Microsoft offers Windows 10 October update
They say big things come in small packages. But when Microsoft releases its second semiannual Windows 10 update next month, it'll be mainly small things in a big package.
Software
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Robotics
Team in Japan creates most advanced humanoid robot yet
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo has created what appears to be the most advanced humanoid robot yet—actually two of them, one called Kenshiro the other Kengoro. In their paper published in the journal Science ...
Computer Sciences
Lightweight neural network enables realistic rendering of woven fabrics in real-time
Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and computing have enabled the development of new tools for creating highly realistic media, virtual reality (VR) environments and video games. Many of these tools ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Google introduces real-time extended voice translation
Google has announced a new real-time transcription feature for its free Translate app for Android phones. An IOS version is planned for the future, the company says.
Energy & Green Tech
Analysis predicts extremely disruptive, total transition to EV / autonomous vehicles in 13 years
(Tech Xplore)—RethinkX, an independent think tank that analyzes and forecasts disruptive technologies, has released an astonishing report predicting a far more rapid transition to EV/autonomous vehicles than experts are ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Amazon Alexa bug exposed voice data
"Alexa, who is hacking into my system?"
Engineering
Boeing patent puts focus on laser-powered propulsion system (Update)
Boeing has patented a laser powered propulsion system for airplanes. A number of sites reported on the patent, with eye-rubbing headlines that told the story. The BusinessInsider headline read, "Boeing just patented a jet ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Trillion-transistor chip breaks speed record
The biggest computer chip in the world is so fast and powerful it can predict future actions "faster than the laws of physics produce the same result."
Computer Sciences
A math idea that may dramatically reduce the dataset size needed to train AI systems
A pair of statisticians at the University of Waterloo has proposed a math process idea that might allow for teaching AI systems without the need for a large dataset. Ilia Sucholutsky and Matthias Schonlau have written a paper ...
Machine learning & AI
A deep learning technique to solve Rubik's cube and other problems step-by-step
Colin G. Johnson, an associate professor at the University of Nottingham, recently developed a deep-learning technique that can learn a so-called "fitness function" from a set of sample solutions to a problem. This technique, ...
