Intel’s Innovation Conference was held last week. Intel Innovation was much more innovative than Intel Vision. (I miss Justin Rattner’s former CTO, Justin Rattner, who made it seem like Intel was creating magic. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who I believe still has the best chance of making Intel an industry leader again, did a commendable job in demonstrating that Intel ...

Microsoft announced recently that Copilot will soon be available for Windows and Office 365. Microsoft already uses generative AI for its Bing search engine. However, the introduction of Copilot to Microsoft’s core products will redefine our interaction with technology both at work and at home. This is a great move that will change the Game, but it also feels like ...

HP Imagine is an innovative conference that focuses on the company. HP’s Chief Corporate Affairs and Communication Officer Stella Low, along with her team, showcased an impressive amount of innovation last week. This is one of the most well-executed presentations that I have ever seen. It isn’t easy to discuss innovation because it is often overhyped. Innovation is not something ...

I have been using the new Meta Quest 3 headset for several days and am impressed. This headset is better than Meta Quest 2 as it addresses some of the inherent problems with virtual reality technology. There may be one or two versions more to hit the sweet spot of where this technology should be. We are also still missing a ...

HP and Qualcomm are currently in the doldrums, just like the rest of the tech sector, for different reasons. HP has adapted to the changing tech landscape. The COVID-driven PC sales boom is over. Now, with the industry moving toward new solutions and usage models, HP’s growth has been slowed. Investors are skeptical about the company’s venture into 3D printing ...

While many of us are unable to carry out our usual leisure activities due to the coronavirus restrictions, stargazing is something that almost all of us can still enjoy. Whether it’s from your doorstep, balcony, garden, or even through a window, as long as you can see the sky, you can do some astronomy! You don’t even have to wait until ...

Virtual reality has many more uses than entertainment. It is used for a variety of medical purposes, from training to treatment. Here are some of them. 1. Pain Management Virtual reality (VR), according to scientific research, can help reduce pain. When a patient is immersed in virtual reality, the parts of the brain linked to hurt (the somatosensory cortex and the insula) are less active. It ...

The smallest dot on a piece of old birch bark is a reminder of one of the most important events in mathematics. The bark was actually a part of an ancient Indian mathematics document called the Bakhshali Manuscript. The dot represents the first recorded use of zero. Researchers from the University of Oxford discovered a copy that is 500 years older than previously thought, ...

Prime numbers are a lot more than numbers, which can only be divided into two by themselves. Since Euclid showed they had no end, mathematicians are trying to unravel the mystery of prime numbers. A project called the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, which is aimed at discovering more and more rare primes, recently led to the discovery of the biggest prime number ever ...

Before the internet, before smartphones, teenagers and young people would seek out quizzes in comics, read problem pages in girls’ magazines, and watch television for advice on how to be themselves. Young people would share a love of pop stars, fashion, and musical trends with each other in an attempt to find an identity as they were growing up. Today, we are reportedly in times ...