High-speed AI drone beats world-champion racers for the first time
Enlarge / A long-exposure image of an AI-trained autonomous UZH drone (the blue streak) that completed a lap a half-second ahead of the best time of a human pilot (t…
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Showing posts from August, 2023
Dealmaster: Labor Day discounts on Steelcase chairs, LG OLED TVs, Lenovo laptops, and more
Harsh Dhankhar
(credit: Steelcase) Whether you need a new set of noise-canceling headphones to have a more pleasant commute to work or you need a more ergonomic chair for your lon…
Read moreThe mechanical keyboard that runs on Game Boy cartridge shells
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / FlatFootFox's TypeBoy with TypePaks installed. (credit: TheStuChef/Reddit ) There's nothing like that burst of anticipation when first sliding a…
Read moreWhat to expect from the iPhone 15 and more on September 12
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / This is the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's Cupertino campus, where the iPhone event on September 12 is likely to be hosted. Granted, it will probably be…
Read moreMicrosoft-signed “BGAUpsell.exe” pushes Bing on Windows and Chrome users
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / A new kind of Bing pop-up appears for some Windows 11 users, apparently generated by a Microsoft-signed executable separate from the OS's notification …
Read moreGoogle kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Pixel Pass bundled a phone and a bunch of Google services. (credit: Google) Google's "Pixel Pass" payment plan has perished. The company i…
Read moreFairphone 5 sets a new standard with 8-10 years of Android support
Harsh Dhankhar
The Fairphone 5. It has rounded corners and slimmer bezels. [credit: Fairphone ] The Fairphone 5 is official and full of surprises. As you might expect, it'…
Read moreiFixit tears down a McDonald’s ice cream machine, demands DMCA exemption for it
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The McDonald's ice cream machine is a relatively simple machine. It has a compressor, a motor, churning and agitating elements, and a series of circuit…
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