While Amazon Go helped pioneer the concept of the totally contactless store, others, like 7-Eleven and Walmart, have entered the territory. And the arena is growing, in part because several startups — such as Standard Cognition, Zippin, AiFi, Grabango, Trigo — have proliferated, offering their technology to retailers. But in Europe, Portuguese startup Sensei has … Read more
What you need to know Qualcomm announced new Cockpit Elite and Ride Elite platforms with Oryon CPU tech and 3X/ 12X CPU and AI performance over previous versions. Snapdragon Cockpit Elite enables AI tricks like an LLM assistant trained on the car manual and zonal audio. Ride Elite supports up to 40 cameras and sensors … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is still making changes to the UI of an upcoming Google Photos feature that will let users enhance photos before sharing them. The new UI is more straightforward and features a toggle to enhance images automatically. It also allows for cropping and other … Read more
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science Magazine: Imagine a thin wristband that monitors your steps and heartbeat like an Apple Watch. Or clothing that keeps you cool with built-in air conditioning. Or even a flexible implant that could help your heart better than a bulky pacemaker. That’s the promise of a new, electrically … Read more
Australian woman Matilda Campbell ended up trapped in a tight rock crevice upside down after she fell trying to retrieve an iPhone that she dropped, according to a report from ABC Newcastle. The 23-year-old was taking images in the New South Wales Hunter Valley when she lost hold of her phone. She tried to get … Read more
Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services in the world, with nearly 280 million subscribers. And just what do those people tend to watch? In particular, what is the most popular movie on Netflix? Each week, the streaming service releases a list of its 10 most-watched movies over a recent seven-day period to … Read more
Stability, the AI startup behind popular image generator Stable Diffusion, has announced a new generation of models that are designed to be more customizable and versatile while outputting more “diverse” and representative content. The new Stable Diffusion 3.5 is being made available in three variations: Large, Large Turbo, and Medium. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large clocks … Read more
A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit. The satellite’s operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the “total loss” of iS-33e, which has affected customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Intelsat also says it has taken steps to complete “a comprehensive analysis” of the incident. … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon Elite platforms for automotive applications at its Snapdragon Summit event today. Powered by Qualcomm Oryon — the company’s fastest central processing unit (CPU) — these new platforms are the latest additions to … Read more
Anthropic Imagine an AI model that can work with a computer all on its own. Well, imagine no longer because such an AI has arrived. On Tuesday, Anthropic announced that the latest generation of its Claude AI model can use a computer — just like you and I do. Dubbed Claude 3.5 Sonnet, the AI has … Read more