Frustrated with the battery life in your always-listening devices? Analog voice recognition is the solution to your preroll problem, and it's a perfect example of the old adage: "everything old is new again." Analog neural networks are the secret to more efficient ultra-low power sensors, and longer battery life. Analog neural networks are the secret... Continue Reading →
How Do I Get One of Those Big Defense-Department Contracts?
Every wonder how tech startups, academic R&D labs, and small businesses get those lucrative military contracts? You're not alone: communicating with the DoD can seem daunting for civilian-owned companies and private-sector entrepreneurs trying to land defense contracts. That's why the Air Force created their Science & Technology Front Door, a website that lets civilian scientists... Continue Reading →
Prenatal Genetic Screening: A Safer Alternative to Amniocentesis
Pregnancy can be exciting, but it's also pretty stressful. That's why BillionToOne created a low-cost prenatal genetic test, that's non-invasive, and helps rule out some diseases like Beta Thalassemia. All it takes is a simple blood test, and it's accurate as early as three weeks into your pregnancy. BillionToOne's genetic screening just tests the mother's... Continue Reading →
EmployStream Conquers On-Demand Hiring Hassles
By now, almost everyone understands the benefits of on-demand cloud-computing power: Spin up virtual server instances when you need them, shut them down when you're done. Well, employers in the manufacturing sector have been applying the same logic to contract employees for the past few years: hire staff when you need them, but only for... Continue Reading →
Superintelligence: There Will Be Blood…
...in both of these superintelligence animations. You've been warned. Technical storytelling is a reductive process. A distillation. You've got to consider all the info you can hold in your tiny human brain, eliminate the noise, and prioritize the core elements. Then reduce THAT version again to get to a working script. That means some things... Continue Reading →