Hi-tech and Digital life

In a major work published on the pages of Technologyreview, Gary Markus, a professor at New York University and expert in cognitive science (cognition science), told us about the dangers of the widespread use of neural networks based on deep machine learning. First, the scientist believes that technology has clear limitations. In particular, there has been talk for a long time about what is required to create a so-called "real artificial intelligence", which is suitable for a wide range of tasks, rather than a specific one, as is happening now...

Engineers from the University of California have developed a technology to identify the person behind the wall (or any other similar obstacle) with the help of a regular video camera (or rather a video recording of a person) and signals emitted by Wi-Fi-transmitters. Of course, you shouldn't worry that your neighbors will suddenly start watching you with a router. But the technology looks very curious. How to identify a person using Wi-Fi The new method allows us to determine whether the person behind the obstacle is the same person who is on the video...

Facebook bought assets and technologies of CTRL-labs, a young neurointerface development studio. Details of the deal are not disclosed, but Andrew Bosworth, head of the virtual and augmented reality department, spoke about the prospects of using the acquisition. According to him, soon there will be a "bracelet" that can be worn on the hand to read electrical impulses passing from the spinal cord to the nerves in the extremities. If such signals can be recognized with high accuracy, there is a chance to decipher and interpret them as commands for a computer...

IPhone 11 There were no surprises - the device became the most budgetary of the new line. The design of the iPhone 11 is exactly the same as on numerous leaks. Externally, the phone differs from the previous XR only by the protruding plate under the camera with a flash on the back cover...

Scientists from the Technical University of Chalmers (Sweden) and the National University of Chemistry (Slovenia) jointly developed a new battery concept that is as good as lithium-ion analogues in terms of performance as it is environmentally friendly. In order for it to reach the market, researchers need at least two years of improvement. The new aluminium battery, which is not harmful to the environment, has a higher energy density than previous versions and is made of eco-materials and can reduce production costs and environmental impact...

The terrible stories of robots that will take away your work in the future have become even closer to reality. The list of taxi drivers, journalists and accountants will soon be joined by professional chefs. Artificial intelligence is already making its way into cooking. Shazam for food In June, Facebook employees told about their own algorithm, which is able to recognize the recipe from one of its photographs. According to experts, their development differs from the rest in that they recognize all the ingredients and how they were processed...

Auxiliary instruments and performance monitoring significantly increase the likelihood of achieving the desired outcome. But as the first generation to track even the smallest of steps, we only learn about the negative aspects of this awareness and learn how to deal with risks. In 2019, you can count everything: the standard Apple Health app or Google Fit will show you how many steps have been taken. MyFintessPal - how many calories you've eaten, Waterlogged - how many liters you've drunk, and Pee&See - will help you track how your body feels about it...

7. Smartphones Today, it's hard to imagine that we used to do without smartphones. It's even harder to imagine them disappearing, too. This may not happen, but the development of devices that can displace smartphones from our lives is already underway. For example, Facebook is working on augmented reality glasses. It is supposed that the device will show information on a small display, receive calls, and conduct live broadcasts in social networks. According to Mark Zuckerberg, such a device will make tablet sources of information unnecessary...

Progress does not stand still, and technologies are constantly being improved or replaced by new, more advanced developments. Innovation is evolving rapidly: until recently, we were only able to make landline calls, and today we can't imagine our lives without smartphones and other mobile devices that keep us connected. New inventions are constantly emerging that improve our lives and displace existing devices. And today we can already assume what modern technologies will soon become history. 1...

When it comes to unmanned systems, robotic cars and copters or robotic taxis are usually remembered, forgetting about ships. In fact, businesses need robotic vessels for various purposes even more than robotic ships or flying drones, as about 90% of commercial traffic flows by sea. At the same time, automation of marine vehicles is not as active as cars, but the progress is already noticeable today. According to the forecast of the Rolls-Royce company, if not fully automatic, then at least semi-autonomous vessels will be launched on sea routes in 2020...

The new DeepCom algorithm is able to quickly read hundreds of simplified news messages and generate comments that will remind you of what real people have written. Futurism writes about it. Bots will save news feeds on social networks and information portals with comments that are generated by artificial intelligence. This is the conclusion the researchers came to last week. According to experts, DeepCom algorithm uses the same news sites to speed up the launch of new comment sections. However, in practice it looks like another attempt to fill the Internet with meaningless spam...

Rapid development of technologies changes even the most familiar techniques beyond recognition. A modern TV set is not just a screen on which you can watch news and TV programs, but a high-tech device and a harmonious part of the home interior...