The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a new program called Solaris that aims to explore the feasibility of launching solar structures into orbit, harnessing the sun's energy and transmitting it to the ground. If this concept comes to fruition, Solaris could provide always-on space-based solar power and make up 10 to 15 percent of Europe's energy use by the 2030s.
Concrete is a widely used construction material that is known for its strength, durability, and versatility. It is a mixture of water, cement, and aggregates, such as sand and gravel, that harden over time to form a solid and long-lasting structure. Despite its many benefits, the production and use of concrete have a significant impact on the environment and contribute to climate change.
Brain machine interfaces might be here sooner than you think. With devices like Neuralink and many others coming, what benefits will you get?
Google has launched its own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, in response to the wildly successful ChatGPT. The new chatbot service will be called Bard and will be made available to "trusted users" before a public release in the coming weeks, according to Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.
According to Reuters, Dell Technologies is cutting 5% of its global workforce, or about 6,650 jobs, as it faces a decline in the PC market and prepares for a potential recession.
ChatGPT and OpenAI are getting all the attention when it comes to artificial intelligence. But this one company is ahead of them.
The Venturi Antarctica is an experimental EV that is trying to handle the harsh and cold conditions of Antarctica. There is a reason this EV is so important.
China's spy balloon was shot down off the east coast of the United States in the Myrtle Beach area, reported multiple news outlets today.
The creators of ChatGPT have released a new feature which helps teachers detect if text was produced by a student or artificial intelligence. This will be important for schools to determine if a student cheated or not.
There have been rumors of an Apple Car for several years now, and the big question is this: Is Apple really going to make a car?
Autodesk, Okta and other tech companies announced layoffs today. Despite that, five-hundred thousand new jobs were added in the US job market. Unemployment in the US is down to a 53 year low at just 3.4%.
Twitter announced in a tweet that all API usage will require a paid account starting February 9th, 2023.
Meta (Facebook) stock surged today, gaining nearly 25% in value. This happened as the company beat expectations for revenue and showed cost-cutting measures with promises of efficiency.
AI could do your taxes in as little as 5 minutes. With tax season around the corner, there are many who would like this - a lot!
Cathy Wood has stated that robots could replace human workers at Amazon warehouses by 2030, and I believe her. Here's why:
This post on pocket walks through the SR-71 blackbird cockpit, one of the most fascinating aircraft of all time.
According to Facebook, they want to use their AI to help Wikipedia articles be more trustworthy and accurate.
There are researchers at Aalto University, researching quantum mechanics, who used quantum coherence to see objects without looking at them - just like Nio in the Matrix.
Chat GPT is having significant outages. Let's go over some ideas on how to deal with these outages.
Aging is a natural process that all humans experience, and as the population continues to age, the need for effective treatments to address the various health issues that come with aging becomes increasingly important. Recent advancements in medicine are helping to address the challenges of aging and improve the health and quality of life for older adults.
A U.S.-based Apple supplier, Jabil, has started producing components for AirPods in India, marking a significant step in Apple's push to expand production in the country. According to Bloomberg, this move makes the AirPods the second Apple product after iPhones to be made in India. The reason for this expansion is to reduce Apple's reliance on China for production, where lockdown disruptions and US trade restrictions have made manufacturing more risky.
Last week Ancestry announced layoffs of about 7% of staff, multiple people posted on LinkedIn.
David Masopust is a scientist, and he has wondered for quite some time how he can push the immune systems of animals and humans to their absolute limits.
There is a United States biotech company, XyloCor that is advancing its trials of SC001, a form of gene therapy for patients with refractory angina.
According to a report by Bloomberg, Impossible Foods is laying off 20% of its staff, which could affect over 100 employees out of its current 700 workers. The company made a similar cut in its workforce last October. Impossible Foods did not respond to a request for comment on the layoffs.
Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI have asked a San Francisco federal court to dismiss a proposed class action complaint that accuses the companies of scraping licensed code to build GitHub’s AI-powered Copilot tool. Launched in 2021, Copilot uses OpenAI’s technology to suggest lines of code directly within a programmer’s code editor. It was trained on publicly available code from GitHub, leading to concerns over its potential violation of copyright laws.
Tens of thousands of tech workers have lost their jobs in the first month of the year, but the auto industry has yet to announce major layoffs. Ford and GM are among the automakers that have avoided widespread job cuts, despite some localized cuts, such as the 3,200 job cuts planned by Ford in Europe.
There are engineers at the University of Hong Kong in China who have designed tiny robots that are able to rapidly shift between liquid and solid states. These robots could remove objects from the human body or go in and fix electronics.
Scientists have developed a tiny brain implant. This brain implant is smaller than a human hair. And... this brain implant lets people control a computer with your mind. No longer will you need to hold your phone in front of your face - you can just simply think with your mind and watch your computer do things.
The Apple Watch is a popular choice among iPhone users but the Series 7, although it's an older model, is still a good option, especially when it's on sale. Right now, you can get the 45mm, LTE-enabled version of the Series 7 at Walmart for $329, which is $200 cheaper than the Series 8.
Buying a new computer usually means you need a computer for one of the following needs: casual use, running resource intense programs, or gaming. We'll go over different computers for each.
Amsterdam has an enormous parking garage, and it is underwater and only for bicycles - about 7,000 of them to be exact.
According to CyberSeek, there were about 750000 cyber-security job openings as of January 27, 2023.
The CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, is stepping down, and I think it's because he has been too slow to adopt EVs (electric vehicles).
Cryptocurrency has become one of the most talked-about financial topics of the past decade. It has been hailed as the future of money and a revolutionary new way of making payments. But what does the future of cryptocurrency really look like? Let's dive in!
CNET reported that an AI used to write news articles was posting wildly inaccurate data as of Thursday, January 26, 2023.
Well it's another brutal day in the tech sector as two giant tech companies - IBM and SAP have announced mass layoffs.
Microsoft had a rough day when both Outlook and Teams services were completely disrupted. This was a world-wide outage where only China was spared.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a pair of headphones that were impervious to damage? Enter the German Maestro GMP 8.35 D Monitor.
CES is one of the biggest tech events of the year and in 2023, some amazing, incredible, and futuristic technology was revealed.
Recently, there has been a growing concern over the high levels of executive compensation at tech companies. While some of these companies have seen tremendous growth and success, their CEOs have been rewarded with sky high salaries, bonuses, and stock options. This has led many to ask if these executives are worth the high levels of compensation they receive.
The Samsung Galaxy A13 5G is a low-cost phone with good connectivity and good value for its price. Here's why it is worth it.
Microsoft is continuing to push its investment in OpenAI and, in particular, the chatbot, Chat GPT3. Microsoft seeks to become openAI's exclusive cloud provider as it does so.
