Xiaomi has launched a humanoid robot called CyberOne. It can detect human emotion and create 3D visual reconstructions of the world. It also walks funnily. In a press release Thursday, the company announced the robot, which is actually a new iteration of an existing “Cyber”...
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August 12, 2022 albert
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Mark Zuckerberg introduced Facebook’s rebranding to Meta at the company’s annual Connect event last year to reposition the company for the “new internet,” the metaverse. The metaverse has been around for some time as a kind of urban legend, perhaps aptly described in the 2011...
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August 11, 2022 albert
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The metaverse can be an intimidating term conjuring up visions of some futuristic virtual world, but it’s perhaps best viewed as virtual experiences brought to the internet, something akin to an interactive video game. There are huge obstacles to creating a larger world that spans...
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August 10, 2022 albert
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The following contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building Season 2, episode 8, “Hello Darkness.” Only Murders in the Building Season 2 has thrown a lot at us over its first seven episodes: a missing erotic painting, a bloody matchbook, and even Amy Schumer...
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August 9, 2022 albert
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It seems that the boom times for venture capital are over. This is not just the sentiment of the media or analysts. Keep in mind that a variety of venture capitalists agree that the slowdown is real – and could last a few years. Just...
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August 8, 2022 albert
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Data lakes have become a critical solution for enterprises to store and analyze data. A cloud data lake solution offers a number of benefits that make it an ideal tool for managing and processing data, including protection of sensitive information, scalability of storage and resources,...
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August 6, 2022 albert
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Recently, IBM struck a deal to acquire Databand.ai, which develops software for data observability. The purchase amount was not announced. However, the acquisition does show the importance of observability, as IBM has acquired similar companies during the past couple years. “Observability goes beyond traditional monitoring...
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August 5, 2022 albert
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Artificial intelligence really is everywhere in our day-to-day lives, and one area that’s drawn a lot of attention is its use in facial recognition systems (FRS). This controversial collection of technology is one of the most hotly-debated among data privacy activists, government officials, and proponents...
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August 2, 2022 albert
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In traditional software development, everything has to be coded by hand. This makes software engineering a time-consuming process preserved for skilled programmers. It’s also often tricky to make changes once the software is in production. As a result, companies have been looking for ways to...
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July 31, 2022 albert
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Feel that gust of wind whipping by? Was it a summer breeze? Or could it have been the two, giant, building-sized asteroids whipping past the Earth this weekend? (It couldn’t, but just imagine.) The two space objects were documented by NASA, and will fly past...
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July 30, 2022 albert
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