AMD just officially unveiled its Ryzen desktop processor family, a chip that it says can compete with Intel’s chips at long last. AMD’s last generation of desktop chips was disappointing, and has been largely relegated to low-end computers. But Ryzen manages a 52 percent boost in instructions per cycle (IPC) over last time, which puts […]
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Judge: No, feds can’t nab all Apple devices and try everyone’s fingerprints
A federal magistrate judge in Chicago recently denied the government’s attempt to force people in a particular building to depress their fingerprints in an attempt to open any seized Apple devices as part of a child pornography investigation. This prosecution, nearly all of which remains sealed, is one of a small but growing number of […]
World’s First Photonic Neural Network Uses Light for Superfast Computing
Researchers in the field of neural networks have taken the realm of advanced computing another step further. It appears that scientists are now able to unveil the first photonic neural network capable of using light to conduct superfast computing. Neural networks herald the modern age of computing. Researchers are now using them to create […]
This Google AI experiment is fun to play
No matter how bad you draw, you’ll like this game that shows how Google AI learns. Watch this video to learn in a minute, then play it yourself Can a neural network learn to recognize doodles? Help teach it by adding your drawings to the world’s largest doodle data set, which could be shared publicly to help with machine learning research in […]
You can now add data overlays to your GoPro footage
GoPro revealed its new Hero 5 Black camera in September, but the camera has apparently been hiding a trick up its sleeve since then. The company announced this week that it will start letting users take the data from the sensors inside the Hero 5 Black and overlay it on top of their footage. The […]
You can now add data overlays to your GoPro footage
GoPro revealed its new Hero 5 Black camera in September, but the camera has apparently been hiding a trick up its sleeve since then. The company announced this week that it will start letting users take the data from the sensors inside the Hero 5 Black and overlay it on top of their footage. The […]
New AI Can Write and Rewrite Its Own Code to Increase Its Intelligence
Fake news is killing people’s minds, says Apple boss Tim Cook
Tim Cook, the boss of Apple, is calling for governments to launch a public information campaign to fight the scourge of fake news, which is “killing people’s minds”. That doesn’t allow much for people’s ability to discern between fact and fiction, but he’s got a point. In an impassioned plea, Mr Cook, boss of the […]
Verizon announces new unlimited data plan
All-bacterial battery makes a nutrient when charged, eats it to discharge
But the ultimate destination of this electron transport chain doesn’t have to be a chemical. There are a variety of bacteria that ultimately send the electrons off into the environment instead. And researchers have figured out how to turn these into a fuel cell, harvesting the electrons to do something useful. While some of these […]