Monday, 3 June 2019

Fiat Chrysler-Renault Merger Points to High Cost of Developing Electric Cars


Renault has EV technology FCA covets, and so does Renault partner Nissan. Fiat Chrysler has the money to spend because Jeep and Ram trucks are selling so well. Confused? You're not alone. Just don't get us started on the Ford-GM merger rumors.

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No More Notch? Oppo, Xiaomi Show Off Under-Display Selfie Cameras

Essential Phone

Many phones have adopted a display notch in the last couple of years, but that may be a flash in the pan. Oppo and Xiaomi have just shown off their upcoming under-display camera technology.

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Google’s DeepMind Can Support, Defeat Humans in Quake III Arena


Google has trained its DeepMind AI to compete in a team environment in order to calculate winning strategies that can both defeat and support human players in Quake III Arena.

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AWE 2019: AR Is Alive and Well, but Not for Everyone Yet

Rokid Vision

When Google and Apple put AR front and center at their annual conferences, it was easy to think we'd all be using it every day. That hasn't happened, but the industry is getting on with solving hundreds of real-world problems. At the show, we saw what's possible now, and in the future.

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NASA Reveals Commercial Partners for New Moon Landings


These US companies will help NASA deliver cargo and scientific instruments to the lunar surface in the next few years with the aim of supporting human landings and habitation by the mid-2020s.

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Intel Claims AMD Misrepresented 7nm Epyc Performance vs. Xeon

AMD Epyc

Intel is arguing that AMD misrepresented Xeon performance. Does the argument hold up?

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Friday, 31 May 2019

A Million PCs May Be Vulnerable to BlueKeep Malware, Microsoft Urges Users to Patch

WindowsXP-Shutdown-Feature

The update has been available for weeks, but many systems remain unpatched, and Microsoft is confident exploits for the "BlueKeep" flaw now exist in the wild.

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