«Will be deployed on a military base»: former Google CEO Eric Schmidt foresees state control over artificial intelligence
Former Google CEO and Chairman of the Board Eric Schmidt believes that extremely powerful artificial intelligence systems will be strictly protected by governments in the future. He spoke about this in an interview with Noema.
Electronics for Venus exploration: Gallium nitride semiconductors tested at 500℃
Gallium nitride is touted as the next-generation semiconductor that could one day replace silicon, but research into this material is still in its infancy. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other US institutes decided to take the technology to the next level and tested the material at temperatures above 500℃.
Up to 30 transactions per month. The NBU will set restrictions on P2P transfers due to the spread of online fraud
The NBU’s decision will apply directly to outgoing transfers — you can receive funds to the card without restrictions.
Before the fight with Fury, Usyk was looking for sparring partners through «Tinder for boxers»
Before preparing for his fight with Tyson Fury for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion, Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk swiped sparring partners in a special Ready To Fight app.
Bing API glitch breaks Copilot, ChatGPT, and DuckDuckGo search functions
Currently, the search capabilities of ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and other platforms are partially unavailable due to a Microsoft outage, which is likely related to the Bing software interface.
Google Password Manager to get Family Link sharing feature
It’s worth noting that Family Link will only allow you to share your password with people in your family group, not with anyone who has a Google account.
NASA switches on futuristic Hall engines at Psyche station — now the spacecraft is moving at 133.2 thousand km/h
NASA has turned on the electric Hall thrusters on Psyche, the spacecraft now moving smoothly toward the metal-rich celestial body of the same name in the asteroid belt beyond Mars. The agency reports that Psyche is now in «full cruise» mode, six months after its launch on October 13, 2023 on a SpaceX rocket.
Students created a training AI and won $10 thousand, and then they were suspended for «fraud»
Students of Emory University (Georgia, USA) have created the Eightball educational application based on artificial intelligence and even received $10 thousand for it.
Gaming console for work: can the Xbox Series S replace a PC?
Many people have a stereotype that a computer is exclusively for work, and a game console is only for entertainment, although in fact, modern consoles can do much more. Using the Xbox Series S as an example, we checked whether you need a personal computer if you already have a modern game console at home. […]
New NVIDIA graphics cards every year: announcement of annual development cycle amid 262% revenue growth for the quarter ($26 billion)
NVIDIA’s revenue grew by 262% last quarter, exceeding investors’ high expectations and pushing the company’s shares up in trading. NVIDIA also announced a 10-for-1 stock split effective June 7, and announced a 150% increase in its quarterly dividend.
Samsung Galaxy Ring will cost from $300, the company will offer subscription use — unofficially
Samsung’s Galaxy Ring smart ring may turn out to be a bit more expensive than expected. According to new unofficial data, the price will match the cost of Oura Ring competitors and also includes the cost of a monthly subscription.
A terminal recreated from the Fallout games controls a smart home using a Raspberry Pi
Anyone who has played Fallout is familiar with the terminals placed throughout the game world. These are computers that the player interacts with regularly during the game. For the enthusiast Rick (@r1ckp) managed to create a real working copy of the nfrjuj terminal using a Raspberry Pi. This project brings a piece of the Fallout universe to the…
An upgrade in 30 years: Apple Macintosh PowerBook 500 (1994) received iPad and MacBook Pro components
In the mid-1990s, the Apple Macintosh PowerBook 500 series of laptops was introduced and changed the market forever, even though it consisted of inexpensive elements and materials. YouTuber BillyTheKidCENTURION took a PowerBook 520C case and completely revamped the internals with a new iPad display and 2015 MacBook Pro components.
Modos Paper E-ink monitor announced — low latency, multiple modes and open source
Modos Tech startup announced on Crowd Supply its Modos Paper Monitor E-ink display with an open source code and development kit for users who want to use their own E-ink display with a Modos controller.
From sick to healthy. Neurostartup shows eerie promo of the world's first head transplant system
Perhaps not everyone will feel comfortable reading on, but anyway, the world’s first «head transplantation system» from BrainBridge has been unveiled and is expected to be operational within eight years. BrainBridge, a startup in the field of neuroscience and biomedical engineering, presented its almost fantastic concept in an eight-minute…
Trained on «Xi Jinping's opinion». China launches new chatbot — with artificial «communist» intelligence
The large language model was trained on the Chinese leader’s political philosophy known as «Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism», as well as other official literature provided by the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Intel and AMD will talk about Lunar Lake and Zen 5 processors at Hot Chips 2024 on August 26-27 — what we know about them now
Hot Chips 2024 conference published a detailed schedule of presentations by Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and all other participants that will take place at the event. Over the course of three days, from August 25 to 27, physical and virtual attendees will be able to familiarize themselves with tutorials, presentations, and keynotes from representatives of…
ASUS announces ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG gaming monitors with glossy panel and ROG Strix XG27UCG with two modes of operation
ASUS has announced two new gaming monitors as part of the Republic of Gamers series. The ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG and Strix XG27UCG models have a 27-inch screen diagonal, but differ in key features and unique capabilities.
Team Copilot — a new «colleague» in Microsoft Teams who will never say no to help
Microsoft positioning Team Copilot, as a video meeting facilitator — a specialist (in this case, artificial intelligence) that helps a group of people work together more effectively.
Microsoft Edge will translate videos from YouTube, LinkedIn, Reuters, and some other sites — not yet in Ukrainian
Microsoft Edge will soon offer real-time video translation on sites like YouTube, LinkedIn, Coursera, and more. At this year’s Build event, Microsoft announced that a new AI-powered feature will be able to translate voice content with dubbing and subtitles while you watch.
Panic, fear, and unmotivated: ex-Google manager criticizes the company's work on AI
Ex-Google manager Scott Jenson believes that the company can potentially be a serious player in the AI market, but it is hampered by a lack of motivation and panic (stone cold panic).
Samsung unveiled three Galaxy Book4 Edge laptops with Snapdragon X starting at $1350 — TV for pre-order
Samsung has introduced one 14″ and two 16″ laptops from the Galaxy Book4 Edge line with processors. For pre-ordering them (at least in the US), Samsung is giving away a budget 50″ Crystal UHD TV for $397.
Microsoft's Cocreator — «second wind» for Paint and the official image generator for PC Copilot+ devices
Paint is finally getting an AI-powered image generator, but it won’t be available to everyone.
ASUS announces Vivobook S 15 (S5507) — its first Snapdragon X-powered Copilot+ PC starting at $1299
Asus says the Arm-based chip will not only enhance several of the Vivobook’s current features, but also enable new AI-powered apps and workloads «fly» with a neural processing capacity of 45 TOPS.
Microsoft unveiled the new Surface Pro — OLED and Snapdragon X Elite from $1500, LCD and X Plus for $999
Microsoft has just announced a new Surface Pro tablet computer that belongs to a generation of devices Copilot + PC. The numbers have disappeared from the model names, which could mean a complete reboot of the lineup. «Compared to previous generations of Surface, it’s not even close to», — said Brett Ostrum, corporate vice president of…
Microsoft is introducing Copilot in Minecraft and other games — what it could mean
During the Surface and AI event, Microsoft demonstrated the integration of Copilot into games using Minecraft as an example. Players will be able to use natural language to ask questions such as «How do I create a sword?». Copilot will search for the necessary materials in chests and inventory or outside if they are not available. It will also…
Dell will release five Snapdragon X laptops in 2024 in the XPS 13, Inspiron 14, and Latitude lines starting at $1099
Dell has announced five laptops with Qualcomm configuration that will be released this year: XPS 13 (9345), Inspiron 14, Inspiron 14 Plus, Latitude 7455, and Latitude 5455.
Surface Laptop - Microsoft's own Arm laptop with a 22-hour battery life and a price of $1000
Along with the presentation Copilot+ PC brand Microsoft has also announced its own laptop within this concept. The new Surface Laptop is a laptop based on the Arm architecture for consumers. It has one big difference from the Surface Laptop 6 for Businessannounced in March — it is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip instead of Intel Core…
Microsoft announces Copilot+ PC - laptops with built-in generative artificial intelligence capabilities
Microsoft is making a significant push to introduce AI into laptops. The company has introduced a new brand of Copilot+ PCs – PCs with Copilot+. It is intended to emphasize that Windows laptops are equipped with built-in hardware resources for processing AI tasks and support AI functions in the operating system.
Microsoft launches Recall — artificial intelligence will record everything you do on your PC for quick recovery
Microsoft is launching Recall for Windows 11, a new tool that tracks everything a user sees and does on their computer. It makes it possible to search and restore everything that was ever done on the device.
OpenAI will remove Sky's «too sexy» Scarlett Johansson-like voice from ChatGPT
OpenAI is working on suspending the use of Sky’s voice from the audio version of ChatGPT. The company came to this decision after users said that it sounds very similar to actress Scarlett Johansson.
Minisforum presents AtomMan X7 Ti — mini-PC with Core Ultra 9 185H, touchscreen display and OCuLink connector for external graphics cards for $669
Mini-PC manufacturer Minisforum has announced the preview of the AtomMan X7 Ti, a compact computer that can be considered a gaming machine. Its main features include a new powerful Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor, a touchscreen display with many options, and high-speed connection of external graphics cards via the OCuLink connector.
Scientists have created a resin for 3D printing of eye lenses - this will allow creating more affordable individual intraocular lenses
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a resin that could change the way intraocular lenses are manufactured. These are artificial lenses that help restore clarity of vision and other eye conditions after surgery.
Slack collects data for AI training without warning, and you need to send an email to opt out
Users of Salesforce’s popular Slack messenger noticed that the service uses messages and files to train AI. Information about this is contained in a confusing privacy policy — and users have to write to the company themselves.
Mac Studio and Mac Pro will switch to the M4 chip no earlier than mid-2025, giving way to the new iPad Pro in single-core performance
Apple does not plan to update its Mac Studio and Mac Pro computers to M4 chips until at least the middle of next year. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg wrote about this in his new Power On digest. So, both computers will be offered with the M2 generation of processors this year, while most other systems will offer newer and more powerful components (except…
Blue Origin sends tourists into space for the first time in two years — one of the parachutes did not open
Blue Origin is back in the space tourism business. On May 19, Jeff Bezos’s space company successfully delivered six customers to the edge of space and back. The flight broke a nearly two-year hiatus from crewed missions. This was Blue Origin’s seventh human spaceflight. The NS-25 mission — a fast walk to cross the Karman line, the…
Apple iPad Pro M4 owners complain about «grainy» display and HDR defects
Users of the new Apple iPad Pro tablets with the M4 processor complain about artifacts «graininess» on the tandem OLED display. Despite the vivid image and advanced technology of actually two displays, it seems that the screen was not flawless.
A combination of two eras: Windows XP launched on Intel i486 processor
A retro computer enthusiast managed to run Windows XP on a computer with an Intel i486 processor. Now, for many people, the time of release of both seems like antiquity, but in fact, ten years have passed between the release of the processor and the OS — they are not compatible, that is, they were until now. Author set out ISO image of a modified…
Greetings from Arrakis: stylings from the movie «Dune» recreated in real life — the costume works
In Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel «Dune», desert travelers on the planet Arrakis wear a stylsuit, a suit that converts wet body secretions into drinking water that is delivered through a tube. The Hacksmith YouTube channel tried to recreate this suit, and not without success.
TCL shows the world's first 4K 1000Hz monitor
Monitor with refresh rate of 540 Hz has already been set, now it’s time for a new record. TCL has introduced the world’s first 1000 Hz panel, and not in some low resolution, but in 4K.
A clean Windows XP lasted 10 minutes on the Internet before being infected — it was infected by malware from Russia
YouTuber Eric Parker, decided to find out how long it would take «bare» Windows XP to be infected with malware in 2024 if the computer was simply connected to the Internet and nothing was done. Using a virtual machine, Parker created an instance of Windows XP without a firewall or antivirus.
YouTubers found and restored Archie, the oldest search engine on the Internet
The YouTube channel The Serial Port has found perhaps the last working copy of Archie, the first search engine on the web, created in 1989 by Alan Amtedge while studying at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. It allowed searching FTP servers in what was then a very small network of universities, researchers, government and military servers, the…
Quantum entangled photon «traveled» 35 km through the streets of Boston
Amazon and Harvard University created the «quantum network», which transmitted an entangled photon from one quantum computer to another through 35 kilometers of fiber optic cable.
Watch out, YouTube — TikTok is testing 60-minute video uploads
TikTok has started testing the uploading of long hour-long videos, and YouTube is unlikely to like it.
ASUS Vivobook S 15 with Snapdragon X processor, LPDDR5X memory and 15.6" 3K OLED will cost from €1500 — pre-release leak
Journalist Roland Kvandt shared translated into English screenshot of the Vietnamese ASUS store with the image and specifications of the Vivobook S OLED powered by the Snapdragon X Elite processor, which is to be released on Monday, May 20.
The new Apple iPad Pro on JerryRigEverything — quite sturdy, the weak point is near the USB
The record-slim Apple iPad Pro with OLED screen finally got into the hands of Zach from the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything. The vlogger answered a question that worries many people — is it easy to break a 5.1 mm thick tablet? His answer will appeal to Apple fans.
Sony's cassette deck turned into a wireless receiver using a Raspberry Pi
User Reddit Unchecked_arrogance turned an old Sony cassette deck into a wireless receiver. One of the cassette compartments was converted into a touchscreen display running on a Raspberry Pi. At the same time, the cassette playback functionality was retained in the second compartment, and the cassette part works independently of the digital part.
Android 15 Beta 2 is available for Pixel, OnePlus, and Xiaomi — with «private apps»
Google has launched Android 15 Beta 2 on Pixel and other smartphones. Google offers with Beta 2 «a gradual release of the beta version» — they will be suitable for daily use.
Take a break, Siri. Apple to add voice control without calling an assistant to iOS 18
Apple has announced a new voice feature in iOS 18 — Vocal Shortcuts, which will allow you to control your smartphone using phrases, without the need to call «Siri».
ElevenLabs has launched a free iPhone app that speaks text on the screen — 11 voices and PDF capabilities available
The unicorn startup ElevenLabs, best known for its AI dubbing site, has launched its first public app.
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