Category: Technology

The tool, which is called Raven, is being used by the Los Angeles Police Department and Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO), reports 404 Media. Made by a company called Graylark Technologies, Raven had been called GeoSpy before its new home-identification features were added. Read Entire Article

Heinz von Foerster and his colleagues reached their prediction using a hyperbolic growth model. Unlike exponential growth, where a population increases at a constant percentage rate, hyperbolic growth assumes the rate itself rises as the population grows. Read Entire Article

The graphics support is a key part of the work. Googlebook OS uses Vulkan, while Apple's graphics system uses Metal. The project bridges the two graphics APIs so the virtual machine can use the Mac's GPU instead of relying on the CPU to render the interface. Read Entire Article

Anyone who still believes in Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts' vision after 14 years of repeated delays can now wishlist Squadron 42 on Steam. The space simulation action game is a solo, story-based spinoff of Roberts' MMO, Star Citizen, which remains deep in development. Read Entire Article

The change addresses a longstanding limitation of Amazon's tablets: their app selection. Fire tablets ran Fire OS, Amazon's version of Android, and relied on the Amazon Appstore. The Alexa models will use mainstream Android, bringing native access to Gmail, YouTube and Google Docs alongside Amazon's Kindle, Prime Video, Audible and......

Everything is being decompiled. GoldenEye, Halo, Photoshop, even bank mainframes: AI is prying open old code at record speed. The secret isn't just AI, it's an answer key to check its work. Read Entire Article

According to Microsoft, the certificates used by Windows Update services have a preset expiration date and must be replaced periodically for devices to keep receiving monthly updates. The company noted that devices running Windows 11 25H2 and later already have the latest certificates, but those in older versions of Windows......

Viewers are said to be paying to spin the streamer's chair, not just send a gift or message, though key details remain unclear. The original livestream has not been independently verified, and the available reports do not establish exactly how payments trigger the chair or whether the creator can pause......

According to the findings, which come from research conducted in part by business intelligence firm Visier, nearly half of surveyed US employees misreport how much they use generative AI in the workplace. Read Entire Article

For manufacturers, those higher prices can soften the financial impact of falling sales. Sony's PlayStation hardware revenue increased 17% year over year, even though unit sales declined 11%. Higher-tier models helped make up the difference. Read Entire Article