UK’s largest car factory is home to thriving wildlife, solar and wind farm Posted February 14, 2025 Britain’s biggest car factory is surrounded by wind turbines, solar panels and nature. At Nissan’s Sunderland plant, the Japanese car maker says that cutting-edge engineering is m…
Exoskeletons and AI gyms—top health gadgets at CES tech show Posted February 12, 2025 A machine that allows the paralyzed to walk again, and textiles that can monitor your vital signs without the need for wires. These were just two of the top healt…
New labels will help people pick devices less at risk of hacking Posted February 7, 2025 The federal government is rolling out a consumer labeling system designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. Under the v…
Flying cars and care robots: Toyota’s futuristic city on show at CES Posted February 5, 2025 At the CES 2025 tech convention in Las Vegas, Toyota Chairperson Akio Toyoda revealed the latest developments in Woven City, a futuristic prototype city at the foot of Mount Fuji …
Ireland struggles to manage power for its many data centers Posted January 29, 2025 For years, Ireland has been embracing major U.S. tech giants, building data centers that consume massive amounts of power. But demands on the national grid have t…
Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe’s innovation fair Posted January 16, 2025 From answering questions from cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children's inquiries about her "birth" and links to God, …
Panasonic opens its first fully renewable energy factory in Europe, powered by solar and hydrogen Posted January 2, 2025 Tech giant Panasonic has converted its 50-year-old microwave production facility in Cardiff, Wales, to operate entirely on renewable energy. This project, the company’s first i…
Meet Daisy, the ‘AI granny’ taking on telephone scammers Posted December 24, 2024 ‘AI granny’ Daisy is the latest weapon in the fight against phone scammers. This AI-powered bot, developed by UK telecom company Virgin Media O2, is designed to outsmar…
Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter’s Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage Posted December 15, 2024 The Vatican and Microsoft in November unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most importa…
Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions Posted November 30, 2024 Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a "conveyor belt road" by the g…