• TechCrunch

    Max Q: Galactic

    Astranis, a satellite internet startup based in San Francisco, said Wednesday that its first spacecraft completed a milestone test and will start bringing broadband access to rural Alaskans as soon as mid-June. It’s a major step for the company, which was founded in 2015 by John Gedmark and Ryan McLinko. By taking a first principles approach to satellite development, the pair bet that they could make a smaller, cheaper spacecraft for geosynchronous orbit — the orbit farthest from Earth and arguably the most inhospitable — and use them to bring internet to millions, or even billions, of people around the globe.

  • Engadget

    NVIDIA's G-Sync ULMB 2 aims to minimize motion blur in games

    NVIDIA has revealed G-Sync Ultra Low Motion Blur (ULMB) 2, the second generation of tech it designed to minimize motion blur in games.

  • Engadget

    ARM's latest CPUs push Android phone makers toward 64-bit only devices

    ARM has unveiled its first line of CPU designs that are exclusively 64-bit, and this could change the Android phone landscape.

  • TechCrunch

    Reliance's JioCinema breaks world record with free cricket streaming

    India's JioCinema broke the global record for the most concurrent views to a live streamed event on Monday, eclipsing a long-standing milestone set by Disney's Hotstar, as the Asian tycoon Mukesh Ambani spares no expense in expanding his digital empire. In what was a high point for Hotstar, the platform drew an impressive 25.3 million simultaneous viewers for a cricket match in July 2019, a record that went unchallenged for several years.

  • Engadget

    Tesla will open its Supercharger network to other EVs in Canada

    Tesla is opening up its Supercharger network in Canada, starting with an Ontario route this year.

  • Engadget

    WhatsApp test brings screen sharing to Android phones

    It's reportedly rolling out to more users soon.

  • Engadget

    NVIDIA's generative AI lets gamers converse with NPCs

    NVIDIA has unveiled technology called Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) that would allow gamers to speak naturally to non-playable characters (NPCs).

  • Engadget

    Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series 2 controller is $35 off right now

    The Xbox wireless headset is also on sale.

  • Engadget

    The Morning After: Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

    The biggest news stories this morning: Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025, US judge grants final approval to Apple’s $50 million ‘butterfly’ keyboard settlement, Naughty Dog says its Last of Us multiplayer game needs more time.

  • Bloomberg

    Xiaomi Sources More Production in India Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

    (Bloomberg) -- Xiaomi Corp. is deepening local sourcing in India, where the Chinese smartphone company seeks to regain market share it lost amid heightened regulatory scrutiny and stiff competition.Most Read from BloombergWorld’s Most Valuable Chipmaker Nvidia Unveils More AI Products After $184 Billion RallyManchin Gets Mountain Valley Pipeline Deal Into Debt BillDebt-Limit Deal Brings Relief Tinged by Caution: Markets WrapTraders Ready to Embrace Riskier Assets After Debt-Cap DealBiden, McCart

  • Engadget

    NASA's SLS rocket is $6 billion over budget and six years behind schedule

    NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket designed to take astronauts to the moon is $6 billion over budget and six years behind schedule.

  • TechCrunch

    Ambani's JioCinema secures NBCUniversal titles, escalates Netflix and Disney rivalry

    JioCinema, the affordable on-demand video streaming service rival to Netflix and Disney's Hotstar in India, will soon be the home for "The Office" and other NBCUniversal titles. The Viacom18 streaming service said on Monday it has signed a "multi-year" partnership with NBCUniversal to bring "thousands of hours" of NBCU movies and TV shows to India.

  • Bloomberg

    World’s Most Valuable Chipmaker Nvidia Unveils More AI Products After $184 Billion Rally

    (Bloomberg) -- In a two-hour presentation in Taiwan, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang unveiled a new batch of products and services tied to artificial intelligence, looking to capitalize on a frenzy that has made his company the world’s most valuable chipmaker.Most Read from BloombergWorld’s Most Valuable Chipmaker Nvidia Unveils More AI Products After $184 Billion RallyManchin Gets Mountain Valley Pipeline Deal Into Debt BillDebt-Limit Deal Brings Relief Tinged by Caution: Mark

  • Bloomberg

    Smartwatch Maker in Talks to Raise Funds to Expand India Push

    (Bloomberg) -- Smartwatch brand Noise is in talks for its first-ever fundraising round, as it competes for the top spot in the fast-growing Indian market.Most Read from BloombergWorld’s Most Valuable Chipmaker Nvidia Unveils More AI Products After $184 Billion RallyManchin Gets Mountain Valley Pipeline Deal Into Debt BillDebt-Limit Deal Brings Relief Tinged by Caution: Markets WrapTraders Ready to Embrace Riskier Assets After Debt-Cap DealBiden, McCarthy Forge Debt Deal in Bid to Avert US Defaul

  • TechCrunch

    All the Nvidia news announced by Jensen Huang at Computex

    Jensen Huang wants to bring generative AI to every data center, the Nvidia co-founder and CEO said during Computex in Taipei today. During the speech, Huang’s first public speech in almost four years he said, he made a slew of announcements, including chip release dates, its DGX GH200 super computer  and partnerships with major companies. 1. Nvidia’s GForce RTX 4080 Ti GPU for gamers is now in full production and being produced in “large quantities” with partners in Taiwan.

  • Engadget

    NVIDIA's next DGX supercomputer is all about generative AI

    NVIDIA says it created a supercomputer designed to help build generative AI models. The architecture of the DGX GH200 enables hundreds of powerful chips to act as a single GPU.

  • TechCrunch

    Krafton's popular Battlegrounds Mobile India, successor to PUBG, returns

    Krafton's Battlegrounds Mobile India, the once chart-topping mobile game in the South Asian market, is now available to download on Android and iOS nearly a year after being ousted due to national security concerns. The South Korean developer said on Monday that BGMI is returning with version 2.5 update, which features a fresh map, called Nusa, and upgraded weapons. BGMI is returning to India as part of a three-month trial, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and IT said earlier this month.

  • Bloomberg

    Japan Startup Raises $30 Million to Build Space Robot Workforce

    (Bloomberg) -- The Japanese startup Gitai, fresh off raising a new round of funding, is expanding in the US as it seeks to create a robot workforce that will reduce the costs and risks of operating in space.Most Read from BloombergWorld’s Most Valuable Chipmaker Nvidia Unveils More AI Products After $184 Billion RallyManchin Gets Mountain Valley Pipeline Deal Into Debt BillDebt-Limit Deal Brings Relief Tinged by Caution: Markets WrapTraders Ready to Embrace Riskier Assets After Debt-Cap DealBide

  • Engadget

    Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

    A Japanese public-private partnership will attempt to put orbital solar arrays in space later this decade.

  • Engadget

    Portugal considers banning Huawei from national 5G networks

    Portugal could become the latest country to effectively ban Huawei and other Chinese firms from participating in its 5G buildouts.