GM Considers Building Flying Cars
GM’s CEO said its new battery technology “opens doors” beyond conventional vehicles. General Motors Co GM.N is exploring options in the aerial taxi market, including whether to build the vehicles known colloquially as “flying cars,” as part of a push by the U.S. automaker to look for growth in related transportation markets, two people familiar…
Life on Venus possible?
Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus’s clouds. Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet. For more, check out this Philly Inquirer story.
PlayStation 5 to Launch in November Starting at $399
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced the launch date and price details for its next-generation videogame system, PlayStation 5. On November 12, PS5 will launch in seven key markets: the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea. The global rollout will continue on November 19 with launches throughout the rest of the…
Apple announces two new Apple Watches
No iPhone announcement, but some new watches coming. Two new Apple Watches, iPads and subscription services were introduced Tuesday in Apple’s virtual annual September product reveal announcement. Missing in action: Apple’s best-selling product, the iPhone. New editions of Apple’s flagship device have been delayed until October. For more, check out this USA Today story.
NVIDIA to buy ARM
NVIDIA announced they have signed a definitive agreement to purchase Arm. We are joining arms with Arm to create the leading computing company for the age of AI. AI is the most powerful technology force of our time. Learning from data, AI supercomputers can write software no human can. Amazingly, AI software can perceive its…
Testing begins on an autonomous ‘Mayflower’ ship
The solar-powered research boat will aim to traverse the Atlantic Ocean next year with no humans on board. The solar-powered vessel is set to start trials off the south coast of England in the coming weeks and it will be officially unveiled on Sep. 16, the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower departure in 1620. After…
Lock down you Wi-Fi
It’s time to secure your home network. Home networks are a major target for cybercriminals, who use innocuous smart gadgets as stepping stones to loot data from PCs and phones. Or they may co-opt these simpler devices into much larger “botnets” that can be used to wreak havoc across the internet. On average, one in…
New quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question
If you want some heady, “light” reading check out this articles on the physics of the universe. We have found a new paradox in quantum mechanics — one of our two most fundamental scientific theories, together with Einstein’s theory of relativity — that throws doubt on some common-sense ideas about physical reality. For more, check…
Fastest Discrete Graphics Memory From Micron
Along with yesterday’s news of the new NVIDIA products, comes the announcement from Micron they are helping to power those new products. Micron Technology today announced the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution, GDDR6X, the first to power system bandwidth up to 1 terabyte per second (TB/s). Working with visual computing technology leader NVIDIA, Micron…
NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs
NVIDIA is claiming the new GeForce RTX 30 Series, NVIDIA’s second-generation RTX GPUs, deliver up to 2x the performance and 1.9x the power efficiency over previous-generation GPUs. The GeForce RTX 3090 is the world’s first GPU able to play blockbuster games at 60 fps in 8K resolution, which is 4x the pixels of 4K and…