DefenseNews

Epirus, DroneShield combine on UAS-roasting air defense

WASHINGTON — Two companies developing drone-frying technologies are combining their products to create what they describe as a counter-unmanned aerial system capable of tracking and downing multiple targets. Epirus, a U.S. company specializing in directed energy, and DroneShield, an Australian firm involved with electronic warfare, on June 15 announced the successful marriage of the former’s…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Movable Ink unveils new AI-powered tool for more efficient personalized marketing emails

Movable Ink, a 13-year-old software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that specializes in digital marketing tools for enterprises, is jumping headfirst into the generative AI game. The company is launching a new feature called “Generation Model” that uses OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model (LLM) to automatically reference a brand’s available online content and create compelling email subject…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Former White House advisors and tech researchers co-sign new statement against AI harms

Two former White House AI policy advisors, along with over 150 AI academics, researchers and policy practitioners, have signed a new “Statement on AI Harms and Policy” published by ACM FaaCT (the Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency) which is currently holding its annual conference in Chicago. Alondra Nelson, former deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and acting…
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ComputersNews

Apple's new 15.3-inch MacBook Air is already $100 off

Apple has just released its new 15-inch Macbook Air, and it’s already touting a $100 price cut. Amazon had already run a pre-release sale knocking $50 off the price but the retailer has now discounted the 256GB model in Starlight from $1,300 to $1,200 (Space Gray and…
MobileNews

Epic Games launches MetaHuman Animator to capture high-quality human faces with an iPhone

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Epic Games has launched its MetaHuman Animator, a tool that enables developers to capture high-quality human faces using just an iPhone and a PC. And as you can see in the video of the guy here, it’s pretty amazing at making simulated people. The company said the tool can…
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