Jul 31, 2025 | Auto Industry, Detroit, Featured, Tariffs
Automotive giant Ford has revealed that import duties imposed by Washington cost the company $800 million (£604million) during the second quarter of 2025, prompting the manufacturer to increase its annual tariff impact forecast to $3billion (£2.2billion). The...
Jul 31, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Featured, First Responders
A tool developed at Texas A&M University is set to transform how emergency responders assess damage after disasters. The technology, known as CLARKE (Computer vision and Learning for Analysis of Roads and Key Edifices), uses artificial intelligence and drone...
Jul 24, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Tariffs, US Economy
President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles and parts have sent shockwaves through the U.S. auto industry. General Motors (GM) reported a $1.1 billion second-quarter earnings hit, projecting $4 billion to $5 billion in annual...
Jul 24, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Charging, Featured, Robots
Ubtech released a video (top) showing Walker S2 autonomously swapping out its battery, a process that will enable it to get back to work, whether that involves subjugating humans or hopefully something a little less alarming, like explaining meal times to newly...
Jul 24, 2025 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
Thanks to a new $3 million grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation, five Plastic Smart Cities projects have been launched in 2025 across Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia—and will run through 2028. This investment not only aims to power local action...
Jul 24, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Physical AI
During Nvidia’s fourth-quarter earnings call earlier this year, CEO Jensen Huang exclaimed, “The next frontier of AI is physical AI.” Huang was referring to a relatively new field that combines artificial intelligence with everything from humanoid robots and...
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