Technology

Nov
09
2021
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By Troy Warren
Nvidia and Lockheed Martin plan to fight forest fires with AI. Here’s how

Nvidia and Lockheed Martin plan to fight forest fires with AI. Here’s how

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Katie Collins | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology The companies have teamed up with state and federal firefighting services and are creating a dedicated lab to predict the path of fires to help stop them in their tracks. One of the biggest consequences of the climate crisis to be felt so far in the US is the rise in the number and intensity of forest fires to sweep across the western states, causing billions of dollars in damage and forcing people out of their homes. As the fires get worse, new tools and methods will be required to keep them under control.…
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Nov
07
2021
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Flippy, the fast-food robot who makes fries at White Castle, gets an upgrade

Flippy, the fast-food robot who makes fries at White Castle, gets an upgrade

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Amanda Kooser | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie #Technology The new version of Miso Robotics' cooking robo-arm doesn't need as much human help. You can't keep a good robot down. Flippy, a burger-flipping robot that famously got (temporarily) suspended from a job for cooking meat patties too quickly, is making new moves in the restaurant industry. On Tuesday, Miso Robotics announced a sleeker, more independent version of the robot: Flippy 2. Burger chain White Castle took an original Flippy for a fry-making test drive at one of its Chicagoland locations, and Miso Robotics used feedback from that pilot program to improve its machine.…
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Nov
07
2021
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By Troy Warren
Warner Bros. Plans ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ NFT Project (Exclusive)

Warner Bros. Plans ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ NFT Project (Exclusive)

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Technology The studio and partner Nifty's will sell 100,000 unique 'Matrix'-inspired avatars, and next month the buyers will be given the option to transform them by taking a "Red Pill." The Matrix universe is expanding to the blockchain, the latest example in a series of efforts by traditional Hollywood power players to break into the non-fungible token (NFT) space.  Later this month Warner Bros. will release non-fungible tokens inspired by The Matrixfranchise and the upcoming film The Matrix: Resurrections.  Unlike other NFT projects based on Hollywood intellectual property, the Matrix project is instead taking its inspiration from…
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Nov
06
2021
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No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers

No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #Technology CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station as early as this weekend will be stuck using diapers on the way home because of their capsule’s broken toilet. NASA astronaut Megan McArthur described the situation Friday as “suboptimal" but manageable. “Spaceflight is full of lots of little challenges,” she said during a news conference from orbit. “This is just one more that we’ll encounter and take care of in our mission. So we’re not too worried about it." Mission managers could decide later Friday whether…
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Oct
31
2021
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Panasonic Will Power Future Teslas with Way Larger, Higher-Capacity Cylindrical Battery Cells

Panasonic Will Power Future Teslas with Way Larger, Higher-Capacity Cylindrical Battery Cells

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BY CALEB MILLER | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars #Technology The Japanese battery maker revealed the 4680 battery that Tesla promises will allow for five times the storage capacity while being cheaper to build. Panasonic has debuted its 4680 cylindrical battery that was previewed at Tesla’s Battery Day event last year. The battery will purportedly store five times as much energy and cost half as much to build as the 2170 lithium-ion cells Tesla currently uses in the Model 3 and Y, which are also provided by Panasonic. Panasonic has also entered into an agreement to supply batteries for the Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle, product…
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Oct
30
2021
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Meta’s chief of Metaverse tells us what the future holds for the former Facebook

Meta’s chief of Metaverse tells us what the future holds for the former Facebook

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Scott Stein | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology Vishal Shah, VP of Metaverse for Meta (formerly Facebook), talks to CNET about... well, the metaverse. Facebook was renamed as Meta this week, as part of a broad push to focus on the cross-device multiverse vision for social networking that Mark Zuckerberg has talked about for months. The name change, announced at the company's developer-focused Connect virtual conference, happened in the same week that a cache of internal documents pointed to Facebook's role in perpetuating hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content.  Meta hopes to find a future beyond the current moment, aiming to build solutions…
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Oct
22
2021
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‘Whoa whoa’: iPod’s inventor looks back on Apple’s ‘really big risks’

‘Whoa whoa’: iPod’s inventor looks back on Apple’s ‘really big risks’

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Roger Cheng | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology For the 20th anniversary of the iPod, Tony Fadell, who invented Apple's iconic music player, reminisces about its creation in an interview with CNET. While joining Apple, the world's most valuable company, seems like a no-brainer today, things were different back in 2001. That's when CEO Steve Jobs demanded — not asked — that Tony Fadell join the company to create a groundbreaking device. But the man who would go on to invent the iPod initially balked at the idea.   "I was like, 'whoa whoa,'" Fadell tells me during a Zoom interview to commemorate the…
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Oct
17
2021
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Fox Plans NFT Debut With $20 ‘Masked Singer’ Collectibles

Fox Plans NFT Debut With $20 ‘Masked Singer’ Collectibles

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Technology The NFT packs mark the broadcaster's first foray into the area, with other projects like 'Krapopolis' to follow. Fox’s plans in the digital collectibles space are beginning to get a little clearer. The broadcast network will launch its first set of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) Wednesday, tied to its celebrity singing competition The Masked Singer. The company will also launch a marketplace and community in which users can buy, sell or trade Masked Singer NFTs, which it is calling The MaskVerse. Users will be able to claim a free NFT of the show’s mascot “Miss Masky,”…
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Oct
10
2021
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Facebook CTO Apologizes for Outages as Apps Take Hours to Return Online

Facebook CTO Apologizes for Outages as Apps Take Hours to Return Online

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital "To every small and large business, family, and individual who depends on us, I'm sorry," the outgoing CTO said on Monday afternoon. Facebook’s chief technology officer apologized on Monday afternoon after Facebook’s suite of applications, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, remained offline for several hours around the globe. “Facebook services coming back online now — may take some time to get to 100%. To every small and large business, family, and individual who depends on us, I’m sorry,” Mike Schroepfer, Facebook’s outgoing CTO, tweeted late on Monday afternoon. A few hours earlier, Schroepfer…
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Oct
08
2021
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Alexa routines can be overwhelming, but these 4 shortcuts make them a breeze

Alexa routines can be overwhelming, but these 4 shortcuts make them a breeze

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Dale Smith | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology Setting up a routine doesn't have to be any harder than simply typing in a command. Admit it. You're curious about Alexa routines. Maybe your friends or family sometimes show off their own home-brewed Alexa automations, but every time you try to concoct your own script of smart home sorcery, it blows up in your face. The unfortunate and unspoken reality is that smart home routines can be cumbersome and frustrating to set up, so most people choose to live without them. That's unfortunate, because routines are the pixie dust that can impart your smart…
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