ChatGPT Search, OpenAI’s AI-powered web search experience, is now live for all ChatGPT users — with several new features in tow. By default, ChatGPT will automatically determine which questions to route through ChatGPT Search, or users can tap a new “Search the web” icon in the ChatGPT interface. ChatGPT Search shows summarized answers from different […]
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery manufacturers must detect various physical flaws during production to ensure safe, reliable performance. Failure to detect even minute defects could lead to internal short circuits, overheating, fire, explosion, diminished function, costly product recalls and serious reputation damage. Li-ion batteries can produce gas under stress and a process called gas evolution can lead […]
The government’s clean power 2030 action plan is looking to ensure the economic benefits of clean energy and net zero are felt by people across the country. Slashing red tape for grid connections, overturning the onshore wind ban in England and allowing more special offers to reduce energy bills are steps in the right direction. […]
The air around us contains a powerful solution for making agriculture more sustainable. Researchers at Stanford University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia have developed a prototype device that can produce ammonia—a key fertilizer ingredient—using wind energy to draw air through a mesh. The approach they developed, if perfected, might […]
Battery researchers in South Korea plan to do some lithium crowd controlling inside power packs as part of an effort to make the energy storage units operate more efficiently. And, it seems they have plenty of lithium to maneuver, according to a lab summary from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, published by Newswise. […]
With iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 now available, iPhone and iPad users have access to a slew of new features that make use of Apple Intelligence. That includes Genmoji, a new type of AI-generated emoji that was first introduced at WWDC 2024. What are Genmoji? Genmoji are custom emojis you can create if you’ve installed the iOS […]
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the new AirTag will use Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, or equivalent technology. The chip debuted last year in the iPhone 15 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2, and Apple said it offers up to three times the range as its first-generation Ultra Wideband chip in the […]
iOS 18.2 is now available for iPhone users, bringing one of the most anticipated new Apple Intelligence features: Genmoji. Here’s everything you should know about this new emoji superpower. Creating new Genmoji on your iPhone with iOS 18.2 Genmoji is a play on two phrases: ‘emoji’ and ‘AI-generated.’ Simply put, in iOS 18.2 you can use […]
Alongside the release of a host of new AI features, Apple is also updating the Voice Memos app in iOS 18.2. On Wednesday, the iPhone maker announced that iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max users will be able to layer a vocal track on top of an existing instrumental recording in the Voice Memos app, […]
In the past, gaming laptops would last anywhere from two to four hours on a single charge — a woefully short duration compared to their non-gaming counterparts. Powerful hardware like heavy-duty graphics cards requires a lot of energy to run, thus draining the battery. But trends have changed in recent years thanks to advances in […]
Global average lithium-ion battery pack prices have fallen 20% to US$115 per kWh this year, going below US$100 for electric vehicles (EVs), BloombergNEF said. The 20% drop is the biggest annual fall since 2017, the clean energy market intelligence arm of media company Bloomberg said in its annual Lithium-Ion Battery Price Survey, which found a 14% […]
After spending more than $10 billion on its robotaxi unit, General Motors is abandoning its Cruise driverless ride-hailing service. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday said it will no longer fund its Cruise division’s robotaxi development and will instead fold the unit into its broader tech team. GM shares rose 2.3% in extended trading. “Cruise was well on […]
