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First social skills framework for robots developed at MIT

A team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines has created a mathematical framework to make robots cognizant of how their actions impact others.

Daniel Zlatev, 07 Nov 2021 19:53

Sega teams up with Microsoft to bolster its game development by utilizing Azure. (Image: Microsoft)

Sega reveals a 'strategic partnership' with Microsoft to implement Azure cloud services

Sega has announced that it will be joining forces with Microsoft to employ Azure cloud services to create new and innovative video games. Azure will help Sega to advance its game development as part of its 'Super Game' project. Th...

Aleem Ali, 02 Nov 2021 17:36

Zoox begins testing of its self-driving vehicles in Seattle, US. (Image: Zoox)

Zoox, an Amazon company, commences testing of its self-driving vehicles in Seattle, US

Zoox announced that it will initiate testing of its self-driving vehicles in Seattle in 2022. The company plans to deal with Seattle's rainy weather by employing specialized hardware in its vehicles. The Amazon company hopes to ga...

Aleem Ali, 01 Nov 2021 21:52

Google has developed new alogorithms to eliminate perceived racial bias in smartphone cameras. (Image: Google)

Google's new Pixel 6 inclusive camera tech appears to work as advertised in our first shots

Google’s new Pixel is starting to roll out to users in selected markets globally and it touts some impressive new camera features. One we were keen to try is what Google is calling inclusive camera technology designed to deliver i...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 27 Oct 2021 23:22

OPPO holds its 2021 Developers Conference. (Source: OPPO)

OPPO unveils plans to debut ray-tracing on smartphones and a smart car system

OPPO has outlined some of its latest ambitions for the future of its company and its software at its latest Developers Conference, beginning today (October 27, 2021). They include plans to break into the areas of healthcare and sm...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Oct 2021 19:02

These are the latest ARM GPUs, but more are coming. (Source: ARM)

ARM teases an upcoming GPU in terms of performance gains over that of its 2021 flagship

The newest top-end mobile GPU unveiled by ARM is the Mali-G710, likely to form part of upcoming SoCs such as the Dimensity 2000. However, the chipset IP colossus has now hinted at its successor, rated to improve further on the pot...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Oct 2021 17:23

The new Google Pixel 6 is powered by machine learning-focused semi-custom Tensor SoC. (Image: Notebookcheck)

Google's Tensor is supposed be all about machine learning - it just got crushed by the Apple A15 Bionic in our testing with the new Geekbench ML app

The Google Pixel 6 range is about to start its rollout in select markets with the promise that Google has made its new Tensor chip to really shine in machine learning tasks. Unfortunately, we just pitted it against the Apple A15 B...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 27 Oct 2021 11:30

SK Hynix unveils its HBM3 memory. (Source: SK Hynix)

SK Hynix announces state-of-the-art HBM3-based DRAM

SK Hynix has introduced its latest development as high bandwidth memory 3 (or HBM3) as "the world’s best-performing DRAM". It is rated for up to 78% greater data-processing rates compared to its predecessor, thanks to its maker's ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 Oct 2021 16:18

Features like Magic Eraser are made possible due to the AI prowess of the Tensor SoC. (Image Source: Google)

Here are all the AI features accelerated by Google Tensor that make Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smarter than any Android on the market

The Google Tensor SoC enables the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro to leverage several advanced AI and ML capabilities to enhance various aspects of smartphone usage such as photos, videos, transcription, and translation. The Tensor SoC ac...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Oct 2021 03:13

MIT accelerates the discovery of new 3D printing materials with open-source AI platform

MIT and BASF have teamed up to create an open-source AI algorithm that significantly speeds up the development of new materials for 3D printing with niche characteristics.

Daniel Zlatev, 17 Oct 2021 09:51

The class-action suit alleges that there were “shortcomings” in the way DeepMind handled sensitive NHS data (Image source: Google)

Google DeepMind gets hit by a class-action lawsuit for “shortcomings” in how it handled over 1.6 million NHS patient records

Google’s AI department was recently hit by a class-action lawsuit in the UK, because of possible irregularities in the way that it received and handled the data of over 1.6 million NHS patients from the Royal Free London NHS Found...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 14 Oct 2021 16:05

Samsung starts mass producing 14nm EUV DDR5 DRAM

Samsung has begun mass producing its 14nm DDR5 DRAM with cutting-edge EUV technology. Samsung's five-layer EUV process has allowed it to achieve the highest DDR5 DRAM bit density in the industry with 20% productivity enhancement. ...

Fawad Murtaza, 13 Oct 2021 00:12

The latest update to Hallide II brings macro photography to older iPhones. (Image: Halide)

Halide II camera app adds iPhone 13 Pro-style Macro Mode to older iPhone models with a Neural Engine

Halide has updated its popular camera app for the iPhone with a new macro mode. The functionality is similar to one of the marquee camera features on the new iPhone 13 Pro models giving owners of older iPhones an opportunity to sn...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 07 Oct 2021 12:10

Intel's new Loihi 2 is a new type of processor dubbed 'neuromorphic'. (Image: Intel)

Intel's new Loihi 2 neuromorphic processor is one of the first it has produced on a 4 nm node

Intel has revealed its latest piece of silicon, a chip dubbed Loihi 2 that uses the human brain as an inspiration for how it works. The chip has also been fabricated on Intel’s new 4 nm process, which is still in its testing and d...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 01 Oct 2021 13:22

AI is coming to desktop processors in a few years. (Image Source: Patently Apple)

Leak suggests Intel could launch desktop and laptop CPUs with on-die AI accelerators by 2023

Intel plans to completely overhaul its consumer CPU architecture by 2024 in order to provide a competitive alternative for Apple's M processors. However, certain elements that will play a big role in this overhaul such as AI accel...

Bogdan Solca, 28 Sep 2021 19:57

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