Friday, June 10, 2022

Noise all set to launch India's most affordable smart glasses

Indian brand Noise is set to enter smart eyewear segment. The company is aiming to further strengthen its position in the wearable industry with the launch of the new connected lifestyle product, smart glasses. https://ift.tt/0xgZaih

The UK's CMA plans a market investigation into Apple's App Store restrictions on cloud gaming alongside Apple and Google's market power in mobile browsers (GOV.UK)

GOV.UK:
The UK's CMA plans a market investigation into Apple's App Store restrictions on cloud gaming alongside Apple and Google's market power in mobile browsers  —  Apple and Google “hold all the cards” with interventions needed to give innovators and competitors a fair chance to compete in mobile ecosystems



Thursday, June 9, 2022

Cybertruck will be Tesla's best product ever, says Elon Musk

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes that the upcoming Cybertruck will be the companys "best product ever". According to Teslarati, the Cybertruck was spotted at the Moss Landing Battery System's commissioning event in California earlier this week. It was sporting its 30X Cold-Rolled Stainless-Steel exoskeleton and its somewhat challenging wiper blade, which has been in development for some time, along with other portions of the vehicle, which have been modified since the vehicle's unveiling in late 2019. https://ift.tt/8CS0xhG

Palantir is preparing to bid on a £360M contract to underpin UK NHS' operations, to be awarded in November; Palantir employs 600 in the UK and plans to add 250 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Palantir is preparing to bid on a £360M contract to underpin UK NHS' operations, to be awarded in November; Palantir employs 600 in the UK and plans to add 250  —  US data analytics group hires health service executives in bid to secure £360mn contract



UK startup Papercup, which uses AI for video dubbing, raises a $20M Series A led by Octopus Ventures to invest in adding "more human-like voices" to AI dubbing (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
UK startup Papercup, which uses AI for video dubbing, raises a $20M Series A led by Octopus Ventures to invest in adding “more human-like voices” to AI dubbing  —  The capital injection will allow the British firm to invest in bringing “more human-like voices” and “human emotion” to artificial intelligence dubbing.



Google Pixel Watch might have its own companion app

Google’s Pixel Watch will arrive later this year, and you might need a different app to pair it with your smartphone. Yes, instead of the WearOS app, users need to install the Pixel Watch app to pair it to their smartphone. It would be similar to how Samsung and Apple have a dedicated companion app for Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch. https://ift.tt/SVzY8Ft

Some startups and researchers who can't access the most advanced chips are adopting a "frugal AI" approach, building smaller models on open-weight systems (Rina Chandran/Rest of World)

Rina Chandran / Rest of World : Some startups and researchers who can't access the most advanced chips are adopting a “frugal AI” app...