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Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her
Posted on Monday March 16, 2026
A team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint last July while she was babysitting four young children, writes InForum. She was booked into the county jail in Tennessee as a fugitive from justice from North Dakota.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia's next AI chip may move beyond the all-purpose GPU
Posted on Monday March 16, 2026
The shift would mark a rare departure from the philosophy that has guided Nvidia for most of its 33-year history: that a single class of GPU can handle every stage of AI computing, from training massive models to delivering fast, real-time responses. As competition intensifies and demand grows for quicker,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Pokémon Go's AR data has been turned into centimeter-accurate navigation for delivery robots
Posted on Monday March 16, 2026
Niantic Spatial, an AI spinout formed in 2025, has turned years of mobile gaming data into what it describes as a high-precision world model of the physical environment. The company is now commercializing that work through a visual positioning system that can locate devices to within a few centimeters using...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Gig workers are getting paid to film their daily chores to train robots
Posted on Sunday March 15, 2026
Unlike chatbots, which learned to imitate human language through vast stores of online text, robots require something the internet doesn't provide in abundance: detailed examples of real-world movement. How a person grips a sponge, stirs soup, or shuts off a running tap contains a level of nuance that sensors and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
GPS is getting jammed in the Strait of Hormuz, and ships are appearing in circles
Posted on Sunday March 15, 2026
The interference has scrambled the Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) that ships rely on to share their positions. That means tankers carrying hundreds of thousands of tons of oil may not know exactly where nearby vessels are – a potentially catastrophic problem in narrow waterways, where even a small navigational error...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
HandBrake remains the go-to free encoder for compressing and converting video
Posted on Sunday March 15, 2026
HandBrake is one of the most popular free video tools around, offering a powerful way to convert and compress video files. The open-source transcoder supports Windows, macOS, and Linux and can convert almost any video format into widely compatible codecs like H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, or MKV.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This $155 ESP32-powered DIY drone can hit 67 mph
Posted on Sunday March 15, 2026
ESP-Blast centers on an ESP32 board serving as the flight controller, a role usually handled by dedicated flight-control hardware in high-performance drones. The ESP32, which integrates a dual-core processor along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, is typically used in connected devices and hobbyist electronics rather than in high-speed aerial platforms.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD unveils OpenClaw to run AI agents locally on Ryzen and Radeon hardware
Posted on Sunday March 15, 2026
The effort is part of AMD's broader Agent Computer initiative, which argues that the future of AI isn't limited to remote infrastructure. Instead, it envisions a world where users control both their data and their computing environment – where AI assistants operate continuously with reduced network dependence, fewer external subscriptions,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Testing AMD FSR 4.1: Sharper Images, But DLSS Still Leads
Posted on Sunday March 15, 2026
AMD's upcoming FSR 4.1 update promises clearer detail and less motion blur. We tested the new upscaler against FSR 4 and Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 to see how much image quality has improved.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Survey finds Americans worry about AI data centers, but still want the jobs
Posted on Saturday March 14, 2026
Out of 8,512 US adults surveyed in late January, more respondents expressed negative views about data centers' effects on the environment and energy costs than positive ones. However, the largest number of respondents expect data centers to have a positive impact on jobs and tax revenue, and many remain unsure...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »