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Is Apple developing its own wearable technology ring?

04/09/202404/08/2024 Jennifer Goula

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If rumors are to be believed, the iPhone maker is working on a new kind of smart gadget Smart rings are becoming the latest type of wearable technology to make their way into the spotlight, and it appears that Apple may be looking to launch its own version of the product early on. Patent filings have been spotted and show details for such a gadget Apple has filed patents for wearable technology in the form of a smart ring, including diagrams that illustrate a number of ways in which gestures…

Next step for artificial intelligence could be a DNA-embedded computer chip

03/14/202403/13/2024 Sam Lambert

Artificial intelligence - DNA - computer

The technology has arrived at the proof-of-concept stage and is meant to boost processing levels A proof-of-concept computer chip with embedded DNA could end up being the next step in artificial intelligence technology. The computer chip was created using a substrate of DNA able to perform calculations The DNA-infused chip is able to perform calculations and is also capable of managing the processing of big data. The idea of using devices based on DNA isn’t anything new, but the proof-of-concept is. The purpose is to be able to encode data…

Canadian researchers hope their artificial intelligence will lead to a Moon settlement

02/07/202402/06/2024 Julie Campbell

Artificial intelligence - Concept Image of Moon Settlement

The Polytechnique Montréal team are developing AI that could be part of the next step in space. A team of researchers at the Polytechnique Montréal, a Canadian research university, are working on a new type of artificial intelligence that could one day be a part of exploration on the Moon. The research unit, known as Astrolith, develops computers and software for exploration device applications. Typically, this type or research has to do with drones and robots. That said, the team is now working on artificial intelligence that could go higher.…

1,900 Microsoft video game employees get the axe

02/05/202402/02/2024 Jorge Gonzalez

Activision Blizzard and Xbox and ZeniMax brands have slashed their worker numbers. About 1,900 video game employees at Microsoft are being laid off, particularly in Activision Blizzard and Xbox, but also in ZeniMax. Mike Ybarra, Blizzard president, has also chosen to exit the company. As Blizzard’s survival game has been canceled, Ybarra is leaving, and massive layoffs are occurring. The layoffs are impacting around 9 percent of the video game employees in the Microsoft Gaming division, which currently employs about 22,000 people. “We have made the painful decision to reduce…

Meta wants its VR technology to provide realistic hands

01/30/202401/29/2024 Jennifer Goula

The Facebook parent company feels that people will respond well to having accurate virtual reality hands. Since people communicate and identify with their own unique hands, Meta is currently researching strategies to make hands as realistic and accurate as possible using their VR technology. Researchers have found that people relate very closely to their specific hands and how they look and move. A team of researchers from the Codec Avatars Lab at Meta joined those at Nanyang Technological University in presenting a new research paper unveiling URHand. The name is…