Google's parent company Alphabet has deployed more than 100 autonomous robots [https://x.company/blog/posts/everyday-robots/] around its offices to do cleaning and run other errands. The robots were developed by Alphabet’s Everyday Robots [https://x.company/projects/everyday-robots/], a venture in the company’s experimental X division....
The province of Henan in China is building a surveillance system to detect journalists and other “people of concern,” according to documents reviewed by BBC News [https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59441379]. The system will use a 3,000 facial camera recognition grid linked to various national and regional databases...
Researchers at the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Mila) in Quebec have developed an AI-driven tool, “This Climate Does Not Exist,” that can visualize the future impacts of climate change anywhere on the planet. The tool uses a machine learning (ML) framework called generative adversarial networks (GANs) to re-create Google...
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric plane, Spirit of Innovation, has broken the world speed record for electric planes after reaching a top speed of 387.4 mph (623 km/h) during a test flight on November 16th. Propelled by a 500+ hp electric powertrain, the record flight spanned a distance of ~2...
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has announced the country's plans to build a “Bitcoin City.” Built near the Conchagua volcano in southeastern El Salvador, the city will use geothermal power to support crypto mining and include all the amenities expected from a standard metropolis. The city will not...
Famous sportswear brand Nike has partnered up with game maker Roblox to create its own free virtual space called Nikeland. Filled with Nike buildings and arenas for players, the space was modeled after Nike’s headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. In Nikeland, users will be able to play minigames like tag...
