The Biden Administration opens $285 million funding for ‘digital twin’ chip research institute

[ad_1] The Biden Administration has opened applications for $285 million in CHIPS Act funding for an institute to develop digital twins for the chip manufacturing industry. The investment aims to speed up silicon design and engineering while boosting national security. It’s part of a multi-billion-dollar push to establish the US as a thriving chip fabrication … Read more

The UK’s quest to boost digital surveillance in 2024 isn’t over

[ad_1] The King officially gave his final approval: the controversial reform to the UK’s Investigative Powers Act (IPA) is all set to become law. The government seeks to widen its digital surveillance capabilities “to protect the British people” in spite of technological change. Technologists and digital rights experts foresee a rather different outcome, however, reminiscent … Read more

iPadOS Identified as Digital ‘Gatekeeper’ Under New EU Tech Rules

[ad_1] EU antitrust officials on Monday identified iPadOS, Apple’s operating system for iPads, as a significant digital gatekeeper under the EU’s new tech regulations, which carry strict requirements to promote fair competition and expand options for consumers. The European Commission concluded that iPadOS plays a crucial role for business users accessing the market and that … Read more

Withings ScanWatch Nova review: analog looks with exceptional digital brains

[ad_1] Withings ScanWatch Nova: Two-minute review Smartwatches have become ubiquitous in society. Certainly spearheaded by the arrival of the Apple Watch, you now can’t go anywhere without seeing a digital display on someone’s wrist. It could be argued that until we had the smartwatch, we didn’t know we needed it and we were perfectly content … Read more

Save over £40 on the PS5 Slim Digital Edition with this new lowest-ever price

[ad_1] If you’re in the UK and have been waiting for the perfect chance to upgrade to comfortably the best gaming console on the market, then now is the time to strike as the PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition is currently available at a new lowest-ever price. On sale for just £349 (was £389.99) at … Read more

The rise of digital wallets: A look at the UK’s payment revolution

[ad_1] Digital wallets have emerged as a transformative force in how people pay for things in recent years as digital technology, especially via mobile phones, has accelerated in the 21st century. The first ever digital wallet is widely accepted to have been created by Coca-Cola in 1997 in Helsinki, enabling consumers to make purchases at … Read more

Use Apple Shortcuts to Build the Ultimate Daily Digital Journal

[ad_1] I started journaling in 2019. It’s not that I love keeping a journal, exactly. It’s more that I find my brain works better if I spend a little time dumping its contents onto paper every morning. This practice got me through 2020, an extremely difficult year, and I’ve kept it up ever since. My … Read more

Nvidia has virtually recreated the entire planet — and now it wants to use its digital twin to crack weather forecasting for good

[ad_1] Faster and more accurate weather forecasts are about to become a real possibility across the globe thanks to a new release from Nvidia. The computing giant has announced a new digital twin cloud platform that it says will help meteorologists and weather experts create richer and more detailed simulations and more. The new Earth-2 … Read more

Here’s what many digital tools for chronic pain are doing wrong

[ad_1] Chronic pain is a health crisis of enormous proportions. In the United States and Europe, about 20% of adults experience chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than three months. Incidence is likely to rise in the coming decades, owing in part to ageing populations. The past few years have witnessed an explosion in … Read more