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Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic: Samsung’s Latest Power Move Against Apple Watch

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Adwaith
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Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6

Samsung unveiled the latest smartwatch marvels — the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic at the Samsung Unpacked event, along with Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5, and Tab S9.

The Galaxy Watch 6 and its sibling, the Watch 6 Classic, are designed to compete with the best in the market, including the Apple Watch. They come with a plethora of features focused on health, fitness, and overall user experience.

The first thing that catches your eye is the design. Both watches maintain their classic shape but have been refined to accommodate larger displays without a significant increase in size. Samsung claims that the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic boast a 20% larger panel compared to their predecessors. This means more room for your apps, notifications, and fitness data, all in vibrant colors and sharp details.

The Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic aren’t just about looks; they’re packed with features that cater to your health and fitness needs. They come with various training modes, supported by a range of sensors, including a heart rate monitor, barometer, and temperature sensor. The watches also offer a more precise sleep analysis, providing insights into your sleep regularity and quality.

But the innovation doesn’t stop there. Samsung has introduced a new feature called ‘Body Composition’ that measures data like skeletal muscle, basal metabolic rate, body water, and more. This feature, combined with a personalized heart rate frequency function, allows you to tailor your workouts based on your capabilities.

As for the battery life, both watches promise up to 40 hours of usage, or 30 hours with the Always-On Display function activated. This means you can go about your day (and night) without worrying about your watch running out of juice.

The Galaxy Watch 6 is available in Graphite and Silver for the 44mm variant, and Graphite and Gold for the 40mm version. The Classic model is available in Black and Silver across all sizes. Both models offer Bluetooth or Bluetooth + LTE versions.

The Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic are available for pre-order from June 26 and will officially hit the shelves on August 11. The Galaxy Watch 6 starts at $299 for the 40 mm Bluetooth version, while the Watch 6 Classic starts at $399 for the 43 mm Bluetooth version.

Samsung Introduced Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 Foldable Smartphones

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Avinash A
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Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5

Samsung officially unveiled its flagship foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5, along with the new Galaxy Watch 6 and the Galaxy Tab S9, at the Galaxy Unpacked launch event in Seoul, with an improved hinge design on the main screen for smoother folding.

Galaxy Z Fold 5

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is not just a smartphone; it’s a technological marvel that fits right into your pocket. The most striking feature of this device is its new hinge design, which has almost completely eliminated the gap between the halves when folded. This design enhancement not only adds to the aesthetic appeal but also enhances the durability of the device.

The Fold 5 sports a 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X internal display with a resolution of 2176×1812, supporting a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of up to 1750 nits. The external display is a 6.2-inch panel with a resolution of 2316×904, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The Fold 5 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset, similar to the Galaxy S23 series, ensuring top-notch performance.

Galaxy Z Flip 5

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, on the other hand, is a blend of style and substance. The most noticeable upgrade is the external AMOLED display, which has grown from 1.9″ in the predecessor to a more functional 3.4″. This larger display allows for a variety of widgets, notification viewing, and even responding to messages.

The Flip 5 also features the new hinge design, ensuring a nearly complete closure. It is powered by the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy processor, ensuring a smooth user experience. The internal screen remains a 6.7″ panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, and the camera setup remains unchanged with two 12 MP modules.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is priced at $1799, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, on the other hand, is priced at $999. The devices are set to go on sale from August 11, with pre-orders already underway.

Worldcoin: Sam Altman’s New Crypto That Wants to Scan Your Eye

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Sabarinath
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Worldcoin

Sam Altman, the mastermind behind OpenAI and the creator of ChatGPT, has unveiled his latest venture, a cryptocurrency named Worldcoin. 

Worldcoin was founded over three years ago with the ambitious goal of creating a “new identity and financial network owned by everyone.” The concept is simple yet groundbreaking. People can scan their iris to create a digital identity in exchange for free tokens. Already, over 2 million people have jumped on board this digital identity creation train.

The Worldcoin project aims to distinguish humans from AI online while preserving privacy. It’s about creating a digital identity and a digital currency, WLD, that one receives simply for being human. 

Worldcoin’s unique approach involves the use of an Orb, a metallic device designed to manage the entire process. This Orb, a biometric verification device, is the key to creating a World ID, a proof of your unique and real existence on the internet. As the distribution of Orbs increases, they’re being made available in various locations worldwide, allowing people to find the nearest one and book a time for verification.

World ID and Orb

Once a person verifies their identity and confirms they’re human (not an AI), they receive a global identification that can be used as a digital global passport for logging into websites, mobile apps, and web3 dapps. The goal is to eliminate the need to share personal data like names and emails on the websites you access.

But what about the tokens? When Worldcoin began, there was no intention to develop a physical device. The initial goal was to distribute a new digital token freely to everyone worldwide, helping them access and participate in the global economy. Over time, they concluded that “biometrics is the only realistic way to achieve our goal,” leading to the creation of the Orbs.

Registered users receive tokens weekly, though their current value is virtually nil. The underlying idea is that if the project becomes a huge success, these tokens will increase in value, making the offered tokens valuable.

The Worldcoin Foundation, Altman’s brainchild, is headquartered in Berlin and San Francisco. The foundation plans to retain about 20% of all issued tokens. Initially, the technology will be available in 35 cities across 20 countries. However, due to regulatory complexities, the US is not on the list.

Altman and his co-founder, Alex Blania, hope that Worldcoin will become the largest network of real people on the internet and have a positive impact on society. 

Despite the company’s reassurances, the project has raised numerous privacy concerns. The thought of scanning one’s iris for a digital identity and currency has left many wondering about the potential misuse of such sensitive data. As Worldcoin continues to grow, these privacy concerns with Worldcoin will undoubtedly remain a hot topic of discussion.

From Tweets to X: Elon Musk’s Radical Transformation of Twitter

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Adwaith
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Tweets to X

Elon Musk has announced a radical rebranding of the popular social media platform. The iconic blue bird that has been synonymous with Twitter has been replaced by a simple yet enigmatic ‘X’. This is not just a logo change; it’s a complete transformation of Twitter’s identity, marking a significant shift in Musk’s vision for the platform.

Elon Musk’s love affair with the letter ‘X’ is well-documented. From SpaceX, his space exploration venture, to the Model X of Tesla, and his AI company named xAI, the ‘X’ has been a recurring theme in Musk’s entrepreneurial journey. Now, it has found its way to Twitter, or should we say, ‘X’.

The transformation was announced over the weekend when Musk revealed the new logo and name for Twitter. The blue bird, a symbol that has been with Twitter since its inception, has been replaced by a specially designed ‘X’. Musk stated that this change “should have been made a long time ago” and that we would soon be saying goodbye “to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.”

The new ‘X’ logo is already visible on the platform, and it was even projected onto the facade of Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco. Linda Yaccarino, the current CEO of Twitter under Musk’s leadership, described ‘X’ as “the future state of unlimited interactivity.” She further added that critics have pushed Twitter to “dream bigger, to innovate faster, and to fulfill our great potential. X will do that and more.”

The rebranding of Twitter to ‘X’ is a significant step towards Musk’s grand plan of turning the platform into ‘everything app’, that he has been talking about for quite some time. Musk envisions ‘X’ as a platform that goes beyond just tweets. It will focus on audio, video, messaging, payments, and will be powered by artificial intelligence (AI), connecting everyone in ways we are just beginning to imagine.

However, the transformation is still in progress. While the ‘X’ logo has replaced the blue bird, many elements of Twitter remain unchanged. The domain ‘x.com’ still redirects to ‘twitter.com’, and the subscription to Twitter Blue is still available. It seems like the metamorphosis of Twitter into ‘X’ will take some time to complete.

Arm Officially Announced Its Support For The Panfrost Open-Source Mali GPU Driver

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Adwaith
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arm news and stories on web

ARM has renewed its collaboration with open-source developer Collabora. This partnership aims to fund the continued development of the Panfrost driver, an open-source graphics driver for ARM Mali GPUs.

For years, GPU drivers in Arm processors have been notoriously closed-source, making bug fixes a tedious and time-consuming process. Developers were left at the mercy of the silicon vendor, who might not deem certain bugs important enough to fix. This led to a concerted effort by the developer community to reverse-engineer GPU drivers, with projects like Freedreno for Qualcomm Adreno, Etnaviv for Vivante, and Lima and Panfrost for Arm Mali GPUs taking center stage.

The Panfrost driver has undergone extensive changes recently, with the third generation of Valhall GPUs utilizing a revamped Command Stream Frontend designed for Vulkan. The driver is almost ready for integration into the Linux Kernel, a significant milestone that follows ARM’s introduction of the next GPU generation in 2022.

This renewed collaboration with ARM has spurred Collabora to push other projects forward. They are currently working on a Vulkan driver to complement the existing OpenGL and OpenGL-ES drivers. Progress is also expected in the support for OpenCL for GPU computations, although the corresponding driver is still considered “experimental” at this stage.

ARM’s trust in Panfrost is evident, assuring customers that they can use Mali systems without any concerns, regardless of the operating system and graphics middleware. This confidence underscores the potential of open-source projects in enhancing system performance and flexibility.

In addition to their work on the Panfrost driver, Arm is also making strides in other areas of open-source development. The company is working with Linaro to make development work easier and is contributing to the open-source Python community. Arm is also focusing on getting more embedded software to run on Arm and has moved its RAN Accelerator Library (RAL) to an open-source project to aid 5G infrastructure.

Ubisoft Begun Deleting Inactive Connect Accounts With All Purchased Games

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Avinash A
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Ubisoft Begun Deleting Inactive Connect Accounts

Ubisoft has begun deleting inactive accounts on its Ubisoft Connect platform. The decision has been met with a barrage of criticism from users and media outlets alike, who argue that the company is infringing on consumer rights.

Ubisoft Connect users have been receiving emails warning of the imminent deletion of their accounts. The only way to save an account, according to Ubisoft’s Twitter page, is to use the service or log into the profile once a notification is received. If the user fails to click on the “Cancel Account Closure” button within 30 days of receiving the notification, the account will be permanently closed, and all purchased games will become inaccessible.

https://twitter.com/PC_enjoyer/status/1681655629276930048

Ubisoft justifies this decision by citing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which mandates companies to comply with personal information protection laws. According to Ubisoft, only inactive accounts that have not been used for four years or more are being closed. However, this explanation has not quelled the backlash.

Critics argue that Ubisoft is violating consumer rights and ignoring the laws of certain countries where digital purchases are considered equivalent to physical ones and cannot be revoked by the seller. The uproar over Ubisoft’s new policy has led to a surge in criticism, with some users even calling for a boycott of the company’s products.

As the controversy continues to unfold, it remains to be seen how Ubisoft will respond to the backlash and whether it will reconsider its policy.

NVIDIA’s Journey: From Graphics Cards to AI Dominance

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Adwaith
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NVIDIA story

NVIDIA, the Santa Clara-based company, has been a privileged spectator in the arena of artificial intelligence (AI). As the biggest tech companies battle to make their AI applications and chatbots more user-friendly, NVIDIA reaps the benefits. Why? Because NVIDIA’s hardware powers these tools, making the company a winner, regardless of who comes out on top in the AI race.

NVIDIA’s Dominance in the AI Sector

It’s estimated that around 80% of the GPUs used by tech giants like Google and OpenAI to train and run their language models bear the NVIDIA logo. This dominance is something few companies can boast about in their respective sectors. This favorable position has led NVIDIA to join the exclusive club of publicly traded companies valued at over a trillion dollars, a club that includes other tech giants like Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft.

The Birth of NVIDIA

The story of NVIDIA begins on April 5, 1993. It was founded by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, who foresaw the PC becoming an essential device for running games, music, and images. While other major companies focused on developing CPUs (Central Processing Units) for large manufacturers, NVIDIA concentrated on GPUs (Graphics Processing Units). These have proven to be the most suitable chips for large AI models.

NVIDIA’s first product, the NV1, was launched in 1993. This GPU stood out for its ability to handle 2D and 3D video, as well as its integrated audio processing hardware. It was so innovative that Sega decided to use it in its Saturn console.

In 1997, NVIDIA introduced the RIVA 128, also known as NV3, a graphics card that achieved great success because it changed the mapping paradigm and processed frames faster.

The Vision of Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s CEO

However, NVIDIA would have been left behind if not for the decision of its CEO, Jensen Huang. In 2006, Huang made a crucial decision: to make NVIDIA’s chips programmable. This allowed them to be adapted to different uses, such as cryptocurrency mining, and to take advantage of the burgeoning field of AI research.

NVIDIA’s Growth and Challenges

NVIDIA has grown spectacularly since then, surpassing its competitors and joining the club of companies with a market value exceeding a trillion dollars. In 2023, its AI business generated about $15 billion in revenue, a 40% increase from the previous year. As a result, its shares have soared more than 180% this year.

Only AMD seems to be a direct competitor today. However, the future is also changing for them. Both Google and Microsoft are working on what could be their own TPUs (Tensor Processing Units), a processor specifically designed for processing AI tasks that require large amounts of matrix multiplication operations.

Conclusion

Although NVIDIA is currently a successful company, it will have to continue innovating if it wants to keep feeding a sector that needs to grow non-stop to keep being talked about.

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