September 20, 2024

Software

UNKJD Soccer Partners with PUMA to Revolutionize Mobile Gaming | HackerNoon

UNKJD Soccer, a prominent mobile soccer game, has announced a partnership with global sports brand PUMA to introduce exclusive content and blockchain integration into its platform. This collaboration aims to blend PUMA’s iconic branding with UNKJD’s innovative gameplay, offering players new experiences that bridge the worlds of sports and gaming. Founded by industry veterans from companies such as Playtika, COTI, Azuki, and Disney, UNKJD is committed to creating high-quality gaming experiences. Its flagship game, UNKJD

Ishan Pandey September 20, 2024

Robotics

BlackBerry QNX provides guidance on minimizing jitter, latency in robotics – The Robot Report

Listen to this article A whitepaper explains how to reduce robot jitter with software for greater industrial productivity. Source: BlackBerry QNX Robots need to precisely synchronize for manufacturing applications such as assembly, welding, and materials handling. BlackBerry QNX recently released a whitepaper on “Optimizing Robotic Precision: Unleashing Real-Time Performance with Advanced Foundational Software Solutions.” The document provides guidance to manufacturers on reducing jitter in high-speed robotic motion. Otherwise, it can lead to misaligned components, defective

Eugene Demaitre September 20, 2024

Netflix reveals new games based on Rebel Moon and other shows

As part of its Geeked Week announcements, Netflix revealed more details about new games coming to its platform. Several of the games are based on the company’s shows, including Rebel Moon and Squid Game, while others such as Monument Valley 3 are well-regarded IPs in their own right. Several of the games are coming in 2025, while others are s…Read More

Rachel Kaser September 20, 2024

What Hamster Kombat is teaching us about game marketing | The DeanBeat

Marketing is changing, thanks to Hamster Kombat, a tapping mini-game on Telegram that has been downloaded more than 300 million times.Read More

Dean Takahashi September 20, 2024

PESO.IO: How Gal Erlichman is changing traditional marketing

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Serial entrepreneur Gal Erlichman has held many roles and started companies in several spaces. In his latest venture, he is looking to disrupt the stagnant field of traditional agency marketing with his new company, PESO.IO. This AI-driven online marketing service incorporates the many separate aspects of traditional marketing…Read More

Jon Stojan September 20, 2024

Video Friday: Zipline Delivers

3 min read Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. Zipline’s Platform 2 is now well past the prototype stage. Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA@40: 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS IROS 2024: 14–18 October 2024, ABU DHABI, UAE ICSR

Evan Ackerman September 20, 2024

Robotics

How can we make the best possible use of large language models for a smarter and more inclusive society?

Large language models (LLMs) have developed rapidly in recent years and are becoming an integral part of our everyday lives through applications like ChatGPT. An article recently published in Nature Human Behaviour explains the opportunities and risks that arise from the use of LLMs for our ability to collectively deliberate, make decisions, and solve problems. Led by researchers from Copenhagen Business School and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, the interdisciplinary team

Editor September 20, 2024

Hardware

AMD Ryzen AI Max Strix Halo Specs Leak Hints At A Monster Mobile CPU Lineup

We wouldn’t blame anyone for being indifferent with the state of the PC hardware market right now. The most recent GPU hardware launch was in January, and while we’ve seen new CPUs drop from AMD, they didn’t exactly set enthusiasts’ hearts ablaze. What we need is a paradigm shift, a truly new product that hasn’t really been attempted before. Fortunately, AMD has just such a thing on the horizon. We’ve written quite a bit about

Zak Killian September 20, 2024

Hardware

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Impresses With Monster Battery Life In Early Testing

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 Pro lineup might be struggling to generate sales during the opening weekend of pre-orders, but battery testing by Geekerwan shows a big boost to battery life that might entice potential buyers to make a move. Specifically, the iPhone 16 Pro Max looks like it might be king of the hill in battery life among flagship smartphones in 2024, as it takes advantage of iOS 18 optimizations. The suite of testing conducted

Alan Velasco September 20, 2024

Finnish Startup Wants to Build 100x Faster CPUs

3 min read Dina Genkina is the computing and hardware editor at IEEE Spectrum Flow Computing In an era of fast-evolving AI accelerators, general purpose CPUs don’t get a lot of love. “If you look at the CPU generation by generation, you see incremental improvements,” says Timo Valtonen, CEO and co-founder of Finland-based Flow Computing. Valtonen’s goal is to put CPUs back in their rightful, ‘central’ role. In order to do that, he and his

Dina Genkina September 20, 2024