Some of the spiciest news to leave the Apple rumor mill this month tells us the company plans to release a 15-inch MacBook Air. Actually, it might not even be called a MacBook âAir,â but it would at least offer a lighter and cheaper alternative to the 16-inch MacBook Pro for those who would like a big screen on their laptop. Itâs not the first time weâve heard this rumor,... Read more âș
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Thereâs two things you should know about Jupiter. First, it would be one helluva planet to live on if you were a werewolf. Thatâs because it has 79 moons. Second, one of those moons probably has life on it. We say probably because, based on all the evidence, it would be weird if it didnât. Scientists have long thought Europa, a small icy moon about a quarter the size of... Read more âș
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What if there was a magical robot that could cure any disease? Donât answer that. Itâs a stupid question. Everyone knows thereâs no one machine that could do that. But maybe a swarm made up of tens of thousands of tiny autonomous micro-bots could? Thatâs the premise laid out by proponents of nanobot medical technology. In science fiction, the big idea usually involves creating tiny metal robots via some sort... Read more âș
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The great resignation is a buzzphrase that first appeared in May 2021, and has struck fear into the hearts of employers ever since. Coined in the US, the term refers to the unprecedented rise in the number of workers resigning from their jobs following the pandemic. There has since been a huge amount of research trying to work out why this has happened. Are workers quitting work entirely, as the... Read more âș
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How different would we think about artificial intelligence if AI pioneers Allen Newell and Herbert Simon had won support for the seemingly less hype-prone term of âcomplex information processing,â rather than âartificial intelligence,â which was ultimately adopted by the field? On the surface, this thought experiment is interesting because it asks if artificial intelligence is intrinsically hyped. That is, is the word alone enough to get us in trouble? This... Read more âș
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Last year, sales of electric-chargeable vehicles (EVs and plug-in hybrids) in the EU saw an impressive tenfold increase, reaching 1.7 million units â or 18% of the total car market. However, the number of public chargers grew by only 2.5 times over the same period. According to the European Automobile Manufacturersâ Association (ACEA), the EUâs current pace in charging infrastructure wonât allow the Union to reach its 2030 green targets,... Read more âș
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A SpaceX Dragon rocket is due to take off this week with some unusual cargo on board: an EEG headset. The device will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) for a first-of-its-kind experiment. The mission? Analyzing the neurological activity of astronauts to understand how microgravity affects the brain. The headset was designed by brain.space, an Israeli company thatâs come out of stealth mode for the project. Credit: brain.space There... Read more âș
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Despite their undeniable popularity, Tesla vehicles have been experiencing a wave of troubles: a string of crashes, Autopilot and Full-Self Driving Beta malfunctions, and even battery explosions. As a result, the automaker has consistently drawn the attention of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). But has it made it easy for the agency to investigate the companyâs reported safety issues? No, no it hasnât. In an intriguing piece,... Read more âș
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Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine started last month, and as a response, various tech companies started to discontinue or limit their services in the country. Some of those were voluntary, and some of those were driven by international sanctions. Hereâs a running list of all the companies and digital services paused or discontinued in Russia: Apple Pay: Last month, after Russian banks were hit with sanctions, Apple decided to shut down... Read more âș
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This week saw champion sailing and blockchain tech join forces to bring fans closer to the sport. At this seasonâs race in San Francisco, SailGP announced a partnership with NEAR Foundation, makers of blockchain platform Astro. Iâm attending the competition, so I took a look at what this means for the sport â and itâs big. What is SailGP? The fleet cross the start line on Race Day 1 of... Read more âș
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Youâre driving slowly along a street, looking for a place to park. You come across a long stretch of parallel parking. But to your frustration, the spaces left by other peopleâs parking efforts are not quite long enough for you to fit. The search continues. Drawn from our own frustrating experiences with parking, we decided to answer the question once and for all â whatâs the best way to parallel... Read more âș
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For weeks, Russiaâs military assault on Ukraine has been complemented by full-fledged information warfare. The Kremlin has propagandised Russian state media, and is trying to control the narrative online too. Weâve seen a bombardment of âimposter contentâ circulating â including fake news reports and deepfake videos â while Ukranians and the rest of the world have scrambled to find ways to tell the real story of the invasion. A deepfake... Read more âș
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In early 2022, nearly two years after Covid was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, experts are mulling a big question: when is a pandemic âoverâ? So, whatâs the answer? What criteria should be used to determine the âendâ of Covidâs pandemic phase? These are deceptively simple questions and there are no easy answers. I am a computer scientist who investigates the development of ontologies. In computing, ontologies... Read more âș
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Want to go to space? It could cost you. This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the International Space Station. The going price for a seat is US$55 million. The ticket comes with an eight-day stay on the space station, including room and board â and unrivaled views. Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin offer cheaper alternatives, which will fly you to the... Read more âș
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Robots are featuring more and more in our daily lives. They can be incredibly useful (bionic limbs, robotic lawnmowers, or robots which deliver meals to people in quarantine), or merely entertaining (robotic dogs, dancing toys, and acrobatic drones). Imagination is perhaps the only limit to what robots will be able to do in the future. What happens, though, when robots donât do what we want them to â or do... Read more âș
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EV registrations in the UK have been increasing at an impressive rate during the past few years, which indicates an upwards trend in electrification. However, the current EV charging network canât keep up with the rising numbers. To improve the countryâs charging network, the government announced today a new ÂŁ500 million plan to help the UK market reach 300,000 public EV chargepoints by 2030. To put the numbers into perspective,... Read more âș
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If youâve been on Twitter in the last two days, chances are that youâve seen a video online of The Richest Man Aliveâą, celebrating. After months of COVID delays and issues with construction permits due to environmental concerns, Elon Musk finally made it to Berlin this week to officially open Teslaâs new Gigafactory. âGigaâ is no exaggeration â the manufacturing hub is ready to deliver 500,000 Teslas into this world... Read more âș
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Nvidia events are renowned for mixing technical bravado with splashes of showmanship â and this yearâs GTC conference was no exception. The company ended a week that introduced a new enterprise GPU and an Arm-based âsuperchipâ with a trademark flashy demo. Some 75 years after the worldâs first instant photo captured the 3D world in a 2D picture, Nvidia showcased the inverse: turning 2D images into a 3D scene within... Read more âș
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Starting on Jan. 25, 2023, many of the 2,500 institutions and 300,000 researchers that the U.S. National Institutes of Health supports will need to provide a formal, detailed plan for publicly sharing the data generated by their research. For many in the scientific community, this new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy sounds like a no-brainer. The incredibly quick development of rapid tests and vaccines for COVID-19 demonstrate the success... Read more âș
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Charging your EV on the go comes with a big disadvantage: youâre gonna have to wait a while. But waiting wouldnât be such a hassle if you could do so in comfort and â why not? â have a coffee and do some shopping. On Wednesday, Electrify America announced a new design vision for some of its public charging stations, aiming to make charging as comfortable and seamless as possible.... Read more âș
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