Deep neural networks have gained fame for their capability to process visual information. And in the past few years, they have become a key component of many computer vision applications. Among the key…
Month: June 2021
Apple must make an iPad the size of the moon
Have you heard? Apple‘s considering making iPads with bigger screens. The rumor comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who wrote about it in his Power On newsletter. Currently, the largest iPad the company sells is…
Does a chair exist if nobody sits on it? Relational quantum mechanics says ‘NO!’
Imagine you sit down and pick up your favorite book. You look at the image on the front cover, run your fingers across the smooth book sleeve, and smell that familiar book…
This Smart Pen helps do note-taking right in the digital age — and it’s $50 off
TLDR: The SyncPen 2 Smart Pen and Notebook lets you write handwritten notes and doodles, save them as digital files, or convert handwriting into editable text. Notetaking is not done with a…
You can score unlimited cloud storage space from Polar Backup for under $50
TLDR: While big cloud storage spaces usually cost hundreds per month, Polar Backup is offering unlimited cloud storage for a year at over 60 percent off its regular price. That blast of…
Renault Group bets big on European-made EV batteries
All hail the French Revo… no, sorry, “Renaulution!” That’s what the Renault Group is calling its electric vehicle strengthening strategy, which has nothing to do with the “liberty, equality, fraternity” motto, but with…
Reinforcement learning could be the link between AI and human-level intelligence
Last week, I wrote an analysis of “Reward Is Enough,” a paper by scientists at DeepMind. As the title suggests, the researchers hypothesize that the right reward is all you need to create…
This gadget ‘helps’ you lose weight by wiring your jaw shut
Normal human beings think of running, going to the gym, and putting a cap on those beer bottles when it comes to losing weight. But scientists are thinking about this whole thing…
Pentagon report says UFOs can’t be explained, so what now?
A report from the US task force dedicated to investigating UFOs — or, in the official jargon, UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) — has neither confirmed nor rejected the idea such sightings could…
It’s Elon Musk’s 50th birthday! Here’s what to get him
Friends, lovers, and enemies, today is a special day: Elon Musk is turning 50. Yes, everyone’s favorite insanely rich manchild is now half a century old. Clap. I SAID CLAP. To put…