Raspberry unveils new 8GB Pi 4 and 64-bit OS
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has finally released the 8GB version of the Pi 4.
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Microsoft patent would let us chat with the departed
A chilling episode of the Twilight Zone that first aired 60 years ago focused on a young boy (played by Bill Mumy) who frustrated his parents by insisting he speaks to his grandmother daily on the toy phone she had given ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Brain tissue on a chip achieves voice recognition
Clusters of lab-raised brain cells connected to a computer are capable of elementary speech recognition and math problems.
Robotics
A technique that allows robots to detect when humans need help
As robots are introduced in an increasing number of real-world settings, it is important for them to be able to effectively cooperate with human users. In addition to communicating with humans and assisting them in everyday ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Musk's Neuralink creates 'happy monkeys' who play Pong with their minds
When talking about Elon Musk, we must be prepared to talk about big numbers. The world's richest man—he's currently worth about $209 billion, give or take a billion—has designed electric powered cars that can drive (with ...
Computer Sciences
Human Level Artificial Intelligence 2016: Artificial General Intelligence and then some (Part 1)
(TechXplore)—In its inception, the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) sought to create computers with general intelligence analogous to our own. This proved to be too challenging and elusive, thereby leading AI research ...
Internet
Study shows that online privacy has become a cause of inequality
As information and communications technology (ICT) systems proliferate, it has become essential for the privacy of users to be considered and safeguarded. While there are many existing ways to protect users' digital privacy, ...
Robotics
Using tiny combustion engines to power very tiny robots
A team of mechanical engineers at Cornell University, working with a colleague from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, has designed and built a tiny robot that is powered by a combustion engine. In their paper published ...
Engineering
Plastic waste yields jet fuel through new process costing as little as $1 per kilogram
Aviation is one of the sectors that contributes most to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change on Earth. One proposed strategy for mitigating or counterbalancing the effects of these emissions is to substitute existing ...
Computer Sciences
Using a deep learning neural network to allow a car to learn to drive itself in just 20 minutes
A team of researchers at U.K. startup Wayve has developed a way to apply deep learning networking to autonomous driving. In a recent blog post (along with accompanying YouTube demonstration video) representatives outlined ...
