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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
An unfunny story forty odd years ago my wife received a letter from the liquidators of a miner she had a few shares in saying she was entitled to a refund of ‘x’ having called in all the assets etc; but unfortunately the cost of writing to her to advise about the entitlement had fully exhausted the refund. 😂🤣😂

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AKIDA BALLISTA
An unfunny story forty odd years ago my wife received a letter from the liquidators of a miner she had a few shares in saying she was entitled to a refund of ‘x’ having called in all the assets etc; but unfortunately the cost of writing to her to advise about the entitlement had fully exhausted the refund. 😂🤣😂

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AKIDA BALLISTA

Hi FF, I hope your wife was able to contain her disappointment better than I would've been able to.


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Hi FF, I hope your wife was able to contain her disappointment better than I would've been able to.


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There were a few thousand other holders who received a similar letter so she took it in her stride and only mentioned how stupid it was everyday for about six months.😂

She had this crazy idea that the government could legislate for situations like hers where the total funds went to hospitals or some other good cause rather than the way they were dealt with to enrich the liquidators and Australia Post.

These are the sorts of crazy ideas that denied women the vote for centuries.

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i would seriously love a trading halt today, followed by cracker of an announcement monday.

opens 30% up thereafter

burn the shorters / traders and tax loss sellers at the same time. they can get lost the lot of them.

seriously tax loss selling.... that whole concept sux, investors need to carry forward capital losses against future cap gains, this should be no different...

and dont get me started (again) on the concept of shorting....

praying praying! come on BRN lets get a pause in trading announcement out now .... haha !!!

imo
 
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Well, while they have the MB.OS, looks like Merc may have decided on their new name for their ADAS, AI and other things covered under the classification codes though I suspect maybe leaning towards AI?

Lodged their TM apps for it....MB.AQ

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Whilst there I see they also lodged for, what is suspected to be a possible ltd edition hypercar....Vision One-Eleven....distinct from the AMG Vision.

Not much at all on the web about it....shhhh....will it have Akida haha

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i would seriously love a trading halt today, followed by cracker of an announcement monday.

opens 30% up thereafter

burn the shorters / traders and tax loss sellers at the same time. they can get lost the lot of them.

seriously tax loss selling.... that whole concept sux, investors need to carry forward capital losses against future cap gains, this should be no different...

and dont get me started (again) on the concept of shorting....

praying praying! come on BRN lets get a pause in trading announcement out now .... haha !!!

imo
 
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Found it -
In our team at #tcsresearch we are actively working on a)creating 3D human #Avatars from video and their interactions with scene b) #multimedia content creation c) building algorithms for interactive #3D digital representation of a physical environment and d) Re-rendered reality.

(may or may not relate but found it :))
Just listened to a Bbc world service podcast. A weekly program called Digital Planet. Today's podcast was on the Metaverse, no not facebook. The blending of the real world with virtual and augmented reality. Highly interesting, but the part about being able to use all the senses, taste smell touch in the metaverse piqued my interest in relation to akida. Another use perhaps.
https://hotcrapper.com.au/threads/crunch-time.6814866/
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Bravo

If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
Just listened to a Bbc world service podcast. A weekly program called Digital Planet. Today's podcast was on the Metaverse, no not facebook. The blending of the real world with virtual and augmented reality. Highly interesting, but the part about being able to use all the senses, taste smell touch in the metaverse piqued my interest in relation to akida. Another use perhaps.
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Hi @gazar, I remember a presentation, back in February I think, when Sean spoke confidently about seeing a use case for Akida in the Metaverse!
 
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Renesas is on the move Another partnership with Cyberon.

Renesas and Cyberon Partner to Deliver Integrated Voice User Interface Solutions for Renesas RA MCUs Supporting Over 40 Global Languages​

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Customers to Quickly Add Voice Recognition Technology for Endpoint Applications Within Home Appliances, Building Automation, Industrial Automation and Many More
June 29, 2022
Renesas and Cyberon Partner to Deliver Integrated Voice Interface Solution for RA MCUs
TOKYO, Japan, and Taipei, TAIWAN ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Cyberon Corporation, a leading embedded speech solution provider, today announced that they have partnered to deliver voice user interface (VUI) solutions for customers using Renesas’ entire RA MCU line. Renesas RA customers will now have complimentary access to Cyberon’s industry-leading continuous command-based VUI toolchain, enabling them to add voice-recognition to a variety of endpoint applications in home appliances, building automation, industrial automation, wearables, and many more.
Voice recognition is growing rapidly worldwide, driven by the explosion of IoT applications and the COVID-19 pandemic. Cyberon’s proven voice-recognition technology has been adopted in millions of devices worldwide.
Renesas is making a Voice Reference Hardware Platform available to enable rapid prototyping and development of voice interfaces. The new hardware platform enables local voice recognition without a network connection using Cyberon’s DSpotter solution. DSpotter’s phoneme-based modelling approach allows quick command customization with only text input, eliminating the need for massive voice data collection and thereby reducing development costs and time. DSpotter supports over 40 global languages, empowering customers to adopt voice technology on embedded applications worldwide. This Voice User Interface (VUI) solution demonstrates how easy it is to control a system with a simple voice command interface without extensive coding experience or in-house expertise.
“Customers in multiple segments are looking for help to quickly add reliable voice user commands to their products,” said Mohammed Dogar, Vice President of Global Business Development and Ecosystem in Renesas’ IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit. “Our partnership with Cyberon gives them access to proven voice technology across our entire line of RA MCUs, from entry-line to full-featured devices.”
“We are honored to collaborate with Renesas to simplify the development of embedded voice recognition functions," said Alex Liou, Vice President of Cyberon's Embedded Solution BU. "Cyberon's DSpotter algorithm meets the market's diverse requirements for both costs and performance. The combination of DSpotter and Renesas’s leading MCU technology enables customers to develop high-performance, reliable and cost-efficient products in a timely manner.”

Key Features of the Renesas Voice User Interface Reference Solution​

  • Complimentary access to the DSpotter Toolchain
  • Voice Activity Detection (VAD) to reduce power consumption by more than 30%, allowing power-constrained IoT end-point applications to run in always-on mode
  • Voice Audio Playback (VAP) to enable voice input and voice responses
  • Support for up to two digital microphones and two analog microphones
  • External QSPI flash provides the ability to store voice samples and library data
  • Multiple communications interfaces including a Pmod interface (type-2A/3A/6A), USB type-C and micro-B, and on-board j-link Segger debugger/programmer

Availability​

A recent blog on Renesas.Com offers an excellent overview of voice user interface design. More information on Renesas’s VUI solutions, including a link for qualified customers to request the new kit and the VUI solution package, is available at www.renesas.com/voice-recognition.

About Cyberon Corporation​

Cyberon Corporation, with its headquarter in New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a leading speech solution provider. Established in 2000, Cyberon has rich experiences in speech algorithm and application development. Its speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies have been widely adopted by IoT devices, home appliances, wearable devices, smart toys, automotive equipment, and enterprise customers. Cyberon provides a full range of voice solutions for embedded MCU/DSP, OS platforms, and server-based services, and is committed to providing users with natural and convenient human-machine voice interfaces. Learn more at cyberon.com.tw Follow us on Facebook and YouTube.

About Renesas Electronics Corporation​

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
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Bravo

If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
Hey Crew,

I just stumbled over this previous post from @stockduck and I hope he/she/they doesn't mind me pasting it below again because it's of it's freaky crystal-ball-ish prediction! I mean this was posted all the way back in Feb and look at what's happened since then!



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Murphy

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Drive Pilot is already on the autobahns:

https://www.motor1.com/news/584121/mercedes-level-3-autonomous-tech-on-sale/

Mercedes Drive Pilot Level 3 Autonomous Tech Officially On Sale In Germany

Germany is the first country where Level 3 self-driving tech is legal.

Mercedes sells semi-autonomous cars in Germany

May 06, 2022 at 2:50am ET

By: Angel Sergeev

The two flagship models from Mercedes-Benz, the S-Class and the all-electric EQS, will soon be able to be ordered with conditional self-driving tech in Germany. Starting from May 17, the so-called Drive Pilot system will be offered as an extra-cost option for the two sedans, allowing the driver to hand the entire control of the machine over to the system under certain conditions.

The Stuttgart-based automaker became the first in the industry to receive international approval for Level 3 autonomous tech in December last year. Releasing the system on the market now becomes the next logical step and Mercedes will ask €5,000 for Drive Pilot on the S-Class and €7,430 on the EQS, respectively around $5,260 and $7,813 at the current exchange rates. These figures include both the required hardware and software and for now, no further subscriptions are needed.
Hey Diog. Are we definitely in Drive Pilot?

If you don't have dreams, you can't have dreams come true!
 
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Makeme 2020

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Cyberon joined the Arm AI partner ecosystem and offered a variety of voice recognition solutions running on the Arm platform​

Cyberon joined the Arm AI partner ecosystem and offered a variety of voice recognition solutions running on the Arm platform to help customers enter the market faster than their competitors.
 
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Hey Diog. Are we definitely in Drive Pilot?

If you don't have dreams, you can't have dreams come true!

from @Bravo 's post:

That data all comes from a variety of sensors around the vehicle, a few of which will be new to future S-Class vehicles that have been ordered with the new Drive Pilot system. While the company wouldn’t disclose specific costs of the system, representatives did say that it will cost as much as their top-of-the-line Burmester audio system. That audio system on the S-Class is a $6,700 option alone, yet requires the addition of a separate $3,800 package, bringing the rough total to around $10,500. That’s getting close to the cost of Tesla’s “Full-Self Driving” system, which currently is a $12,000 option.

The conditional Level 3 Drive Pilot system builds on the hardware and software used by Mercedes’ Level 2 ADAS system known as Distronic. It adds a handful of additional advanced sensors as well as software to support the features. Key hardware systems that will be added to future S-Class vehicles configured with the Drive Pilot upgrade include an advanced lidar system developed by Valeo SA, a wetness sensor in the wheel well to determine moisture on the road, rear-facing cameras and microphones to detect emergency vehicles, and a special antenna array located at the rear of the sunroof to help with precise GPS location.

The Valeo lidar system is more advanced than what is on the current generation of S-Class, in that it scans at a rate of 25 times per second at a range of 200 meters (approximately 650 feet). This is the second generation of the system, according to the Valeo spokesperson at the event. The system sends out lasers, which then create points in space to help the AI classify the type of object in and around the path of the vehicle, whether it’s human, animal, vehicle, tree, or building. From there, the AI uses data from the other sensors around the car to determine more than 400 different projected paths for itself and the potential paths for the vehicles, pedestrians, and motorcyclists around it, and chooses the safest route through
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We previously discussed the "advanced lidar system developed by Valeo" and found a patent for a LiDaR zoom feature using a NN, but there was no indication that Veleo developed the NN. We are friends with Valeo, and we have a sweet spot for LiDaR. So we've been drawing a reasonable inference in the absence of express evidence.

US2021166090A1 DRIVING ASSISTANCE FOR THE LONGITUDINAL AND/OR LATERAL CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE



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The invention relates to a driving assistance system (3) for the longitudinal and/or lateral control of a motor vehicle, comprising an image processing device (31a) trained beforehand using a learning algorithm and configured so as to generate, at output, a control instruction (Scom1) for the motor vehicle from an image (Im1) provided at input and captured by an on-board digital camera (2); a digital image processing module (32) configured so as to provide at least one additional image (Im2) at input of an additional device (31b), identical to the device (31a), for parallel processing of the image (Im1) captured by the camera (2) and said at least one additional image (Im2), such that said additional device (31b) generates at least one additional control instruction (Scom2) for the motor vehicle, said additional image (Im2) resulting from at least one geometric and/or radiometric transformation performed on said captured image (Im1), and a digital fusion module (33) configured so as to generate a resultant control instruction (Scom) on the basis of said control instruction (Scom1) and of said a
 
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Just ran across this story and thought @DingoBorat will love this as an imaginary made up thingy is now a unicorn and the most advanced real live technology in the world that is proven in silicon is 84 cents a share. Funny world but well done to these enterprising young Australians:

Meet the Chinese Australians who turned an NFT start-up into a unicorn in nine months​

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Magic Eden co-founders (left to right) Sidney Zhang, Jack Lu, Zhuoxun Yin and Zhuojie Zhou. (Supplied: Magic Eden)
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When Sidney Zhang flew from Melbourne to San Francisco, hoping to make it big in the tech world of Silicon Valley, his parents thought he was "insane".
Especially when his first cryptocurrency company "went up in flames like a dumpster fire" and when he found himself living on a boat for a few weeks.
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At one point, due to San Francisco's rental market costing a fortune, he secretly lived at a co-working space — convincing others he just arrived early and left late.
But it has all turned around for Mr Zhang after the company he co-founded became a "unicorn" last week.
He's now the chief technical officer and co-founder of Magic Eden, a US-based company that provides an online marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The company last week raised $US130 million ($188 million), bringing its valuation to $US1.6 billion ($2.3 billion).
That gave Magic Eden its coveted status as a unicorn — a privately-owned start-up with a valuation of more than $US1 billion ($1.4 billion).
Mr Zhang found his feet in tech after starting multiple degrees in more traditional fields — law, international relations, accounting — before completing a finance degree and undertaking a masters of computer science.
But he also turned down what might have appeared to be a more stable job at Australian financial services company Macquarie Capital.

From Glen Waverley to Silicon Valley​

Despite the tech entrepreneur's new life in San Francisco, Mr Zhang said that, when he thinks of home, he thinks of Glen Waverley in Melbourne's south-east.
Arriving in Australia at the age of 15, he lived in a house his parents owned while they continued to work in China.
"It was quite free, and really different from China. For the first time, I had a lot of time to pursue [my] hobbies," he told the ABC.
Mr Zhang taught himself how to program, which he described as an "early inspiration" for his future interest in technology start-ups.
In high school, Mr Zhang met Jack Lu — now the chief executive officer of Magic Eden — through a maths tutoring class.
The two soon developed a close friendship and "always knew" that they wanted to "do something in technology".
At the age of five, Mr Lu immigrated to Australia with his parents, who "made many sacrifices" by leaving behind their established careers in China.
Mr Lu said he was "inspired" by his dad, who "had a sense of adventure and wanted to explore new opportunities".

Mr Zhang said the experiences of living independently in Australia had enabled him to "take a leap of faith" and move to San Francisco in 2013 where, he said, the entrepreneurial culture and technology market was more "ingrained" than in Australia.
"[San Francisco] was the right place. It was the technology capital of the world and everything was happening," Mr Zhang said.
However, it was tough at times. When he arrived in Silicon Valley, Mr Zhang "didn't know anyone", so mass-emailed chief executives of start-ups to find a job.
Similar to Mr Zhang, Mr Lu wanted "to be immersed" in "heaps of exciting things happening in Silicon Valley" and moved to the US in 2017.
He had worked several jobs before getting the "front-row seats" to the NFT and cryptocurrency space.
Mr Lu said his parents were worried about his endeavours at first, but showed support for him regardless.
Now, Mr Lu's parents "were both very happy" and his dad follows crypto news regularly.

'The future of art and culture'​

Starting just nine months ago, Magic Eden is a major marketplace for NFTs — one-off digital assets such as art or music, stored on blockchain, which is a form of decentralised digital ledger.
NFTs must be purchased with cryptocurrency, which is also stored on the blockchain.
"NFTs are the future of art and culture," according to the company.
"And, we consider ourselves stewards of the NFT space."
Dr Vy Nguyen — a research fellow at the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub — said Magic Eden was one of the "pioneers" of Solana, one of the world's fastest blockchains.
Magic Eden now accounts for about 90 per cent of the Solana blockchain's NFT trade volume.
"That represents a massive opportunity for investors," Dr Nguyen said.
However, the rise of Magic Eden comes amid what some analysts are calling a "crypto winter", a sharp fall in the value of cryptocurrencies as investors close their wallets.
The world's best-known cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has seen its value plummet from more than $US60,000 ($86,000) in November to less than $US20,000 ($28,000) — its lowest level since 2020.
Some cryptocurrencies have seen their value fall even more dramatically.
Dr Weiping He is a researcher on financial markets at Monash University's faculty of law and she is a member of the Monash Blockchain Technology Centre.
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She said the falling value of crypto was reflective of broader economic trends and a "very gloomy" investment environment generally.
However, she said, it was clear some investors — such as Electric Capital, a tech venture capital firm — were still "able to put money into" Magic Eden.
The company's ability to raise $188 million reflected that investors saw Magic Eden as "able to provide better services", Dr He said.
"So that probably partially explains the growth of this particular venture," she said.
"It's really about … whether there is a market for the products they are selling."

The risk of NFTs and cryptocurrency​

Magic Eden has simplified the process of making cryptocurrency transactions on its platform, which could be confusing for a layperson, RMIT's Dr Nguyen said.
"You don't actually need to know much about blockchain and cryptocurrency in order to be on the platform," she said.
However, Dr Nguyen said, anyone who wanted to get involved in blockchain should have both "financial and technological literacy" and be aware that a young company like Magic Eden still faced many future challenges.

A bear market refers to when investment prices drop by more than 20 per cent.
Consumer groups in Australia say there need to be stronger protections for those spending their money on cryptocurrency exchanges, particularly to protect against the collapse of crypto exchanges.
"In Australia, there are almost no consumer protections for people who invest in digital currencies, or cryptocurrencies," said Patrick Veyret, a policy adviser at Choice, a consumer advocacy group.
"If suddenly an exchange collapses, [and] we've seen a number of exchanges in Australia collapse, there's no recourse for assistance or compensation for people who have invested their money.
"That applies across all crypto assets, if that's … trading on NFTs or buying bitcoin."

The future of Magic Eden​

Magic Eden's team is mostly US-based but has a "fairly large" team of around 15 people in Melbourne, the company's second-largest international hub.

"I'm always trying to come back [to Australia] whenever I can."
Mr Lu said he was "optimistic" that the company would continue to grow, despite the market conditions.
Dr Nguyen said the next challenge for the company would be to "grow a sustainable community".
"Because, without that, it is actually not viable to sustain a marketplace business," she said.
Good on him, he's obviously put in the hard yards and has a very entrepreneurial mind.
Not content, to work in the slave system.

I just don't understand NFTs though..
I mean I know what they are, but I just don't understand them..

To me, they illustrate the kind of market you get, with stupid people, who have more money than sense and don't know what to do with it..

How about helping your fellow humans, or the environment, which helps everything, ya freaking losers!

Instead of spending a small to large fortune, on something you can't even hang on your freaking wall, or touch?

If you're buying them, to flog off to some other dipshit, for more, whatever..
Good Luck.

Sorry, that kind of thing pees me off, more than anything else..
Without taking away, from this guy's ability to take advantage of it..

Bit of a mixed message maybe 🙄..
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Last day of the financial year tomorrow, time to move forward!

Good fortune to all holders!
 
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Does any of the real LTHs know if we have ever dealt with SRC Inc previously?

I'm just skimming some US Govt contracts / awards etc and found this one and curious about it.

NFP R&D based US, Aus, UK, Can.

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i would seriously love a trading halt today, followed by cracker of an announcement monday.

opens 30% up thereafter

burn the shorters / traders and tax loss sellers at the same time. they can get lost the lot of them.

seriously tax loss selling.... that whole concept sux, investors need to carry forward capital losses against future cap gains, this should be no different...

and dont get me started (again) on the concept of shorting....

praying praying! come on BRN lets get a pause in trading announcement out now .... haha !!!

imo
I wish the same but who knows how long before company releases a good announcement. Waiting for a long time.
 
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NOCAL- Neuromorphic On-Chip Autonomous Learning!

I really dig acronyms...

 
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@chapman89, I can't see the date of this opportunity at AFRL but it seems current. In your role as Verification Engineer, perhaps you might consider an enquiry?!
 
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