Engineers in the United States are using sound to detect potential catastrophic failures of drones. The University of Cincinnati team is using sound to help NASA detect whether a drone’s engines or propellers are damaged to prevent a crash. Research partners recorded the various sounds drones make when their propellers chip or crack, or their … Read more
Face palm: Most people already know that there are some tasks that you really shouldn’t rely on AI for, especially those that involve sensitive topics. It should therefore come as no surprise that a British police officer is under investigation for allegedly using Copilot to assist in a criminal investigation. A senior officer at Derbyshire … Read more
Despite all the hype and the many millions of dollars invested in artificial intelligence, most American companies have yet to see a financial payoff except for the largest technology companies, according to an analysis by one of the world’s largest investment firms. In the analysis released Saturday, Apollo Global Management Inc. said the “S&P 493,” … Read more
Innovation is often described as a breakthrough. In practice it is slower, messier and far less predictable. This category examines how new ideas actually go from concept to implementation and why many don’t make it very far. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes new technologies, novel manufacturing methods, and unconventional approaches to long-standing problems. But the focus … Read more
Connect the dots: Microsoft is asking developers to trade in their MacBook Pros for the new Surface Laptop Ultra for $2,600. So it’s strange that the wallpapers just shared with Windows Insiders appear to have been saved in Photoshop on a Mac. Most image files have a small tag with the name of the app … Read more
Amdahl’s law states that improving a single part of a system can only speed up the entire system to a limited extent. Even if one step of a process becomes exponentially faster, the other steps represent an upper limit unless they also accelerate. This concept could explain some of the disappointments companies are experiencing when … Read more
Two countries recently tested newly manufactured surface-to-surface guided missiles. Greek and Israeli naval forces carried out acceptance launches of new rocket systems manufactured by Rafael. The tests of the SPIKE NLOS and ER guided missiles were carried out on October 21 in the wider maritime area of the northern Cretan Sea. The SPIKE guided missiles … Read more
Make compromises: Many people store a large portion of their lives in Gmail and Google Photos, from flight bookings and receipts to years of family photos. For years, Google has said that none of this content is used to choose which ads to display. There is now an exception to this promise – and it … Read more
China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning and its accompanying warships are sailing through waters south of the Philippines, potentially crossing paths with U.S. and allied naval forces conducting the Keen Sword military exercise in the Philippine Sea. The Chinese carrier group moved beyond the first island chain during a deployment that began Oct. 14, while the U.S. … Read more
Neoclouds are proliferating as AI labs and enterprises look for dedicated graphics processing unit capacity, but forming a cluster is just the beginning. For smaller providers, managed services support from hardware partners is increasingly determining whether that capacity remains healthy and profitable after go-live. Specialized AI clouds are gaining a role alongside hyperscalers, particularly where … Read more