DefenseNews

On fleet size, Congress should listen to the Navy’s leaders, not its planning documents

The Navy delivered two very different messages to Congress over the past several weeks, and America’s national security depends on whether lawmakers are smart enough to listen to the right one. On paper, the Navy signaled that it’s time to get ready for a smaller fleet. In May, the Biden administration released a budget that roughly held the Navy’s budget flat and called for the…
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GamingNews

Google Cloud rolls out ActivStat for real-time match stats for Call of Duty League fans

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Google Cloud is rolling out ActivStat, a set of real-time stats for fans of the Call of Duty League. The stats will help esports fans understand what’s happening in fast-moving matches and grasp details such as who is likely to win a match in progress. Millions of fans have been watching the CDL online…
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Canon R6 and 1DX III Get C-Log 3, Simultaneous Dual-Card Recording

Canon has released a firmware update to both the EOS R6 and the 1DX Mark III that adds Canon Log 3 and also enables the ability to record videos to both memory cards at the same time. Canon EOS 1DX Mark III For the 1DX Mark III, firmware 1.5.0 adds Canon Log 3 which can now be selected from the Log settings. The company says that support for RAW videos shot with Canon Log 3 and RAW (Light) will…
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Canon EOS R3 Expected in September, Nikon Z9 in November

After two development announcements from Canon for the R3 and one from Nikon for the Z9 early in 2021, many expected to see both cameras make a splash at the Olympics in Japan this summer. If two recent reports are correct, however, neither camera will be officially…
AI & RoboticsNews

Intellimize raises $30M to optimize websites with AI

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Intellimize, a startup aiming to help marketers drive conversions by personalizing websites, today announced that it raised $30 million in series B funding led by Cobalt Capital…
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Sony Currently Testing ‘Smart City’ Powered by its AI Cameras

Sony has published a new showcase of how its IMX500 sensors — backed by artificial intelligence (AI) processing — are at the core of three “smart city” trials currently being run in Rome, Italy. The IMX500 sensors were originally launched in May of 2020 and were what Sony called the first “intelligent vision sensors with AI processing functionality.” The company says that because it…
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