Новости за 11.05.2021

IBM today kicked off its annual THINK conference with a hefty dose of AI news and some tantalizing tidbits about the company’s current quantum computing endeavors. We’ve got the skinny, but there’s a lot to get through so strap in and get comfy. AI, AI, AI, and more AI AutoSQL and Cloud Pak for Data: IBM’s touting a breakthrough in cloud-based database management. Basically, where businesses serve up answers to customer queries using cloud-managed AI databases, this will significantly speed things up. Читать дальше...

This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The City of Buenos Aires has published its Climate Action Plan 2050, which sets out targeted measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience. The Argentinian capital has pledged to become climate-neutral by 2050... Читать дальше...

A German data regulator has banned Facebook from processing personal data from WhatsApp users in the country, saying that the app’s controversial new privacy policy update is illegal. The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) issued a three-month emergency ban on Tuesday, which is permitted under the General Data Protection Regulation. The watchdog will now seek a binding decision covering the whole EU from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). In a statement... Читать дальше...

It’s a great day to be a fan of simulated carnage! Slitherine today held its “Home of Wargamers Live” event on Twitch. There are more announcements than you could shake a WWI-era saber at, so let’s skip morning muster and get right into the action. Slitherine revealed four new games today, but before doing so it gave us some juicy updates. Previously-announced titles First up, we saw live gameplay footage of Warhammer Battlesector, and good golly this turn-based tactics game looks great: Slitherine showed off the army management system... Читать дальше...

People in England will be able to use the National Health Service app as a vaccine passport from Monday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed today. The digital certificates will be available from May 17, the same day that the country lifts its ban on non-essential travel. Holidaymakers who don’t have a smartphone will be able to request a paper version by calling the NHS helpline on 119. “The certification, being able to show that you’ve had a jab, is going to be necessary for people to be able to travel,” Hancock told Sky News. Читать дальше...

TLDR: Built for homes with serious WiFi needs, the Tenda AC23 Smart WiFi Router is optimized for speed and packed with features for even households with lots of devices. When households start suffering from spotty, unreliable, incredibly frustrating WiFi connections, it’s easy to think that upgrading to a better service tier might help. But often, these residents stumble on to a new unhappy truth. Sometimes, the real culprit is really an old school WiFi router that just isn’t built for handling today’s ultra high-speed connection needs. Читать дальше...

Utrecht, a small city in the Netherlands, wants to be the first region in the world with a bidirectional ecosystem. How? By using vehicle-to-grid charging stations. V2G technology is an efficient and cheap way to store and use renewable energy. The idea is simple: the transfer of electricity from cars to the grid. That way, the high-capacity storage of EV batteries doesn’t go to waste, while they’re not in use, and they can feed back into the grid as an alternative form of sustainable energy. Even... Читать дальше...

You know when a company sells off a beloved business and stuff goes really well afterwards? Yeah, me neither. So please join me in pouring one out for Sennheiser. The unthinkable has happened: audio brand Sennheiser has sold off its consumer products. That means beloved bits of kit like the Momentum True Wireless 2, the HD 820, and the Momentum 3 will no longer be made in-house by the acclaimed company. But let’s backtrack. Sennheiser signalled its ambition to sell the consumer part of its company in February. Читать дальше...

There’s no proof you’re going to die. Don’t take that the wrong way; there’s a lot of evidence. But proof is for math, and death is only certain in retrospect. That’s why any research that pushes the boundaries of what we can observe, test, and replicate when it comes to the wacky world of quantum mechanics is exciting. Spooky action at a distance could be our ticket to immortality. An international team of researchers recently published work demonstrating quantum entanglement at an unprecedented macro-scale. Читать дальше...