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HTC is teasing a new Vive headset. A new video posted to the company’s YouTube and social media channels titled “HTC VIVE: A Vision for You” shows a silhouette of the new headset at the end of the video. The video description reads:Passionate people have always found ways to break barriers and redefine the human experience, and with augmented reality we are on the verge of doing the same.But everything you’ve seen so far is just the beginning of something bigger. Keep your eyes peeled: what happens next will change the game forever.In January, Qualcomm, which supplies the chipsets for…
AI is slowly taking over our lives and people know it. Over the past year, the percentage of people who believe AI will dramatically impact their lives in the next three to five years has increased from 60% to 66%, according to a 2023 Ipsos survey. Additionally, 52% express concerns about AI products and services, up 13 points from 2022. According to the 2024 Artificial Intelligence Index report conducted by the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, funding for generative AI (GenAI) has surged from 2022, increasing nearly eight-fold to $25.2 billion. Anthropic, OpenAI, Hugging Face and Inflection are…
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is now using virtual reality training to help deputies practice different community action scenarios.The virtual reality equipment they use is highly immersive and easy to use.It allows officers to run scenarios from their own perspective and the perspective of those they come into contact with.”The scenarios usually start with seeing things through the subject’s eyes, such as someone with a mental illness or suicidal tendencies, to gain perspective. One interesting scenario involves a deaf driver being pulled over by the police and not being able to understand what the officer is saying,” said Drill Sergeant…
As part of a move to widen the pool of capital available to startups and speed up the closing of funding rounds, angel tax has been scrapped for all classes of investors. “This will make it much easier to complete deals faster and streamline the investment process. Earlier, IT people had to understand and assess valuation, which led to unnecessary conflicts and delays. Valuation assessment did not fall within the purview of IT people. This change will remove such complexities,” said Anirudh A Damani, managing partner, Artha Venture Fund. Razorpay CFO Arpit Chag said investors who were previously reluctant to…
Following widespread reports of crashes and instability in Intel’s 13th and 14th generation chips, the company has said that the issues are due to software bugs rather than design flaws. Intel has faced criticism for continuing issues with its 13th and 14th generation processors, which some have concluded are due to critical design flaws, over-throttling of the chips, or other problems. In a forum post, an employee said the company had identified the cause, blaming a microcode algorithm that was causing the chips to operate at the wrong voltage. Based on thorough analysis of Intel Core 13/14th generation desktop processors…
“tSortPost will have a profound impact on the industry by providing an innovative and efficient solution to the complex challenges of package sorting,” said Mike Fatch, CEO of Tompkins Robotics. “tSortPost enhances our extensive sorting capabilities through the tSort product line, which offers an unmatched set of solutions designed to help businesses around the world improve operational excellence and productivity.” tSortPost offers numerous benefits to parcel sorting, including increased speed with a stable design, customizable options with crossbelt or tilt-tray turning mechanisms, height adjustment of up to 1.5 metres, and minimal infrastructure requirements without extensive hardware. tSortPost is powered by…
Here’s what you need to know today to get the edge. Speculative emotions Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not individual stocks. The chart of TSLA stock is used to illustrate the point. Speculative sentiment is one of the main drivers of the stock market. Currently, speculative sentiment is in the very high zone. The battle of humanoid robots and robotaxis vs electric cars awaits. The outcome of the battle will significantly boost or lower speculative sentiment. The chart shows that TSLA stock rose in a gamma squeeze. The gamma squeeze is an important mechanism of…
DULUTH — Robotic surgery tools were demonstrated at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center’s “Meet the Robot” event on Tuesday. Essentia surgeons displayed devices such as the Monarch, da Vinci, Mazor and Mako systems. Essentia Health St. Mary’s is the third facility in Minnesota to install the Mazor device since it was introduced three years ago.Dr. Anthony Burrows, a neurosurgeon at Essentia, explained how Mazor X is used in minimally invasive spine surgery. The device is often used to treat degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, herniated discs, and more. “Right now we do more surgeries than any other hospital in the…
BENGALURU: Space startups in the technology sector have termed the Union Budget’s proposal for a Rs 1,000 crore venture capital (VC) fund as a significant achievement for the sector.The venture capital fund has been set up to advance the government’s plan to expand India’s space economy five-fold over the next decade and is said to inspire a new generation of space innovators and entrepreneurs.Awais Ahmed, founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based space data company Pixel, called the announcement a milestone. Ahmed said the fund underscores the government’s commitment to developing a dynamic space ecosystem. He stressed that a larger fund is…
(Bloomberg) — Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported second-quarter revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, helped by rising demand for its cloud-computing services and search engine advertising.Most read articles on BloombergThe company said in a statement on Tuesday that second-quarter revenue, excluding payments to partners, was $71.36 billion. Analysts had expected $70.7 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Net income was $1.89 per share, beating Wall Street’s forecast of $1.84 per share.Google was once ahead in the AI race, as it developed much of the technology underlying popular chatbots. Now the company is under pressure to prove it can compete with…