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EVs Could Take 33% of Global Sales by 2028

Jun 23, 2022 | Electric Vehicles, Featured

Electric vehicle sales could reach 33% globally by 2028 and 54% by 2035, as demand accelerates in most major markets, consultant AlixPartners said on Wednesday. EVs accounted for less than 8% of global sales last year, and just under 10% in the first quarter of 2022....

Does Google’s LaMDA AI Have a Soul?

Jun 15, 2022 | Artificial Intelligence

“I feel pleasure, joy, love, sadness, depression, contentment, anger, and many others,” responds LaMDA when asked by Google computer engineer Blake Lemoine what sorts of feelings it has. LaMDA is the acronym for Google’s Language Model for...

Boeing Reveals New Starliner Spacesuit

Jun 15, 2022 | Space

A never-before-seen spacesuit is making its debut with the public opening of a new NASA exhibit, but its reveal is not the only surprise about the Boeing CST-100 Starliner astronaut outfit. It was also made by a Mythbuster. A replica of the second ascent and entry...

Key Us Lawmaker Backs Giving Ukraine Armed Drones

Jun 15, 2022 | Drones, Featured

A top Democratic lawmaker is pushing the Biden administration to send Ukraine armed drones and longer range artillery, he told reporters Wednesday. “When it comes to drones and when it comes to long-range artillery, we’ve been too cautious,” House...

Five of the World’s Tiniest Robots

Jun 15, 2022 | Featured, Robots

Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film I saw captured my imagination: Fantastic Voyage, a 1966 release about people shrunk to microscopic size and sent into the body of an injured scientist to repair his brain. The idea struck...

Humans in the Loop Help Robots Find Their Way

Jun 15, 2022 | Robots

Just like us, robots can’t see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they’re going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a method that allows humans to help robots “see” their environments and carry out tasks. The...