opportunity. The non-tracking search engine has been dabbling with expanding the role of AI assistance in its product for the past year, including launching a chatbot-style interface last fall — available at Duck.ai. In a blog post Thursday, the company said the service is […]
In context: Some of the implications of today’s AI models are startling enough without adding a hyperrealistic human voice to them. We have seen several impressive examples over the last 10 years, but they seem to fall silent until a new one emerges. Enter Miles and Maya from Sesame AI, a company co-founded by former CEO […]
For many people, coding is about telling a computer what to do and having the computer perform those precise actions repeatedly. With the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT, it’s now possible for someone to describe a program in English and have the AI model translate it into working code without ever understanding how the […]
Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab on Wednesday unveiled new MacBook Air models with latest M4 chip and artificial-intelligence features at a price $100 lower than the previous generation, as the company looks to spur sales and persuade customers to upgrade their devices. The base version of the new series of laptops with the 13-inch screen […]
The M3 iPad Air sounds useful, but I’m most excited about the boost to the entry-level iPad. The new models arrive March 12, but you can preorder them now. Apple has upgraded its iPad lineup — the Air and entry-level models, at least. The new iPad Air now has an M3 chip compared to the […]
The second beta of iOS 18.4 expands RCS messaging support to more carriers in the United States and other countries, according to multiple reports on Reddit, the MacRumors forums, and other social media sites. After installing iOS 18.4, iPhone users with Mint Mobile, Google Fi, Ultra Mobile, Tello, and US Mobile are able to toggle […]
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Monday it will change the way it calculates emissions targets for carmakers in a bid to help the deeply troubled industry. The executive will put forward an amendment to allow the targets to be based on a three-year average instead of on this year’s sales — making it easier […]
CoreWeave, a provider of cloud-based Nvidia processors to companies including Meta and Microsoft, is headed for the public market. In its IPO prospectus on Monday, CoreWeave said revenue in 2024 soared more than 700% to $1.92 billion. The company recorded a net loss of $863.4 million. In 2024, around 77% of revenue came from two customers, with 62% the total flowing from […]
Lenovo on Monday showed off a laptop with a foldable screen and one that can get extra battery life from solar power. These laptops are just concepts, meaning they are not commercially available. Lenovo, the world’s biggest PC maker, has a history of showing off imaginative concepts with some becoming reality, so it’s worth keeping an […]
Skype has breathed its last. On Friday, Microsoft representatives announced that the company plans to discontinue its video-calling service in early May. Surviving users are invited to migrate for free to Microsoft Teams, the company’s “modern communication and collaboration hub,” which comes with calendar and file-sharing capabilities. It is unclear whether they will take them […]
