DefenseNews

US Army bracing for budget hit next year

April 21, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is bracing for a possible large budget cut in fiscal 2022, a defense official told Defense News. The service is preparing contingencies should it face a “huge cut,” which means the Army would potentially have to put modernization and readiness “at risk,” the official said. The Army would need to look at ways to more effectively maintain readiness and…
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Tesla faces backlash after unhappy customer crashes Shanghai Motor Show booth

April 21, 2021
Tesla is facing some backlash in China after an unhappy customer crashed its Shanghai Motor Show booth and was arrested. While Tesla doesn’t use motor shows to debut vehicles like other automakers, the California-based automaker still attends a few of the more prestigious auto shows to display its current vehicle lineup. The Shanghai Motor Show is one of them, but it didn’t go well for Tesla…
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Polaroid Launches Polaroid Go, The Smallest Analog Camera in the World

April 20, 2021
Polaroid has launched what it is calling the tiniest member to join the Polaroid family of cameras and also the smallest analog instant camera in the world: the Polaroid Go. Everything about it is smaller, including a miniaturized version of its classic, square format film. The Polaroid Go is 4.1 inches long, 3.3 inches wide, and 2.4 inches tall, and weighs 0.53 pounds (242 grams) without a film…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Xilinx launches Kria chips to handle AI for edge applications

April 20, 2021
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Xilinx has introduced its Kria programmable chips and boards for holding AI applications at the edge of the network. This should come in handy for visual applications like smarter cameras. San Jose, California-based Xilinx, which is in the process of being acquired by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for $35 billion, has a…
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