April 20, 2024

Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

In the mid-1960s, Robert Kahn began thinking about how computers with different operating systems could talk to each other across a network. He didn’t think much about what they would say to one another, though. He was a theoretical guy, on leave from the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a stint at the nearby research-and-development company Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). He simply found the problem interesting. “The advice I was given

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AI

Soft Skills You Need For A Career in Data in 2024

Now that you know how to code & visualize data, what’s next? Rashi Desai · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 6 min read · 12 hours ago — Photo by Andrew Palmer on Unsplash In the rapidly expanding technological world, data-related careers have strongly emerged in the market over the past few years, and the demand for a professional with skills to understand and translate data skyrocketed. Over the past few years, organizations

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Notable Capital’s Hans Tung on the state of VC and the upside to down rounds | TechCrunch

To some investors, “down round” is a dirty phrase, but not to Notable Capital’s Hans Tung. Hans is a managing partner at Notable Capital, formerly GGV Capital, a venture firm focusing on investments in the U.S., Latin America, Israel, and Europe. Hans, whose portfolio includes the likes of Airbnb, StockX and Slack, sat down with TechCrunch’s Equity podcast to discuss the overall state of venture and why he still believes down rounds can make a

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Hardware

HighPoint’s New PCI5 Gen 5 Rocket M.2 RAID Card Brings Blinding 56GB/s Speed

HighPoint is a name that will need no introduction to the people that will probably be interested in these products. Distinct from the budget firearms manufacturer with a similar name, HighPoint is a company who has been selling storage controllers since the 20th century. The latest products from HighPoint are thoroughly modern, though: add-in cards that support up to eight PCIe 5.0 SSDs—or 32 with the use of appropriate backplanes. There are two different classes

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Developer’s Mindset In Growth Projects | HackerNoon

Too Long; Didn’t Read In a growing project, developers should prioritize delivering business value over striving for perfection in their coding practices. Tools and technologies are merely means to achieve end goals, not the goals themselves. It’s essential to question the necessity and timing of implementing features or tools based on their immediate value to the project. Developers should also focus on understanding the business aspects of the project, anticipate risks, and provide scalable solutions

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Robotics

MDA Space lands $250M contract extension from CSA for space station robot – The Robot Report

Listen to this article MDA Space’s Canadarm2 onboard the ISS in 2021. | Source: MDA Space MDA Space this week announced that it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency. The contract will allow the company to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station, or ISS, from 2025 to 2030.  Brampton, Ontario-based MDA Space specializes in satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The company

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Hardware

Need A Power Bank? Check Out These HOT Anker Deals On Cool Tech

Keeping a charge on portable devices while traveling can be a pain at times, but Anker has a slew of devices that can keep even the busiest of road warriors charged up. Don’t miss out on some great deals from Anker right now on portable power banks, charging hubs, and more. Anker Prime 27 Power Bank Deal Anker is well known for its portable charging devices, and the Anker Prime 27 portable power bank is

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Hardware

Former CIA officer unveils UFOs have killed US military and cause brain damage

A top brain expert and a former CIA officer has said he was instructed to write a paper on the number of injuries sustained by US military serviceman after encountering a UFO, or UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Detroit Professor Christopher Green, a forensic neuroimaging expert who worked at the CIA since the 1960s, said in 2010, he was asked by an unnamed government defense program that was tasked with

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Robotics

From the barn to the bar: AI powered robots – The Robot Report

In this episode, we talk to Matt Casella from Richtech Robotics about the Adam bartending robot, and then to Chris Padwick from John Deere about creating vision models for spraying weeds in the field. Both interviews occurred during the NVIDIA GTC24 event in March, and both companies leverage NVIDIA technology in their robotic solutions. Richtech Robotics: https://www.richtechrobotics.com/John Deere Autonomous Solutions: https://www.deere.com/en/sprayers/see-spray/ Show Timeline 23:54 Interview with Matt Casella, CEO of Richtech Robotics 44:14 Interview with

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