Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the US and Canada. General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes and Stellantis said Wednesday that they will share in a multi-billion
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Large neural networks, a form of artificial intelligence, can generate thousands of jokes along the lines of "Why did the chicken cross the road?" But do they understand why they're funny? Using hundreds of entries from the New Yorker magazine's Cartoon Caption Contest as a testbed, researchers challenged AI models and
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Construction on Europe’s largest ever telescope has been given the go-ahead in a joint project that includes UK universities. Launched in 2008, the European Solar Telescope (EST) project aims to provide valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Construction on the telescope, which will be capable of
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American law enforcement are now using AI-powered license plate recognition systems to identify “suspicious” patterns of movement by analyzing billions of license plate records. However, this new technology raises significant concerns about privacy and potential misuse. Forbes reports that by examining billions of license plate records, AI is now assisting American
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The Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station engaged in an assortment of tasks on Monday, July 24, including Genes in Space operations, human health research, robotics work, and station maintenance. NASA Flight Engineer Frank Rubio began his day by removing hard drives for later retrieval. After a similar session
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US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg has expressed concern over the possible national security implications of allowing the automated vehicle technology from Chinese firms to run on US roads. It followed a letter earlier in the week from a bipartisan group of Representatives urging the Administration to investigate and limit the operations
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said its members are currently spending between 35 per cent to 40 per cent of total costs on energy needs. President, MAN, Francis Meshioye, stated this during an exclusive interview with The PUNCH. According to him, any increase in energy costs such as electricity tariff or
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What happens to the body when a human gets heatstroke? How can we protect ourselves in a warming planet? To answer these burning questions, Arizona researchers have deployed a robot that can breathe, shiver and sweat. The southwestern state's capital Phoenix is currently enduring its longest heat wave in history: on
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The cost of lithium has increased almost tenfold since 2020, and Elon Musk recently called the metal “the new oil.” Cutting the cost of batteries would not only lead to massive savings but also enable a smoother transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Many alternative battery technologies are
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The story of the invention of the atomic bomb told in the new film "Oppenheimer" is a "warning" to the world as we grapple with artificial intelligence, insists the movie's director Christopher Nolan. The British-born maker of "Memento", "Dunkirk" and the "Batman" trilogy said he believes a lot of the anguish
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