Technology

  The various types of neural networks companies have experimented with so far have all been silicon-based. CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, and FPGAs may have different performance characteristics, but they’re built from the same sorts of materials. Intel, however, is working on building AI networks using silicon photonics, defined as the …

  Eight Microsoft interns have developed a new language learning tool that uses the smartphone camera to help adults improve their English literacy by learning the words for the things around them. The app, Read My World, lets you take a picture with your phone to learn from a library …

  This week, the trade war between China and the United States took a major turn. Multiple US companies, as well as ARM, have pledged to cut off Huawei’s access to critical semiconductor components, including SoCs and CPUs. My colleague, Ryan Whitwam, has written more on this topic, and I’ll …

  Apple and Qualcomm may have dropped their worldwide lawsuit war against each other, but that wasn’t the only battle Qualcomm faced. The FTC also brought a case against Qualcomm, alleging antitrust abuses and illegal behavior. In a ruling May 21, US District Court Judge Lucy Koh found that Qualcomm …

  The year was 2012, and the internet was infatuated with this newfangled website called Kickstarter. The Ouya game console became one of the site’s first big success stories, earning more than $8.5 million in pledges. After struggling for years, Ouya ended up in the hands of Razer. Now, Razer …

  Apple has once again updated the MacBook Pro lineup, this time with a set of CPU tweaks across the 13-inch and 15-inch product families. The company’s keyboard also came in for another set of tweaks, alongside modifications to the repair program. CPU Bumps As part of its mid-year refresh, …

  Google today unveiled a new look for its mobile search results, which gives sites a way to showcase their own branding instead of looking like every other blue link. Before, the search results were blue and the source — a publisher’s site, for example — would appear below in …

  Mobile video editing tools have struggled to keep up with the exploding demand from a wide variety of users — ranging from professional video bloggers to casual users sharing their experiences. There are plenty of simple, consumer-oriented tools, and some cool special-purpose tools like DJI’s Mimo, but most of …

  Things just keep getting worse for Huawei. After landing on the US Commerce Department’s “Entity List” last week, multiple US companies have signaled they would sever business ties. It may even lose access to the good parts of Android. Huawei, the second-largest maker of smartphones and a huge presence …

  Drone aircraft used to be prohibitively expensive, but now you can buy a camera-equipped drone that talks to your smartphone for under $100. The US Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert that drones manufactured by Chinese firms might have become a little too accessible. The DHS says …