Month: October 2023
One step closer to the Matrix: AI defeats human champion in Street Fighter — with a revolutionary type of memory it used makes it even more powerful
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) created a new software centered around reinforcement learning and phase-change memory that’s designed to understand complicated movement design. Previous work has applied this kind of deep learning to other games like Chess or Go, but they decided instead to expose…
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Some iPhone 15 Pro Max users are reporting OLED screen ‘burn in’
It hasn’t been a completely trouble-free launch for the iPhone 15 for Apple, and it looks as though there might be another problem to deal with on one of the models: image retention or ‘burn in’ that leaves a ghostly image on screen. Image retention or ‘burn in’ has long…
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Hitting the Books: Voice-controlled AI copilots could lead to safer flights
Siri and Alexa were only the beginning. As voice recognition and speech synthesis technologies continue to mature, the days of typing on keyboards to interact with the digital world around us could be coming to an end — and sooner than many of us anticipated. Where today’s virtual assistants exist…
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Apple’s cheaper Vision Pro follow-up still won’t be cheap
Mark Gurman writes in his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg today that the more affordable follow-up to the Apple Vision Pro will “likely” ditch the external display to help it reach an internally-discussed price point between $1,500 and $2.500. Gurman also reiterates what he wrote in June — that the…
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5 Best Nanoleaf Smart Lights (2023): Shapes, 4D Kit, and Installation Tips
Nanoleaf has some of the coolest smart lighting panels around. Here’s how to choose the right one for your home. Source
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Apple rumored to be refreshing the iPad, iPad mini, and iPad Air this week
We could be in store for a new entry-level iPad, the iPad mini 7, and the iPad Air 6 later this week, according to sources – apparently updates to all three models are due to be announced this coming Tuesday, October 17. The original tip came from Supercharged, and it’s…
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