100 Right down to the wonderful English regional accents that suggest daytime musicians at Elstree Studios are doing their part. And there’s a nice range of racing options too, with arcade modes and a range of themed mini-tours and multiplayer single rounds and multiplayer micro-campaigns and even a bit of pod racing. They are new … Read more
A strange magnetic state inside a compound called YbMnBi₂ could help explain one of its most unusual electrical properties. Rice University researchers found that the material retains directional spin fluctuations even after the conventional magnetic order disappears. The finding points to a previously overlooked connection between magnetic behavior and the large anomalous Hall effect of … Read more
AI-native cybersecurity requires defenses that can keep pace with attackers while protecting infrastructure that never stops running. That challenge is to bring security expertise and specialized computing closer together and to integrate automation into all the systems companies use to train and run models. According to Bartley Richardson (pictured left), head of AI at CrowdStrike … Read more
Disc matter: Scalpers, scammers and cybercriminals are at their best as purchasing consumer electronics becomes increasingly difficult. Even the humble, theoretically old Blu-ray Disc format is now being exploited by fraudsters. Now the emulation community is trying to put things right. Developers of the PS3 emulator RPCS3 recently released a warning about the latest scams … Read more
Two tiny satellites have joined an orbital fleet designed to measure greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of kilometers above Earth. The 33-pound spacecraft launched Oct. 1 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 18 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Their arrival brings the number of satellites developed for GHGSat to 13. The space probes are equipped … Read more
FieldAI Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence models for robots, is reportedly seeking $700 million in funding. A source told Business Insider said today that the round could value the company at $10 billion. That’s five times what FieldAI was worth last August. The company is understood to have already signed a term sheet, … Read more
80 While the Fairphone 6 Plus isn’t competitively priced, it promises to be an environmentally friendly phone – and one that’s primarily available in the US. Some nice design features and a sturdy build are highlights, but the specs on offer here are relatively mid-range and fall short of the competition. The Fairphone 6 Plus’s … Read more
Toyota has opened a nearly $50 million battery research center in Michigan that will test and develop batteries for electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles. The 30,000-square-foot Toyota Battery Center of North America in Saline will serve as the automaker’s central North American center for battery development and evaluation. The facility will function across … Read more
Winners and Losers: Like many consumer electronics products today, the PlayStation 5 Pro is facing significant shortages in parts of the world. In Japan, Sony is resorting to a lottery system to sell its newly manufactured consoles to real gamers while keeping criminals and speculators out. Despite the significant backlash over its plan to stop … Read more
Supabase Inc., a startup that markets the open-source PostgreSQL database, has raised $150 million in funding. Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC led the deal. They were joined by Alphabet Inc’s CapitalG, IronArc and SquarePeg. Supabase announced the raise today along with another business milestone: The company has agreed to buy database startup Turso for an … Read more