Hands-on with Nvidia's DGX Spark: trades some performance and bandwidth for 128GB of unified memory, Nvidia's software ecosystem is valuable, and more (Tobias Mann/The Register)

Hands-on with Nvidia's DGX Spark: trades some performance and bandwidth for 128GB of unified memory, Nvidia's software ecosystem is valuable, and more (Tobias Mann/The Register)

Tobias Mann / The Register : Hands-on with Nvidia's DGX Spark: trades some performance and bandwidth for 128GB of unified memory, Nvidia's software ecosystem is valuable, and more —  This relatively affordable AI workstation isn't about going fast; it's about doing everything well enough

Sources: Apple plans to build its upcoming indoor security camera, home hub, and tabletop robot in Vietnam as part an effort to lessen its dependence on China (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple plans to build its upcoming indoor security camera, home hub, and tabletop robot in Vietnam as part an effort to lessen its dependence on China (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: Apple plans to build its upcoming indoor security camera, home hub, and tabletop robot in Vietnam as part an effort to lessen its dependence on China —  Apple Inc. is preparing to expand its manufacturing operations in Vietnam as part of a push into the smart home market …

SVP Eddy Cue talks Apple TV, hints at subscriber numbers, & dropping the +

SVP Eddy Cue talks Apple TV, hints at subscriber numbers, & dropping the +

Apple's services chief Eddy Cue made a rare podcast appearance on "The Town" to talk about Apple's TV subscription rebrand and reveals a few tidbits along the way. Apple's 'more vibrant' Apple TV icon There have been a lot of questions about Apple TV+ ( now Apple TV ) and how it's performing in the market. Some consider the name change confusing, but Cue doubles down, suggesting it's what people call it already. Eddy Cue appeared on an episode of the podcast The Town , first shared by 9to5Mac , and answered a few questions about Apple TV the service, Apple TV the app, and Apple TV the set-top box. It seems the decision to change the name was a simple one. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Samsung schedules a "Worlds Wide Open" Galaxy event on October 21 at 10pm ET, where it will provide more information about its Project Moohan headset (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Samsung schedules a "Worlds Wide Open" Galaxy event on October 21 at 10pm ET, where it will provide more information about its Project Moohan headset (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge : Samsung schedules a “Worlds Wide Open” Galaxy event on October 21 at 10pm ET, where it will provide more information about its Project Moohan headset —  It's nearly time to learn a lot more about the Project Moohan headset. … Samsung is finally about to reveal more details …

DirecTV will start replacing screensavers with AI-generated ads next year

DirecTV will start replacing screensavers with AI-generated ads next year

DirecTV will begin replacing your TV's screensaver with AI-generated ads thanks to a new partnership. The entertainment brand is working with Glance, an AI company that has received backing from Google and developed an on-device AI tool alongside the tech giant. The new AI-powered screensavers will begin rolling out to DirecTV Gemini devices early next year. Glance's press release about the deal presents the tech's capability in lofty language: "Shop smarter by discovering and engaging with products and brands in an AI-led virtual and visually immersive shopping experience that feels native to TV." In practice, however, it sounds like a viewer can use the Glance mobile app to do things like insert themselves or other people into AI-generated videos appearing on their televisions. Then they can use the voice remote to alter the person's wardrobe and then buy items similar to the AI-generated images from your phone. "We are making television a lean-in experience versus lean back," Rajat Wanchoo, Glance's group vice president of commercial partnerships, told The Verge , which initially picked up news of the partnership. "We want to give users a chance to use the advancements that have happened in generative AI to create a ChatGPT moment for themselves, but on TV." It's unclear how many DirecTV customers want to have a ChatGPT moment for themselves, but questions about whether people want or need a feature hasn't stopped most AI companies from pushing ahead with business plans. The press release doesn't note whether viewers will be able to turn off this screensaver feature once it's live. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/directv-will-start-replacing-screensavers-with-ai-generated-ads-next-year-224436035.html?src=rss