LookUp3D: Data-Driven 3D Scanning
28 May

LookUp3D: Data-Driven 3D Scanning

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arXiv:2405.14882v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We introduce a novel calibration and reconstruction procedure for structured light scanning that foregoes explicit point triangulation in favor of a data-driven lookup procedure. The key idea is to sweep a calibration checkerboard over the entire scanning volume with a linear stage and acquire a dense stack of images to build a per-pixel lookup table from colors to depths. Imperfections in the setup, lens distortion, and sensor defects are baked into the calibration data, leading to a more reliable and accurate reconstruction. Existing structured light scanners can be reused without modifications while enjoying the superior…
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EIC Scaling Club announces its first 48 European deeptech scaleups
28 May

EIC Scaling Club announces its first 48 European deeptech scaleups

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Today the EIC Scaling Club unveiled the selection of the first 48 European deep tech scaleups to join its curated community of standout companies, investors, corporate innovators, mentors, media firms and other industry stakeholders.  The list, which can be consulted in full below or here, includes EIC-backed companies such as Dronamics, Sherpa.ai, Sympower and Axelera AI.  The selected companies fall within four predefined market sector opportunities:  Next-Gen Computing Digital Security and Trust  Smart Mobility Renewable Energies.  In total, ten market sector opportunities have been identified as crucial for positive impact; others include Clean Fuels and Hydrogen, New Spacetech and New…
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Google’s Search AI Recommends Changing Your Car’s Blinker Fluid, Which Is a Made Up Thing That Does Not Exist
28 May

Google’s Search AI Recommends Changing Your Car’s Blinker Fluid, Which Is a Made Up Thing That Does Not Exist

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We'll miss you, internet.Internet of PiecesGoogle's AI search wants you to change your car's "blinker fluid." No, dear reader: blinker fluid does not exist.Last week, at its yearly I/O conference, Google doubled down on its AI-powered vision for the future of search — a vision that, as it stands, basically involves embedding an AI-paraphrased regurgitation of search results at the top of a user's results page."Sometimes you want a quick answer, but you don’t have time to piece together all the information you need," the company's Head of Search Liz Reid wrote in an I/O-accompanying blog post. "Search will do…
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Aya 23: Open Weight Releases to Further Multilingual Progress
27 May

Aya 23: Open Weight Releases to Further Multilingual Progress

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arXiv:2405.15032v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This technical report introduces Aya 23, a family of multilingual language models. Aya 23 builds on the recent release of the Aya model ("Ust"un et al., 2024), focusing on pairing a highly performant pre-trained model with the recently released Aya collection (Singh et al., 2024). The result is a powerful multilingual large language model serving 23 languages, expanding state-of-art language modeling capabilities to approximately half of the world's population. The Aya model covered 101 languages whereas Aya 23 is an experiment in depth vs breadth, exploring the impact of allocating more capacity to fewer languages…
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Our next-generation model: Gemini 1.5
27 May

Our next-generation model: Gemini 1.5

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Introducing Gemini 1.5By Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, on behalf of the Gemini teamThis is an exciting time for AI. New advances in the field have the potential to make AI more helpful for billions of people over the coming years. Since introducing Gemini 1.0, we’ve been testing, refining and enhancing its capabilities.Today, we’re announcing our next-generation model: Gemini 1.5.Gemini 1.5 delivers dramatically enhanced performance. It represents a step change in our approach, building upon research and engineering innovations across nearly every part of our foundation model development and infrastructure. This includes making Gemini 1.5 more efficient to train…
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SpaceChain pivots to combine AI with Earth imagery
27 May

SpaceChain pivots to combine AI with Earth imagery

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SAN FRANCISCO – SpaceChain, a Singapore startup with blockchain nodes in orbit, is rolling out a service that integrates artificial intelligence with Earth imagery. I-Sat, from SpaceChain’s U.S.-based SC Solutions, is designed to simplify the process of answering questions with Earth observation data. “AI is convenient. You type in your question, and you get the answer,” Ziheng Xiang, SpaceChain director of technology, told SpaceNews. “But most of the AI is not supported by real-time analysis and there’s nothing combining the AI component with the Earth intelligence.” Like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, I-Sat “generates an answer based on the natural language processing technology,”…
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Built-in bionic computing
27 May

Built-in bionic computing

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The use of pliable soft materials to collaborate with humans and work in disaster areashas drawn much recent attention. However, controlling soft dynamics for practical applications has remained a significant challenge. Researchers developed a method to control pneumatic artificial muscles, which are soft robotic actuators. Rich dynamics of these drive components can be exploited as a computational resource. Source link lol
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Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at 71
27 May

Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at 71

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Basketball legend Bill Walton has died after a prolonged battle with cancer, the National Basketball Association announced on May 27.Walton, 71, played center and won two National Collegiate Athletic Association titles while playing with UCLA. He later won two NBA championships after joining the league — one with the Portland Trail Blazers and one with the Boston Celtics. Walton was the NBA's MVP for the 1977 to 1978 season. Walton was named one of the sport's Top 50 players by the NBA in 1997. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993, followed by the College Basketball…
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VMware Workstation Pro 17 and Fusion Pro 13 are now free for personal use – gHacks Tech News
27 May

VMware Workstation Pro 17 and Fusion Pro 13 are now free for personal use – gHacks Tech News

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Broadcom has announced that it is making its desktop hypervisor products free for home users. VMware Fusion Pro 13 and Workstation Pro 17 are now free for personal use. In case you didn't know, Broadcom acquired VMware in a staggering $69 Billion deal in November 2023. Now that the two apps are free to use, what about their future? This does not mean the development of the applications have ceased. Michael Roy, the Product Line Manager for Desktop Hypervisor products, wrote that VMware Desktop Hypervisor apps will have two license models; a Free Personal Use or a Paid Commercial Use…
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27 May

Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI clash is just the start of legal wrangles over artificial intelligence

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When OpenAI’s new voice assistant said it was “doing fantastic” in a launch demo this month, Scarlett Johansson was not.The Hollywood star said she was “shocked, angered and in disbelief” that the updated version of ChatGPT, which can listen to spoken prompts and respond verbally, had a voice “eerily similar” to hers.One of Johansson’s signature roles was as the voice of a futuristic version of Siri in the 2013 film Her and, for the actor, the similarity was stark. The OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, appeared to acknowledge the film’s influence with a one-word post on X on the day…
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