Get a load of this. America is finally coming down hard on combustion engine vehicles. Governors of 12 US states are campaigning for President Biden to take a leaf out of California…
Month: April 2021
How Signal hacked the device that claimed to hack Signal
The founder of security-focused messenger Signal, Moxie Marlinspike, revealed today that he found and exploited vulnerabilities in software from Cellebrite, a company that specializes in digital forensics tools that have been used by authorities around the…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has extracted breathable oxygen from Martian air
NASA has had plenty of reason to remotely celebrate its achievements on Mars lately. After it successfully flew the Ingenuity autonomous helicopter there earlier this week, the space agency reports that a…
Google Meet is getting a new interface and video backgrounds
As we all continue to adjust to the increased number of video calls in our lives, Google Meet is introducing a bunch of new features to improve your meetings — and offer…
Developers can now run Linux GUI apps in Windows 10
Microsoft’s romance with Linux over the last few years has reached new heights: developers will now be able to run Linux apps with an honest-to-goodness GUI directly in Windows 10. Developers previously…
Pepper the robot has been talking to itself to gain your trust
Talking to yourself has a bad reputation, but it doesn’t always mean you’re going mad. Studies show that thinking out loud can help you manage your emotions and complete tricky tasks — and it…
Aussie state drops $26M on AI to catch distracted drivers
This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow…
Meet the Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD: A classic made for the future
The iconic Opel Manta A is transforming into an all-electric, emission free ElektroMOD. Opel introduced its new EV with a teaser video on April 20, 2021, and it’s exciting! Typically I’m not…
EU’s proposed AI regulation has some major loopholes
The European Commission plans to ban the use of AI for social credit scoring, exploitation of the vulnerable, and subliminal manipulation, as part of new proposals for regulating artificial intelligence in the EU….
EVs are safer than traditional cars, but uhm, why?
Electric cars have the potential to help in our fight against climate disaster. For example, if all cars in the UK were electric, the country’s emissions would drop by 12%. But electric…