Feb 11, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Investment
Car manufacturer Ford is betting big on electric and autonomous vehicles. During an earnings call last week, the company’s top executives announced the automaker would be increasing its investment in electric and autonomous vehicles from $11.5 billion through...
Feb 11, 2021 | Climate, Drones
Before we know it, June first will be upon us and tracking tropical systems will be part of our everyday lives. But even outside Hurricane Season, hurricane hunters remain busy working on testing new tools that could greatly improve hurricane forecasts. Last month the...
Feb 11, 2021 | Drones, Energy
Commercial drones are still at the starting line in the U.S., but as the FAA begins loosening regulations the sector is primed to take off. Wireless charging, which is helping robots of all stripes operate independently and with less downtime could have a number of...
Feb 11, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Environment, Featured
As millions of tons of plastic wash into the ocean everyday, scientists have their work cut out for them in trying to keep tabs on its whereabouts, but they may soon have a useful new tool at the their disposal. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have...
Feb 11, 2021 | Telecommunications
Most of the world is yet to experience the benefits of a 5G network, but the geopolitical race for the next big thing in telecommunications technology is already heating up. For companies and governments, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The first to develop and patent...
Feb 11, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence
Efforts are progressing to harness emerging technologies to improve the efficiency of shipping operations. Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that it is expanding its efforts with artificial intelligence to achieve greater efficiency with routing which will also...
Feb 11, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
Aurora Innovation Inc., a Silicon Valley-based autonomous-driving startup with at least a $10 billion valuation, has agreed to a long-term strategic partnership with Toyota and its supplier Denso Corp. that aims to mass produce autonomous vehicles and launch them on...
Feb 11, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
Korean car manufacturer Hyundai has unveiled its latest vehicle. But instead of being a family-friendly hatchback or a school-run SUV, the brand has revealed an autonomous vehicle that sprout legs and walk. Called TIGER – short for Transforming Intelligent...
Feb 11, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Robots
Robots help us in many ways – from assembly lines to looking after the elderly. Now they’re turning their attention to combating climate change by helping to plant trees. Milrem Robotics, an Estonian company which started off building autonomous tanks, has developed...
Feb 4, 2021 | Entertainment, Media
Spotify now boasts 155 million premium subscribers and 345 million monthly active users, according to its latest earnings report released today. Those numbers represent a 24 percent and 27 percent year-over year increase. Its biggest increase was in ad-supported...
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