Apple upgrades MacBook Pro with M4 chips
Apple on Wednesday wrapped up Macweek (well, Mac half-week) by introducing an updated MacBook Pro. Apple’s most premium laptop is catching up to is brethren with the addition of M4 chips. The Pro and Mini are the first two Macs getting the new chip. The Pro will also be the
Read moreBoston Dynamics’ electric Atlas humanoid executes autonomous automotive parts picking
Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid has been quietly improving by leaps and bounds behind the scenes. Announced in April, we caught some brief insight into the electric Atlas’ strength in August through a video of the robot doing pushups. The latest video, released Wednesday, showcases the robot doing work in a
Read moreWonder Dynamics now lets you go straight from multi-camera video to fully animated 3D scene
Wonder Dynamics made a strong opening play in AI-enhanced visual effects, providing tools animators and filmmakers actually find useful — and earning the startup a prompt acquisition by Autodesk. Their latest tool further automates the animation process, letting you put in practically any video and get a fully editable 3D
Read moreNETSCOUT Reveals Rising DDoS Threats in Southern Africa
NETSCOUT’s 1H2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report (TIR) reveals a continued increase in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks across Southern Africa, marking the region as a growing hotspot for cyber threats. T This trend is consistent with the rise in DDoS activity worldwide, which has seen a 43% increase in application-layer attacks and
Read moreApple will buy renewable power for its Mac Mini users
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Read moreTechCrunch Disrupt 2024: Day 3
Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 at Moscone West in San Francisco! The excitement here is still in full swing, and there’s no slowing down. If you thought it was too late to join, think again—there’s still time to register and be part of the
Read moreRegal claims its customer service chatbots are better than most
People are generally skeptical of customer service chatbots, and many outright despise them. In a recent Gartner survey, 64% of consumers said that they’d prefer companies didn’t use AI of any kind — including chatbots — in their customer service. Fifty-three percent went so far as to say they’d weigh
Read moreTransform Your Business Using AI: 6 Tips from Warren Bonheim
If you’ve heard a lot of buzz about artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics but felt like it’s only for tech experts, think again! The truth is these tools are no longer reserved for large companies or IT wizards. AI and data analytics are becoming easier to use, offering powerful
Read moreArchon emerges from stealth with $20M and ‘antibody cages’ to power up drug development
Archon Biosciences, a biotech startup putting AI to work designing novel biomolecules, has just emerged from stealth with an impressive $20 million in seed funding. The company aims to supercharge antibody treatments using specially designed protein “cages” that multiply their effects, opening up new opportunities in drug development. This is
Read moreModernizing Africa’s Payment Infrastructure with PaaS
Volante Technologies, the Payments as a Service (PaaS) pioneer, announces a strategic relationship with Standard Bank to modernize payment infrastructure across the African continent. This is one of the most ambitious PaaS payment arrangements in history, with no other payment providers serving as many countries for a single customer on
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