Our planet goes around the Sun in an elliptical orbit and this means that the distance between the star and the Earth changes by around 3 per cent over the year. Earth was at its farthest point from the Sun yesterday on July 7. In theory, July 7 should be…
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Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation | MIT News
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Aviation’s huge carbon footprint could shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have gotten off the ground. Their electric motors generate hundreds of kilowatts of power. To electrify larger, heavier jets, such as commercial airliners, megawatt-scale motors are required. These would be propelled by hybrid or…
Read More‘Catastrophic’: Missing Titanic sub likely imploded, killing crew | Science and Technology News
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The Titan submersible that has been missing for days in the Atlantic Ocean with five men on board suffered a “catastrophic loss” consistent with the implosion of the vessel, the United States Coast Guard has said. US Rear Admiral John Mauger said on Thursday that a remotely operated underwater vehicle…
Read MoreApp Development | Cloud Technology Reimagining Organizational Structure
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As the benefits of cloud technology become recognized by businesses at large, standard organizational structures and traditional security roles are going through a serious transformation. Conventional app development, before the materialization of the cloud, involved close collaboration between teams with different areas of expertise. Whether security, networking, or infrastructure, the…
Read MoreUS chip controls threaten China’s technology ambitions
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BEIJING (AP) — Furious at US efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China’s leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, artificial intelligence and other industries. President Xi Jinping’s government sees the chips that…
Read MoreThe Adoption OF Industrial AI & AIoT technology
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In the past two years, the adoption of industrial AI has increased from 19 percent to over 30 percent. Wide adoption can be particularly felt in the processing and energy industries, such as chemicals, gas and oil. Large operational data volumes and high-value assets depend on a myriad of parameters.…
Read MoreFive key takeaways from OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman’s Senate hearing | TechnologyNews
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Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT’s OpenAI, tested before members of a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday about the need to regulate the increasingly powerful artificial intelligence technology being created inside his company and others like Google and Microsoft. The three-hour-long hearings touched on several aspects of the risks that…
Read MoreElon Musk says he has found a new Twitter CEO
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Elon Musk said on Thursday he had found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the job. Musk said in a tweet: “Excited to announce that I’ve hired a…
Read MoreWhatsApp is now accessible on smartwatches through Wear OS; check how- Technology News, Firstpost
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FP TrendingMay 09, 2023 17:35:42 IST In a recent development for smartwatch enthusiasts and WhatsApp users, the Meta-owned instant messaging application will now support Wear OS, an Android operating system that is particularly designed to connect smartwatches with mobile phones. As per the latest reports, Wear OS is said to…
Read More‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton warns about advancement of technology after leaving Google job | Science & Tech News
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An artificial intelligence trailblazer, dubbed the “godfather of AI”, has issued a warning about the technology he helped create. Geoffrey Hinton is the latest to join a growing list of experts who are sharing their concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. Mr. Hinton went so far as leaving…
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