DeepMind has used its board-game playing AI AlphaZero to discover a faster way to solve a fundamental math problem in computer science, beating a record that has stood for more than 50 years. The problem, matrix multiplication, is a crucial type of calculation at the heart of many different applications, from displaying images on a…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Image: WB Montreal The streets have not had a proper Batman: Arkham game since 2015, and Gotham Knights aims to remedy that. I got to try my hand at being a caped crusader in an extensive, hands-on preview event, and if you were aching for another Batman game, clear your schedule because this one seems…
Amazon and Samsung have knocked $100 off the Z Flip 4. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Both of Samsung’s foldable phones are currently matching their best prices ever. Available for $999.99 at launch, the 128GB configuration of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is currently discounted to $899.99 at Amazon and Samsung…
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is rolling out updates to the Facebook Feed that give users additional ways to tell the company what kind of content they want to see. “Show more” and “show less” buttons will begin appearing below posts from friends and recommended content on users’ news feeds, Meta announced…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB) Why did Elon Musk agree to buy Twitter again instead of continuing to argue his claims that Twitter violated the merger agreement by lying about bots? There are a few answers, but “the biggest one of all is that he’s almost certain to lose [in Delaware Court of…
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of Blizzard fighting off DDoS attackers. When a highly anticipated online game launches, unforeseen server capacity issues and long entry queues are nothing out of the ordinary. In the case of this week’s Overwatch 2 early access launch, though, the usual crowding problems are apparently being exacerbated by coordinated distributed denial…
Blast off this month with out-of-this-world content from DE! Start strong with Space Week and new resources from NASA, then keep the fun going all month long with timely content for all of October’s exciting celebrations. Featured Partner NASA See spectacular images from the James Webb space telescope, travel to the moon with Artemis, meet…
Aiming to help educational institutions digitize their paper-based processes, online form-building provider Jotform has launched a lite version of its enterprise software called Jotform Sign with a no-cost starter plan and 50% discount offer for educational organizations that subscribe to paid plans, the company said in a news release.Read More
This bee may look innocent, but many bees steal from other hives. Pexels What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Apple, Anchor, and everywhere else you listen…
An illustration of Scleromochlus taylori. Gabriel Ugueto Pterosaurs are some of the stars of the latest chapters of Jurassic Park franchise and the cinematic television streaming series Prehistoric Planet. These giant winged dinosaurs scoured the skies from the late Triassic Period all the way up to the demise of the dinosaurs in the late Cretaceous…