Making tracks: By etching the circuits in a special alternating pattern, undesirable effects are reduced that would otherwise impede the circuits’ ability to produce usable data. Credit: Tanaka et al CC-BY-ND Excess heat from electronic or mechanical devices is a sign or cause of inefficient performance. In many cases, embedded sensors to monitor the flow of heat could help engineers alter device behavior or designs to improve their efficiency. For the first time, researchers exploit a novel thermoelectric phenomenon to build a thin sensor that can visualize heat flow in real time. The sensor could be built deep inside devices…
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The EdTech startup’s founders said the decision was not made lightly. Montreal-based EdTech startup Paper laid off 105 “paperites,” or about four percent of its workforce, on Aug. 1. “This was not a decision we made lightly.”—Paper founders “This was not a decision we made lightly,” Paper founders Philip Cutler and Roberto Cipriani wrote in a message to employees. “Every step of this process has been carefully considered, and we’re committed to treating this situation with the utmost respect and empathy.” While Cutler and Cipriani noted they’ve witnessed an “outstanding increase” in the startup’s product engagement; the founders said…
The $999 clamshell features a larger external display and upgraded silicon; it arrives August 11 Brian Heater @bheater / 2 weeks The Pixel Fold may be my personal favorite foldable of the moment, but the Galaxy Z Flip is the device that made me believe — and you can never take that away from it. The first Galaxy Fold was novel, of course, but the product has always been a bit unwieldy and prohibitively expensive. The first Flip arrived with a take on the space that was new and retro, all at once. Most of us left the world of…
Gunfire Games has released the first major patch for Remnant 2, the studio’s action RPG shooter. Since the game was released, Gunfire has focused on improving the player experience. It has made an initial pass on stability and performance on all platforms while also focusing on progression blockers bugs, and addressing some quality-of-life requests. Here’s a detailed gameplay overview of Remnant 2. This is the first major update, and the studio plans to continue fixing issues and adding QoL features. Some of the main issues addressed include improvements to overall performance, improvements to hitching and potential crashes, and multiple reported…
Yesterday, Apple hosted its Q3 earnings call to share the latest data regarding the sales of its iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, and services. iPhone revenue checked in at $39.6 billion compared to $40.6 billion during the same quarter a year ago. That amounts to about a 2% drop year over year, which aligns with analyst estimates. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. While Apple no longer discloses…
I’m standing on top of 100 meters of ice, watching a drone crisscross the Slakbreen glacier on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, more than 600 kilometers north of the mainland. I’m part of a team testing Peregrine—a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with miniaturized ice-penetrating radar, which can image the glacial ice all the way down to the bedrock below. It’s –27 °C, dipping below –40 °C with wind chill—well below the operating temperature of most of the commercial equipment we brought for this expedition. Our phones, laptops, and cameras are rapidly failing. The last of our computers that is still…
Gulp Data, a leader in data-backed loans, is announcing today it’s closed on a $10 million credit facility, with an option to expand this up to $25 million. The fintech startup helps companies leverage their data as a balance sheet asset to access capital. Since 2021 Gulp has been pioneering Data as an Asset™ class, with a mission to bring data-backed lending to the mainstream. The company has a goal of lending more than $100M over this upcoming year, and was founded in 2021 by an experienced group of technology founders and investors with a shared core belief in the…
Ever since the ChatGPT API opened up, all sorts of apps have been strapping on AI functionality. I’ve personally noticed this a lot in email clients: Apps like Spark and Canary are prominently bragging about their built-in AI functionality.The most common features will write replies for you, or even generate an entire email using only a prompt. Some will summarize a long email in your inbox or even a thread. It’s a great idea in the abstract, but I think integrations like these conspire to make communication less efficient instead of more efficient. You should feel free to try such…
VR technology has come a long way from the early Virtuality systems that inhabited our local malls in the ‘80s and ‘90s, with modern headsets offering 4K resolution, Dolby Atmos surround sound, and motion-sensing controllers. But even the most convincing optical and auditory illusions can’t fully fool our inner ears. “If you want to feel these big sensations, you’ve got to have the infrastructure first,” University of Chicago PhD student, Romain Nith, told Engadget. “You’ve got to go to theme parks, ride roller coasters, or you need bungie cords pulling you from the ceiling.” And while the sensations are really…
659 AI, tech layoffs, the Great Resignation, and affirmative action aren’t just newspaper headlines that get attention across startup and business communities. They all ultimately boil down to be HR problems. HR and people leaders are poised with questions like: Why are women leaving our organization at higher rates than men? Why aren’t we getting a diverse pipeline of new applicants in? And, of course, what will job descriptions and expectations look like in our Age of AI? “Every single one of those headlines is an HR problem to solve,” says Atlanta-based entrepreneur Noelle London. “And it’s a problem that leaders…