Innovation & Tools
Maersk to connect its entire fleet of ships to Starlink
A.P. Moeller-Maersk AS, a logistics and transport firm based in Denmark, has reached an agreement with SpaceX to give its whole fleet of over 330 container ships access to the…
Published on October 13, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Kia electric car owners will have access to 12,000 Tesla charging stations
According to MarketWatch, South Korean automaker Kia Corp. will transition to the North American Charging Standard (NACS) in the fourth quarter of 2024, enabling owners of the firm's electric vehicles…
Published on October 6, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
SpaceX to provide satellite broadband in African countries
SpaceX will offer satellite broadband service in 11 African nations.
Published on October 3, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
UPS develops AI-based software to fight parcel thefts
United Parcel Service (UPS), the biggest express delivery company in the world, has created artificial intelligence-based software to assist avoid package theft when items are delivered without the recipient being…
Published on September 26, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, EasyJet join alliance to introduce hydrogen fuel into aviation
According to a statement from the Hydrogen in Aviation project, the alliance will submit a report by the end of the year highlighting significant project milestones for the following ten…
Published on September 6, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Apple’s to release iPhone 15 with USB-C connector
According to Bloomberg, the new iPhone 15 and AirPods Pro headphones, which Apple will introduce on September 12, will have a USB-C connector in place of a Lightning connector.
Published on September 4, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Baidu opens access to AI-based Ernie Bot
Users can download the program to their devices on the company’s website, Baidu announced.
Published on August 31, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
UN: adoption of AI technologies is more likely to increase employment than to decrease it
The majority of employment can only be partially mechanized, according to experts.
Published on August 22, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Gates Foundation commits $5M to AI projects in developing countries
Grants totaling $5 million have been given to creators of AI-based applications by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Published on August 11, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Boeing to prepare Starliner for space flight by March 2024
The choice of the ultimate date depends on the parachute system's successful testing, which is planned for November.
Published on August 8, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Airbus and Voyager Space to set joint venture for building ISS analogue
The new station will be called Starlab.
Published on August 3, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Japan and the UK will jointly develop new gen nuclear power plant reactor
It is expected to go into service in the start of the following decade.
Published on July 19, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Tesla assembles its first Cybertruck electric pickup
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has put the finishing touches on the first production Cybertruck pickup truck four years after revealing the prototype.
Published on July 17, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
UAE to push share of electric cars in domestic market to 50 per cent by 2050
Suhail Al Mazroui, the nation's Minister of Energy, emphasized that the national policy on electric vehicles will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10 million tons.
Published on July 14, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Threads gets 100 million registered users within five days of launch
Meta's Threads app has 100 million users registered five days after its debut. Thus, Threads has broken the record for the quickest application growth ever set by ChatGPT, which took…
Published on July 11, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
US car receives world’s first airworthiness certificate
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the world's first airworthiness certificate for this sort of transportation to the US business Alef Aeronautics, which is building a flying automobile.
Published on June 30, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Japan and Brazil to create a joint venture to produce engines for flying cars
Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec and Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer will establish a joint venture called Nidec Aerospace in the United States to create engines for future electric flying automobiles.
Published on June 19, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Google warns employees against using chatbots, Bard including
The agency claims they can duplicate test data, which raises the possibility of information leaks.
Published on June 16, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
UN Secretary General calls for securing AI apps
According to the UN's press service, António Guterres, UN Secretary General, has suggested a code of conduct on digital platforms, and urged for making all apps employing artificial intelligence (AI)…
Published on June 13, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Japan to launch experiment to receive and transmit solar energy from Earth orbit from 2025
An experiment to collect and transmit solar energy from space to Earth will be carried out in 2025 by the Japanese space agency JAXA and the Japanese government, writes Nikkei.…
Published on June 1, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Nvidia to build the most powerful supercomputer in Israel
Nvidia, a US manufacturer of graphics cards, announced that it will construct Israel's most potent supercomputer for creation of generative AI systems.
Published on May 30, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Montana becomes first US state to officially ban TikTok
The state of Montana has passed a bill outlawing TikTok. On January 1, 2024, the law will become operative, wrote Greg Gianforte, the state’s governor.
Published on May 18, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Elon Musk: Tesla cars will drive fully autonomously in 2023
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said that his vehicles will be capable of completely autonomous driving by the end of the year.
Published on May 17, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Nikkei: Samsung Electronics wants to create chip development and manufacturing hub in Japan
According to Nikkei newspaper, Samsung Electronics of South Korea intends to invest more than 30 billion yen (about $222 million) in the construction of a chip development and manufacturing centre…
Published on May 15, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Twitter launches trial version of encrypted private messages
Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter announced the debut of an early, trial version of the encrypted messages.
Published on May 11, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Musk: WhatsApp cannot be trusted
American entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, said that messaging app WhatsApp shouldn't be trusted.
Published on May 10, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Gates’ company contemplates building nuclear reactors in the UK
Bill Gates' company is ready to compete in a "multibillion-dollar" competition to build nuclear reactors in the UK, writes The Sunday Times.
Published on May 9, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
G7 ministers ready to draw international standards for AI use
G7 ministers have decided to support the responsible use of artificial intelligence to diminish risks of misuse and privacy concerns, according to Kyodo.
Published on May 1, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Gates Foundation invests $5 million in experimental HIV treatment
Bill Gates' charity organization will spent $5 million on HIV-related experimental treatment.
Published on April 17, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Universal demands that streaming sites not allow AI training on its music
The FT learned that the music publisher Universal Music Group requested that Spotify and Apple Music do not permit artificial intelligence training based on its copyrighted music.
Published on April 13, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Tesla to produce economy e-trucks
Tesla intends to manufacture affordable, short-range electric cars. According to Reuters, the Semi Light electric truck will be one of the first of these vehicles.
Published on April 10, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Tesla: Switching to green will be $4 trillion cheaper than keeping fossil fuel energy
According to analysts at Tesla, switching to renewable energy would cost society roughly $10 trillion over the following 20 years, but using fossil fuels will be significantly more expensive. This…
Published on April 7, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Germany ponders closing access to ChatGPT following Italy
Germany's data security commissioner said that the country might decide to shut down ChatGPT following Italy.
Published on April 4, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Artificial intelligence will boost GDP by 7%
According to a Goldman Sachs research, recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) could result in the automation of twenty-five percent of all work performed in the US and the eurozone.
Published on March 31, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
UAE central bank launches Digital Dirham
The UAE Central Bank has introduced the Digital Dirham as part of a plan to get the nation's financial infrastructure ready for the future.
Published on March 24, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
CB Insights: Investments in AI fall by a third
According to statistics from CB Insights, global investment in artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups has decreased by 34% to $45.8 billion in 2022.
Published on March 20, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Apple delays update to its AI app
U.S. Apple has delayed approval of an update to its BlueMail email app with artificial intelligence tools because of worries that it might produce offensive content for minors, writes the…
Published on March 3, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Tesla recalls thousands of electric cars due to failures in autonomous driving software
American electric car company Tesla has recalled more than 360 000 vehicles in response to potential flaws in the autonomous driving software, according to a press statement from the U.S.…
Published on February 17, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Nokia and Kyndryl extend cooperation in private 5G networks
Nokia and Kyndryl have extended their industrial automation partnership leveraging wireless 5G networks for additional three years. The companies signed their first contract a year ago, and now they have…
Published on February 15, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast to launch U.S. plant in 2024
Even though the Vietnamese company VinFast is currently laying off some workers in its North American subsidiary, it has stated that its plans to begin producing electric cars in the…
Published on February 13, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Google test launches ChatGPT’s competitor
A brand-new text generating service powered by artificial intelligence called Bard has been made available by Google for testing. Users will be able to respond to queries in the search…
Published on February 8, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Nigeria becomes the first African country where Starlink is available
Nigeria has become the first African nation to get access to the services of the space business SpaceX, which owns the internet satellite network Starlink. SpaceX was created by Elon…
Published on January 31, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Bloomberg: Germany plans to reuse “excess heat” from data centers
German data centers might recycle their waste heat to heat houses. According to Bloomberg, such is the suggestion made by the German government in an effort to lessen the industry's…
Published on January 16, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Japan, US join to develop next-gen nuclear reactors
A deal has been reached between Japan and the US to deepen bilateral collaboration on energy security and increase bilateral cooperation on building of nuclear reactors of the next generation.
Published on January 10, 2023
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Head of Zurich Insurance: Cyber attacks may no longer be insurable
In a Financial Times interview, the CEO of the Swiss insurance giant Zurich suggested that cyberattacks may soon no longer be covered by insurance.
Published on December 28, 2022
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
South Park creators raise $20m for deepfake studio
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series South Park, have raised $20 million in funding for their own deepfake studio Deep Voodoo.
Published on December 23, 2022
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Japan to abolish tax breaks for internal combustion engine cars starting in 2025
The Nikkei claims that Japan plans to gradually remove vehicles with gasoline or diesel engines from the program of tax breaks. Starting in 2024, the requirements for eligibility will be…
Published on December 13, 2022
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Canadian court accepts parents’ lawsuit against game developer Epic Games
A class action case against video game maker Epic Games and its Canadian business has been approved by Judge Sylvain Lussier of the Supreme Court of the Canadian province of…
Published on December 12, 2022
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Elon Musk unveils second generation Tesla truck
The second generation of Tesla trucks has been presented by American billionaire Elon Musk.
Published on December 2, 2022
By Iris Barker
Innovation & Tools
Rolls-Royce and easyJet test hydrogen-powered aircraft engine
Together with easyJet, Rolls-Royce has successfully tested a cutting-edge hydrogen airplane engine for the first time.
Published on November 30, 2022
By Iris Barker