The Industry Innovation Report
Robots May Soon Be A Common Sight, Warns OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes the world has yet to witness the full extent of AI’s transformative potential—particularly with the emergence of humanoid robots. In a recent interview withBloomberg, Altman stated that while many focus on AI replacing...
The World’s First Operating System For Smart Cities
The Cologne-based startup dataMatters, a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University, has introduced urbanOS, which it claims is the world’s first operating system for Smart Cities. This municipal operating system functions similarly to computer or smartphone...
U.S. Space Force General To Lead Trump’s $175 Billion Golden Dome Space Defense Program
The Golden Dome project aims to see the United States design and deploy a next-generation missile defense shield over the entire continental U.S. that will be able to detect, track and intercept hypersonic missiles and other advanced aerial threats. What makes Golden...
Removing The Weakest Link In Electrified Autonomous Transport: Humans
Thanks to our new global tariff war, the wild world of importing and exporting has been thrust into the forefront. There's a lot of logistics involved in keeping your local Walmart stocked and your Amazon Prime deliveries happening, and you might be surprised at how...
U-M Economists Predict Rising Jobless Rate, Auto Sales Slowdown In Michigan As Tariffs Hit
Higher tariffs and their impact on trade remain the "wildest of wild cards" when it comes to economic forecasts, according to the latest outlook released May 16 by University of Michigan economists. The U.S. economy remains "mostly healthy," U-M economists said,...
Butterfly Hovering Technique Could Revolutionize Drone Design
Butterflies sometimes appear to zigzag and drift when they hover. Their bodies may look jerky from a distance, yet these movements help them stay aloft in ways few people expect. Yanlai Zhang from Beihang University recently contributed to a study that examines how...
Clean Energy Is Under Attack Even Where It’s Booming
Tax credits for clean-electricity generation and manufacturing are set to vanish under a plan proposed last week by congressional Republicans. Meanwhile, lawmakers in states such as Texas and Arizona—home to some of the country’s biggest renewable-energy projects—are...
Smart Mobility Today: This Week
As we approach Memorial Day and thousands of people hit the roads to travel to relaxing getaways, how much more interesting and fun would it be to fly there, and I am not talking about in a plane. Last week's Global Auto Mobility and the Smart Mobility Today podcast...
Autonomous Coal Miners Get To Work In Mongolia
A fleet of 100 electric driverless coal-mining trucks has been put into operation in Mongolia, coordinated by AI running on a 5G-A network. The project is expected to grow, bringing new safety and efficiency to China's coal-mining industry. While the negative...
How 5G And The Metaverse Are Changing Agriculture
A review of digital technologies in the International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology suggests that integration of mobile, 5G, wireless and the so-called metaverse could be a turning point in global agriculture. The use of this kind of...
