Togg Leads Turkey’s Electric Vehicle Market with 31% Market Share, Beating Tesla and BMW

Togg, Turkey’s homegrown electric vehicle (EV) brand, has solidified its position as the dominant player in the country’s electric car market. According to data released by the Automotive Distributors’ and Mobility Association (ODMD), Togg ranked first in the Turkish EV market for the January to October 2024 period, with an impressive 31% market share and […]

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Hybrid AI: A Game Changer for Enterprise Computing

As businesses increasingly embrace Generative AI (GenAI) technologies, the traditional approach to AI infrastructure is being questioned. Large-scale cloud computing models, while powerful, often present challenges related to latency, cost, and data sovereignty. In light of these issues, companies are beginning to see the potential of a more flexible and efficient alternative: hybrid AI computing. […]

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Fitness apps can reveal your location – updated laws would help plug this hole in our personal security

Nan_Got / Shutterstock Fitness apps have revolutionised the way we approach health and exercise. They provide users with the ability to track their workouts, monitor their progress towards fitness goals and share achievements with a like-minded community. However, these benefits come with significant privacy and security risks, particularly regarding the disclosure of users’ locations. Recent […]

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Leeches are making a medical comeback – here’s why we should celebrate it

If you ever need reconstructive surgery you may well end up seeing medicinal leeches differently. Yulya Talerenok/Shutterstock As we tidy away the Dracula capes and glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs for another winter, one notorious blood sucker has had a particularly good year. For the first time the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis has been bred in captivity […]

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Plants and animals with bigger genomes grow less efficiently – new research helps explain why they never died out

Bluebells are one of a number of species with weirdly large DNA. Dmintry Rukhlenko All living things have a blueprint provided by the DNA that is stored in every one of their cells. Yet the amount of DNA in each cell – what we refer to as genome size – spans an incredible range across […]

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Toyota and Joby Aviation Unveil Electric Air Taxi in Japan: A Leap Toward Sustainable High-Speed Travel

Introduction In a groundbreaking development for the future of transportation, Toyota and Joby Aviation have unveiled their electric air taxi at the Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Shizuoka, Japan. The new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is a significant step toward revolutionizing urban mobility with zero emissions, high-speed travel, and reduced noise pollution. The […]

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How close are we to an accurate AI fake news detector?

Monster Ztudio/Shutterstock In the ambitious pursuit to tackle the harms from false content on social media and news websites, data scientists are getting creative. While still in their training wheels, the large language models (LLMs) used to create chatbots like ChatGPT are being recruited to spot fake news. With better detection, AI fake news checking […]

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Food security in Africa: managing water will be vital in a rapidly growing region

Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is growing at 2.7% per year and is expected to reach two billion by the year 2050. The region’s urban population is growing even faster: it was at 533 million in 2023, a 3.85% increase from 2022. The need to feed this population will put pressure on land and water resources. I’m […]

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UK Government Designates Data Centres as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), Strengthening Cybersecurity and Resilience

The UK government has officially recognized data centres as part of the country’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), a significant move aimed at bolstering the security and resilience of essential digital services. This designation underscores the growing importance of data centres in maintaining the nation’s cybersecurity, economic stability, and public services. Why This Move Matters The […]

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How wasted heat from our bodies could generate green energy

PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterestock If you’ve ever seen yourself through a thermal imaging camera, you’ll know that your body produces lots of heat. This is in fact a waste product of our metabolism. Every square foot of the human body gives off heat equivalent to about 19 matches per hour. Unfortunately, much of this heat […]

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