April 7, 2024

AI

Running Efficiency with Computer Vision: A Comparative Analysis with Eliud Kipchoge

How to improve your running efficiency with Computer Vision? Dr. Christoph Mittendorf · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 14 min read · Mar 28, 2024 — Image from Unsplash / Nicolas Hoizey TLDR: I have created an experiment — iterating through various shoe types to achieve Eliud Kipchoge Running Efficiency. By surprise — it turns out that Flip-flops suck for running and Carbon-fiber shoes are epic! Image by the author: Running with Flip-Flops

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AI

Pandas vs. Polars — Time to Switch?

Looking to speed up your data processing pipelines up to 10 times? Maybe it’s time to say goodbye to Pandas. Dario Radečić · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 7 min read · 12 hours ago — Photo by Hans-Jurgen Mager on Unsplash In a world where compute time is billed by the second, it’s only logical to minimize it as much as you can. And then some. Python’s vast data processing ecosystem is

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Fintech representation in YC’s Demo Days is definitely shrinking | TechCrunch

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how many fintech companies made it into Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort, how much funding slid in the first quarter, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 7:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here.  The big story Y Combinator held demo days for its Winter Cohort this week. As always, the TC team

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Robotics

Rainbow Robotics unveils RB-Y1 wheeled, two armed robot – The Robot Report

Listen to this article RB-Y1 mounts a humanoid-type double-arm robot on a wheeled, high-speed mobile base. | Credit: Rainbow Robotics Rainbow Robotics announced the release of detailed specifications for the new RB-Y1 mobile robot. The company recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Schaeffler Group and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, or KETI, to co-develop the RB-Y1 and other mobile manipulators in Korea. What’s in a name: Wheeled humanoid? Bimanual manipulator? The past year has

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Robotics

What’s the difference between contactless and wireless charging for robots? – The Robot Report

Listen to this article Contactless wireless charging can power robots and electric vehicles. Source: Meredot In the ever-evolving world of technology, the distinction between contact-based and contactless wireless charging has become pivotal, with an added layer of confusion thrown into the mix. Wired charging stations are now marketing themselves as “wireless,” blurring the lines between true contactless solutions and those requiring physical contact. Let’s examine differences between contact-based wireless charging stations and contactless wireless charging.

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Hardware

NASA Details Solar Eclipse Path Of Totality For Amazing Views In The US

The upcoming total solar eclipse has been making plenty of headlines as of late, leaving some to wonder how agencies such as NASA devise the maps predicting the path of totality. Well, it all comes down to knowing the precise shape and position of the Moon, and a few other key features and environmental aspects regarding the moments before the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth. When star gazers look up to the

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Mahbod Moghadam, who rose to fame as the co-founder of Genius, has died | TechCrunch

Mahbod Moghadam, the controversial, never-boring co-founder of Genius and Everipedia, as well as an angel investor, passed away last month at age 41 owing to “complications from a recurring brain tumor,” according to a post attributed to his family and published on Genius. The startup world appears to have caught wind of his passing just this weekend, with numerous tributes springing up on the X platform, including by former TechCrunch writer-turned-investor Josh Constine, who once

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