Nombre del autor:Leon S

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Food waste is a massive problem. This sensor system offers a solution

Food waste has become a critical global issue. Almost 10% of the 8 billion people on Earth are undernourished, but nearly a third of the food on our planet is trashed before it’s eaten. A startup called Positive Carbon has proposed a solution. The Irish company has developed a sensor-based system that tracks, traces, and reduces food

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UK’s biggest chip plant sold by Chinese-owned firm after government order

Britain’s biggest chip plant has been bought by US semiconductor firm Vishay for $177mn. The Newport Wafer Fab in Wales was previously owned by Nexperia, which acquired the business in 2021. Nexperia is headquartered in the Netherlands, but the company is a subsidiary of China’s Wingtech. This ownership structure attracted intervention from UK lawmakers. Last year,

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A third of GDPR fines for social media platforms linked to child data protection

It’s been a little over five years since the GDPR came into effect and fines keep amassing — especially for social media platforms. New research by Dutch VPN company Surfshark has found that, since 2018, five of the most popular social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, and X/Twitter) have been fined over €2.9bn for violating

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‘Sniper Elite’ is Getting a New VR Game on Quest Soon, $15 Price Suggests Lower Ambitions

Rebellion, the studio behind the Sniper Elite franchise, announced a new VR game coming to Quest this month: Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior. The studio threw out a reveal trailer in addition to announcing a pretty close release date; it’s coming to Quest 2/3/Pro on November 30th. While we can’t tell how deep the game

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‘Silent Slayer’ is a Fascinating Puzzle Game Premise From the VR Puzzle Experts

Schell Games, the studio behind the I Expect You to Die VR puzzle series, showed off more of its upcoming VR game which is all about slaying vampires—and of course the ever-looming threat of a jumpscare if you fail. Coming in 2024 to Quest, the new trailer finally shows off some gameplay of Silent Slayer: Vault

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UK invests £225M to create one of world’s most powerful AI supercomputers

The UK government is investing £225mn to build one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, as it looks to “lead the world” in AI systems.  The supercomputer — named Isambard-AI, after the famous 19th-century British engineer Isambard Brunel — will be ten times faster than the country’s quickest machine once it switches on in about six

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AI is the ‘word of the year.’ Here’s how previous tech terms fared

The artificial intelligence hype train has reached another milestone. In an eagerly-anticipated announcement, Collins Dictionary today named AI as its word of the year. Generously, Collins also provided a definition for the nebulous term:  “the modelling of human mental functions by computer programs.” Additionally, the dictionary offered an explanation for the award. According to the

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Nokia sues Amazon, HP over video patent infringement

Nokia has taken legal action against Amazon and HP over their alleged “unauthorised use” of the company’s video streaming-related technologies. In a blogpost, Nokia’s Chief Licencing Officer Arvin Patel alleged that Amazon Prime Video and Amazon’s streaming devices infringe a number of the company’s multimedia patents, including video compression, content recommendation and delivery, and aspects

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AI nearly twice as good as biopsy at assessing rare cancer

AI could be nearly twice as accurate as biopsies at assessing the aggressiveness of some rare types of cancer, a new study suggests. According to researchers this could save the lives of thousands of patients. A research team from the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) focused on retroperitoneal

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‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice’ Review – Iconic Kills in Unexpectedly Shallow Waters

The latest VR entry into to the World of Darkness universe lets you loose on the streets of Venice as a bloodsucking ghoul in search of your master’s killer and a stolen relic. Although it takes cues from stealth games like Hitman and Assassin’s Creed, Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice—let’s just call it Justice for short—takes a decidedly

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Bedazzled by big tech, the UK’s AI summit is overlooking big issues

World leaders and tech titans are currently descending on southern England for an AI safety summit, but the flashy event isn’t impressing everyone. Over the next two days, around 100 bigwigs will attend the event at the historic Bletchley Park, a country estate around 90km north of London. During World War Two, the site was home to the codebreakers

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