Oct 22, 2020 | Featured, Investment, Smart Cities
A massive smart infrastructure boom could be about to kick off as cities face growing pressure to become more resilient in the wake of Covid-19. Combined with escalating sustainability commitments and the need to support ongoing population growth, Barclays believes...
Oct 22, 2020 | 5G, Featured, Government
Washington has stepped up its offensive against Huawei, offering financing to Brazil to get the Chinese telco effectively blocked from the nation’s next-generation 5G networks. During a trip to Brasilia on Tuesday, officials from the Export-Import Bank of the United...
Oct 22, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured, Testing
Ford Motor plans to launch its self-driving commercial business in 2022 with vehicles based on the Ford Escape Hybrid crossover, the company said Tuesday. The vehicles are the automaker’s fourth-generation self-driving test vehicles in partnership with Argo AI, a...
Oct 14, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Featured
RADAR satellites can collect massive amounts of remote sensing data that can detect ground movements—surface defomations—at volcanoes in near real time. These ground movements could signal impending volcanic activity and unrest; however, clouds and other atmospheric...
Oct 14, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Featured
Autonomous vehicle company Waymo provided a glimpse of its autonomous truck technology in a blog post this week, as the Alphabet-backed startup best known for self-driving passenger vehicles steps up its delivery and freight program. Waymo said its...
Oct 12, 2020 | Featured, Robots
It’s difficult to spy on shy creatures in their natural habitats, whether it be in the deep sea, or in the trees. Now, however, thanks to animatronic drones and robots, people are able to safely infiltrate the private lives of wild animals. Below, for example, is a...
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