DefenseNews

IAI and Hensoldt team up for German ballistic missile defense radar

JERUSALEM — Germany’s Hensoldt has won a contract to supply new radars to the country’s military, according to a July 26 statement from the sensor specialist, with Israel Aerospace Industries also contributing toward the ultimate goal of modernizing Germany’s ballistic missile defense capabilities. The €200 million (U.S. $236 million) contract comes in the wake of a June deal with IAI…
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MobileNews

Google’s redesigned emoji rolling out to Chat for Android

Last month, Google announced a revamp of all its emoji — nearly 1,000 characters — coming to Android 12 this fall and Chrome OS 92. These new emoji designs are also set to arrive in Google Chat over the coming weeks. Google set out to make its emoji more “globally…
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Gallery: Photos of Sony’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics service center — a1 bodies, GM glass and more

1 2 3 4 5 6 Sony’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics service center We’ve already had an inside look at Canon and Nikon’s service centers inside the Main Press Centre the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but they’re not alone. Sony also has a service center, which repairs and loans out equipment to photographers capturing the Olympics. Thanks to Canadien photographer Dave Holland, who managed to…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Nvidia is tracking more than 8,500 AI startups with $60B in funding

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Nvidia is tracking more than 8,500 AI startups through its Inception AI startup program. Those companies have raised more than $60 billion in funding and come from 90 countires, Nvidia said. Based on estimates from market researcher Pitchbook, the Nvidia numbers represent roughly two thirds of all AI startups. Overall…
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Tably is an AI Camera App That Reveals Your Cat’s Mood

Think you have a good pulse on how your cat is feeling? Tably is a new AI-powered app that can help confirm whether your suspicions are correct. Simply use your smartphone camera to take a picture of your feline friend and the app will use machine learning to decode its…
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Lenses Don’t Cause Perspective Distortion and ‘Lens Compression’

The focal length of lenses doesn’t cause perspective distortion, which is often explained as “lens compression.” Period. Now before you call me crazy and dismiss whatever I have to say, I’d like to invite you to take a dive into how lenses work and what actually causes perspective distortion. Definition There are two types of distortion in photography: optical and perspective. It is quite…
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