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Acer launches the first Swift laptops with Lunar Lake CPUs
Today at IFA in Berlin, Acer unveiled the first Swift and TravelMate laptops with the latest Lunar Lake CPUs from Intel. Not only are these laptops equipped with the latest processing capabilities, but they're also designed to handle demanding AI workloads. The Swift even boasts a premium aluminum cover as well as an OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The new TravelMate, on the other hand, is stupidly lightweight at just 2.20 pounds (!!!). Let's not waste anymore time and dive right in.
GLAAD says games are failing LGBTQ players This week's gaming news
There aren't enough games with queer characters and themes -- and GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy group, has the statistics to prove it. GLAAD's first annual report on the video game industry found that nearly 20 percent of all players in the United States identify as LGBTQ, yet just 2 percent of games contain characters and storylines relevant to this community. The report highlights three critical truths: Representation matters a lot to LGBTQ players, the remaining gaming audience largely welcomes these themes, and new generations of gamers are only becoming more open to queer content. GLAAD has the numbers, so let's take a deeper look alongside a few bits of gaming news from the past week: Xbox is preparing to address a bunch of rumors on Thursday about the company's plans to bring its exclusive games to PlayStation, Switch and other platforms. The rumors have centered on major releases like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Starfield, but according to The Verge's Tom Warren, the first titles scheduled to make the leap are Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment.
TextGenie - Augmenting your text dataset with just 2 lines of code!
Often while developing Natural Language Processing models, we find it difficult to find relevant data. Previously, while developing our Intent Classifier, we used the CLINC150 Dataset that had 100 samples for 150 different classes. But, what if we needed even more samples? One more similar scenario was when I was working on a contextual assistant with Rasa. While creating the training data from scratch, I'd have to imagine different samples for each intent or ask my friends for some help.
This Robot Completes a 2-Hour Brain Surgery Procedure in Just 2.5 Minutes
Brain surgery is precision business, and one slip can spell doom for affected patients. Even in one of the most skilled jobs in the world, human error can still be a factor. Researchers from the University of Utah are looking to provide less opportunity for those errors to occur. A robot that the team is developing is able to reduce the time it takes to complete a complicated procedure by 50 times. According to CNN, the robot can reduce the time it takes to drill into the skull from two hours to two-and-a-half minutes.
LG reveals 'wallpaper' TV just 2.6mm thin and can be hung with MAGNETS
LG has unveiled an array of devices to make smart homes even smarter - including a radical ultrathin TV than can be hung on the wall with magnets. The ultrathin LG Signature OLED W television is just just 2.57mm thin in the 65-inch model, and mounts seamlessly to the wall to create the experience of'looking through a window into another world.' The company is set to market the device, which as yet has no price or release date, as a'wallpaper' TV. The ultrathin LG Signature OLED W television is just just 2.57mm thin in the 65-inch model, and mounts seamlessly to the wall to create the experience of'looking through a window into another world.' To avoid cables, it has a single cable that runs to a sound bar, which has all of the normal connectors.
MIT study claims all New York cabs could be replaced with carpool vehicles
A new study has claimed only 3,000 four-passenger cars are needed to meet New York City's taxi demand. MIT developed an algorithm that suggest app-based carpool services, such as Lyft and Uber, could replaces the Big Apple's 14,000 taxis, with an average wait time of just 2.7 minutes. It was also found that the number of vehicles on the road would be reduced by 75 percent, which would also cut pollution and traffic by 300 percent. What makes MIT's system so unique is that it allows requests that would come in through an app, like Uber's, to be rematched to different vehicles, which allows resources to be used wisely MIT's new algorithm finds New York City only needs 3,000 four-passenger cars to meet the taxi demands - if they are all used for carpooling. The system allows requests to be rematched to different vehicles, which allows resources to be used wisely.
Tesla reveals new 'ludicrous mode' that can go from 0-60mph in just 2.5 seconds
The Tesla Model S and Model X have been upgraded with larger batteries - and an even faster'ludicrous mode'. Elon Musk confirmed the arrival of new 100kWh battery packs, an improvement on the 90kWh batteries currently available. The new Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode will be the third fastest accelerating production car ever produced, with a 0-60 mph time of 2.5 seconds. Elon Musk confirmed the arrival of new 100kWh battery packs, an improvement on the 90kWh batteries currently available - and said the firm's ludicrous mode was now even quicker. The upgrade will enable the Model S P100D Ludicrous to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 2.5 seconds, making it the world's third fastest production car, behind the LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder.