Researchers detail All-Topographic Neural Networks, claiming they better mimic human spatial biases and consume less energy than other machine vision networks
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Meta plans to stop requiring Facebook IDs to log into Quest devices starting in August 2022 and will roll out “Meta accounts” for new and existing Quest users
and that's a win-win for Zuck Lucas Matney / TechCrunch : Meta is dumping Facebook logins as its metaverse ID system Nick Statt / Protocol : Why Meta is killing Facebook logins for VR Tech Advisor : B...
Creators who quit YouTube keep returning despite “YouTube brain”, where creators are creatively and financially subject to the whims of viewer attention spans
Prominent YouTubers keep quitting the platform and then coming back. Call it the result of YouTube brain. Tweets: @mattnavarra , @matt_on_tech , and @taylorlorenz See also Mediagazer Tweets: Matt Nav...
A critique of much-hyped crypto-based virtual real estate projects, such as Decentraland, which are often buggy, empty, and lack moderation tools
one of the higher profile “metaverse” platforms—by @LordRavenscraft in @WIRED https://www.wired.com/... Matthew S. Smith / @matt_on_tech : It really can't be overstated how virtual real estate shows a...
Executives from Intel, Nvidia, and TSMC say the global chip shortage will likely continue at least into 2022 and maybe into 2023
and why it's so hard to fix Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1529: chip shortage to last to 2023?, Google Earth shows climate change, NFT sales go crazy, new iMacs next week?, and more Liam...
Developers say Mac Catalyst is great for providing mouse and window support for iPad apps and porting simpler apps but struggles with complicated ones
Alex Blake / Digital Trends : Tweets: @stevesi and @matt_on_tech . Thanks: @smashdawg Tweets: Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi : Apple says Mac Catalyst is working. We asked developers to find out the trut...