Tech Innovation

Scaling up neuromorphic computing for more efficient and effective AI everywhere and anytime

The NeuRRAM chip is not only twice as energy efficient as state-of-the-art, it’s also versatile and delivers results that are just as accurate as conventional digital chips. Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Neuromorphic computing—a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain’s function and structure—needs to scale up … Read more

Gurman: Apple Stores Receiving ‘Merchandise’ Updates Next Week

Apple’s retail stores will be rolling out “merchandise/floor marketing updates” next week, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Gurman did not explicitly say if the store updates are related to any upcoming product announcements, but he did mention that next week is around the time that Apple rolls out its annual Black Unity watch band for … Read more

Smart glove teaches new physical skills | MIT News

You’ve likely met someone who identifies as a visual or auditory learner, but others absorb knowledge through a different modality: touch. Being able to understand tactile interactions is especially important for tasks such as learning delicate surgeries and playing musical instruments, but unlike video and audio, touch is difficult to record and transfer. To tap … Read more

AI is just a bad excuse for Samsung and Apple’s lazy phone hardware

When Galaxy AI burst onto the scene with last year’s Galaxy S24 series, it felt novel and interesting enough to almost offset the fact that the phones hadn’t otherwise changed all that much from the previous year or the year before that. Teething issues aside, it felt like there could be an interesting future buried … Read more

Home price forecasts for 380 regional housing markets: Zillow Vs. Moody’s

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Among the 26 forecasts tracked by ResiClub in its final 2025 home price forecast roundup, the average prediction is a +2.7% increase in U.S. home prices this year. Keep in mind that the above figure is a forecast for nationally aggregated home prices. On … Read more

TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma

For more than six years, Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest cloud computing company, provided technical support to deliver TikTok videos to tens of millions of Americans. But over the weekend, Amazon faced a dilemma. A new law was taking effect banning TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, in the United States. Tech companies … Read more

Cyber safety board axed: Implications for US security

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Before the end of its first full day of operations, the new Trump administration gutted all advisory panels for the Department of Homeland Security. Among these was the well-respected Cyber Safety Review Board, or CSRB. While this change hasn’t received as much notice as Trump’s massive announcement about AI, it has … Read more

“We offer another place for knowledge” | MIT News

In the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, Jospin Hassan didn’t have access to the education opportunities he sought. So, he decided to create his own.  Hassan knew the booming fields of data science and artificial intelligence could bring job opportunities to his community and help solve local challenges. After earning a spot in the 2020-21 … Read more

I finally found the perfect phone tripod, and it’s under $30

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’ve had the Ulanzi MA26 on my Amazon wishlist for over a year and almost forgot about it until Black Friday 2024 rolled around. As I was scrolling through my wishlist for significant price drops, I saw that the tripod’s price had fallen from a silly overpriced €45.99 in … Read more