Epic Games: Unreal Engine 5 will bring a generational change to graphics

Epic Games took the wraps off its Unreal Engine 5 today, showing in a demo video how the game engine behind Fortnite will be able to generate outstanding realistic graphics in real-time on next-generation consoles like the PlayStation 5, high-end PCs, and even mobile devices. Unreal Engine 5 will debut in 2021, and it will […]

Hologate Partners With Cleanbox Introducing LBE Hygiene and Safety Standards

There have been many industries heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdowns many governments have had to enforce. Location-based entertainment (LBE) venues fall into this list and when these measures ease virtual reality (VR) centres will have to employ stringent practices to ensure public safety. One of the biggest companies focused on this […]

PS5 Launch Still On Schedule For 2020 Holiday, Confirms Sony

In its latest financial earnings presentation, Sony has explained that its hardware and software plans for the upcoming PlayStation 5 launch have been unaffected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In notes attached to the financial presentation, where the company lauded over 110 million PS4 console sales, Sony noted that the immediate impact of the pandemic […]

Norris takes first virtual Supercars win

Lando Norris took his first Supercars Eseries win in the second of two sprint races at the Circuit of the Americas, after Shane van Gisbergen won the opener. Red Bull Holden driver van Gisbergen was unstoppable in the first 11-lapper, the Kiwi taking a lights-to-flag victory. He wasn’t quite able to shake Anton De Pasquale, […]

VanMoof raises $13.5 million for electric bikes as cities reclaim roads from cars

VanMoof, a Dutch company that builds and sells a range of electric bikes, has raised €12.5 million ($13.5 million) in a round of funding from Balderton Capital and Sinbon Electronics. The COVID-19 crisis served as a “catalyst” for the investment, according to Balderton, as cities around the world ease lockdown restrictions and consider safer commuting […]

Hailo partners with Foxconn to build edge device for AI inference

AI startup Hailo today announced that it’s teaming up with Foxconn and system-on-chip provider Socionext to launch BOXiedge, an edge computing processing solution for video analytics. If the companies’ claims bear out, BOXiedge could deliver “market-leading” energy efficiency for AI inference, benefiting applications like industrial internet of things, smart cities, and smart medical. BOXiedge is […]

Uber open-sources automated design framework for experiments

Uber today released a framework for designing experiments within Pyro, its open source tool for deep probabilistic modeling. The framework leverages machine learning to enable optimal experimental design (OED), a principle based on information theory that enables the automatic selection of designs for complex experiments. With the framework, experimenters can apply OED to a large […]