Image credit: University of Chicago The next big thing in VR may not be higher resolution or more immersive sound, but an experience enhanced by physical sensations or moving parts that trick your senses into mistaking virtual for reality. Researchers at SIGGRAPH, from Meta to international student groups, showcased their latest attempts to make VR… Read More »
Image credit: @lacontroller on Twitter It was day 76 of the Hollywood writers’ strike, and once again comedian Chris Stephens traveled to the strike. But when he arrived in front of Universal Studios, he noticed something strange. The trees outside the studio – which provide a rare bit of shade from the brutal Los Angeles… Read More »
Image credit: photograzia / Getty Images Created to ensure open and free access to the Internet, Snowflake saw a huge increase in users during the start of the Ukraine war – and has grown even more since then. Started as an open source project by Peaceful (who goes by his first name only for privacy… Read More »
Image credit: New York Stock Exchange / file photo / Getty Images DigitalOcean, the cloud hosting company, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Paperspace, a New York-based cloud computing and AI development startup, for $111 million in cash. DigitalOcean CEO Yancey Spruill says Paperspace’s infrastructure and tools, when integrated with DigitalOcean’s products, will… Read More »
Image credit: Romain Dillet / TechCrunch Shadow, a French company that offers a gaming PC in the cloud (among other things), has announced at a press conference that they are updating their Shadow PC offerings in Europe. Essentially, the company is raising the prices of its two flagship plans and slightly improving what you get… Read More »