After announcing the initiative late last year, YouTube is now launching its requirement for creators to disclose the use of “altered or synthetic” content which includes AI. In a blog post today, YouTube announced that creators are now required to confirm whether or not their video includes “altered or synthetic content.” This is described as […]
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Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age
Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines. Many of us think the age of steam has ended. But while the steam engine has been superseded by internal combustion engines and now electric motors, the modern world still relies on steam. All thermal power plants, […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announces new AI chips: ‘We need bigger GPUs’
Nvidia on Monday announced a new generation of artificial intelligence chips and software for running artificial intelligence models. The announcement, made during Nvidia’s developer’s conference in San Jose, comes as the chipmaker seeks to solidify its position as the go-to supplier for AI companies. Nvidia’s share price is up five-fold and total sales have more than […]
Scientists develop bifunctional catalyst performance enhancement technology to lower the cost of hydrogen production
Researchers have developed a methodology to improve the reversibility and durability of electrodes using bifunctional platinum-nickel alloy catalysts with an octahedral structure that exhibits both oxygen reduction and generation reactions. The study is published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials. Bifunctional catalysts are a new generation of catalysts that simultaneously produce hydrogen and oxygen from […]
Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy
As traditional energy methods increase in cost and take their toll on the environment, Penn State researchers are turning to two underutilized renewable resources, the sun and outer space, for solutions to generate electricity and passively cool down structures. Led by Linxiao Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, the team developed and tested a dual […]
ADS-TEC: Decentralized battery storage platforms with ultra-fast DC charging
At the recently held Volta-Xchange in Stuttgart, ADS-TEC Energy presented its decentralized battery-based energy storage solutions that do not require the grid to be upgraded, also suitable for non-public charging infrastructure due to their ultra-fast DC charging capability. Citing a recent study by Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and the Fraunhofer Institute for […]
Microsoft tells European regulators Google has an edge in generative AI
Tech giant Microsoft told European antitrust regulators that rival Google has a competitive edge in generative artificial intelligence (AI) due to its trove of data and AI-optimized chips. Microsoft’s comments were in response to a consultation launched by the European Commission in January on the level of competition between tech companies in generative AI. Generative […]
Leaked Apple roadmap hints at iPhone SE 4, foldable iPhone, and AR glasses launch dates
We’ve heard plenty of rumors about the iPhone SE 4, the foldable iPhone, and the Apple AR glasses, and now a leaked roadmap has given us a better idea of when we might actually see these devices get launched. The document, apparently from finance company Samsung Securities, was leaked by well-known tipster @Tech_Reve (via Wccftech). […]
New Korean Cold-Weather Battery Promises To End Winter Range Anxiety
At the InterBattery 2024 exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, the nation’s biggest battery manufacturers have shown off their most exciting innovations for the future of EVs, including a battery from SK On designed specifically for the cold. The Winter Pro LFP Battery is designed to ease range anxiety in colder climates, where batteries tend to […]
VR headsets can be hacked with an Inception-style attack
In the Christoper Nolan movie Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character uses technology to enter his targets’ dreams to steal information and insert false details into their subconscious. A new “inception attack” in virtual reality works in a similar way. Researchers at the University of Chicago exploited a security vulnerability in Meta’s Quest VR system that allows hackers […]
This battery startup says it’s found a way to make cheap LFP batteries without sacrificing range
Cost remains one of the biggest hurdles to electric vehicle adoption. Most of today’s EVs sell for higher prices than fossil fuel-powered vehicles, and that’s keeping a lot of people from purchasing one. That might soon change. Coreshell, a battery materials startup, revealed a breakthrough this week that could lower the cost of lithium-ion batteries. […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Again Disparages Apple Vision Pro
Analyst Benedict Evans said that the Vision Pro is the “device Meta wants to reach in 3-5 years,” and that it is confusing that Meta VR engineers have suggested the Vision Pro is “basically just the same thing” as the Quest. In response, Zuckerberg said that the Quest “is better” than the Vision Pro now, […]