May 17, 2024

Hardware

A Rumored PlayStation Portable Device Is Coming And It Runs PS4 Games

A rumor about a possible new gaming handheld from Sony is making some waves on the ResetEra gaming forum. The source of the rumor is Russian journalist Anton Logvinov, whose post was found by ResetEra user Iroshino and later translated by user DieH@rd. According to Logvinov, Sony has plans to release a new handheld device that seems tailor made for PlayStation 4 titles. While the source of this leak might seem suspect, Logvinov is known

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Introducing the Frontier Safety Framework

Our approach to analyzing and mitigating future risks posed by advanced AI models Google DeepMind has consistently pushed the boundaries of AI, developing models that have transformed our understanding of what’s possible. We believe that AI technology on the horizon will provide society with invaluable tools to help tackle critical global challenges, such as climate change, drug discovery, and economic productivity. At the same time, we recognize that as we continue to advance the frontier

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Hardware

AMD Strix Halo Render Leak Unveils Beastly 16-Core Zen 5 And RDNA 3+ Design

Much has been written about AMD’s Strix Halo processor, both here and elsewhere. It’s a fascinating design, in concept, and it definitely exists at least in some form—but whether it will actually make it to market and then be successful remains to be seen. A new render seems to imply that Strix Halo will have a very unusual structure, and while the source is unofficial, it’s also usually pretty reliable. The source in question is

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Start-ups

Embedded finance is still trendy as accounting automation startup Ember partners with HSBC UK | TechCrunch

A few years ago, you couldn’t go to a fintech meetup without ending up in a conversation about embedded finance. In 2020, we even wrote that embedded finance might represent fintech’s future. The distribution strategy lets fintech companies integrate their services into other products and services, which in turn gives users access to new features without having to sign up to a new service. It’s proven an especially attractive approach for fintechs as it gives

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Hardware

Android 15 Will Bring Adaptive Vibration To Get Your Attention Better

You might have missed it between all the raving about Google’s Gemini AI, but Google I/O included some juicy details on the next version of Android. After releasing the first Android 15 beta earlier this year, Google has now moved on to the second beta release, and it includes a feature that could make your phone less disruptive while also keeping you abreast of notifications. It’s called Adaptive Vibration. This feature, which you can only

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Robotics

Robot Talk Episode 85 – Margarita Chli – Robohub

Claire chatted to Margarita Chli from the University of Cyprus all about vision, navigation, and small aerial drones. Margarita Chli is a professor of Robotic Vision and the director of the Vision for Robotics Lab, at the University of Cyprus and ETH Zurich. Her work has contributed to the first vision-based autonomous flight of a small drone and the first demonstration of collaborative monocular SLAM for a small swarm of drones. Margarita has given invited

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Hardware

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) Gaming Laptop Review: Pretty And Powerful

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024): As Tested – $1,999  – Starting @ $1599.99 – $1,349.00 On Sale The 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is a compact, capable gaming and content creation laptop that packs AMD Ryzen 8000 series Zen 4 firepower and up to a GeForce RTX 4070 into a svelte, 3.3lb frame with very clean lines. Solid, Balanced Performance Attractive Form Factor Gorgeous HDR 120Hz OLED Display Middling Battery Life Price Premium For Higher

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AI

No Label Left Behind: Alternative Encodings for Hierarchical Categoricals

Seeking a system that works for current and future codes Valerie Carey · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 15 min read · 20 hours ago — Photo by Gabriel Tenan on Unsplash In my work as a data scientist, I see a lot of labels. Data contains zip code labels, gender labels, medical diagnosis labels, job title labels, stock ticker labels, you name it. Labels may be simple (shirt sizes of S,M, L)

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AR/VR

Revamped Welly Friends NFTs: A Fusion of Food and Blockchain

The decentralized finance (DeFi) world has seen immense growth and innovation in recent years. One prominent player in this space is SHIB, a leading ecosystem of cryptocurrencies that has recently announced the refresh of the Welly Friends NFT Collection.  This series of unique NFTs supports the growth and evolution of Welly, a popular restaurant and catering business in Italy, making it an exciting development for both investors and community members. Welly Friends NFT Collection Evolution

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Hardware

NASA officially releases video of the biggest solar flare in last 20 years

It was only recently that NASA confirmed a massive solar flare taking place on the surface of the Sun, with officials confirming its the biggest solar eruption of the last 20 years and this 11-year cycle. The solar flare took place at 12:51 pm ET on May 14 and was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. For those that don’t know, a solar flare happens when the Sun’s magnetic field lines are contorted and snap,

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