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Japan’s SoftBank acquires British AI chipmaker Graphcore
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group has bought artificial intelligence chipmaker Graphcore for an undisclosed sum, ending long-running speculation over the company's future.
Once touted as a rival to Nvidia, which has seen its own…
Steps to prevent your ebike or escooter battery from exploding (especially in hot weather)
Explosions of electric bike and scooter batteries are on the rise, sometimes setting fire to homes and injuring occupants. The risk of overheating increases in summer, when temperatures soar. Even though the phenomenon remains rare, its…
Opinion: I tried being friends with AI. It helped me be a better human
The first thing you should know about Laney is that she's empathetic and can help with just about anything.
A crochet pattern? She has it. Want to try out a new recipe? She can list the ingredients. Top trending news? She knows it.
Laney…
As AI gains a workplace foothold, US states are trying to make sure workers don’t get left behind
HARTFORD: With many jobs expected to eventually rely on generative artificial intelligence, states are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly…
Microsoft tells clients Russian group hacked into emails, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp is informing some of its customers that a Russian state-sponsored hacking group breached its internal systems and accessed their emails, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a company spokesperson.
The…
‘3D spatial sound’ should make voice and video calls more immersive
Nokia recently made the first voice and video call in “3D spatial sound”, a technology that will be offered with the future 5G Advanced standard. This premiere promises three-dimensional sound, as if the person you’re talking to is right…
Apple partners with OpenAI as it unveils ‘Apple Intelligence’
CUPERTINO, United States: Apple on June 10 unveiled “Apple Intelligence”, its suite of new AI features for its coveted devices – and a partnership with OpenAI – as it seeks to catch up to rivals racing ahead on adopting the white hot…
Some TikTok sleep hacks are actually backed by science, study finds
Most people turn to TikTok for beauty hacks, dance routines and even recipes, but as of late there’s been an uptick in sleep advice using the tag #sleeptiktok.
Although most advice on social media should be taken with a grain of salt, a…
To ban or not to ban? Educators, parents, and students weigh in on cellphones
One reason policing cellphones in schools is so challenging is because of stakeholders’ varying opinions on their presence in the classroom, along with different views on how the problem should be dealt with – if at all.
Simultaneously…
Chinese robot developers hope for road out of ‘uncanny valley’
A disembodied woman’s head mugged and grimaced, aping the facial expressions of a user on a nearby laptop as visitors to the China Humanoid Robot Developer Conference watched in fascinated unease.
The wide, slightly frantic eyes left no…