Oct 1, 2020 | Batteries, Business, Retail
Ikea will remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishings by October 2021, according to statement from the company emailed Wednesday. Aiming to reduce energy consumption and environmental waste with the move, the home furnishing giant...
Oct 1, 2020 | Climate, Drones, Featured
Scientists have long deployed drones to do everything from counting caribou to collecting whale snot. Now the flying machines are helping to rescue animals as climate change takes an increasingly deadly toll on wildlife. For the past year, a California...
Sep 24, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
An Israeli scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will be awarded a $1 million prize for her work using Machine Learning algorithm models to develop antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals and to detect and diagnose...
Sep 24, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Government, Safety
In a renewed push to get an autonomous vehicles bill through Congress, Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) is reintroducing the SELF Drive Act Wednesday, Latta told Axios. The big picture: New policy legislation is a long shot in the short Congressional calendar leading up...
Sep 24, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Investment
Jerusalem-based Mobileye, the developer of driver assistance systems acquired by Intel Corporation for $15.3 billion in 2017, will begin setting up the infrastructure to test autonomous vehicles in Dubai and hopes to roll out a full...
Sep 24, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Retail
The Kroger Co. plans to roll out Everseen’s Visual AI technology chainwide to detect and reduce customer errors at self-checkout stations. Ireland-based Everseen said its artificial intelligence and machine learning platform began deployment in Kroger stores in March...
Sep 24, 2020 | 5G, Featured, Weather
Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists. “Our study—the first of its kind that...
Sep 24, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Entertainment
When race car drivers take tight turns at high speeds, they rely on their experience and gut feeling to hit the gas pedal without spinning out. But how does an autonomous race car make the same decision? Currently, many autonomous cars rely on expensive external...
Sep 24, 2020 | 5G, Investment
September 2020 has turned out to be a forgettable month for the stock market so far. Major indices have pulled back this month, and investors fear a rerun of the March crash, which isn’t surprising given the economic challenges created by the novel coronavirus...
Sep 24, 2020 | Drones, Featured
If you need to get a Covid-19 test, but don’t want to go near people, Walmart’s got you covered. At least if you live near its North Las Vegas store. Walmart launched a pilot drone delivery program Tuesday that will drop off Covid-19...
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