U.S. officials pushed to choke off China’s access to critical semiconductor technology after internal debates and tough negotiations with allies.
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DeepMind breaks 50-year math record using AI; new record falls a week later
Enlarge / A colorful 3×3 matrix. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Matrix multiplication is at the heart of many machine learning breakthroughs, and it just got faster—twice. Last week, DeepMind announced it discovered a more efficient way to perform matrix multiplication, conquering a 50-year-old record. This week, two Austrian researchers at Johannes Kepler University Linz...
Netflix with ads launches Nov. 3, will be missing up to 10% of Netflix catalog
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Netflix is launching a $6.99-per-month version that includes four or five minutes of ads per hour and video quality that tops out at 720p. The new “Basic with Ads” option, to be available starting November 3, will also have up to 10 percent fewer movies and TV shows than...
32 years in, Microsoft has decided to rebrand “Microsoft Office”
Enlarge / Microsoft 365 will encompass Teams, OneDrive, and the suite of productivity apps formerly known as Office. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft Office was first released in 1990, and aside from Windows, it’s probably the Microsoft product the general public has the most experience with. Individual apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook will all continue...
The Google Watch Is Here. But You’d Better Love Android.
Developed with Fitbit, Google’s first smart watch takes a page from Apple’s playbook by requiring loyalty to its brand.
Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms
More multilingual fact-checking groups are pushing back against misleading translations, manipulated images and outright lies that jump platforms and cross borders.
The E-Bike: The New Car Alternative
VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike company taking inspiration from Apple and Tesla, is one of the world’s hottest brands in a bike market remade by the pandemic. Will it help reshape urban transportation?
Report: “Thousands” of Intel layoffs planned as PC demand slows and revenues fall
Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Intel is planning its first major layoffs in almost six years, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report says that layoffs will “likely” affect thousands of its 113,700 employees, particularly in its sales and marketing departments, and that they could happen as soon as this month. Bloomberg says that...
Microsoft takes AI image generation mainstream, strolling into ethics minefield
Enlarge / A preview of Microsoft Designer’s AI text-to-image feature, which can generate images from written prompts. (credit: Microsoft) During a Surface press event today, Microsoft announced integrations of AI-powered image-generation technology into its Bing search engine, Edge browser, and a new Office app called Microsoft Designer. The technology will be powered by DALL-E 2...
After fight vs. FAA, Verizon’s and AT&T’s new spectrum is boosting 5G speeds
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images /) With AT&T’s and Verizon’s 5G battle against the aviation industry mostly behind them, the carriers have significantly boosted wireless speeds with their newly deployed spectrum. From March to September, AT&T users’ average download speeds rose 34.6 percent from 50Mbps to 67.3Mbps. Verizon users’ average 5G download speeds...





