Shape-changing smart speaker lets users mute different areas of a room
A team has developed a shape-changing smart speaker, which uses self-deploying microphones to divide rooms into speech zones and track the positions of individual speakers.
Prime Day Deals Return in October 2023. Here’s What to Know
Amazon has a Prime Big Deals Days shopping holiday coming next month. We’ve got details on what you can expect if you’re hunting for deals ahead of the holidays.
With encouragement, large language models devise more efficient prompts
One of the principal drivers of efficient large language model (LLM) tasks is the prompt.
Nvidia teams with Mercedes-Benz to design digital twins for real-life factories
Mercedes-Benz said it will create digital twins for its real-life factories with Nvidia to make manufacturing more efficient.Read More
Combustion powers bug-sized robots to leap, lift and race
Researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors.
The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died
Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.
AI-generated speech brings a personal voice to books
There’s a bold new chapter in audiobooks.
Acceldata acquires Bewgle to offer customers more visibility into AI data pipelines
With this deal, Bewgle’s technology and team will come under Acceldata and accelerate the company’s data observability capabilities for AI.Read More
The Biggest Revelations From the Microsoft Xbox Leaks
Microsoft has traditionally been very tight-lipped about its Xbox and gaming plans. A new leak just opened the floodgates.
Machine learning models can produce reliable results even with limited training data
Researchers have determined how to build reliable machine learning models that can understand complex equations in real-world situations while using far less training data than is normally expected.