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TypeSafe Inc., the inventor of the Jev artificial intelligence model, today announced that it has raised $870 million in funding at a valuation of $7.5 billion. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with contributions from Sequoia Capital, DCVC and unnamed angel investors. The cash injection comes less than a month after TypeSafe launched Jev. The company’s … Read more
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract to provide a full flight simulator and virtual maintenance training system for its S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to the Philippine Air Force (PAF), expanding the service’s ability to train pilots and technicians in the field. The direct commercial sales agreement with the Philippine Department of Defense, announced Oct. 8, … Read more
TL;DR: In a move that suggests Sony is scaling back its virtual, augmented and mixed reality ambitions, the company has reportedly sold a huge portfolio of VR, AR and XR-related patents to Meta. The deal also suggests that PSVR 2’s rumored successor is unlikely to see the light of day. Records from US and international … Read more
US defense startup Castelion has released what appears to be the first public image of its Blackbeard hypersonic missile fired from a ground-based system, offering a glimpse of a weapon the US Army is hoping to develop as a cheaper alternative to more expensive precision strike systems. The photo shared by Castelion on social media … Read more
What we know so far: The event Apple just announced for next week could only be the first of two this month. While the company is expected to unveil its HomeKit refresh on October 13, another event just two weeks later could unveil a new iPad and several Mac devices. Sources have told Bloomberg’s Mark … Read more
Chinese robotics company UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen have agreed to develop and test humanoid robots for logistics applications in vehicle manufacturing plants. The focus of the partnership is on developing demonstration scenarios and testing robotic solutions for factory logistics and intelligent manufacturing. UBTECH previously collaborated with FAW-Volkswagen on vehicle quality testing trials using its Walker S … Read more
The White House has told Microsoft Corp. Banned from further participation in a federal program that allows U.S. companies to apply for green cards for employees on H-1B visas after Microsoft Corp. was accused of abusing the system to replace American workers with cheaper foreign workers. Microsoft’s suspension from the Permanent Work Certification program was … Read more
70 Gears of War: E-Day can be placed on two sides of a coin. On the one hand, the campaign is lackluster and fails to leave a meaningful, lasting impression. On the other hand, the multiplayer, both PvP and PvE, is some of the best you can get in the third-person shooter space. Horde mode … Read more
MIT researchers have developed a soft sensor that recreates its own three-dimensional shape when it bends, folds and rotates. The technology could help remotely control robots, develop motion-tracking garments and measure patients’ progress during physical rehabilitation. The system embeds flexible optical fibers in silicon and uses changes in transmitted light to track surface deformations. Software … Read more
AI inference is quickly becoming the workload that will determine the economic viability of the AI boom. Training created the first wave of GPU clouds, but deploying models faster and more cost-effectively will define the next wave. This shift is pushing specialized cloud providers beyond just GPU capacity into storage, networking and software. According to … Read more