Tennis fans will have a bevy of the new match and player information available to them thanks to IBM, which built out the tools on the US Open app and USOpen.org. The company created a new IBM Power Rankings with Watson as well as Match Insights with Watson, which is run on IBM Cloud. The Match Insights tool uses AI and natural language processing to provide fans with data on all of the tournament’s 254 singles matches....

In what could shed light on how realistic those expectations are, IBM’s researchers are now claiming that they have mathematically proven that, by using a quantum approach, certain machine-learning problems can be solved exponentially faster than they would be with classical computers. Machine learning is a well-established branch of artificial intelligence that is already used in many industries to solve a variety of business problems. The approach consists of training an algorithm with large datasets, to enable the model to identify different patterns and eventually calculate the best answer when presented with new information....

Star Atlas uses Unreal Engine 5 to provide “cinematic quality video game visuals” and the Solana blockchain to create a “largely serverless and secured gameplay experience” The platform also includes built-in support for NFT trading. Also: Solana Labs launches new digital payment platform Solana Pay As a hardware partner, iBUYPOWER plans to leverage its expertise in the gaming PC space to build systems designed specifically for Star Atlas users. It will also collaborate with ATMTA in a joint effort to “onboard new gamers to the metaverse....

“If I had to guess, I think, maybe, five or so years out, for the type of fully immersive augmented reality that we do,” said Johnson last week in a live Q&A forum on Zoom organized by the Collective[i] Forecast, an online, interactive discussion series that is organized by Collective[i], which bills itself as “an AI platform designed to optimize B2B sales.” Magic Leap, which pioneered the development of glasses that let a user see rendered objects in their field of view, excited the technorati in 2018 with teaser videos, and billions in funding it received from Google....

Intel said it will spend a total of €33 billion during its first phase of EU expansions. This will include €12 billion spent on enhancing its existing fab in Ireland and €17 billion put toward building a pair of completely new production facilities in Magdeburg, Germany. The remainder of the €33 billion “first phase” investment will help expand Intel’s R&D and design hub in France and grow its manufacturing, foundry, and research efforts across Italy, Poland, and Spain....

And Apple is not immune to such disruptions. According to a report by Nikkei Asia, one of the upcoming iPhone 14 “models is about three weeks behind the usual schedule due to the lockdowns in Shanghai.” It’s unclear if it is the iPhone 14, 14 Pro, 14 Max or 14 Pro Max that is affected. It’s important to recognize that the manufacturing of the new iPhone 14 hasn’t yet begun....

The recently-released firmware patch integrates with the company’s iRobot Genius platform, iRobot Home App, and compatible hardware to allow users to set specific “Clean Zones” to help their Roomba vacuum up fallen pine needles without toppling any holiday decorations. This type of intelligent avoidance is now available for both shoes and socks as well; with iRobot having added them to the list, this series of Roombas can automatically detect and avoid....

Admittedly, it’s a bit of a challenge to figure out which Jabra Elite earbud is best for you, but I would start first with the price since they all perform very well. The Elite 5 starts at a price that is $50 less than where the Elite 7 Pro launched. However, there’s a “limited launch offer” from Jabra for $20 off, which puts them at the same price for now....

On Wednesday, cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes published an advisory on the malware’s latest developments, noting that the Trojan is under active development resulting in “major” changes. Konni has been detected in the wild for roughly eight years. A report on the malware published by BlackBerry in 2017 said that the malware made use of “basic” anti-analysis techniques and was employed for surveillance purposes, rather than the typical financial attacks often linked to RATs....

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All four courses in this bundle are offered by Coding Gears, which has extensive experience with both online and onsite classes. It specializes in self-paced content that makes learning technical skills easy. Best of all, they don’t just teach you how to program and leave it at that. Instead, you’ll learn how to do your job more effectively and understand the entire software development cycle. No tech background? Start with “Programming Fundamentals for Non-Programmers....

What is Zigazoo? Zigazoo has two apps: Zigazoo Kids and Zigazoo. In 2020, Zigazoo started as a social media platform geared explicitly towards Generation Alpha, or those born roughly between 2010 and 2024. Many kids born between those years want to be on social media already, but their use of apps like TikTok concerns parents and lawmakers. Also: How to go live on TikTok (and how it can earn you real money) Zigazoo aims to give those kids a place to be social with friends without the dangers other social media platforms pose to them, thus Zigazoo Kids....

In order to take advantage of the service, users will need a Samsung S21 5G, Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G, or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G device, as well as a 5G SIM. StarHub said it would be reaching out to its Mobile+ and Biz+ customers to get them onto its 5G network. M1 said the standalone network would be 10 times faster than LTE, four times quicker than non-standalone 5G, and 50% more responsive than LTE and non-standalone 5G....

Apple recently launched the 2022 refresh of its lightest MacBook, but the 2020 version, with its M1 chipset, is still going strong for me. I bought a gold 8GB/256/7 core GPU MacBook Air in early January 2021, making it a year and a half of ownership since then. The MacBook Air form factor has always been my favorite – the early ’90s HP Omnibook 300 spoiled me for any notebook over three pounds – and I’ve owned a half-dozen since the 2nd generation SSD version....

It also hoped to launch cloud games services soon and further expand its portfolio to include content, financial, and travel services, M1 CEO Manjot Singh Mann said in an interview with ZDNet. Integrating all its services on a digital platform, and a single data lake, would enable the telco to better mine its data. This then could be analysed and provide actionable insights to provide hyper-personalised services for its customers....

So, what’s a short person (with short fingers) to do with such a large phone? If that phone is running Android 12, you enable one-handed mode. This new feature is like the iOS Reachability option. When enabled, if you swipe down within an app, the screen shifts downward, so you can better reach those top-level navigation elements. If this sounds like a feature you need, keep reading, and I’ll show you how to enable it....

Also: Digital Transformation: A CXO’s Guide Today, the customer experience is more important than products or services. Every digital transformation must start and end with the customer at the center of every decision, every investment thesis, and every company’s set of core values, starting with trustworthiness as the most important guiding principle. Co-creating value and transformation is hard work, especially given the unprecedented velocity (speed and direction) of innovation – including new business model innovation....

“I think its very hard to feel necessary when you’re physically disconnected,” he said. “As we face the battle at all organizations are facing now, getting people back into the office, it’s really hard to explain this core psychological truth, which is we want you to have a feeling of belonging and to feel necessary, we wanted you to join our team, and if you’re not here it’s really hard to do that....

Supporters argue that, with the demand for digital transformation, understanding business as well as technology is a key requirement for those who want to get ahead. So is it worth it the time and money to gain a further qualification, especially if you’re funding it yourself? Lee Cowie, CTO at Merlin Entertainments, says his MBA was definitely worth the investment. He completed it 11 years ago and chose the hard route to qualification – self-funded and spread over three years of studying during his spare time....

Some of the updates have rolled out while others are marked as “upcoming”. Microsoft detailed some of these improvements for OneNote, such as better inking capabilities, last year when it announced it was consolidating its native Windows OneNote apps. SEE: Cloud computing is the key to business success. But unlocking its benefits is hard work Previously, there was a OneNote app in Office and a OneNote app for Windows 10 app from the Microsoft Store....