Nikon and Verily team up to fight diabetes-related eye disease
The details of the partnership aren’t entirely clear at this point, but Nikon will apparently use its expertise in “optical engineering and precision manufacturing, its proprietary ultra-widefield technology and strong commercial presence among eyecare specialists.” Verily, on the other hand, is in charge of the machine learning technology side of things.Verily has been pretty busy since it became a separate company...
Tesla Autopilot avoids a crash before it happens
Thankfully, there were no serious injuries for the occupants of either vehicle involved in the crash.It’s important to note that no modern collision avoidance system is so foolproof that it will always avoid crashes like this. There’s a good reason why Tesla still wants you to be ready to take the wheel at a moment’s notice. And of course, a system like Autopilot will only protect you if it’s turned on in the...
Cuba opens its first computer factory
Cuba is slowly opening up to technology, but it hasn’t actually been making technology. Its exports are dominated by natural products like nickel, sugar and tobacco. The nation is about to diversify, however: it just inaugurated its first computer factory, which officials claim will “promote technology and digital literacy.” It’s a modest plant, to put it mildly. The factory is only capable of producing 120,000...
The Public Access Weekly: Ho ho ho
Looking for something to read? Check out:Breslin Borland took us all to school on how to conserve more energy on our tech hardware with some handy tips and stats. While I am strict about unplugging my chargers when I’m done, I had no idea that game consoles used that much energy, so thanks Breslin!Meanwhile, Anna Johansson looked to the future of 3D printing arguing that the technology hasn’t plateaued but is instead...
Firefox’s multi-process mode is coming to more users soon
Over the last few months, the developers of Firefox have been slowly rolling out technology that will bring the browser up to par with competitors when it comes to speed, security and reliability. Others like Chrome, Safari and Edge are already designed using multi-process, to separate tabs, add-ons and even rendering from the main browser. As it stands, Firefox 50 users with extensions approved for multi-process are already using the...
