Daily News update on – Technology


October 9, 2024
NEWS
The New York Times

Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering AI Research by 2 Scientists
John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton received the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for discoveries that helped computers learn more in the way the human brain does, providing the building blocks for developments in artificial intelligence.
WIRED

We’re Tracking the Best October Prime Day 2024 Deals Live
Amazon Prime Day is back, again. And so is the WIRED Reviews team’s liveblog. As with Amazon’s other big sale events, plus good old-fashioned Black Friday, our team is tracking the best Prime Day deals live to bring you a selection of products our …
Space.com

Can Rocket Lab come to NASA’s rescue with new Mars sample-return plan?
The precious Mars samples collected by the Perseverance rover could be coming to Earth sooner rather than later. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. illustration showing a …
CNET

What Is Apple Intelligence and When Does the iPhone 16 Get It? Everything to Know
Apple’s generative AI capabilities will be at the heart of the iPhone 16 experience — over time. Right now, you can try out the public beta if you have an iPhone 15 Pro or any iPad or Mac with an M1 chip and later.
KGW.com

How to send text messages via satellite on your iPhone
Apple has stressed that satellite messaging shouldn’t be used in emergencies and says people should text emergency services using Emergency SOS via satellite. Author: Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz.
Aviation Week

Blue Origin Scrubs New Shepard Launch
After an initial 3-hr. delay and three countdown holds, Blue Origin scrubbed plans for an Oct. 7 uncrewed first suborbital launch of its second human-rated New Shepard rocket with its previously unflown RSS Karman Line crew capsule from the company’s …
NVIDIA Blog

Flux and Furious: New Image Generation Model Runs Fastest on RTX AI PCs and Workstations
DiT models are efficient and computationally intensive — and NVIDIA RTX GPUs are essential for handling these new models, the largest of which can’t run on non-RTX GPUs without significant tweaking. Flux models now support the NVIDIA TensorRT software …
NBC2 News

No power or cell service? Life-saving satellite tech available on your iPhone, Android
As Hurricane Milton barrels towards the Florida coast, residents are bracing for impact. With predictions of severe winds and heavy rainfall, it’s crucial for those in the storm’s path to prepare and know how to communicate in case of emergencies.
Business Standard

Adobe launches ‘Content Authenticity’ web app for creators: What is it
Adobe has announced a new free-to-use web app called Adobe Content Authenticity to help creators protect and receive attribution for their work using Content Credentials. Content Credentials for digital content will be attached metadata carrying …
FOX 29 Philadelphia

Apple Intelligence release: When it’s coming and what it is
Apple Intelligence will be released on Oct. 28. · Consumers can enjoy the technology feature on their iPhone, iPad, and Mac. · Apple Intelligence is debuting as part of iOS 18.1 more than a month after the launch of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro.