Consumer & Gadgets

How behind-the-scenes sound mixing makes movie magic

Modern movie sound mixing uses techniques like impulse responses to reproduce dialogue and other sounds. These methods are crucial to align what moviegoers see and hear and keep them engaged in the story. At the 183rd ASA ...

Internet

Microsoft sets stage for mixed-reality future

Microsoft on Tuesday set the stage for a future in which long-distance coworkers can collaborate as though in the same room, using augmented reality glasses and cloud computing power.

Business

AI stock trading experiment beats market in simulation

Researchers in Italy have melded the emerging science of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with deep learning—a discipline within artificial intelligence—to achieve a system of market forecasting with the potential ...

Business

Sony delays PlayStation 5 event amid unrest

Sony on Monday postponed a streamed event at which it was to showcase games tailored for new-generation PlayStation 5 consoles, stepping back amid growing unrest in US cities.

Machine learning & AI

'Oppenheimer' a warning to world on AI, says director Nolan

The story of the invention of the atomic bomb told in the new film "Oppenheimer" is a "warning" to the world as we grapple with artificial intelligence, insists the movie's director Christopher Nolan.

Business

United Airlines sees 2023 profit jump amid tight capacity

Eyeing another year of strong travel demand and limited airline industry capacity, United Airlines projected a big jump in 2023 profits Tuesday after releasing fourth-quarter earnings that topped expectations.

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