Qualcomm today launched the Robotics 5G platform, which it claims is the first in the world to support AI acceleration and 5G. It takes the high end of the chip manufacturer's pre-built robotics solutions and was developed to enable things like machine learning, heterogeneous computing and computer vision, while withstanding …
Read More »Light, camera, Amazon: Should the technology giant buy the legendary Cinerama cinema in Seattle?
The Cinerama cinema in Seattle in the Belltown district. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle love to come out of the rain for a movie. Especially when there is chocolate popcorn. When news came on Wednesday that Seattle was popular Cinerama – in possession of the estate of the late …
Read More »Furniture rental startup Fernish raises $ 15 million from Khosla, Jeff Wilke, Spencer Rascoff, and others
Fernish is aimed at young customers who want high quality furniture, but need to replace it frequently because they are often on the move at the beginning of their careers. (Fernish photo) A group of top Silicon Valley investors and experienced tech managers are behind more money Fernish, a Los …
Read More »According to reports, Amazon has taken over the autonomous vehicle launch Zoox in advanced talks
(GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon is in advanced talks to buy the self-driving vehicle startup Zoox Inc. according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal would value Zoox at less than $ 3.2 billion the company raised in 2018, WSJ reports. The potential acquisition could support Amazon's efforts to …
Read More »How to set up and use email templates in Gmail
If you, like me, keep typing the same email or copying and pasting the same message multiple times, Gmail offers you an easier option. By creating and saving email templates, you can insert them the next time you compose a message and save time. You can save up to 50 …
Read More »The student ambassadors offer K-12 students free tuition in clean energy and DIY solar kits
UW graduate student Abbie Ganas volunteered as a clean energy ambassador and led a virtual class on Google Meet with 25 middle school students enrolled in a middle school in South King County. (Courtesy Abbie Ganas) In a normal spring, dozens of Washington University science students would step up their …
Read More »Weather concerns complicate plans for SpaceX's next attempt to launch NASA astronauts
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine asks a question during a briefing on the Kennedy Space Center countdown clock that NASA astronaut Nicole Mann is behind. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) NASA and SpaceX are closely monitoring the weather in Florida and beyond as they prepare for a second attempt to launch …
Read More »Back to the right school? University of Washington to combine small personal courses with online learning
Ana Mari Cauce, President of the University of Washington, and Sukhdeep Singh, student, are attending a coding event in 2015. (UW Photo / Dennis Wise) As the University of Washington prepares for the first virtual degree in its 159-year history, President Ana Mari Cauce focuses on what happens a few …
Read More »The world is finally coming to Starship Troopers
The edge is a place where you can think about the future. Films too. In yesterday's future, we look at a film about the future again and look at the things it tells us about today, tomorrow and yesterday. The film: Starship Troopers (1997) The future: In two hundred years, …
Read More »Facebook and Instagram prohibit all contributions to promote conversion therapy
Instagram announced a new ban on all types of content, including posts and videos, on Thursday to promote the widely discredited practice of conversion therapy that is trying to violently change a person's sexual orientation. The news was first reported today by CNN. A spokesman for the parent company Facebook …
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