Musk says he limited Ukraine’s Starlink to prevent attack on Russia
[ad_1] Elon Musk has confirmed that he in essence scuttled a Ukrainian military strike on Russia by refusing to allow Starlink to be used in the process. The billionaire claims…
Read More »Starfield review: Guns and ships galore, but a vacuum of wonder
[ad_1] The long-awaited “Skyrim in space,” Starfield, is out today after many years in development over at Bethesda. It’s ambitious and lavishly produced, but despite its size it lacks the…
Read More »VFX artists show that Hollywood can use AI to create, not exploit
[ad_1] Hollywood may be embroiled in ongoing labor disputes that involve AI, but the technology infiltrated film and TV long, long ago. At SIGGRAPH in LA, algorithmic and generative tools…
Read More »You can finally buy Lego’s Braille Bricks
[ad_1] Building with Lego bricks has stayed a formative and important practice for kids around the world, partly because it’s so easily enjoyed by anyone, regardless of location, language, or…
Read More »AI2 drops biggest open dataset yet for training language models
[ad_1] Language models like GPT-4 and Claude are powerful and useful, but the data on which they are trained is a closely guarded secret. The Allen Institute for AI (AI2)…
Read More »Hidden forces and sliding screens trick the senses to make VR feel more real
[ad_1] The next big thing in VR might not be higher resolution or more immersive sound, but an experience augmented by physical sensations or moving parts that fool your senses…
Read More »AI.com flips from ChatGPT to Elon Musk’s X.ai
[ad_1] There was a bit of a hubbub in February as it emerged that OpenAI had seemingly purchased AI.com in order to redirect it to the ChatGPT web interface. But…
Read More »8BitDo’s NES-themed mechanical keyboard comes with truly large A and B ‘super buttons’
[ad_1] It can be difficult to differentiate oneself in the crowded mechanical keyboard market. The variety of providers and customization options means there’s something for everybody. But retro gaming controller…
Read More »This AI used GPT-4 to become an expert Minecraft player
[ad_1] AI researchers have built a Minecraft bot that can explore and expand its capabilities in the game’s open world — but unlike other bots, this one basically wrote its…
Read More »Lightmatter’s photonic AI hardware is ready to shine with $154M in new funding
[ad_1] Photonic computing startup Lightmatter is taking its big shot at the rapidly growing AI computation market with a hardware-software combo it claims will help the industry level up —…
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