Ars chats with Precision, the brain-chip maker taking the road less invasive
Precision tested its BCI on 14 people so far. Two more are scheduled this month. Enlarge / Precision’s Layer 7 Cortical Interface array. (credit: Precision) Work toward brain-computer interfaces has never been more cha.....»»
Stellantis AI chief is latest exec to leave automaker
Berta Rodriguez-Hervas, whose responsibilities included AI and machine learning, has resigned less than three years after joining Stellantis from chip maker Nvidia......»»
New photonic chip spawns nested topological frequency comb
Scientists on the hunt for compact and robust sources of multicolored laser light have generated the first topological frequency comb. Their result, which relies on a small silicon nitride chip patterned with hundreds of microscopic rings, appears in.....»»
Apple releases Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 alongside Final Cut Pro 10.8 for Mac
Apple today released highly-anticipated updates to both Final Cut Pro for iPad and Final Cut Pro for Mac. The iPad version, now called Final Cut Pro for iPad 2, takes full advantage of the new iPad Pro with M4 chip. Apple notes that it enables up to.....»»
Last remnants of Apple versus Qualcomm battle resolved, as shareholders get $75M
The Apple versus Qualcomm battle was fought fiercely for years, before circumstances forced the iPhone maker to agree a last-minute settlement. But some Qualcomm shareholders were as unhappy as Apple about the chipmaker’s business practices, and.....»»
Invasive, shelled creature seen in popular Georgia lake, experts warn
An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks......»»
Huawei is making good progress on its 5nm chips
Huawei chip manufacturing partner SMIC has reportedly made good progress on its 5nm chips and could find its way into a future Huawei phone. The post Huawei is making good progress on its 5nm chips appeared first on Phandroid. Following th.....»»
Unlocking heart health: Advancing noninvasive monitoring in chimpanzees
Measuring the heart rate of great apes in captivity is essential for both health management and animal studies. However, most existing methods are either invasive or inaccurate......»»
The EU wants to scan your WhatsApp chats—and privacy experts are furious
The EU wants to scan your WhatsApp chats—and privacy experts are furious.....»»
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon laptop chip is slower than Apple M3 in single-core, and less power efficient
Qualcomm has been touting the performance characteristics of its new Snapdragon X Elite series of ARM chips for a while, which finally debuted this week inside the new Copilot+ PC’s (albeit without the fancy AI Recall feature, which has been delaye.....»»
Polestar Chairman Hakan Samuelsson to retire amid EV maker"s leadership shuffle
Samuelsson has shepherded Polestar from its launch as an independent company and oversaw the EV maker's IPO in 2022......»»
iPhone 15 Pro Max Neural Engine up to 25% faster with iOS 18 in early benchmarks
We learned that Apple Intelligence will require an A17 Pro chip or later at WWDC last week. And now that the iOS 18 beta is out in the wild, we’re seeing the first benchmarks for performance on the iPhone 15 Pro/Max. The new software significantly.....»»
M4 MacBook Pro upgrade could arrive by end of 2024
Apple could be planning to update the MacBook Pro lineup to M4 chips before the end of 2024, based on OLED screen production timetables.A MacBook Pro with M4 could be on the horizon. Apple has so far only included the M4 chip in one product, with the.....»»
Study reveals huge increase in global economic cost of invasive mosquitoes and diseases they transmit
An international study led by scientists from IRD, CNRS and MNHN reveals the massive increase in the global economic cost of the invasive Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, vectors of dengue fever, chikugunya and the Zika virus, over the.....»»
Copilot+ laptops are ‘not usable’ in one key area, reviews say
Reviews for Copilot+ laptops packing the Snapdragon X Elite chip are here, and it's not all good news......»»
Odors are encoded in rings in the brains of migratory locusts, finds study
In a study published in the journal Cell, a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, describes for the first time how odors are encoded in the antennal lobe, the olfactory center in the brain of migrato.....»»
Restored rat-free islands could support hundreds of thousands more breeding seabirds
Hundreds of thousands more breeding pairs of seabirds could return to remote island archipelagos if invasive rats were removed and native vegetation restored, a new paper finds......»»
B&H"s MacBook Pro Mega Deal Zone knocks up to $550 off
For 3 days only, save up to $550 on blowout 14-inch MacBook Pro models at Apple Authorized Reseller B&H Photo.Grab mega savings on MacBook Pros during B&H's Deal Zone.For a limited time only, pick up a blowout 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 Pro chip.....»»
A Quiet Place is getting even bigger with a video game out this year
Saber Interactive is publishing A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, a single-player horror game due out later this year......»»
Firefighter credits Apple Watch for life-saving intervention
A fit professional firefighter is crediting his Apple Watch for helping to save his life when he suffered a heart attack after playing road hockey with his son.While the Apple Watch cannot diagnose a heart attack, its warnings should encourage seekin.....»»
Firefighter credits Apple Watch for live-saving intervention
A fit professional firefighter is crediting his Apple Watch for helping to save his life when he suffered a heart attack after playing road hockey with his son.While the Apple Watch cannot diagnose a heart attack, its warnings should encourage seekin.....»»