If youâre impressed by Martian rovers and helicopters, wait till you see whatâs on the horizon. NASA has unveiled a range of visionary tech that could be used in future space missions. The projects are the latest members of the Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which funds early-stage studies to evaluate their potential. The new cohort joins an array of innovations that were already in the program. Hereâs our pick... Read more âș
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Jeepâs current eco-friendly vehicles are plug-in hybrids, but the American brand is now ready to take the next step towards electrification. Yes, folks, I present to you Jeepâs very first EV, theâŠÂ Okay, it doesnât even have a name yet. But here it is: Image: Stellantis Image: Stellantis If you donât feel wowed, I feel you. Itâs a slick-looking car, yet rather ordinary, and I expected something more from the... Read more âș
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Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine is horrifying. Western leaders, fearing a broader war, are responding primarily with economic sanctions. A prominent economic sanction has been Russiaâs exclusion from the international payments messaging system SWIFT, presented as a powerful means of undermining its economy. But for a payments expert such as myself, this is something of a myth. Yes, SWIFT messaging systems are a critical part of international economic activity. They provide... Read more âș
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The U.S.tech sector is growing 10 times faster and has wages twice as high as the rest of the economy. This industry also wins the race for high profits and stock returns. At the same time, the tech sectorâs professional, managerial and executive labor forces are overwhelmingly white and male. It is not surprising, then, that the field is under a great deal of pressure to diversify its labor force.... Read more âș
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By Dara Kerr Uber has quietly changed the way it pays drivers in several major cities across the U.S., using a new feature itâs calling âUpfront Fares.â Instead of paying drivers for trips based on just time and distance, itâs now using an algorithm âbased on several factorsâ to calculate the fare. What all of those factors are is unclear. Uber has long used an upfront pricing algorithm to determine... Read more âș
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Earlier this month, hundreds of motorists were stuck in a winter storm on Interstate 95 in Virginia, U.S., some without food or water for more than 24 hours. As many vehicles reportedly ran out of gas and had to be towed, the now-popular question of how an electric vehicle would have fared in the same situation was raised. An opinion piece in The Washington Post brought up valid concerns about... Read more âș
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The past two years have provided some extreme dynamics for technology and innovation. Business and industries were shaken up and some were forced to adapt to digitization faster than planned. 2021 was the year to refine goals and adapt to a new reality. However, 2022 has the potential to become a year of even bigger changes. When experts discuss fast-growing trends in technology, eCommerce is one of the leading examples.... Read more âș
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Appleâs next hardware event is almost here. The company today announced it is hosting an event on Tuesday, March 8, at 10 AM PT (1 PM ET/7 PM CET/11:30 PM IST). As usual in this day and age, itâll be a virtual event that you can tune into from Appleâs website or Apple TV. Itâll be on YouTube as well. Peek performance. March 8th. See you there. #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/cEKMq7BuBh â... Read more âș
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In June 2021, scientists at the AI lab DeepMind made a controversial claim. The researchers suggested that we could reach artificial general intelligence (AGI) using one single approach: reinforcement learning. They titled their paper on the subject: âReward is Enough.â The team argued that AGI could emerge through an incentive mechanism known as a reward function. âWe hypothesize that intelligence, and its associated abilities, can be understood as subserving the... Read more âș
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On March 4, 2022, a lonely, spent rocket booster will smack into the surface of the Moon at nearly 6,000 mph. Once the dust has settled, NASAâs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will move into position to get an up-close view of the smoldering crater and hopefully shed some light on the mysterious physics of planetary impacts. As a planetary scientist who studies the Moon, I view this unplanned impact as an... Read more âș
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A spate of cyber attacks has affected Ukraineâs digital systems since Russiaâs invasion began. It soon became clear Russiaâs âboots on the groundâ approach would be supplemented by a parallel cyber offensive. Last week Ukraine called on its citizens to take to their keyboards and defend the country against Russiaâs cyber threat. At the same time, a campaign was underway among the hacktivist collective Anonymous, calling on its global army... Read more âș
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If youâre thinking of buying a Rivian EV, you might want to reconsider. The company has announced some steep price increases for its R1T truck and R1S SUV. The change, which was updated on the companyâs website Tuesday afternoon, signals an approximately 17% increase for the R1T, pushing the base price to around $78,975 from $67,500. The R1S goes up approximately 20% to $84,000 from $70,000. The R1T. Image: Rivian... Read more âș
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Of all the great feelings in the world, one towers above all. Thatâs right, Iâm talking about getting a new Apple computer. Besides it obviously being a shiny new thing, what really engrosses me is the idea of starting with a clean slate. At this stage, your old machine is probably filled with stuff you donât use and, in the time you bought it, who knows what new macOS apps... Read more âș
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Google Inbox was one of those products that a corner of the internet loved furiously â including me. So, when the company announced it was being discontinued in 2019, I was mad as hell. Now, a company named Shortwave, formed by ex-Google employees, is trying to bring it back. Before we talk about what theyâre trying to do, letâs take a trip down memory lane. Why was Inbox killed? Inbox... Read more âș
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We might not see an iPhone mini this year â and thatâs a big blow to fans of compact form factors in phones. Luckily though, we donât have to give up all hope for âminiâ models as Asus has FINALLY launched the Zenfone 8z (Zenfone 8 in global markets) in India. It launched in global markets around May last year. I can say given the country was going through a... Read more âș
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If youâre reading this post, youâre probably a person who appreciates image quality. You buy the best screen you can afford. You keep your display settings reasonably calibrated. You optimize your viewing distance for maximum detail perception. Naturally, you also pay for Netflixâs top-tier 4K plan. Lifeâs too short for 1080p. One night, itâs too late to turn on your 100-inch TV, so you start up Netflix on your PC,... Read more âș
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In March 2019, NASA had to postpone the first all-female spacewalk due to an unexpected snag: a shortage of medium-sized spacesuits. The milestone was pushed back after astronaut Anne McClain realized she needed a smaller configuration than originally planned. While the spacesuit had swappable parts, replacing the necessary piece could have taken up to 12 hours. On McClainâs recommendation, NASA switched the spacewalkers to avoid delaying the mission. The move... Read more âș
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In the first six months of 2021, more than 20,000 people died in car accidents in the US alone, the majority of which was attributed to dangerous, distracted, or drunk driving. But what if advanced technology could eliminate human weaknesses? Could we then make zero deaths possible? The latest research by Neural Propulsion Systems (NPS) thinks so. It posits that new technology can actually enable vehicles to eliminate roadway deaths... Read more âș
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Itâs 2022 â which means weâve been promised VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft for over a decade now. But while pioneer founders are incrementally moving towards commercial deployment, thereâs a new breed of startups snapping at their heels. Many are in their early stages, but all promise something unique, so I reached out to four of the most interesting companies to find out more. Oh, and I gave them... Read more âș
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New U.S. sanctions on Russia will encompass Russiaâs space agency, Roscosmos, according to a speech U.S. President Joe Biden gave on Feb. 24, 2022. In response to these sanctions, the head of Roscosmos on the same day posted a tweet saying, among other things, âIf you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or Europe?â The International Space... Read more âș
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