Top interesting announcements
Nvidia unveiled Project GR00T foundation model for humanoid robots
The model GR00T has been designed to understand natural language text, speech, video and live demonstrations to emulate human movements. This will allow it to quickly learn coordination, dexterity and other skills in order to navigate, adapt and interact with the real world.
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Researchers uncovered unfixable vulnerability in Apple chips affecting cryptographic security
The security vulnerability inside Apple M1, M2, and M3 processors steals cryptographic information from the CPU cache enabling an attacking program to build a cryptographic key from stolen data.
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LinkedIn plans to add games to its platform
The titles LinkedIn is working on so far include “Queens,” “Inference” and “Crossclimb”. There’s is no word yet on if LinkedIn plans to monetize these games.
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Android 15 Developer Preview 2 adds support for satellite messaging
Apps can detect when a device is not connected to a satellite, thus notifying users why full network services may be unavailable. Core messaging services like SMS/MMS and pre-installed RCS apps can also utilize satellite connections for sending and receiving messages.
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EU will sign a contract with SpaceX to launch four Galileo navigation satellites in 2024
The security deal is due to be formally signed with the U.S. next week and the plan is to ship the Galileo satellites, each weighing roughly 700 kilograms, to the U.S. on March 27. The first launch of two satellites will take place in the second half of April.
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Top new products
OnePlus Ace 3V
OnePlus Ace 3V will have an OLED screen, Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It will come with a 5,500 mAh battery.
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Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
Magic 6 Ultimate will have a 6.8-inch OLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB or 1TB of storage. It will come with a 5600mAh battery.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite will have a 10.4-inch screen, Exynos 1280 processor, 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage.
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