Cognitive3D and Varjo Partner to Better Measure and Understand Human Behavior in Immersive Environments

Varjo launches support for Cognitive3D’s analytics platform, enabling actionable insights from VR. Cognitive3D software is now fully compatible with Varjo headsets. Thousands of data points are captured every minute in virtual reality. Companies adopting VR/XR for enterprise use cases must be able to make sense of all the data. How to separate the signal from[…..] […]

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Epic Games buys UK facial mapping startup Cubic Motion

Epic Games  announced on 13th that it’s buying Cubic Motion, a computer vision startup that’s been building out a platform for capturing more realistic facial animations with a complex camera rig and software platform. The game studio behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine  has already done plenty of work with the UK-based startup, creating a number[…..] […]

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Keeping an Eye on AI: Building Ethical Technology at Salesforce

Kathy Baxter, the architect of the ethical AI practice at Salesforce, is helping her team and clients create more responsible technology. To do so, she supports employee education, the inclusion of safeguards in Salesforce technology, and collaboration with other companies to improve ethical AI across industries. Baxter spoke with AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about[…..] […]

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AMD and Nvidia keep Navy afloat in Mississippi Powering new superdupercomputer

One of the Defense Department’s most powerful supercomputer centers, located at the U.S. Navy Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Center (DSRC) Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, will more than triple its computing power. The additions to the Navy DSRC will be based on a Cray Shasta platform that will have 290,304 AMD EPYC 7002-series processor cores,[…..] […]

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PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X announced New machines for the holiday season

On the heels of AMD’s financial analyst conference last week, Microsoft and Sony have released details on their two forthcoming game consoles built on AMD parts, among things. We have detailed stories in TechWatch and offer a summary of the two devices here.   PS5 Xbox Series X CPU Custom AMD Ryzen Zen 2, 8[…..] […]

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Basemark compares GPUs across platforms, OS, and APIs Apples to oranges because they can

Users, product evaluators, and the press have, at one time or another wanted to compare a PC GPU against a smartphone GPU. Not because they would make a purchase decision of one over the other, but because they were curious. And maybe, it might set their expectations for what to expect from either device. Basemark[…..] […]

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10th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile processors

The Power of 10 Redefine what’s possible when it comes to thin and light with innovative designs powered by 10th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile processors, featuring built-in AI, integrated Thunderbolt™ 3 technology, Intel® Wi-Fi 6, 4K HDR, and new CPU and GPU architectures produced on Intel’s advanced 10nm processor. Intelligent Performance with the Power of[…..] […]

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Here’s what the future of previsualization looks like

Recently, we covered how virtual production and its real time capabilities harbor huge potential for filmmakers and directors everywhere, with Jon Favreau and his 2019 feature film The Lion King serving as an undeniable success story to cement this. It also goes to show the ways in which virtual production is turning traditional filmmaking on[…..] […]

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Intel Demonstrates Industry-First Co-Packaged Optics Ethernet Switch

What’s New: March 5, Intel  announced it has successfully integrated its 1.6 Tbps silicon photonics engine with its 12.8 Tbps programmable Ethernet switch. This co-packaged solution brings together the essential technology building blocks from Intel and its Barefoot Networks Division for integrated optics on an Ethernet switch. “Our co-packaged optics demonstration is the first step[…..] […]

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