Forward-looking: Real-time translation is often cited as one of the most practical applications of generative AI, and Microsoft plans to bring this feature to its video conferencing and team collaboration software early next year. The company also showcased numerous new and upcoming AI features at its recent Ignite 2024 event. One of the many Copilot […]
Why it matters: Microsoft introduced a cloud-based version of Windows a few years ago to help organizations quickly reach the company’s tools and access workstation-level processing power on various devices. Microsoft’s upcoming mini PC aims to offer a cheap, secure, and fast access point to that remote OS. Pre-orders are now open for the Windows […]
In context: In the early 2000s, when Valve’s primary income came from developing games, the studio almost went under. If it had not been for the actions of a summer intern, Valve would have gone belly up, and Steam would not have existed. The story of this pivotal moment in gaming history was recently recounted […]
Do It Super: AMD’s resurgence in the chip industry is influencing the specialized high-performance computing market as well. A few years after unveiling the world’s fastest supercomputer, the US chipmaker is once again making headlines by bringing another HPC powerhouse online. AMD is once again dominating the Top500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers […]
Blender is an open source software for 3D modeling, rendering, animation, post-production, interactive creation and playback. Available for Windows, Linux, Irix, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD or macOS. [embedded content] Modeling A range of 3D object types including polygon meshes, NURBS surfaces, Bezier and B-spline curves, metaballs, vector fonts (TrueType, PostScript, OpenType) ‘Smooth proxy’ style catmull-clark subdivision […]
Forward-looking: Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have created an AI system that could serve as an early warning system for lithium-ion battery fires, potentially providing valuable time to mitigate the catastrophic effects of a compromised battery before it catches fire. Wai Cheong “Andy” Tam, one of the researchers on the NIST […]
In a nutshell: Apple’s iPhone 16 has been on the market for less than 60 days at this point, but in the fast-paced world of mobile technology, the page has already turned to what’s in the pipeline for next year. Most in the know agree that Apple is working on a thinner variant of the […]
What just happened? Sabotaging undersea internet cables has become a common act of aggression in recent times. Following disruption to two of these cables in the Baltic Sea, including one that appears to have been physically cut, it seems the tactic is once again being employed. And there’s no prize for guessing the main suspect. […]
Rumor mill: Google is reportedly working on a high-end Pixel laptop, codenamed “Snowy.” The company is said to have assigned a dedicated team to the project, and the development is apparently ramping up “pretty quickly.” If the report turns out to be accurate, it will be Google’s second Pixel-branded laptop after the Pixelbook Go that […]
What just happened? A team of engineering students from the University of Southern California just took amateur rocketry to new heights – literally. The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab broke the previous altitude record for student/amateur rockets last month when their Aftershock II vehicle soared an incredible 89.09 miles above the Earth’s surface. Launched on October […]