DefenseNews

Raytheon injecting Collins Aerospace unit with $2.7 billion JADC2 jolt

WASHINGTON — Raytheon Technologies, the world’s second largest defense contractor by revenue, is reorganizing Collins Aerospace, giving its subsidiary a greater volume of work related to Joint All-Domain Command and Control. The shuffle, effective July 1, will shift 4,700 positions and $2.7 billion in business to Collins, which will also continue its commercial aviation programs. Leadership at…
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MobileNews

Leaked Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 render shows a bigger cover display

When Samsung hosts its next Unpacked event in Seoul next month, the company is widely expected to announce a new Galaxy Z Flip device with a larger cover display. Now we have a better idea of exactly how much bigger the Z Flip 5’s external screen could be when it arrives later this year. An alleged marketing render shared by MySmartPrice (via The Verge) shows a phone with a secondary display…
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NewsPhotography

Canon RF 24-50mm goes to New Orleans

We recently had the chance to put the Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM through its paces both on the full-frame EOS R8 and on the APS-C EOS R7. With a 38-80mm equiv. field of view on crop-sensor bodies, it’s a bit of an awkward walk-around lens but on a full-frame RF…
AI & RoboticsNews

How AI and advanced computing can pull us back from the brink of accelerated climate change

Barely a week passes without another dramatic report about humanity and the planet reaching a climate change tipping point. The latest reports were a heart-stopping analysis from the World Meteorological Organization and arresting criticism from the UN Secretary-General. Both were shared in the final days of April. Artificial Intelligence will determine whether we blow through the tipping point or…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How Google is using generative AI for virtual try-ons

Continuing the product update streak from the Google I/O development conference, Google today announced it is adding virtual try-ons to Search. Available starting today for shoppers in the U.S., the capability will make buying clothes online a tad easier. However, instead of…
AI & RoboticsNews

This Google leader says ML infrastructure is ‘conduit’ to company’s AI success

Two years ago, Google spun out a new group focused on machine learning infrastructure, led by a VP of engineering from its artificial intelligence research division — part of a push to make “substantial gains” in AI. At this year’s Google I/O, it became clear that this Core ML group, developed to serve as a “center of gravity” in applying ML to Google products, had certainly succeeded…
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