Category: Technology

Amazing Jupiter‘s swirls from storms that can last years and can be as large as Earth. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M. Gill Big storms are different on Jupiter. On Earth, huge hurricanes and colossal cyclones are centered on regions of low pressure, but on Jupiter, it is the high-pressure, anti-cyclone storms that […]

Tesla’s Optimus autonomous humanoid robot is walking like people now. Elon Musk showed at Tesla’s 2023 shareholders meeting, a new video of the Optimus robot and the method that the development team is training the AI. Now the five Optimus robot prototypes are capable of walking. Elon Musk said: “As Full Self Driving gets closer […]

BT recently announced that it would be reducing its staff by 55,000, with around 11,000 of these related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The remainder of the cuts were due to business efficiencies, such as replacing copper cables with more reliable fibre optic alternatives. The point regarding AI raises several questions about its […]

Dyson unveiled the most powerful robot vacuum with up to 6 times the suction of any other. The Dyson 360 Vis Nav™ engineered with unique Dyson Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) technology, has a 360-degree vision system that knows where it has been and sees where to clean. It is intelligent enough to respond to […]

The Israel-based Sapiens International Corporation, a prominent global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has announced an agreement with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. The collaboration aims to leverage the power of advanced generative artificial intelligence (AI) models and tools to revolutionize the insurance sector. By integrating Microsoft Azure OpenAI and Azure Power Virtual […]

When most people consider the arctic, or high-altitude mountain landscapes, they think of endless snow, ice and bare rock. But pastel-coloured flowers, sometimes just a few millimetres wide, bloom in these dramatic places too. The miniature flowers not only weather some of the toughest habitats on Earth, but can also help engineer the landscape for […]

Radford Type 62-2 Pikes Peak Edition The Radford Type 62-2 Pikes Peak Edition is the most impressive car we’ve seen for this year’s Pikes Peak. With the new Radford Type 62-2, the company will participate in this year’s ascent of Pikes Peak, which will take place on June 25, in the hands of Tanner Foust. […]

Earlier this year the non-binary singer-songwriter, Sam Smith, performed their song Unholy, at the Grammys. Dressed in a red devil-horned top hat and latex costume, the performance drew upon popular occult and gothic aesthetics. And it attracted a huge amount of criticism for the supposed promotion of satanic imagery. Conspiracy theorists alleged that the performance […]

Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left by our ancient human ancestors dating back more than about 50,000 years were excessively rare. Only four sites had been reported in the whole of Africa at that time. Two were from East Africa: Laetoli in Tanzania and Koobi Fora […]

Rolls-Royce announces successful first tests of UltraFan technology demonstrator using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Rolls-Royce announces it has successfully completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator. It’s the first time in 54 years the aero-engine manufacturer has tested a brand-new engine architecture, a historic moment for the company. Confirming the capability of […]