DefenseNews

F-35 program moves too slowly in deploying software, says government watchdog

WASHINGTON — The F-35 program aims to use agile software development practices to ensure the Joint Strike Fighter can quickly receive fresh code to meet emerging threats, but production of new software is still lagging behind schedule, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a March 18 report. In 2018, the F-35 Joint Program Office announced a plan to begin releasing small…
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GamingNews

Monster Hunter Rise review — Switch rises to the occasion

I’m not the biggest Monster Hunter fan in the world … although, ironically, I did enjoy Monster Hunter World. Something about the boost in presentation and graphics made it more appealing to me. I was worried that a Switch version of Monster Hunter would be…
AI & RoboticsNews

Jumio raises $150M to secure onboarding with image verification AI

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Jumio, an AI platform that offers identity verification as a service, today announced the closure of an over $150 million fundraising round, bringing its total raised to $163 million. The company, which claims the tranche is among the largest ever for an identity verification startup, plans to put the…
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NewsPhotography

Nikon Plans for Profitability by 2022, Will Aggressively Expand Lens Line

Nikon has financially struggled over the past year due to a host of factors, but according to the company’s CFO Muneaki Tokunari, it expects to be fully in the black by the next fiscal year. Additionally, it will push to release 12 lenses in the next 12 months. In an interview on Nikkei (which is soft paywalled), Tokunari says that its imaging business, loss of factory equipment due to…
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NewsPhotography

Jared Polin is Giving Away $92,000 in Camera Gear

Photographer and YouTuber Jared Polin (AKA FroKnowsPhoto) has announced one of the biggest camera gear giveaways the Internet has ever seen. He’s giving away 50 camera kits worth a total of $92,000 to young people who could use the help. Polin’s newly launched project is…
AI & RoboticsNews

LGN, which helps companies deploy AI at scale, raises $2M

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. LGN, a company specializing in distributed machine learning, deep learning, and AI technologies, today announced that it raised $2 million. The company says it’ll use the investment to bolster its product development and hiring efforts as it expands its market reach. In particular, LGN intends to pursue…
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