University of Oxford researchers have made a significant step towards realizing miniature, soft batteries for use in a variety of biomedical applications, including the defibrillation and pacing of heart tissues. The work has been published in the journal Nature Chemical Engineering. The development of tiny smart devices, smaller than a few cubic millimeters, demands equally […]
Google Cloud partners with financial regulatory body AIR to propose new guidelines for managing generative AI risks in financial institutions Financial institutions need to revamp their model risk management frameworks to account for the emergence of generative artificial intelligence, according to a new paper from Google Cloud and the Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR). The […]
Capturing and storing the carbon dioxide humans produce is key to lowering atmospheric greenhouse gases and slowing global warming, but today’s carbon capture technologies work well only for concentrated sources of carbon, such as power plant exhaust. The same methods cannot efficiently capture carbon dioxide from ambient air, where concentrations are hundreds of times lower […]
Apple Intelligence just keeps on coming. The first batch of features in Apple’s much-hyped entry into the artificial intelligence boom will be released to the general public sometime next week, but the company is already moving on to the next one. On Wednesday, Apple rolled out developer betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS […]
The longevity of Android updates has always been a problem, but one that’s been getting better with time. Google has, behind the scenes, introduced some big changes for Android manufacturers that will make it easier for more Android phones to offer support for up to 7 years, just like Pixel. Google set a new industry […]
The countries bordering the North Sea meet in Denmark on Thursday to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector that is suffering from stiff competition from China. At the gathering, eight countries—Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Ireland—and the European Commission are expected to reach an agreement on the installation […]
In 1997, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class famously tipped out of a bend during the elk test. One of the causes of the infamous incident: The car was originally designed to be electric. Switching to a combustion engine eliminated the heavy battery, resulting in the center of gravity shifting too far upwards. The battery that should have […]
MeaWallet, a digital payments company, has announced its partnership with Toqio, a technology platform focused on B2B Embedded Finance solutions. The collaboration aims to improve digital card services for corporate clients in the UK and Spain, and it allows Toqio to expand its tokenization services and integrate push provisioning technology into its card offerings. As […]
Apple on Wednesday released a beta version of a slew of Apple Intelligence features, including its long-awaited ChatGPT integration. The company announced its answer to the artificial intelligence boom this summer, but is slowly rolling out its features to users. Investors hope AI features will spur a wave of iPhone upgrades because the tools are only […]
A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found a large amount of lithium reserves in southwestern Arkansas that could help meet rising demand for lithium in electric vehicle car batteries. USGS worked with the Arkansas Department of Energy and the Environment’s Office of the State Geologist to examine a geological unit known […]
Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) announced this week the shortlisted bidders for the final phase of the fifth round of the Saudi Arabian government’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP). The tendered PV plants include the 2 GW (AC) Al Sadawi plant located in the country’s east and the 1 GW (AC) Al Masa’a project located […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite looks like a stunning chipset for future Android phones, and it’s coming up pretty soon. And, from the looks of it, Snapdragon 8 Elite will usher in a new wave of UWB-supported smartphones. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is full of powerful hardware, as well as upgrades throughout. One of those upgrades […]
