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Mice wear tiny virtual reality goggles so researchers can learn about them

12/19/202312/18/2023 Julie Campbell

Virtual reality - concept image of lab mice wearing VR headsets

The gadgets allow scientists to develop better experiments so they can better understand them. Researchers have announced that they have developed a way to outfit lab mice with virtual reality goggles that will allow those researchers to learn a considerable amount about the rodents. The technology does sound odd, but it has a range of highly practical applications for research. Scientists plan to use the new virtual reality technology to better understand the way mice respond to things they typically experience in the wild, such as predatory birds. Though this…

Will Google’s Gemini take artificial intelligence to the next level?

12/18/202312/15/2023 Jesse Collins

Though OpenAI has been the solid leader in generative AI technology, Google aims to change that. Google is hoping that its Gemini generative artificial intelligence will be a game changer in the category that has been led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT by a large margin since 2022. ChatGPT has been leading the way by a considerable amount since it was first introduced. The latest version of GPT-4 is the latest LLM of OpenAI and is widely thought of as the most capable generative artificial intelligence model currently available. That said, Google…

Google and OpenAI both announce artificial intelligence delays

12/06/202312/05/2023 Julie Campbell

The companies that had been pushing forward as fast as they could are slowing things down. Google first unveiled its Gemini AI project at I/O 2023, intending the technology to be an artificial intelligence rival to GPT-4 from OpenAI. Google has now canceled the launch events for Gemini AI scheduled for this month. Beyond the cancellation of the launch events, Google has delayed the launch of the artificial intelligence competitor to GPT-4 in January 2024. At I/O 2023, the company called Gemini a foundational model that had “impressive multimodal capabilities,”…

Project Kuiper internet satellites complete successful operations and testing phase

11/27/202311/24/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

The Amazon project involved two prototype units that both worked as intended and expected. Amazon has announced that only slightly after launching its two prototype internet satellites for Project Kuiper, the testing and operations have both been deemed a success. The units were deployed as an early phase of a project to bring high-speed connectivity to the world. “We were able to validate everything and get all the data that we need,” said Rajeev Badyal, Vice President of Technology for Project Kuiper. “All systems, all subsystems and all the use-cases…

Wonder Togs unveils kids’ clothes with built-in NFC technology

11/21/202311/20/2023 Sam Lambert

NFC Technology in clothes - Wonder Togs - Image Source - Wonder Togs YouTube

Just in time for the holiday season this year, near field communication is installed in kids wear. On the cusp of the holiday shopping season in 2023, Wonder Togs is launching their debut product, which is children’s clothing with NFC technology. The product is called Talkin’ Tees and is meant to be a high-tech addition to kids’ fashion. The US-based company has made their NFC technology clothes for kids out of US-sourced organic cotton. They’re meant to be a new form of wearable technology that provides educational opportunities for kids…