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Deep reinforcement learning, a subfield of machine learning that combines reinforcement learning and deep learning, takes what’s known as a reward function and learns to maximize the expected total reward. This works remarkably well, enabling systems to figure out how to solve…
Fujifilm as a company is most widely associated with photography, but the pandemic and the weakening photo industry overall has changed that. Imaging solutions now makes up just 13% of the company’s revenue, and the new CEO is investing heavily in pharmaceuticals as the…
An engineer has figured out a way to bring the Game Boy Camera into the twenty-first century with a DIY wireless adapter that allows him to easily transfer all the images taken with the aged handheld gaming console camera to his smartphone.
Released back in 1998, the Game…
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Seeing Some Cosmic X-Ray Emitters Might Be a Matter of Perspective
Known as ultraluminous X-ray sources, the emitters are easy to spot when viewed straight on, but they might be hidden from view if they point even slightly away from Earth.
It’s hard to miss a flashlight beam pointed straight at you. But that beam viewed from the side appears…
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AI and machine learning continue to be the driving force behind enterprise transformation. As we’ve learned throughout our editorial coverage of the…
A mysterious duo who go by the name “Yellow Jackets,” has intrigued viewers with their eerie, anonymous self-portraits set in abandoned locations.
When it comes to urban exploration — also known as “urbex” — photography, it is not easy to create something that…
We’ve seen a number of iPhone 13 cases, and one of those case makers has today shared photos of the molds on which they are based.
The process of creating a case design before the launch of a new iPhone tends to have three steps, and can be a risky business …
First, someone in the iPhone supply-chain leaks CAD models or schematics, which reveal things like the exterior dimensions and…
Apple is out with a new ad promoting the integration between iPhone and Apple Watch. In a video posted to YouTube today, Apple plays on the “needle in a haystack” idea, with a farmer using the ping feature on his Apple Watch to find an iPhone that’s lost in a haystack.
Tesla has started taking orders for Model Y throughout Europe. For current orders, estimated delivery is listed as September for Long Range models.
In contrast to original plans, the first Model Ys delivered to Europe will reportedly be produced in Tesla’s Shanghai…
Tesla patent reveals Elon Musk’s ‘table salt’ lithium extraction process that could slash costs
July 9, 2021
Tesla has applied for a new patent that is revealing the lithium extraction process that Elon Musk vaguely described as “using table salt to basically extract lithium from ore” during Tesla’s Battery Day last year.
It could cut costs by more than 30%, according to the automaker.
During Tesla’s Battery Day last year, the automaker unveiled a lot of new technologies that it couldn’t…
