Autodesk University 2020 concluded last week as a virtual event. There was no hustle-bustle of crowd that would usually gather at Las Vegas during this time of the year. Although AU took place virtually, the event was equally incredible. A global AU community attended the general session and industry keynotes, live leadership panels, more than 750 on-demand classes, and 350+ … [Read more...] about Autodesk acquires Spacemaker: cloud-based AI to empower architects
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Microsoft brings out new AI powered tool for detecting deepfake media
By Jaydeep Bhattacharjee On September 1, 2020, Microsoft launched a new AI-powered tool targeted at spotting deepfakes for analyzing videos and still photos with the help of a manipulation score which is generated by the tool. Named as Video Authenticator, it generates “a percentage chance, or confidence score,” which, says Microsoft, indicates if the media or photograph has … [Read more...] about Microsoft brings out new AI powered tool for detecting deepfake media
DeepFaceDrawing AI turns a sketch into realistic human face image
A technical paper submitted at Siggraph 2020 offers promising results. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the City University of Hong Kong have developed a deep learning-based solution for sketch-to-image translation. The team presented their technical paper (requires login) at Siggraph 2020 that concluded recently. They demonstrated a system that uses rough … [Read more...] about DeepFaceDrawing AI turns a sketch into realistic human face image
CorelDraw Technical Suite 2020 fills out product line
Corel adds professional tools for technical documentation with broad support. Technical Suite is the last of CorelDraw’s rolling introduction, which includes CorelDraw Essentials 2020 for creative consumers, occasional users, CorelDraw Standard 2020 for office, CorelDraw Graphics Suite for professionals, and now CorelDraw Technical Suite for technical documentation. … [Read more...] about CorelDraw Technical Suite 2020 fills out product line
Another job lost to robots
Ishiguro Robot Erica cast in sci-fi movie b. Erica, a robot created by Japanese roboticists Hiroshi Ishiguro and Kohei Ogawa is going to be in a movie. The movie, b, is now in development and written by Special Effects Supervisor Eric Pham, actor Tarek Zohdy, and Sam Khoze, who is listed in IMDB as producer and robot enthusiast. Erica is one in a long line of robots … [Read more...] about Another job lost to robots
Siemens builds on its digital platform
Defines the digital twin. Last year, the Siemens design and manufacture subcompany that was known as Siemens PLM signaled a major turning point in its ongoing transformation within the larger Siemens megacompany. It changed its name to Siemens Digital Industries Software, which at least freed the company from the albatross of the unpopular term PLM and also integrated the … [Read more...] about Siemens builds on its digital platform
Adobe Photoshop Camera
A simple application with big possibilities. Adobe demonstrated Photoshop Camera at Adobe Max last year in Los Angeles, which seems like about 4 years ago. And, at the time, it seemed like Photoshop Camera was just another cute little phone app like all the other apps we had to have, played with a while, and then abandoned for the next shiny thing. And, actually, it is exactly … [Read more...] about Adobe Photoshop Camera
Nvidia’s Q1 FY21 results
$3.08 billion in sales, $917 million profit-down 0.8% from last quarter. Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations with their financial report and saw increases from all reporting segments. Revenue for the first quarter was $3.08 billion, up 39% from $2.22 billion a year earlier, and down 1% from $3.11 billion in the previous quarter. The company’s Graphics business … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s Q1 FY21 results
Dell releases new business PC lineup with latest 10th Gen Intel vPro processors
Recently Dell announced new PCs across its Latitude, Precision, and OptiPlex commercial PC portfolios. The company says these sustainable PCs offer 5G support, built-in AI capabilities, innovative thermal design, etc. Latitude 9510 is available for $1,899. The Latitude 7410 and 7310 are priced at $1,499 each. The Dell Precision 5550 and 5750 are available for $1,999 and $2,399, … [Read more...] about Dell releases new business PC lineup with latest 10th Gen Intel vPro processors
Nvidia recommends GPUs for recommendation systems
Well yes, of course they do but the company says they have Merlin on their side. Recommendation systems can look at which items a person examines or buys, and then make a suggestion as to something similar they might like. For example, if someone ordered bread on-line, the system might suggest also getting some butter. However, such systems can easily accumulate hordes … [Read more...] about Nvidia recommends GPUs for recommendation systems