Cyberpunk 2077 is getting some more features that support Nvidia RTX graphics cards. Nvidia and developer CD Projekt Red confirmed today that the game will have these key RTX capabilities when it launches November 19. Only the PC version supports ray tracing for now, though. It could come to Cyberpunk …
Read More »Microsoft promises new Skype features despite Teams for consumers launch
Microsoft has shared few usage numbers since acquiring Skype for $ 8.5 billion in October 2011. Skype’s monthly active users, for example, haven’t been updated since August 2015 — 300 million has been the number for years. But the coronavirus has shaken up the communications space for everyone, even Skype. …
Read More »Smart device maker Wink demands customers pay up or lose features
Smart home startup Wink today announced it will require customers to pay for a monthly service plan in order to access their devices from the Wink app, with voice control, or through the Wink API. Opting not to subscribe right away will disable all automations and settings, the company said, …
Read More »MIT CSAIL’s radars map hidden features to help driverless cars navigate snowy terrain
Inclement weather — particularly rain and snow — threaten to stop autonomous vehicles in their tracks. That’s because precipitation covers cameras critical to the cars’ self-awareness and tricks sensors into perceiving obstacles that aren’t there. Plus, bad weather has a tendency to obscure road signage and structures that normally serve …
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