Zuckerberg said Meta is growing its main research teams to focus on AI, but claimed the metaverse remains a major part of the company’s vision. Read more: Meta focuses research efforts on ‘general intelligence’ AI
Read MoreResearchers have developed a way to apply quantum measurement to something no matter its mass or energy. “Our proposed experiment can test if an object is classical or quantum by seeing if an act of observation can lead to a change in its motion,” says physicist Debarshi Das from UCL. ScienceAlert reports: Quantum physics describes
Read MoreMacworld If you’re a working professional, you’re probably using Windows, so upgrading your OS is a smart move. This bundle of Windows 11 Pro and the Essential Windows Pro 11 Course gives you everything you need to get more out of your laptop, at a special price through the end of January 21st. Windows 11
Read MoreWith the just-released Preview 3 of the planned Visual Studio 2022 17.9 upgrade, Microsoft has enhanced Code Search, also known as the All-In-One Search experience. The third preview of Visual Studio 2022 17.9 was launched January 17 and can be downloaded at the Visual Studio website. The improvements to Code Search allow Visual Studio users
Read MoreBuy a used or new car recently? If you have, you understand the issues with “junk fees” that some dealers insist on tacking on. Junk fees refer to additional charges that car dealers may include in the purchase agreement. These fees are often unrelated to the actual cost of the car, and they can significantly
Read MoreIn an exercise in dogfooding, I asked the GPT-4 large language model “What is retrieval-augmented generation?” using its Browse plug-in, which is one implementation of retrieval-augmented generation. This is what GPT-4 eventually told me, after I asked it to regenerate its answer: —————– Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is an AI framework that significantly impacts the field
Read MoreSometimes form can make a project more attractive than its simple function. [Mohit Bhoite]’s free-form builds are great examples of this. His latest effort is a gorgeous little device that displays environmental readings, and it’s shaped like a lunar lander. (Nitter) Just exquisite! The device is based around a Seeedstudio XIAO nRF52840 dev board. It’s
Read MoreThe Farranrory Onshore Wind Farm is expected to be built in 2026 and will reportedly cost around €90m to develop. Read more: Ørsted to build its 22nd Irish wind farm in Tipperary
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Another outlet has claimed that the iPhone 16 will have a physical camera shutter button. You can apparently make zoom adjustments by swiping the button too. We heard last month that Apple was planning to bring a camera or capture button to the iPhone 16 range. Now, another outlet
Read MoreScientists have underestimated recent mass loss from Greenland by as much as 20%, finds a new study published in the journal Nature. CBS News reports: Since 1985, Greenland’s ice sheet has lost approximately 5,091 square kilometers of ice researchers found using satellite imagery. Scientists said earlier estimates did not track melting at the edges of
Read MoreEspria’s Dave Adamson discusses his role as CTO, the role of IT in sustainability and the effects of AI and quantum computing on cybersecurity. Read more: Why education is the best defence in cybersecurity
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Xiaomi Mix Flip was spotted again on a Chinese certification website. The listing suggests the phone will be equipped with satellite connectivity. The Mix Flip is expected to launch in the first half of this year. Xiaomi hasn’t launched a flip phone yet to compete with the likes of
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Galaxy S24 Ultra: Specs Samsung Galaxy S21 UltraSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Display6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED Curved WQHD+ 3,200 x 1,440 Adaptive 120Hz refresh rate HDR10+ certified6.8-inch Dynamix AMOLED 2X Display 3,120 x 1,440 Adaptive 120Hz refresh rate HDR10+ certified ProcessorQualcomm Snapdragon 888 or Samsung Exynos 2100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 RAM12
Read MoreMacworld There are a lot of streaming services out there. Some might say there are too many. Looking for a provider that offers as much bang for the buck as possible? Then check out Curiosity Stream, where a Standard Plan lifetime subscription is on sale for $169.97 until January 21 at 11:59 pm PT. Curiosity
Read MoreCredit: Apple Apple took photos of journalists wearing the Apple Vision Pro and cropped out the battery pack. Members of the press weren’t allowed to take their own photos of the headset. Apple recently allowed select members of the press to try the Vision Pro headset ahead of its release on February 2. It turns
Read MoreAlphabet CFO Ruth Porat said the Waltham Cross site will bring ‘crucial compute capacity’ to UK businesses. Read more: Google is building a $1bn UK data centre to meet AI demand
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Watch 6 Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Samsung is giving Galaxy phone users a chance to win a free Galaxy Watch 6. Users need to enter the Samsung Wallet Sweepstakes to participate in the ongoing promotion. Samsung is currently running the “Samsung Wallet Sweepstakes” that can give you a chance to win
Read More[Heath Paddock] wanted to confound his friends with a game that mimics an escape room in a box. About six months after starting, he had this glorious thing completed. It’s a hardware version of a game called Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes where players have five minutes to defuse a suitcase bomb. This implementation requires
Read MorePlex is finally ready to launch its marketplace for renting and purchasing movies and TV shows. The launch is planned for early February. Plex is also gearing up for a major UX refresh. Plex is gearing up for a new store launch in early February, as reported by Lowpass (via The Verge). Executives told Janko
Read MoreWe’ve all seen the excesses that the Golden Ears set revel in; the five-figure power conditioning boxes, the gold-plated HDMI cables. As covered by the Washington Post, however, [Ken Fritz] may have gone farther than most. Before he passed away, he estimated that he spent a million dollars on the greatest possible hi-fi setup he
Read MoreApple Vision Pro launches on February 2, and public discourse surrounding the product indicates it is very divisive, even among Apple employees. Apple Vision Pro Apple revealed the Apple Vision Pro during WWDC with a sub-10-minute video showing the product’s features and some discussion of the developer story. Since then, very little information has been
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Thursday, UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) announced the release of previously unseen images and documents related to Colossus, one of the first digital computers. The release marks the 80th anniversary of the code-breaking machines that significantly aided the Allied forces during World War II. While
Read MoreThere have been many rumors about the iPhone 16 and the existence of a Capture button, but the latest suggests it could feature zoom and focus controls on a mechanical switch. iPhone 16 could have mechanical capture button Apple’s iPhone 16 isn’t due to be announced until September 2024, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor
Read MoreImage: Plex Plex, known for its media server software and as a place to watch ad-supported content, is going to launch a store for to buy and rent movies and TV shows in early February, executives told Lowpass’ Janko Roettgers. “Most studios” are lined up for the store’s launch, and there are “plans to complete
Read MoreFigure’s first humanoid robot will be coming to a BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina. TechCrunch reports: BMW has not disclosed how many Figure 01 models it will deploy initially. Nor do we know precisely what jobs the robot will be tasked with when it starts work. Figure did, however, confirm with TechCrunch that it
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