DETROIT — This was the year the auto industry’s race toward an all-electric future took a detour. An Audi electric vehicle is being charged in a charging station in Drogenbos, Belgium November 25, 2023. Photo: Reuters Heading into 2023, automakers were gearing up to invest $1.2 trillion by 2030 to move electric vehicles from niche […]

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BRUSSELS — Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms, Qualcomm and seven other tech companies on Wednesday teamed up to push for open digital ecosystems in response to new EU tech rules in a move that may also take the edge of possible future legislation. The logo of Meta Platforms’ business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, […]

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Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it will begin testing a new feature on its Chrome browser as part of a plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to track consumers. An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland, December 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters The search giant is set to […]

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U.S. regulators have identified the use of artificial intelligence as a vulnerability in the financial system for the first time, according to a report released on Thursday. Words reading “Artificial intelligence AI”, miniature of robot and toy hand are pictured in this illustration taken Dec. 14, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Dado Ruvic There is a need […]

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A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance. A lively cat image created by Thunyapong Jaikum, a Thai farmer and artist, is seen in rice fields in Chiang Rai province, north […]

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KOREA – Researchers have created robots that can climb steep surfaces and walk upside down on ceilings thanks to magnetic materials and magnets.   4-legged robot moves on the wall. Photo: Science Robotics A trio of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology collaborated with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign […]

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“AI technology is currently in a boom phase, I feel like I’m falling behind,” the Indian billionaire said…   Silicon Valley tech billionaire Romesh Wadhwani, 75, is investing $1 billion of his personal fortune in AI technology Silicon Valley tech billionaire Romesh Wadhwani recently celebrated his 75th birthday with 100 friends, reminiscing about his many […]

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London startup Vollebak cooperates with the University of Manchester to develop a Thermal Camouflage Shirt, making the human body invisible to infrared cameras.   Graphene sheets make the jacket invisible when viewed with an infrared camera. Photo: Vollebak Vollebak wants to create a cloak that is invisible not only to visible light but also in the […]

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Using robots to cook, and selling on food ordering apps like Uber Eats, this restaurant has sold thousands of meals at cheaper prices than…   All the dishes in this photo are cooked by robots Better Days has sold thousands of meals this year on delivery apps. Recently, they announced that all meals are cooked […]

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Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.   After 13 days of talks and another sleepless night in a country built on oil wealth, the Emirati leadership of the COP28 summit […]

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