Chinese AI and internet service giant Baidu has unveiled a group of autonomous minibuses called the Apolong II. The vehicles will be used by public transport, healthcare providers, the police, and the commercial industry. The minibuses can successfully navigate unprotected left turns, lane-switching, and crossing traffic scenarios autonomously. The second-gen...
SpaceX is acquiring a satellite connectivity startup called Swarm Technologies, which marks the first outside acquisition of the company in its 19-year history. The financial details or terms of the deal have not been revealed in the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) filings, but the deal will see Swarm transferring control...
Amazon has launched a new contest called ‘Max Your Vax’ that offers up to 18 prizes valued at almost $2 million to encourage its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The prizes in the contest include two $500,000 and six $100,000 cash prizes, five new vehicles, and five...
Neuroscientists from Cambridge University are testing an AI-based system that can diagnose dementia in just one day and predict whether dementia patients will require immediate treatment or not. The system developed by Prof. Zoe Kourtzi compares brain scans of patients worried that they might have dementia with those of thousands...
Health authorities in Guinea have confirmed the first case of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious virus from the same family as Ebola. The virus commonly causes fever and internal bleeding and has a fatality rate of up to 88%. There have been 12 major Marburg outbreaks since 1967, mostly...
SpaceX is partnering with a Canadian tech startup, Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC), to launch a digital billboard into orbit. The satellites will have a screen on one side on which companies and people will bid to have their logos and advertisements displayed. The CubeSat, released in early 2022, will come...
