Apple will hire a new supplier of compact camera modules (CCMs) for future MacBook models powered by the next-generation M5 chip in 2025, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In his latest investor note on Medium, Kuo said that Apple will turn to Sunny Optical for the CCM in its M5 MacBooks. The Chinese optical … Read more
Analysis AMD expects to have notebook chips within a few years that can locally execute 30 billion parameters in major languages at a rate of 100 tokens per second. Achieving this goal – which also requires 100ms first token latency – isn’t as simple as it sounds. It will require optimizations on both the software … Read more
iPhone 16 models coming later this year may feature some ‘design changes’ related to Face ID, supply chain disclosure says DigiTimes said this week. The original source of this information is the British newspaper The Telegraphthat reported six weeks ago that Face ID component supplier Coherent was considering selling or retooling a manufacturing facility in … Read more
Angle down icon An icon in the shape of a downward pointing corner. The fuselage of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule (left) was designed to burn up upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. Instead, it crashed in North Carolina. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni In May, a large piece of space debris crashed into the mountains of North Carolina. After investigating … Read more
The half-radius of the Milky Way compared to that of local disk galaxies. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2024). DOI file: 10.1038/s41550-024-02315-7 A small team of astronomers from the University of Yunnan, the University of Utah, New Mexico State University and the University of St. Andrews has developed a new model of the Milky Way based on … Read more
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, said this week that machine learning companies can “scrape” most of the content published online and use it to train neural networks because it is essentially “freeware.” Shortly after, the Center for Investigative Reporting sued OpenAI and its largest investor Microsoft “for using the nonprofit news organization’s content without … Read more
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully developed a groundbreaking method for 3D reconstruction. This new technique makes it possible to create accurate 3D models of objects with just two camera perspectives. This is a feat previously thought impossible without hundreds of images or controlled laboratory conditions. This breakthrough has the potential … Read more
Resume: Advances in organoids and embryonic models raise questions about human individuality. A new study argues that these models can strengthen, not weaken, the concept of human individuality from a personality and emotional framework. Researchers emphasize that current technologies are far from achieving personality in embryo models or organoids. The ethical focus must remain on … Read more
Apple Leak: M4 MacBook Pro models coming in 2024! · Source: rvlsoft / Alamy Vektorgrafik Hardware was noticeably absent from WWDC this year, but that doesn’t mean Apple won’t release new Macs. According to display analyst Ross Young, there are strong indications that M4 MacBook Pro models, alongside new Mac Minis, will arrive in the … Read more
According to display analyst Ross Young, MacBook Pro models with an M4 chip are expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2024. In a tweet to subscribers, Young said panel deliveries for new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will begin in the third quarter of 2024, hinting at a launch toward the end … Read more