Imagine using any object around you—a frying pan, a glass paperweight—as the central processor in a neural network, a type of artificial intelligence that loosely mimics the brain to perform complex tasks. That’s the promise of new research that, in theory, could be used to recognize images or speech faster Read more…
Astronomers said this week that a piece of a Falcon 9 rocket that was launched in February 2015 is currently on a trajectory to collide with the moon in just a few weeks. The rocket left from Florida’s Cape Canaveral and launched NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory, a project that Read more…
Last week America’s Internal Revenue Service announced a live-video-feed verification of taxpayer’s faces would be required by this summer access online tax service. But now the Washington Post reports that “complaints of confusing instructions and long wait times to complete the sign-up have caused an unknown number to abandon the Read more…
China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecoms giant to be banned from the US over “significant” national security and espionage concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had voted unanimously to revoke authorization for the company’s American unit to operate in the US. The firm must stop providing Read more…
At least 26 public corporations are holding bitcoin on their balance sheets, according to data compiled by cryptocurrency analytics firm CoinGecko. Since the price of cryptocurrencies began to plummet in November, they’ve collectively lost nearly $7 billion. Quartz reports: The price of Bitcoin peaked above $67,000 on Nov. 8, but Read more…
This little 6-frame wonder was create by Scott Prentice in 1989 on a Commodore Amiga @ Concordia University’s MITE AVISTA LAB. My soul has enjoyed countless hours of pure happiness thanks to this little guy.
Apple “beat analyst estimates for sales in every product category except iPads and overall revenue was up 11% annually.” This is despite global supply chain challenges caused by the covid-19 pandemic. Here is how Apple did in the quarter ending Dec. 25 versus Refinitiv consensus estimates (via CNBC): EPS: $2.10 Read more…