🚀What's the position?We're looking for a dedicated Support Representative to join our growing team. This is full-time, remote position to help us provide great support for our two mobile apps.💫What will I be working on?We have two apps Pillow (https://pillow.app) and Today (https://neybox.com/today). These are two well-established, health and fitness mobile apps with millions of users worldwide. Our customers will reach out to us for help via email, our dedicated customer support service or social media. As a Support Representative for our team, you will be the front-line contact for our users, helping them navigate our applications, troubleshoot issues, and make the most of their features.🤹‍What will be my role and responsibilities?Respond to customer support requestsMaintain and update the content of our knowledge base.Coordination with the rest of the team to escalate issues to the right people or teams where necessary.Reply to reviews on App Store Connect.Help customers reaching out on Social Media.🌍 Can I work remotely?Of course! Our team is 100% remote. To ensure maximum availability of our support team, your working days and hours may include weekends or holidays.🙌 What is it like working at Neybox?Our team is smal and collaborate closely on a daily basis. Not everyone joins that the same time but we ensure a good overlap of our working hours. Our communication is mainly asynchronous using Slack and other communication tools and we keep meetings at a minimum. We work closely together and we encourage open communication and transparency.Requirements💼 What are the requirements?At least one year of experience in similar customer support positionsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsFamiliarity with customer support softwareProficient use of the English language.Good copywriting skills.Proficient in usage of MacOS and iOSReferences from previous employers in written or spoken form may be required.⚡️ Bonus skillsAn academic background or experience in software development is a plus.Benefits😌 BenefitsWorking as part of a small word-class friendly team to help people around the world live a better life.Being part of a growing multi-cultural team that values and supports each member.Access to many learning resources and sponsored learning opportunities.Great salary with bonuses.24 days of paid leave + public holidays.❌ Who should not apply?We don't work with outsourcing companies, HR agencies or headhunters. Please apply directly as an individual interested in the position.📥 Great! How can I apply?Just hit the button "Apply" button below!⚠️ Please note that this is the only acceptable way to apply. All other ways of contacting Neybox about the position (social media, LinkedIn, email etc.), will result in immediate rejection.Apply NowLet's start your dream job Apply now Meet JobCopilot: Your Personal AI Job HunterAutomatically Apply to Remote Customer Support JobsJust set your preferences and Job Copilot will do the rest-finding, filtering, and applying while you focus on what matters. Activate JobCopilot

Disney has made no secret of its changing strategy toward streaming in the last year or two. When Disney+ first debuted, the company allocated an enormous amount of resources to produce movies and shows exclusively for streaming. In the last year or two, they’ve openly discussed shifting a lot of those resources back to content that can debut in theaters first, and then move to streaming.That change is evident each month when Disney unveils the new batch of content coming to Disney+. There’s just not that much new stuff in these dispatches lately, especially when compared to a couple of years ago.In June of 2025, there will be a new Marvel series — Ironheart, spinning off a young armored hero who first debuted in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — and there’s a new season of the animated series Phineas and Ferb. There’s also a filmed version of the Frozen Broadway musical, and documentaries about oceans and astronaut Sally Ride. That’s really most of the big new additions for the entire month. (If you also subscribe to Hulu, you’ll also get access to two other big titles: an brand-new animated Predator film and Season 4 of the hit series The Bear.)Here’s the full list of what’s coming to Disney+ in June 2025...Wednesday, June 4- Pupstruction (S2, 6 episodes)PHINEAS, FERBDisneyloading...READ MORE: The Best Disney+ Movies You Might Have MissedFriday, June 6New to Disney+Phineas and Ferb (Season 5) - Premiere, First 10 EpisodesSunday, June 8New to Disney+Ocean with David Attenborough - PremiereTuesday, June 17New to Disney+SALLY - PremiereFriday, June 20New to Disney+Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical - PremiereIRONHEARTMarvelloading...Tuesday, June 24Disney+ OriginalIronheart - Three Episode Premiere at 6pm PTComing in June- Underdogs (Season 1)Exclusively on Disney+Vibe CheckSign up for Disney+ here.Get our free mobile appThe Most Underrated Disney Movies Of The Last 25 YearsNo one considers these Disney movies “classics” — but they should.

Pictured above: A media room designed by Robin Henry, featuring an RT Facts lamp with custom shade.Let’s be honest: lampshades don’t always get the love they deserve. But this small design detail can totally transform the look and feel of a room. The right shade can elevate a lamp from basic to brilliant, soften a space with warm ambient light, or make a bold statement all on its own. And now that lampscaping—the idea of using multiple lamps (table, floor, and task) to layer light throughout a space instead of relying on harsh overheads—is officially a thing, knowing how to pick the best shade for your lamp feels more essential than ever. It's all about creating ambiance and mood, and it starts with choosing the right topper.Whether you're going classic, playful, minimalist, or maximalist, there’s a shade out there just waiting to light up your life. (See what we did there?) Don’t be afraid to mix and match lamp bases and shades for a custom, curated look. A sculptural base with a pleated or patterned shade? Yes, please. A sleek brass lamp with a bold-colored linen shade? Instant upgrade. Lampshades are an easy, affordable way to refresh your decor without a full-on overhaul—so have fun with it. Just don’t forget to consider size, shape, and material to make sure your lamp’s glow-up is as good as it gets. We asked interior designers to enlighten us (we really couldn’t help ourselves) on how to pick the perfect lampshade and ensure the scale is on point.Related StoriesChoose a SizeNicolas GourguechonFollowing the rule of thumb, the shade-to-base ratio of this entryway lamp in designer Devin Kirk’s own home is perfectly balanced.Amy NeunsingerTwo light sources mean two different shades and fittings in the Quadrille Arbre de Matisse adorned guest room of this home designed by Mark D. Sikes.Size definitely matters—at least when it comes to lampshades. First things first: proportions. A too-small shade looks awkward, and a too-large one can overwhelm the base. As a rule of thumb, according to interior designer and author Lauren Liess, "a lampshade should be roughly two-fifths of the total height of the full lamp, including the shade." So, if your lamp is 30 inches tall, aim for a 20-inch shade. That said, “there’s always an exception,” Liess adds. Retro styles often play with scale and can look fantastic with oversized or unusually shaped shades. A tall shade on a short, squat base? Totally works—just embrace the proportions. Width-wise, the shade should typically match the height of the base. And yes, it should always cover the bulb socket and any hardware. This is not the time for exposed necks. Speaking of hardware, not all shades work with all lamps, so fittings matter. The most common is a spider fitter, which works with lamps that have a harp and finial. If your lamp doesn’t have a harp, try an UNO fitter (it attaches directly to the socket). And for chandeliers or small accent lamps, clip-on shades are a quick and easy option. Just make sure whatever you use sits level and snug—wobbly lamp syndrome is never chic.Related StoryChoose a ShapeNathan SchroderA crisp white drum adorns a statement lamp base, making it stand out against the charcoal draperies in the dining room of this Dallas home designed by Studio Thomas James.Eric PiaseckiA stark white sculptural base paired with a simple tapered shade stands out while still letting the faux moiré painted walls shine in this Westchester County, NY, farmhouse designed by Robin Henry.Lampshades come in all shapes, and each one sets a different tone. Drum shades—those modern cylindrical beauties—are perfect for both contemporary and midcentury styles. “The drum is versatile enough for both modern and traditional interiors,” says Liess. Whitney Tingle, director of interior design at Christopher Architecture & Interiors, loves using oversize drum shades in linen to soften bold, sculptural bases with understated texture. Empire, coolie, and other tapered shade styles, which slope from a narrow top to a wide base, are timeless and elegant. Liess recommends them for chunkier, rounder lamp bases—think genie bottles or spherical silhouettes. For something romantic and soft, look no further than bell shades. Their graceful curves bring a vintage-inspired, feminine touch to more traditional spaces. Nicolas GourguechonFor his own home, designer Devin Kirk matched a square lamp shade with a vintage, metallic base of similar shape for an impactful lighting detail in this sophisticated family room.Lisa Romerein/Otto"In one of my favorite master bedrooms, this patterned shade adds dimension and an unexpected wit while staying traditional." — Michael S. SmithOn the other end of the spectrum, square and rectangular shades lend structure and sharpness, and they’re best used on lamps that also have a square or rectangular shape, according to Liess. Short on space? Oval shades are a smart solution. They’re ideal for lamps with distinct front-and-back silhouettes and add a polished feel without taking up extra room. And then, there are pleated shades—the darlings of traditional design. “They make a space feel decorated,” says Liess, who calls them an “old-guard designers’ staple.” Tingle recommends customizing pleated shades with color and pattern for maximum personality, especially when paired with a simple brass base.Related StoryChoose a MaterialFrancesco Lagnese"Zuber wallpaper is too expensive to not use every square inch of it, so we made shades from leftover scraps." — Tom ScheererBrie WilliamsBasic white lampshades were swapped for custom Euro-style “skirted” versions in a striped pattern that echoes the ridges of the lamp base in this primary bedroom by Heidi Woodman.Material doesn’t just determine the look of your shade—it defines the quality and style of the light itself. Paper shades are minimal and clean, often found in Scandinavian and Japandi-inspired interiors. They're especially charming in pendant or hanging styles. Designer Tom Scheerer has even used leftover wallpaper to create custom paper shades, giving his space a "surrealist touch." Fabric shades—linen, cotton, or silk—are the most versatile. Linen and cotton diffuse light beautifully, making any space feel soft and inviting. Silk ups the drama, casting a flattering, luxe glow that's perfect for bedrooms or formal living areas. These materials can work with virtually any shape or lamp style. Lampshade skirts, like those seen in interior designer Heidi Woodman's space, are also a fun option when using fabric for shades.Want something a little more modern and edgy? Metal shades cast directional light that's great for task lighting—perfect on a desk or reading lamp. Just a heads up from Liess: Metal shades can heat up, so skip them in nurseries or kid-centric zones. Or you can add unexpected texture and an instant coastal feel with a shade made out of rattan. Related StoryChoose a Color and PatternStephen KarlischIn her own home, designer Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey used Coquette fabric by Kelly Wearstler on the walls, bed, and lampshades for the lighting on the bookshelf, while the bedside lamps are paired with custom lampshades from Shades from the Midnight Sun.Simon Watson"I love Pierre Frey’s Le Manach Balmoral and, inspired by French bedrooms, I used it all over. Custom-covered shades add so much." — Ellen NivenThis is where you get to play. If your lamp base is doing most of the talking, stick with a neutral shade—think white, beige, or soft gray. These tones complement almost everything without drawing too much attention. But if you want your shade to be the star, don’t hold back. Patterned or brightly colored shades can instantly energize a room. Want to go full-on, pattern-drenching maximalist? Try matching your shade fabric to drapery, pillows, or even wallpaper. “It becomes more than just a lighting element,” says Tingle. “It transforms into a cohesive design feature, seamlessly tying into the overall narrative of the space.” Frank Frances StudioDesigner Courtney McLeod paired a Broome lampshade with a Wildwood lamp for this sultry primary bedroom in her clients’ downtown New York apartment.And yes, we’re here for the moody, sexy glow of a dark shade too. It’s perfect for intimate nooks or elegant bedrooms where atmosphere is everything.Follow House Beautiful on Instagram and TikTok.

Mike Rupp (left) and Shawn Henderson debut Pyrion, a new lighting collection available through Hostler | Burrows.With the debut of Pyrion, designer Shawn Henderson and Mike Rupp of Rupp Studio introduce a lighting collection that transforms tactile yet minimal table and floor lamps into collectible design pieces. Rooted in sculptural minimalism, each piece takes the form of a pyramid, its surface hand-finished with a spray metal technique that mimics the rich patina of cast bronze. Complementing this architectural form are handwoven shades from Colombian atelier VERDI, crafted from Yaré vine and metallic threads. They infuse each fixture with a tactile contrast of earthiness and refinement.The collaboration is a study in balance, shaped by a shared design language. “Pyrion came out of a shared love for restraint and richness—how one shape, when made with intention, can feel both powerful and quiet,” says Rupp.Ethan HerringtonThe pyramid informs the collection’s hand-polished lamp bases and custom shades created in partnership with VERDI.In this exclusive Q&A, Henderson, a member of ELLE DECOR’s A-List, discusses the origins of Pyrion, his obsession with proportion, and how a unique design tête-à-tête helped create this notable collaboration. Available exclusively through Hostler | Burrows in both New York City and Los Angeles.ELLE DECOR: HOW DID YOU FIRST BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH MIKE? AND WHAT INSPIRED A LIGHTING-SPECIFIC COLLECTION?Shawn Henderson: Mike and I have been friends for many years and have collaborated on design throughout much of that time. Casual conversations gradually turned into a shared curiosity about doing something creative together. We both feel there’s a real void in the market for special lighting, so it felt like the right place to begin—designing lamps that sit at the intersection of architecture, sculpture, and atmosphere, all things we’re naturally drawn to in our work.Ethan HerringtonPyrion is made up of three distinctive lamps in three shade colors. Pictured above is the Pyrion Table Lamp.WHAT WERE YOUR MAIN SOURCES OF INSPIRATION FOR THE COLLECTION? We kept coming back to the idea of a singular, architectural shape—something clean and elemental, but not cold. We were thinking about ancient forms, like pyramids and obelisks, and how to reinterpret that kind of presence in a way that feels modern and quiet.HOW DID YOU BOTH BEGIN THE DESIGN PROCESS? It started with a shape—literally a triangle. We sketched, talked through proportions, passed ideas back and forth. It was very collaborative but intuitive. We were both aligned in wanting to do less, not more—to find strength in simplicity and let the materials do the work.AND, THIS LED TO PYRAMIDS. WHAT’S MEANINGFUL TO YOU ABOUT THIS SHAPE? There’s something timeless and grounded about a pyramid. It’s a shape that feels rooted and powerful, but also quiet. We liked that tension. Architecturally, it’s incredibly stable—and symbolically, it carries a sense of permanence and intention, which aligned with how we wanted these pieces to feel.Ethan HerringtonEach lamp is hand finished and features lamp shades made of Yaré threads.TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES FOR THE COLLECTION? We used Vero metal, which is a hand-applied liquid metal coating. It allowed us to get the feel and finish of cast metal, but with more control over weight and form. The process is incredibly hands-on—each base is polished by hand, so the surface has that human touch to it.THERE IS A TACTILITY TO THE CORDED LAMPSHADES. HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK WITH THIS UNIQUE MATERIAL? We partnered with VERDI, a Bogotá-based atelier that creates beautiful textiles from natural materials and metal. When we saw what they were doing with Yaré and metallic threads, we knew it was the right match. The fiber comes from the Colombian Amazon, and it has this amazing strength and texture—woven with copper or steel, it creates something that’s both wild and refined. It felt like the perfect counterpoint to the sculptural metal base.Ethan HerringtonThe Pyrion Floor Lamp transforms illumination into sculpture.WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK WITH A FELLOW INTERIOR DESIGNER?It’s kind of like finishing each other’s sentences—but visually. There’s a shorthand. We both understand proportion, materiality, restraint. There’s also a shared understanding of how pieces need to live in a room—not just how they look on a pedestal. That makes for a really fluid and grounded collaboration.This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

VLMs have become central to building general-purpose AI systems capable of understanding and interacting in digital and real-world settings. By integrating visual and textual data, VLMs have driven advancements in multimodal reasoning, image editing, GUI agents, robotics, and more, influencing sectors like education and healthcare. Despite this progress, VLMs still lag behind human capabilities, particularly in tasks involving 3D reasoning, object counting, creative visual interpretation, and interactive gameplay. A challenge lies in the scarcity of rich, diverse multimodal datasets, unlike the abundant textual resources available to LLMs. Additionally, multimodal data complexity poses significant training and evaluation hurdles.  Researchers at ByteDance have developed Seed1.5-VL, a compact yet powerful vision-language foundation model featuring a 532 M-parameter vision encoder and a 20 B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts LLM. Despite its efficient architecture, Seed1.5-VL achieves top results on 38 out of 60 public VLM benchmarks, excelling in tasks like GUI control, video understanding, and visual reasoning. It is trained on trillions of multimodal tokens using advanced data synthesis and post-training techniques, including human feedback. Innovations in training, such as hybrid parallelism and vision token redistribution, optimize performance. The model’s efficiency and strong reasoning capabilities suit real-world interactive applications like chatbots.  The Seed1.5-VL architecture features a vision encoder, an MLP adapter, and an LLM. Its custom vision encoder, Seed-ViT, supports native-resolution image input using 2D RoPE and processes images through 14×14 patches, followed by average pooling and an MLP. Pretraining involves masked image modeling, contrastive learning, and omni-modal alignment using images, text, and video-audio-caption pairs. The model uses a Dynamic Frame-Resolution Sampling approach for video encoding that adapts frame rates and resolutions based on content complexity, balancing efficiency and detail. This method enables effective spatial-temporal understanding within a token budget, ensuring comprehensive video representation across varied lengths and complexities.  The pre-training of Seed1.5-VL involved curating 3 trillion high-quality tokens across diverse domains. Image-text pairs from the web were filtered using CLIP scores, size/aspect ratio checks, and deduplication to reduce noise. Using domain-based sampling and duplication strategies, rare visual concepts were overrepresented to address class imbalance. Specialized datasets were added for OCR using annotated and synthetic text-rich images, charts, and tables—object grounding and counting tasks utilized bounding boxes, points, and auto-labeled web data. Additional tasks included 3D spatial understanding using depth annotations, and video understanding through multi-frame captioning, QA, and temporal grounding to support dynamic content analysis.  The evaluation highlights Seed-ViT and Seed1.5-VL’s competitive performance across vision-language tasks. Seed-ViT, despite having significantly fewer parameters, matches or outperforms larger models like InternVL-C and EVA-CLIP on zero-shot image classification tasks, showing high accuracy and robustness on datasets such as ImageNet-A and ObjectNet. Seed1.5-VL demonstrates strong capabilities in multimodal reasoning, general VQA, document understanding, and grounding. It achieves state-of-the-art benchmarks, particularly in complex reasoning, counting, and chart interpretation tasks. The model’s “thinking” mode, which incorporates longer reasoning chains, further enhances performance, indicating its strong ability in detailed visual understanding and task generalization.  In conclusion, Seed1.5-VL is a vision-language foundation model featuring a 532 M-parameter vision encoder and a 20 B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts language model. Despite its compact size, it achieves state-of-the-art results on 38 of 60 public benchmarks and excels in complex reasoning, OCR, diagram interpretation, 3D spatial understanding, and video analysis. It also performs well in agent-driven tasks like GUI control and gameplay, surpassing models like OpenAI CUA and Claude 3.7. The model shows strong generalization to tasks beyond its training scope. The study outlines its architecture, data pipeline, and training methods and identifies future directions, including enhancing tool-use and visual reasoning capabilities.  Check out the Paper and Project Page. All credit for this research goes to the researchers of this project. Also, feel free to follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to join our 90k+ ML SubReddit. The post ByteDance Introduces Seed1.5-VL: A Vision-Language Foundation Model Designed to Advance General-Purpose Multimodal Understanding and Reasoning appeared first on MarkTechPost.

EA has redefined its hybrid work policy, which now requires a minimum of three days a week in a local office. Its 'offsite local' work model is being sunset, taking effect within three to 24 months, depending on the employee's location.As per an email sent to employees yesterday, which was reviewed and reported by IGN, CEO Andrew Wilson said in-person work leads to "a kinetic energy that fuels creativity, innovation, and connection, often resulting in unexpected breakthroughs that lead to incredible experiences for players.In a follow-up email from EA Entertainment president Laura Miele, also reviewed and reported by IGN, she described the decision as the company moving from "a decentralized approach to a globally consistent, enterprise-wide work model."Miele outlined a series of key points, starting by saying that these changes "will not take effect immediately," and work model transitions will come "with a minimum 12-week notice period before any changes are implemented." Timing will vary by location.Regarding the in-office situation, Miele said that the company is introducing a "30-mile/48-km radius" around EA locations."Employees who live within 30-miles/48-km of an EA location will transition to a hybrid work model," read the email. "Employees who live outside the 30-mile/48-km radius will be considered remote unless their role is designated as on site or hybrid."Related:EA will also sunset the 'offsite local' work model. Depending on location, the "transition may take three to 24 months." Lastly, Miele said that "any work model exception and future remote hires will require a CEO Direct's /my approval [sic]."Sources within EA, who reportedly spoke to IGN anonymously, said that some employees shared "hours-long commutes they were now being expected to make" after the email announcement, while others expressed "concerns regarding childcare or personal medical conditions that had benefited from remote work.""Others, classified as remote and outside the 30-mile range, expressed concern for what would happen to their roles if they were unwilling or unable to move closer to an office long-term," read the IGN report.Since January of this year, EA-subsidiary BioWare shuffled staff over to different EA teams after shipping Dragon Age: The Veilguard and redirecting "full focus" on the upcoming Mass Effect entry, while some people were reportedly let go, according to an IGN report. Fellow subsidiary Respawn Entertainment reportedly laid off several employees in March, canceling an unannounced project in the process. In late April, EA reportedly laid off between 300 to 400 employees. At the start of May, Wilson said the publisher "has never been more optimistic about what comes next."Related:EA isn't the only publisher pushing for return-to-office policiesIn late 2024, Swedish company Paradox Interactive changed its hybrid work schedules, mandating employees to be in the office four days a week starting in February 2025, and a full five days a week by September.During interviews conducted by Game Developer, both current and former developers suggested that the policy has proven to be unpopular within the company. According to a survey conducted by the worker's union Unionen and SACO after the announcement, over 50 percent of employees said that they're considering looking for other jobs.Back in September 2024, Ubisoft implemented a return-to-office policy across its entire studio structure, about a year after announcing a similar mandate at Ubisoft Montreal. A month later, unions for Ubisoft's Barcelona studio reportedly filed a lawsuit against the company, which came to light in November.In October 2024, Cloud Imperium reportedly enacted a temporary 7-day work mandate for developers working on Star Citizen. In November, ZeniMax union workers went on strike in response to Microsoft's remote working policy, as well as the decision to continue outsourcing quality assurance work.Related:

Saudi Arabia unveiled a series of blockbuster AI partnerships with US chip makers, cloud infrastructure providers, and software developers this week, signaling its ambition to become a global AI hub. Leveraging its $940 billion Public Investment Fund (PIF) and strategic location, Saudi Arabia is forming partnerships to create sovereign AI infrastructure including advanced data centers and Arabic large language models. Google, Oracle, and Salesforce are deepening AI and cloud commitments in Saudi Arabia that will support Vision 2030, a 15-year program to diversify the country’s economy. Within that, the $100 billion Project Transcendence aims to put the kingdom among the top 15 countries in AI by 2030. The deals announced during this week’s US-Saudi investment summit in Riyadh include a $20 billion commitment from Saudi firm DataVolt for AI data centers and energy infrastructure in the US and an $80 billion joint investment by Google, DataVolt, Oracle, Salesforce, AMD, and Uber in technologies across both nations, according to a White House fact sheet The Riyadh summit, attended by US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, drew tech luminaries including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. AI factories Humain, an AI company backed by PIF, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, was at the center of much of the deal-making. Nvidia said it will supply Humain with hundreds of thousands of its most advanced GPUs over the next five years with which the company will build “AI factories” with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts. The first of those will contain 18,000 Grace Blackwell GB300 systems, it said. AMD announced a five-year, $10 billion collaboration with Humain to deploy up to 500 megawatts of AI compute in Saudi Arabia and the US, aiming to deploy “multi-exaflop capacity by early 2026.” AWS, too, is expanding its data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster Humain’s cloud infrastructure. Saudi Arabia has abundant oil and gas to power those data centers, and is growing its renewable energy resources with the goal of supplying 50% of the country’s power by 2030. “Commercial electricity rates, nearly 50% lower than in the US, offer potential cost savings for AI model training, though high local hosting costs due to land, talent, and infrastructure limit total savings,” said Eric Samuel, Associate Director at IDC. Located near Middle Eastern population centers and fiber optic cables to Asia, these data centers will offer enterprises low-latency cloud computing for real-time AI applications. Late is great There’s an advantage to being a relative latecomer to the technology industry, said Eric Samuel, associate director, research at IDC. “Saudi Arabia’s greenfield tech landscape offers a unique opportunity for rapid, ground-up AI integration, unburdened by legacy systems,” he said. Arun Chandrasekaran, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, said the investments signify Saudi Arabia’s “ambition to become a central hub for AI development, rivaling established tech centers in the US and China.” Other analysts weighed in on Saudi Arabia’s goals. Neil Shah, vice president research at Counterpoint Research, said the push could make it the next “oil hub” for AI, serving both local and global needs, while Amandeep Singh, practice director at QKS Group, said, “This isn’t just about money. It’s a strategic play to become a long-term AI power and a neutral meeting point for global AI.” Despite the vast political and financial resources in play, though, the analysts forecast challenges ahead when it comes to attracting top talent, reducing reliance on Western chips, and building data governance trust. While Saudi Arabia is a lucrative new market for companies such as Nvidia and AWS, “They must navigate questions of control and compliance,” said QKS Group’s Singh. Aligning with Saudi Arabia’s push for digital sovereignty requires a delicate balance between Western regulations, export restrictions, and the Kingdom’s drive for independence. Political risks IDC’s Samuel noted that initiatives like Humain can foster trust and alignment with national priorities, but added, “With the right oversight and governance, political risks can be managed and long-term AI development secured.” Building a real AI power bloc in the Middle East is still a tough climb, the analysts said. “Saudi Arabia’s ambition needs more than just cash to turn into real influence in the region,” said Singh. “They need shared tech foundations, common AI standards across countries, and everyone to agree on policies — and we’re not quite there yet.” Making strong partnerships with other companies and countries will be key for Saudi Arabia to turn its big investments into lasting global influence, the analysts said, making sure its AI plans become more than just a showpiece. Turning Saudi Arabia’s AI ambition into real regional power won’t be easy. “Money alone won’t get you there — you need shared foundations, aligned policies, and buy-in from the neighborhood,” said Singh.

Macworld When Apple introduced AirTag in 2021, the company also unveiled its own accessories for the tiny, hole-less tracker. However, since then, neither AirTag nor its first-party accessories have received any major updates. But it seems that Apple has now quietly discontinued one of the original AirTag accessories amid rumors of a new generation of the item tracker. The original AirTag Loop is no longer available in stores As spotted by Macworld, Apple is no longer selling an accessory known as the AirTag Loop. The accessory has disappeared from the company’s online store and is unavailable in many Apple Stores around the world. Sources familiar with the matter told Macworld that stores haven’t received new AirTag Loop supplies for months, and the product has also been removed from the catalog, suggesting that it has been discontinued for good. Although Apple sometimes faces supply shortages that impact the availability of some products, the company usually makes it clear in its store when a product is temporarily out of stock, sources said. For those unfamiliar, the AirTag Loop lets users attach the item tracker to objects such as backpacks and suitcases. Apple originally offered both leather and silicone versions of the Loop, but in 2023, it discontinued the leather version after announcing FineWoven as a replacement for its leather accessories. However, while Apple replaced the AirTag Leather Key Ring with a FineWoven model, it never made a FineWoven Loop, instead sticking with the silicone version as the only option. Apple’s FineWoven Key Ring for AirTag remains available both in retail and online stores. At $35, the company’s official AirTag accessories cost more than an AirTag, but Apple also promotes third-party accessories that are much cheaper. According to another source who spoke to Macworld, many customers who buy AirTags tend to opt for third-party accessories rather than Apple’s own. You can still find the original AirTag Loop in some other stores at prices as low as $13, likely discounted to clear out remaining stock. The AirTag Loop is no longer sold at Apple Stores.Foundry AirTag 2: What to expect Although the most likely reason Apple stopped selling the AirTag Loop is its low popularity among customers, the company may also be gearing up to launch a new version of AirTag with refreshed accessories in the near future. Based on the latest rumors, a 2nd-gen AirTag is already in the works and may launch later this year. The new version is expected to have a similar design to the current one but with an improved Ultra Wideband chip and extended range. The iPhone 15 and later models include an updated UWB chip with a range of up to 60 meters, compared to 15 meters for the chip inside the 1st-gen AirTag. The technology enables the Precision Finding feature, which shows the distance between you and the item you’re trying to track. Other reports suggest that AirTag 2 will also include stronger anti-stalking mechanisms, such as better protections to prevent people from disabling the tracker’s internal speaker.

Editor’s note: This post is part of Into the Omniverse, a series focused on how developers, 3D practitioners and enterprises can transform their workflows using the latest advances in OpenUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse. Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is at the forefront of modern product development, enabling engineers to virtually test and refine designs before building physical prototypes. Among the powerful CAE methods, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation plays a critical role in understanding and optimizing fluid flow for use cases, such as aerodynamic testing in aerospace and automotive engineering or thermal management for electronics. The NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for real-time digital twins provides a powerful framework for developers to build complex CFD simulation solutions with the combined power of NVIDIA CUDA-X acceleration libraries, NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo AI framework and NVIDIA Omniverse, and Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD). Multiphysics simulation generates a high diversity of data with optical, thermal, electromagnetic and mechanical applications, all requiring different inputs and outputs. OpenUSD provides a unified data model that connects the CAE ecosystem so digital twins can operate in real time with diverse data inputs. This seamless interoperability between tools is crucial for engineering efforts that rely on accurate, consistent CFD simulations. Industry Leaders Deliver 50x Faster Simulation  At NVIDIA GTC in March, NVIDIA announced that leading CAE software providers, including Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens and Synopsys, are accelerating their simulation tools, including for CFD, by up to 50x with the NVIDIA Blackwell platform. Thanks to accelerated software, NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries and performance-optimization blueprints, industries like automotive, aerospace, energy, manufacturing and life sciences can greatly reduce product development time and costs while increasing design accuracy and remaining energy efficient. Ansys, a leader in simulation software, is harnessing the power of NVIDIA technologies for real-time physics and accelerated simulation with AI-driven digital twins. By integrating NVIDIA GPUs and tapping into Blackwell’s advanced accelerated computing capabilities, Ansys software enables engineers to run complex CFD simulations at unprecedented speed and scale. Real-Time Digital Twins for CFD Ansys is also adopting Omniverse and OpenUSD to create more connected, collaborative simulation environments for CFD. Ansys users can build real-time digital twins that integrate data from multiple sources, and now those multidisciplinary CFD simulations can be integrated into the visually rich Omniverse environment. Learn more about how Ansys is using NVIDIA technologies and OpenUSD to advance its CFD workflows in this livestream replay: Get Plugged Into the World of OpenUSD Join NVIDIA GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX, running May 19-23, to see how accelerated computing, Omniverse and OpenUSD advance 3D workflows. Watch NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang’s COMPUTEX keynote on Monday, May 19, at 11 a.m. Taiwan Time. Ansys Simulation World is a virtual and in-person global simulation experience. The virtual event takes place July 16-17, and includes a keynote from Huang that will provide a closer look at the transformative power of accelerated computing and AI to enable computational engineering breakthroughs – including CFD – across all industries. Until then, watch Ansys GTC sessions on demand to learn more. Discover why developers and 3D practitioners are using OpenUSD and learn how to optimize 3D workflows with the new self-paced “Learn OpenUSD” curriculum for 3D developers and practitioners, available for free through the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute. For more resources on OpenUSD, explore the Alliance for OpenUSD forum and the AOUSD website. Stay up to date by subscribing to NVIDIA Omniverse news, joining the community and following NVIDIA Omniverse on Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium and X. Featured image courtesy of Ansys.

Understand the Full Benefits of a Knowledge Management System In this article:Effective knowledge management is more pressing than ever in today’s dynamic business environment. As organizations strive to capitalize on their collective expertise and data, implementing a robust Knowledge Management System (KMS) can be a game-changer. A KMS not only ensures that valuable information is preserved and accessible but also fosters a culture of learning and innovation. By exploring the full range of benefits a KMS offers, companies can unlock their potential for growth and competitiveness. Below, we delve into how these systems can transform various facets of an organization. 👋 Psst... Did you know you can get unlimited downloads of 59,000+ fonts and millions of other creative assets for just $16.95/mo? 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Employees feel more empowered and engaged when they have the resources to master their roles and contribute meaningfully to the company’s mission. User-friendly KMS platforms facilitate ongoing professional growth, nurturing a more competent workforce. The benefits of a Knowledge Management System extend beyond mere data storage; they include increased innovation. A well-implemented KMS can spark creativity by providing a collaborative environment where ideas are easily shared and refined, leading to more innovative solutions and practices. Enhancing Organizational Efficiency Through Centralized Information Efficiency gains are one of the most tangible outcomes of instituting a Knowledge Management System. 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