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May 13, 2022

NVIDIA has open-sourced its Linux GPU kernel drivers

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NVIDIA has published the source code of its Linux kernel modules for the R515 driver, allowing developers to provide greater integration, stability, and security for Linux distributions.

The source code has been published to NVIDIA’s GitHub repository under a dual licensing model that combines the GPL and MIT licenses, making the modules legally re-distributable.

The products supported by these drivers include all models built on the Turing and Ampere architecture, released after 2018, including the GeForce 30 and GeForce 20 series, the GTX 1,650 and 1,660, and data center-grade A series, Tesla, and Quadro RTX.

May 13, 2022

New AI-powered light system could spell the end of traffic jams

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Deep reinforcement learning.

The system is so efficient because it uses deep reinforcement learning, meaning it actually adapts its processes when it is not doing well and continues improving when it makes progress.

“We have set this up as a traffic control game. The program gets a ‘reward’ when it gets a car through a junction. Every time a car has to wait or there’s a jam, there’s a negative reward. There’s actually no input from us; we simply control the reward system,” said Dr. Maria Chli, a reader in Computer Science at Aston University.

May 12, 2022

NASA’s supersonic X-59 passes two key tests and is one step closer to its first flight

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NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 is nearing its first flight.

A new video from Lockheed Martin provides a new update on the X-59 aircraft it is developing in collaboration with NASA — and the development seems to be ticking along nicely.

May 12, 2022

First Mode Powers World’s Largest Zero-Emission Vehicle For Mining Giant Anglo American

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May 11, 2022

Watch: This electric motorcycle has its entire ‘heart’ inside its hubless rear wheel

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The Verge TS isn’t just a proper hubless, electric motorbike. It also comes with an insane 1,000 Nm of torque. property= description.

May 11, 2022

‘No idea’ passenger lands Florida plane as pilot falls ill

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The unnamed passenger can be heard in recordings with air-traffic control saying he had “no idea how to stop the airplane”.

May 11, 2022

A power suit created by NASA and UFC can boost the power capacity of EVs

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May 11, 2022

A passenger with no flying experience landed a private plane after the pilot was incapacitated

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May 10, 2022

See how a huge 3D printer is going to build 200 concrete homes in Virginia’s tech hub within the next 5 years

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Zack Mannheimer, the CEO of Alquist, predicts more US homes will be 3D printed than built “traditionally” within the next five years.


Imagine moving through airport security without having to take off your shoes or belt or getting pulled aside while your flight boards—while keeping all the precautions that ensure the safety of passengers and flight crews.

May 10, 2022

Automated threat recognition software could speed airport security

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Imagine moving through airport security without having to take off your shoes or belt or getting pulled aside while your flight boards—while keeping all the precautions that ensure the safety of passengers and flight crews.

This is the challenge tackled by a team including researchers from Sandia National Laboratories—a challenge that led to development of the Open Threat Assessment Platform, which allows the Transportation Security Administration to respond more quickly and easily to threats to air travel safety.

“When we wanted to change how we screen in response to new threats,” said Andrew Cox, a Sandia R&D systems analyst who leads the OTAP project. “The technology was too rigid. TSA compensated by adding procedures. There’s a shoe bomber and you have to take your shoes off; liquid explosives arrived, and TSA had to limit liquids and gels.”