Clearview saw an opening in the facial recognition market and took full advantage of it. While most tech firms offered face-matching tech of dubious accuracy, Clearview went further, matching its AI to the billions of records it has harvested for free from the open internet. (And while this effort certainlyContinue Reading
The Acer Swift X 14 is a lot of laptop. This particular model has a 16-core Intel processor, an Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and topping it all off a gorgeous high-res, high-refresh OLED display. Today, B&H is offering it for $949.99, which is an amazing $550 off the retail price…Continue Reading
LION Smart, a subsidiary of battery pack manufacturer LION E-Mobility, has entered into a strategic partnership with hofer powertrain. The two companies intend to develop and commercialize immersion-cooled battery systems with high market potential. The two companies mean to combine their strengths to bring new battery systems to market maturity.Continue Reading
Japanese semiconductor supplier Renesas has introduced a new automotive-qualified Bluetooth chip that combines a radio transceiver, an Arm M0+ microcontroller, memory, peripherals and security features in a compact system-on-chip (SoC) design. The DA14533, the first device in the company’s Bluetooth Low Energy SoC range qualified for automotive applications, includes advancedContinue Reading
The Vivaldi web browser is famed for offering a plethora of options, settings and features that cater to all kinds of use-cases and needs — today it added a new one: an integrated VPN. Proton VPN for Vivaldi is exactly what it says it is: Proton VPN in Vivaldi –Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. airman has been charged with coercing a 9-year-old girl to share sexually explicit images of herself after he posed as a 13-year-old and chatted with the child on TikTok and the gaming site Roblox. David Ibarra, 31, was arraigned Wednesday in a New YorkContinue Reading
The videos have sparked backlash with people concerned about them sending a body-shaming message., TikTok has removed a controversial filter that made users look overweight. The so-called “chubby” AI filter starts with an unedited photo, usually slim, and then it showly shows the user’s physique growing larger while the songContinue Reading
Ubuntu users frustrated by the inability to connect to a new password-protected Wi-Fi network at the login screen will be pleased to know a fix is rolling out. This particular bug affects users of both Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. When trying to join a wireless network at theContinue Reading
In an increasingly interconnected world, many of humanity’s greatest technological achievements didn’t come from a single nation—they came from global collaboration. Whether the goal was to explore space, contain disaster, or decode the building blocks of life, these projects demonstrate that when countries pool their resources, talent, and innovation, the results can be nothing shortContinue Reading
How’s that for Platform-as-a-Service? You’ve seen small 3D printed models, heard about 3D printers being used to make guns, and even read news about printed food, but a 3D printed train station? Where else could this be but Japan?…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Self-described ‘visionary’ made life hell for our hero, then some oily vids returned the favor On Call The working week can be ugly, which is why The Register beautifies each Friday morning with a new instalment of On Call, the reader-contributed column in which we tell your tales of techContinue Reading
MG Motor Australia is stepping up its game with the launch of a new luxury electric vehicle brand, IM Presented by MG Motor, set to debut at the Melbourne Motor Show in April 2025. This move brings premium EVs into the fold, building on MG’s already impressive electric lineup that’s been turning heads Down Under…Continue Reading
EBERSWALDE, Germany (AP) — A company that specializes in early wildfire detection has developed a new, AI-based drone it says will help speed up the detection, location and monitoring of fires. The Silvaguard drone by Dryard Networks was presented Thursday in Eberswalde outside of Berlin as wildfires driven by extremeContinue Reading