Luke HokamaThis Computer Runs on Human Brain Cells—and You Can Buy It for $35,000verified_publisherVICE - By Luis PradaAn Australian startup called Cortical Labs has built what appears to be a David Cronenbergian box of grotesqueries that looks a lot sleeker and modern than its innards belie. It’s a computer—a weird and gross one—that runs on human brain cells. It does this while looking like an Apple-designed …
Luke HokamaMicrosoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computersverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Cade MetzAnyone who has sat through a third-grade science class knows there are three primary states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Microsoft now says it has created a new state of matter in its quest to make a powerful machine, called a quantum computer, that could accelerate the development of …
Luke HokamaGoogle open-sources the Pebble smartwatch’s software, and its creator is making a new modelverified_publisherEngadget - Will ShanklinPebble founder Eric Migicovsky wants the successor to be like the original “in almost every way.” Pebble is back, baby. On Monday, Google (which owns Pebble’s IP via its Fitbit purchase) open-sourced the OG modern smartwatch’s software. Although that paves the road for anyone to make new …
Luke HokamaNvidia announces $3,000 personal AI supercomputer called Digitsverified_publisherThe Verge - by Kylie RobisonThe desktop-sized system can handle AI models with up to 200 billion parameters. If you were looking for your own personal AI supercomputer, Nvidia has you covered. The chipmaker announced at CES that it’s launching a personal AI supercomputer called Project Digits in May. The heart of Digits is the …
Luke HokamaAgiBot's Humanoid Robot Training Datasetperplexity.aiOn December 30, 2024, Chinese robotics startup AgiBot unveiled AgiBot World Alpha, a groundbreaking open-source dataset featuring over one million...
Luke HokamaA Billion Pixels a Second: I Got a Rare Look Inside Apple's Secret iPhone 16 Camera Labsverified_publisherCNET - Patrick HollandHere's how Apple took the iPhone 16 Pro's video capture and playback to another level with 4K 120fps slow-mo recording, spatial audio and new Audio Mix editing tools. I'm standing on a wire mesh floor in a secluded room at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. The "floor" I'm on is …
