Elon Musk looks to have delivered on his promise to build the biggest lithium ion battery in the world in an effort to help South Australia with its crippling energy problems. “100 days from contract signature or it’s free,” Musk tweeted at the time, in a deal initially negotiated over Twitter. Musk is well ahead of schedule (a rarity for Tesla!), with the 100MW battery set to be energised and tested in the coming days, according to a press release from the local state government.
Computer scientists, cognitive scientists, and legal scholars say AI systems should be able to explain their decisions without revealing all their secrets.
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Autodesk’s AVA is built to be a fount of empathy, no matter how mean a customer gets.
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The Saudi Arabian government says it will build a $500 billion mega-city, with the goal of diversifying its economy to focus less on crude oil.
The project, called NEOM, will measure 10,230 square miles.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the government will aim to make NEOM run on 100% renewable energy – a highly ambitious goal.
There are more ways to pay for goods and services now than ever before, and as such paper money seems increasingly old-fashioned.
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Iridium—the world’s second densest metal—can kill cancer cells by filling them with a deadly version of oxygen, while leaving healthy tissue unharmed.
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Swimming with the sharks makes perfect sense in our evolving corporate world.
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Wristbands that help babies get a better start, a porta gaming console, better football helmets and super sustainable crops.
Continue reading… “The 25 Best Inventions of 2017: Wristbands for babies and more”
While Amazon’s vision of cops going around with shoulder-based “assistant drones” may be something for the distant future, their French counterparts are wasting little time in utilizing the remotely controlled flying machines in their daily duties.
Continue reading… “Drones are helping French traffic cops to catch hundreds of dangerous drivers”
Driverless vehicle use worldwide could lower traffic congestion and emissions contributing to climate change by 50 percent or more in 2050, according to a 2017 report led by global transport expert Lewis Fulton at the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis).
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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