#437407 Nvidia’s Arm Acquisition Brings the ...

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Android

Artificial intelligence and mobile computing have been two of the most disruptive technologies of this century. The unification of the two companies that made them possible could have wide-ranging consequences for the future of computing.
California-based Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs) have powered the deep learning revolution ever since Google researchers discovered in 2011 that they could run neural networks far more efficiently than conventional CPUs. UK company Arm’s energy-efficient chip designs have dominated the mobile and embedded computing markets […] Continue Reading…

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#437402 Helping robots avoid collisions

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Android

George Konidaris still remembers his disheartening introduction to robotics.[Read more…]

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#437395 Microsoft Had a Crazy Idea to Put ...

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Android

A little over two years ago, a shipping container-sized cylinder bearing Microsoft’s name and logo was lowered onto the ocean floor off the northern coast of Scotland. Inside were 864 servers, and their submersion was part of the second phase of the software giant’s Project Natick. Launched in 2015, the project’s purpose is to determine the feasibility of underwater data centers powered by offshore renewable energy.
A couple months ago, the deep-sea servers were brought back up to the surface […] Continue Reading…

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#437373 Microsoft’s New Deepfake Detector Puts ...

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Android

The upcoming US presidential election seems set to be something of a mess—to put it lightly. Covid-19 will likely deter millions from voting in person, and mail-in voting isn’t shaping up to be much more promising. This all comes at a time when political tensions are running higher than they have in decades, issues that shouldn’t be political (like mask-wearing) have become highly politicized, and Americans are dramatically divided along party lines.
So the last thing we need right now […] Continue Reading…

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#437364 New electronic skin can react to pain ...

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Android

Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts.[Read more…]

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