• Nicaragua is the most triangular country in the world

    Nicaragua is the most triangular country in the world

    Underperforming, U.S. comes in only 157th out of 196 in global triangularity ranking
  • Newly discovered mineral petrovite could revolutionize batteries

    Newly discovered mineral petrovite could revolutionize batteries

    A mineral made in a Kamchatka volcano may hold the answer to cheaper batteries, find scientists.
  • Zircon in a meteorite opens the door on Mars’ past

    Zircon in a meteorite opens the door on Mars’ past

    Zircons in a Martian meteorite widens the possible timeframe for life on Mars.
  • Google's agricultural robots ready to sweep the fields

    Google's agricultural robots ready to sweep the fields

    To meet the increasing food needs in the world, several firms are banking on robotics. Alphabet, a Google holding company, has just presented its Mineral project. Its new autonomous robots would be able to individually analyze the evolution of each of the plants present in a field.
  • China adopts new rules that thwart TikTok sale ahead of US ban

    China adopts new rules that thwart TikTok sale ahead of US ban

    China appears to be putting up roadblocks to TikTok parent ByteDance’s efforts to divest the video-sharing app’s US operations to comply with President Trump’s orders to sell it to a US company by September 15 or see it shut down in the US. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce added 23 items Friday to a list …
  • Amazon launches Halo health and fitness ‘wearable’ that tracks your emotions

    Amazon launches Halo health and fitness ‘wearable’ that tracks your emotions

    Forget steps — Amazon claims it can track your emotions with its new “wearable” artificial intelligence. With Thursday’s announcement of its Halo Band and app, the online megastore appears geared up to offer some serious health-and-wellness competition to market leaders Apple Watch and Fitbit. The new Amazon Halo app and Halo Band for $99.99 combines …
  • An A.I. robot named Erica was cast in the lead role of a $70M sci-fi film

    An A.I. robot named Erica was cast in the lead role of a $70M sci-fi film

    As if the world wasn’t getting dystopian enough. An enterprising sci-fi film crew has devised an ingenious way to shoot their film while circumventing coronavirus concerns — by casting a real-life A.I. robot named Erica. The move marks the first time a movie will star an artificially intelligent actor, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “She …
  • Google says it won’t build AI tools for oil and gas drillers

    Google says it won’t build AI tools for oil and gas drillers

    Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon. A statement from the company Tuesday followed a Greenpeace report that documents how the three tech giants are using AI and computing power to help oil companies find …