[ad_1] It won’t surprise you to hear why Adobe is ramping things down: the internet has moved on. Shockwave use has “declined” as technologies like HTML5 and WebGL have taken over, the company said. It’s betting that developers would rather move on to newer, truly universal formats if they’re still committed to supporting their web […]
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Robots are playing ASMR-infused techno at SXSW
[ad_1] “When I’m searching for new sounds and new robots, I’m thinking of like, I need this sound in music,” Geist said. “If I would make my track in the computer, I would need like a hi-hat or whatever. So I’m thinking, how could this be done in the real world? OK, a noise like […]
NVIDIA will stop supporting 3D glasses in April
[ad_1] Other software is affected. NVIDIA’s tool for running games on 3D TVs, 3DTV Play, is now bundled with the Release 418 drivers for free. However, the 3D Vision Video Player app will only be available (again for free) through the end of 2019. The company didn’t explain the decision to pull 3D Vision (we’ve […]
Spain halts plans to use electric shock treatment on violent inmates
[ad_1] The current targets the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that has been linked to decision-making and moderating social behavior. The preliminary results of the test were published in the journal Neuroscience in January. It marked the first time tDCS was used on prisoners, according to Vox, with the team behind it noting […]
NBC’s free news streaming service will fully launch in May
[ad_1] Some of the material you see will be original, but Oppenheim added that News Now will pull material from the “other corners” of NBCUniversal, including E News and sports. The service will be entering a competitive field. ABC News Live is the most obvious rival due to its relatively recent launch, but there’s also […]
Nearly half of the votes in Estonia’s election were cast online
[ad_1] Estonia started this kind of voting in 2005 using chipped IDs and card readers, but it took off in 2011 when the public could vote with their cellphones thanks to a special SIM card and PIN codes. It’s appealing beyond the convenience of voting on your own terms, we’d add. You’re allowed to change […]
Palmer Luckey’s firm wins Pentagon drone AI contract
[ad_1] Anduril is most commonly known for its existing system, Lattice. It also uses machine learning, in this case to identify objects for the sake of border monitoring (such as a pitch for a virtual border wall) and battlefield awareness. In the long run, Luckey hopes to give soldiers “perfect omniscience” where they’re rarely surprised […]
US arrests cryptocurrency exec over ‘multibillion-dollar’ fraud
[ad_1] OneCoin is still running, and has apparently been very lucrative. The firm made about €2.2 billion ($2.5 billion) in profit just between 2014 and 2016, according to the US Justice Department. A third defendant already charged in the scheme, Mark Scott, was said to have laundered over $400 million through banks in places like […]
Facebook sues two Ukranians over data-stealing browser add-ons
[ad_1] Gorbachov and Sluchevsky have been accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse act by accessing data without permission, as well as breach of contract and fraud for misleading Facebook into believing they were above-board. The two reportedly used fake names, and were caught in October 2018 after Facebook conducted a deeper look into […]
NVIDIA joins Intel in bidding war for major Israeli chip maker
[ad_1] Mellanox and Intel have declined to comment, while NVIDIA wasn’t available for comment on the weekend. Xilinx is also believed to be involved in the bidding, but Reuters believed that NVIDIA is close enough that it could unveil a deal as soon as March 11th. While the exact reasons for a potential deal aren’t […]