Abstract: A digital assistant supported on devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, game consoles, etc. includes an extensibility client that exposes an interface and service that enables third party applications to be integrated with the digital assistant so the application user experiences are rendered using the native voice of the digital assistant. Specific voice inputs associated with a given application may be registered by developers using a manifest that is loaded when the application is launched on the device so that voice inputs from the device user can be mapped by the digital assistant extensibility client to the appropriate application as input events for consumption. In typical implementations, the manifest is arranged as a declarative document that streamlines application development and provides a seamless user experience by enabling customization of third party applications to integrate the digital assistant's voice and behaviors within the user experience of the application's domain.

Abstract: When a configuration is generated in a distributed computing system, a first group of nodes is selected for validating the configuration and the configuration is deployed on the first group of nodes. When the first nodes in the group of nodes validate the configuration, the nodes sign the configuration with a signature. When a subsequent node is to implement the configuration, the subsequent node validates the signature on the configuration to ensure that the nodes in the first group of nodes validated the configuration. If the signature is validated, the subsequent node deploys the configuration.

Abstract: An example method of parsing data in a distributed computing system includes assigning a worker k to scan a data chunk k at a data storage node at which data chunk k is stored, each of one or more data chunks including a partial record, receiving, from each worker k, a number of instances of a context-varying symbol, a position in the data chunk k of a first instance of a context-dependent symbol after an even number of instances of the context-varying symbol, and a position in the data chunk k of a first instance of the context-dependent symbol after an odd number of instances of the context-varying symbol, for each data chunk that includes a partial record, computing an adjusted data chunk including data from a later data chunk to complete the partial record, parsing the adjusted data chunks and executing a query against the plurality of records.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a virtualization layer capturing replayable execution traces of VMs managed by the virtualization layer. Execution tracing can be performed on any unit of execution managed by the virtualization layer, e.g., threads, processes, virtual processors, individual VMs, multiple VMs, etc. Traced execution units may be executing in parallel. Execution tracing involves capturing to a buffer: executed instructions, memory inputted to instructions, memory outputted by instructions, registers touched by instructions, and ordering markers. Trace data can be captured in chunks, where causality is preserved and ordering is preserved between chunks but not necessarily within chunks. The chunks may be delineated by inserting monotonically increasing markers between context switches, thus relatively ordering the chunks. Determinism may be partially provided by identifying non-deterministic events. VM tracing may be transparent to guest software, which need not be instrumented.

Abstract: In a see-through waveguide-based HMD device configured to display holographic virtual images within a field of view (FOV) of a device user, a glint-based eye tracker illumination system provides infrared (IR) point sources at known locations having a predetermined angular distribution using optical components—including input and output couplers and diffusers—on a waveguide that is located in front of the user's eyes. An input coupler couples light from an IR source into the illumination system waveguide which is propagated to one or more output couplers. Separate diffuser elements aligned with the output couplers distribute the out-coupled IR light into a deterministic range of divergent angles to function as point sources for eye tracker glints. Various illustrative illumination system waveguide architectures are disclosed in which the optical components can be disposed on the same or opposite sides of the waveguide in dual-layered and dual-sided arrangements.

Abstract: Systems and methods for surfacing natural language queries from one or more transcripts. An example method may include converting received audio to text, through automated speech recognition, to form a transcript of the audio, wherein the transcript includes text of the audio and identifications of speakers associated with portions of the text corresponding to utterances from the respective speakers; generating input signals based on at least the transcript; executing at least one of one or more heuristics or a trained machine-learning (ML) model, using the generated input signals as an input, to generate at least one of a suggested natural language query for searching the transcript or a key moment within the received audio; and causing at least one of the suggested natural language query or the key moment to be surfaced on one or more remote devices.

Abstract: Methods for data visibility in nested transactions in distributed systems are performed by systems and devices. Distributed executions of queries are performed in processing systems according to isolation level protocols with unique nested transaction identifiers for data management and versioning across one or more data sets, one or more compute pools, etc., within a logical server via a single transaction manager that oversees the isolation semantics and data versioning. A distributed query processor of the systems and devices performs nested transaction versioning for distributed tasks by generating nested transaction identifiers, encoded in data rows, which are used to enforce correct data visibility. Data visibility is restricted to previously committed data from distributed transactions and tasks, and is blocked for distributed transactions and tasks that run concurrently.

Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for generating a stylized icon automatically. After a query text inputted by a user is obtained, a trained generator is used to generate a structured icon that can characterize a structure of an object, and then the structured icon is stylized, such as performing color padding or adding other styles, so as to generate a high-quality stylized icon for the user. In embodiments of the present disclosure, a structured icon and a stylized icon are generated respectively at two stages, where the structured icon can clearly characterize the structure of the object, while the stylized icon can be richer in color and style. Therefore, the stylized icon generated according to embodiments of the present disclosure has a higher quality and is more realistic, thereby improving the user experience of icon generation.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods, and devices for cross-platform multi-transport remote code activation are provided. A first device operating on a first platform receives a wake initiation that indicates code for activation on a second device operating on a second platform. The first device identifies compatible transports for transmitting a wake message indicating the code for activation to the second device. The first device selects at least one transport and transmits the wake message over the transport to the second device. The second device, upon receiving the wake message, processes the wake message and activates the code, which was not executing prior to activating.

Abstract: Example solutions provide saliency for anchor-based object detection, and include: performing, with an object detector, a first object detection process on an image, wherein the first object detection process employs a plurality of anchor boxes; identifying an object detection result for the image; determining, from among the plurality of anchor boxes, a first anchor box associated with the object detection result; and while limiting the object detector to the first anchor box, generating, with the object detector, a saliency map for the image. In some examples, the saliency map is used for selecting further training data for the object detector. In some examples, the saliency map comprises a gradient-based saliency map, and is used for auditing or debugging the object detector.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided performing for low compute depth map generation by implementing acts of obtaining a stereo pair of images of a scene, downsampling the stereo pair of images, generating a depth map by stereo matching the downsampled stereo pair of images, and generating an upsampled depth map based on the depth map using an edge-preserving filter for obtaining at least some data of at least one image of the stereo pair of images.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method of training a neural network for relighting an image is described. A first training set that includes source images and a target illumination embedding is generated, the source images having respective illuminated subjects. A second training set that includes augmented images and the target illumination embedding is generated, where the augmented images corresponding to the source images. A first autoencoder is trained using the first training set to generate a first output set that includes estimated source illumination embeddings and first reconstructed images that correspond to the source images, the reconstructed images having respective subjects that are i) from the corresponding source image, and ii) illuminated based on the target illumination embedding.

Abstract: Embodiments are associated with a speaker-independent attention-based encoder-decoder model to classify output tokens based on input speech frames, the speaker-independent attention-based encoder-decoder model associated with a first output distribution, and a speaker-dependent attention-based encoder-decoder model to classify output tokens based on input speech frames, the speaker-dependent attention-based encoder-decoder model associated with a second output distribution. The second attention-based encoder-decoder model is trained to classify output tokens based on input speech frames of a target speaker and simultaneously trained to maintain a similarity between the first output distribution and the second output distribution.

Abstract: Techniques for providing adaptive assistive technology for assisting users with visual impairment can be used on a computing device. These techniques include displaying content to a user, capturing a series of images or video of the user using a camera, analyzing the series of images or video to determine whether the user is exhibiting behavior or characteristics indicative of visual impairment, and rendering a magnification user interface on the display configured to magnify at least a portion of the content of the display based on a determination that the user is exhibiting behavior or characteristics indicative of visual impairment. The magnification user interface may be controlled based on head and/or eye movements of the user of the computing device.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a pipeline of compare logic stages. The pipeline, at successive pipeline stages, determines whether each of a set of input symbols meets a corresponding programmable criteria. The compare logic stages each compare the set of input symbols to a respective programmable value. The compare logic stages also each provide, to a respective successive compare logic stage, a corresponding plurality of indicators of whether respective ones of the set of input symbols met the corresponding programmable criteria for that compare logic stage. The corresponding programmable criteria are configurable to be based at least in part on the corresponding plurality of indicators from a respective previous compare logic stage.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for validating media integrity using asymmetric key cryptography utilizing a public/private cryptographic key pair. The private key is kept secret and is known to an originator and/or publisher of a media file. The public key is added to the media file and is used to validate integrity of the media file, that is, that content of the media file (e.g., portion(s), frame(s)) has not been altered since publication of the media file. By validating integrity of the media file, strong proof that the media file came from an owner of the keypair (e.g., had possession of the private key) can be obtained, for example, resolving issues of trust and/or authenticity common in altered content. In some embodiments, information regarding an origin of the content can further be determined.

Abstract: An online meeting system begins the process of connecting a user to an online meeting when a request is received from a user to start or join the online meeting. In response to the request, a pre-meeting user interface (UI) is displayed having a user interface control which, when activated, enables transmission of audio and/or video data for the online meeting, and prior to activation of the control, connection parameters are shared with an online meeting service to preheat the meeting. In response to activation of the control, transmission of audio and/or video data for the online meeting is enabled.

Abstract: An allowed client server, that is authorized to access a resource server over a given port, receives a client request, from a client computing system, to access the resource server. The allowed client server authenticates and authorizes the request, using an authentication and authorization mechanism, and selects a port with which to communicate with the client computing system. The identity of that port is provided to the client computing system, and a port forwarding mechanism forwards traffic between the client computing system and the resource server, through the client-facing port and to the given port on the resource server.

Abstract: An end-to-end service delivery system provides customers representing mobile network and enterprise operators with an online repository for services that are created from virtual network functions, and which are available from multiple service creators and operable across infrastructure underlying the customer's software-defined networking-based mobile network including diverse private, public, and hybrid cloud platforms. The network functions delivery system provides a user interface (UI) exposing a catalog of differentiated services of varying types. When the customer selects a service from the catalog, the service delivery system uses an installation engine to deploy the selected service on the customer's mobile network. The system provides a lifecycle management and orchestration engine that orchestrates the deployed service on an end-to-end basis across domains and network platforms.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing content-adaptive deblocking to improve the visual quality of video images compressed using block-based motion-predictive video coding. For instance, in certain embodiments of the disclosed technology, edge information is obtained using global orientation energy edge detection (“OEED”) techniques on an initially deblocked image. OEED detection can provide a robust partition of local directional features (“LDFs”). For a local directional feature detected in the partition, a directional deblocking filter having an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the LDF can be used. The selected filter can have a filter orientation and activation thresholds that better preserve image details while reducing blocking artifacts. In certain embodiments, for a consecutive non-LDF region, extra smoothing can be imposed to suppress the visually severe blocking artifacts.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to implementing compliance settings by a computing device for bringing the computing device into compliance with a configuration scenario. For instance, a computing device may receive, from a server, configuration information describing compliance settings for implementing by the computing device to bring the computing device into compliance with a configuration scenario. Moreover, the computing device may identify a state machine indicated by the configuration information that describes a configuration process for implementing the compliance settings and execute the state machine to configure the computing device with the compliance settings.

Abstract: A method to correct a fault in application of a Clifford circuit to a qubit register of a quantum computer comprises: (A) receiving circuit data defining the Clifford circuit; (B) emitting outcome code based on the circuit data, the outcome code including a series of outcome checks each corresponding to an anticipated error syndrome of the application of the Clifford circuit to the qubit register; and (C) emitting space-time quantum code corresponding to the Clifford circuit based on the circuit data and on the outcome code, the space-time quantum code including a series of check operators that support quantum-error correction, thereby enabling fault correction in the application of the Clifford circuit to the qubit register.

Abstract: A new processing architecture is described that utilizes a data processing unit (DPU). Unlike conventional compute models that are centered around a central processing unit (CPU), the DPU that is designed for a data-centric computing model in which the data processing tasks are centered around the DPU. The DPU may be viewed as a highly programmable, high-performance I/O and data-processing hub designed to aggregate and process network and storage I/O to and from other devices. The DPU comprises a network interface to connect to a network, one or more host interfaces to connect to one or more application processors or storage devices, and a multi-core processor with two or more processing cores executing a run-to-completion data plane operating system and one or more processing cores executing a multi-tasking control plane operating system. The data plane operating system is configured to support software functions for performing the data processing tasks.

Abstract: A data processing system obtains source textual content associated with a first writing style and target textual content associated with a second writing style and provides the source textual content as an input to a first machine learning model which analyzes the source content to determine the first writing style of the first textual content. The system provides an indication of the first writing style and the target textual content as an input to a second machine learning model which analyzes the target textual content and rewrites the target textual content according to the first writing style to output updated target textual content rewritten according to the first writing style. Some implementations utilize a single model trained to receive the source textual content, the target textual content, to determine the writing style of the source textual content and rewrite the target textual content according to the first writing style.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to controlling power from a battery on a computing device. One example provides a power management system for a computing device having a battery powering first and second processing units. The power management system comprises a controller. The controller is configured to receive a RSOC of the battery and compute first and second current limit values based at least on the RSOC. The power management system further comprises a first power channel including a first first-stage regulator having a current limiter. The current limiter is configured to dynamically limit, to the first current value, a first current flowing from the battery to the first processing unit. The power management system further comprises a second power channel including a second first-stage regulator having a current limiter configured to dynamically limit, to the second current limit value, a second current flowing from the battery.

Abstract: A “Content Optimizer” applies a machine-learned relevancy model to predict levels of interest for segments of arbitrary content. Arbitrary content includes, but is not limited to, any combination of documents including text, charts, images, speech, etc. Various automated reports and suggestions for “reformatting” segments to modify the predicted levels of interest may then be presented. Similarly, the Content Optimizer applies a machine-learned comprehension model to predict what a human audience is likely to understand (e.g., a “comprehension prediction”) from the arbitrary content. Various automated reports and suggestions for “reformatting” segments to modify the comprehension prediction may then be presented.

Abstract: A deep neural network (“DNN”) module compresses and decompresses neuron-generated activation data to reduce the utilization of memory bus bandwidth. The compression unit receives an uncompressed chunk of data generated by a neuron in the DNN module. The compression unit generates a mask portion and a data portion of a compressed output chunk. The mask portion encodes the presence and location of the zero and non-zero bytes in the uncompressed chunk of data. The data portion stores truncated non-zero bytes from the uncompressed chunk of data. A decompression unit receives a compressed chunk of data from memory in the DNN processor or memory of an application host. The decompression unit decompresses the compressed chunk of data using the mask portion and the data portion.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes generating, using a transaction management computing subsystem of an advertising platform, a set of primary bid requests responsive to receipt of an advertising call. Each primary bid request includes information sufficient to characterize an impression consumer and information sufficient to characterize each of one or more impressions identified in the advertising call. The method also includes sending the set of primary bid requests from the transaction management computing subsystem to a first set of decisioning computing subsystems of the advertising platform. Each decisioning computing subsystem of the first set being operable to generate a bid response based on the information included in a primary bid request.

Abstract: An electronic mail (email) system generates an email user interface display, with a timeslot actuator, for composing an email message. Actuation of the timeslot actuator is detected and the email system accesses available timeslots from a calendar system corresponding to the user. User selectable display elements, corresponding to each available timeslot, are displayed on the email user interface display, along with message content. When a user selectable display element corresponding to an available timeslot is selected, the email message content is populated with a selectable timeslot element, corresponding to the available timeslot, that can be sent to recipients in the email message.

Abstract: A congested network link is identified. Applications that are contributing to the congestion are also identified. The contribution of each of the identified applications to the congestion is then determined in order to determine whether the application's usage of the network should be throttled. A control signal is generated in order to indicate to the application that it is to perform an application-specific throttling operation to reduce the network bandwidth consumed by the application. If the application-specific throttling does not sufficiently reduce network congestion, a more aggressive throttling operation is performed.

Abstract: An accessory device receives authentication information from a host computing device connected thereto and determines whether the authentication information is valid. If the authentication information is valid, the accessory device applies a first access policy that specifies whether the accessory device can provide the host computing device with access to none, some, or all of various computing resources of the accessory device. If the authentication information is not valid, the accessory device applies a second access policy that is different than the first access policy. The accessory device can also be provisioned with access policies by a host computing device if the host computing device successfully authenticates with the accessory device. In either case, authenticating the host computing device may include verifying a digital signature of a certificate provided by the host computing device using a public key of a certificate authority that has been provisioned to the accessory device.

Abstract: To increase the speed with which a Second Layer Address Table (SLAT) is traversed, memory having the same access permissions is contiguously arranged such that one or more hierarchical levels of the SLAT need not be referenced, thereby resulting in more efficient SLAT traversal. “Slabs” of memory are established whose memory range is sufficiently large that reference to a hierarchically lower level table can be skipped and a hierarchically higher level table's entries can directly identify relevant memory addresses. Such slabs are aligned to avoid smaller intermediate memory ranges. The loading of code or data into memory is performed based on a next available memory location within a slab having equivalent access permissions, or, if such a slab is not available, or if an existing slab does not have a sufficient quantity of available memory remaining, a new slab with the proper access permissions is established.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to backlight modules, displays including a backlight module, and methods for assembling a backlight module. In one example, a backlight module for a display comprises light sources affixed to a printed circuit and a light guide plate. An adhesive affixes the printed circuit to the light guide plate. The light guide plate comprises a body and a plurality of projections extending from the body, with the plurality of projections retaining two or more of the light sources between the projections and the body of the light guide plate.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing operations in a distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of computing devices implementing a Kubernetes environment. An indication is received of one or more custom resources of the Kubernetes environment. The custom resources are grouped into a commit set. The commit set is defined as an atomic unit which either succeeds or fails atomically. It is determined that at least one of the custom resources has failed to complete. In response to the determination, the custom resources of the commit set are reverted to a previous consistent state.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to pixel-shifting devices for increasing display resolution. An example pixel-shifting device comprises an outer frame, an inner frame coupled to the outer frame via a flexure, a path-shifting optical element mounted to the inner frame, and one or more piezoelectric actuators configured to drive motion of the inner frame.

Abstract: Solutions for enforcing both syntactic and semantic correctness of domain-specific data queries include: receiving a data query; constraining an operation of the data query to enforce semantic correctness, wherein enforcing semantic correctness comprises: determining semantic information associated with each of a plurality of data entities; based on at least the semantic information, determining whether combining the two data entities of the plurality of data entities is allowed or is not allowed; based on at least determining that combining the two data entities is allowed, permitting combining the two data entities in the data query; and based on at least determining that combining the two data entities is not allowed, preventing combining the two data entities in the data query; and executing the data query. Some examples further include basing the permission on (at least) an ontology between the semantic information of the two data entities and a set of axioms.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing resilient persistent connections for communication are disclosed. Methods include identifying, at a first device, a second device registered with a client connection service; obtaining, from the client connection service, a first resource identifier for delivering request messages to the second device via the client connection service; identifying, based on the obtained first resource identifier, a first target resource for a first request message directed to the second device, wherein the first target resource specifies a first host included in the client connection service; sending, to the client connection service via the data communication network, the first request message to the first target resource for delivery to the second device by the client connection service; and receiving, from the client connection service via the data communication network, a first response message provided by the second device as a response to the first request message.

Abstract: A method of enhancing a link in collaboration applications includes determining, from content entered into a collaboration application, a string of characters indicating a uniform resource locator (URL). Upon determining the string of characters indicating the URL from the content entered into the collaboration application, the method includes automatically calling a first web service to obtain a representation of content referenced by the URL by sending a request, at least including the URL, to the first web service. The representation of the content referenced by the URL can then be received from the first web service in a format customized for the collaboration application, a computing device on which the collaboration application is implemented, or both.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a photonic transmitter supported by the first surface of the substrate; a photonic receiver supported by the first surface of the substrate; a microfluidic volume positioned in the second surface of the substrate; a waveguide positioned to direct photonic signal from the photonic transmitter to the photonic receiver, wherein at least a portion of the waveguide is positioned between the first surface of the substrate and at least a portion of the microfluidic volume; and a working fluid in the microfluidic volume to receive heat from the waveguide.

Abstract: A liquid-submersible thermal management system includes a cylindrical outer shell and an inner shell positioned in an interior volume of the outer shell. The cylindrical outer shell has a longitudinal axis oriented vertically relative to a direction of gravity, and the inner shell defines an immersion chamber. The liquid-submersible thermal management system a spine positioned inside the immersion chamber and oriented at least partially in a direction of the longitudinal axis with a heat-generating component located in the immersion chamber. A working fluid is positioned in the immersion chamber and at least partially surrounding the heat-generating component. The working fluid receives heat from the heat-generating component.

Abstract: Trace recording based on data influxes to an outer-level cache and cache coherence protocol (CCP) transitions between inner caches. Example computing device(s) include a plurality of processing units, a plurality of (N-1)-level caches, and an N-level cache that is associated with two or more of the (N-1)-level caches and that is a backing store for the two or more (N-1)-level caches. Based at least on detecting influx(es) of data to a location in the N-level cache during execution across the processing units, the computing device(s) causes the influx(es) of data to be logged. The computing device(s) also causes one or more (N-1)-level CCP transitions between the two or more (N-1)-level caches to be logged. The (N-1)-level CCP transitions result from the location being accessed by two or more of the processing units.

Abstract: Techniques for auto-starting a VPN in a MAM environment are disclosed. A MAM-controlled application is launched on a computer system. Policy is queried and a determination is made as to whether to auto-start a VPN application based on the policy. Based on the policy, the VPN application is auto-started, and the VPN application initiates a VPN tunnel that is usable by at least the MAM-controlled application. Network communications transmitted to or from the MAM-controlled application then pass through the VPN tunnel.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for implementing direct memory access in a virtualized computing environment. A memory access policy of the virtualized computing environment is applied to a direct memory access connection request received from a first virtual machine via an exception path. The request is flagged to indicate that the request has been processed and the request is forwarded to a network interface device configured to execute offloaded network functions for one or more virtual machines. A memory access policy of the virtualized computing environment is applied to a direct memory access connection reply received from a second virtual machine on the exception path. The reply is flagged to indicate that the reply has been processed and the reply is forwarded to the network interface device. A direct memory access connection is established between first and second virtual machines in accordance with the request.

Abstract: A computing device is provided, including a logic subsystem with one or more processors, and memory storing instructions executable by the logic subsystem. These instructions are executed to obtain one or more source images, segment the one or more source images to generate a plurality of segments, determine a priority order for the plurality of segments, and transmit the plurality of segments to a remote computing device in the priority order. The plurality of segments are spatial components generated by spatial decomposition of the one or more source images and/or frequency components that are generated by frequency decomposition of the one or more source images. A remote computing device may receive these components in priority order, and perform certain algorithms on individual components without waiting for the entire image to upload.

Abstract: Innovations in the area of prediction of block vector (“BV”) values improve encoding or decoding of blocks using intra block copy (“BC”) prediction. For example, some of the innovations relate to use of a default BV predictor with a non-zero value. Other innovations relate to use of a selected one of multiple BV predictor candidates for a current block. Still other innovations relate to use of a skip mode in which a current intra-BC-predicted block uses a predicted BV value.

Abstract: A public-private key cryptographic scheme is described for granting authenticating a client to a remote device or service in order to access a secure resource. The client is provided the public key, but the private key is stored in a hardware security module (HSM) that the client is not able to access. The client requests a digital signature be generated from the private key from a secure vault service. The secure vault service accesses the HSM and generates the digital certificate, which is then passed to the client. The digital certificate may be added to a security token request submitted to an identity provider. The identity provider determines whether the digital signature came from the private key.

Abstract: A cloud-connected baseboard management controller (BMC) enables remote management of all management layers of edge-based host machines from the cloud without imposition of costs associated with firewalls and private data connections. A remote management agent incorporated into the BMC enables creation of a remote management-enabled bare-metal server paradigm in which remote management from the cloud is supported at the lowest hardware levels which provides for cost-effective utilization of network resources down to even a single isolated node.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, machine-readable media, and devices which provide for real-time personalized suggestions for participants in a network-based communication service. The personalized suggestions may include options for taking actions, content suggestions, and smart replies. These suggestions may be based upon the current conversation and are delivered personally to each participant.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed relating to friction hinges. In one example, a friction hinge comprises a first stub and adjacent second stub extending from a stub substrate. A first finger extends from a finger substrate between the first stub and the second stub and comprises a distal contacting face that is biased into contact with a first biasing face of the first stub. A second finger adjacent to the first finger extends from the finger substrate between the first stub and the second stub and comprises a distal contacting face that is biased into contact with a second biasing face of the second stub. A pin extends through apertures in the first stub, first finger, second finger, and second stub.

Abstract: A computing device is provided, including one or more processing devices, one or more temperature sensors, a fan, and a fan tachometer. The one or more processing devices may be configured to execute an application program. While executing the application program, the one or more processing devices may be further configured to collect performance data including temperature data received from the one or more temperature sensors and fan speed data received from the fan tachometer. The one or more processing devices may be further configured to generate a fan control signal at least in part by applying a machine learning model to the performance data. The one or more processing devices may be further configured to control the fan according to the fan control signal.