Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may not have been directly involved with the drama surrounding Sam Altman’s tumultuous departure from, then return to, OpenAI, but the social networking executive and his company could benefit from the ordeal. There’s been much debate over the “winners” of the OpenAI executive saga, with some experts believing Microsoft and its CEO Satya
A Southern California company is showing how repurposing EV batteries for solar storage can extend their usefulness for several years. THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a 20-acre parcel outside the tiny Southern California town of New Cuyama, a 1.5-megawatt solar farm uses the sun’s rays to slowly charge nearly 600
As Doritos, Walkers and Wotsits speed along a conveyor belt at Coventry’s PepsiCo factory – where some of the UK’s most popular crisps are made – the noise of whirring machinery is almost deafening. But here, it’s not just human workers trying to hear signs of machine failure above the factory fray. Sensors attached to
Savannah to London flight using sustainable aviation fuel cut CO2 emissions by more than 70%. Gulfstream continued its pioneering use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), accomplishing the first transatlantic flight powered by 100 percent SAF yesterday. The milestone was accomplished with a G600 burning unblended SAF in both Pratt & Whitney PW615GA engines on a flight
HSBC has apologised after thousands of UK customers reported they were unable to access mobile and online banking for more than 24 hours. The bank was flooded with complaints on social media, with users saying they have been unable to pay bills or make discounted Black Friday purchases online since Friday morning. One customer told
Fed with a basic prompt, the AI system was able to develop a blueprint for a rudimentary walking robot within seconds. With the public launch of ChatGPT last year, artificial intelligence (AI) and its impressive capabilities exploded into the mainstream. Now, researchers from Northwestern University in the US have built on that momentum by developing
Amidst concerns that Europe has not invested as much as the competition in green tech, the region passed the Net-Zero Industry Act, promoting the manufacture of technologies like wind turbines, solar cells, and technologies from which they derive. The bill is expected to facilitate 40 percent of the region’s clean technology needs and 25% of global
There is a rule for video calls at work – close any files you don’t want others to see before sharing your screen. According to a lawsuit filed against tech giant Nvidia, senior staff member Mohammad Moniruzzaman made this error with disastrous consequences. He was giving an online presentation to a team from his former
Nissan and its partners have announced a £2bn plan to build three electric car models at its Sunderland factory. The Japanese firm will build electric Qashqai and Juke models at the plant alongside the next generation of the electric Leaf, which is already produced there. The scheme could help preserve the jobs of about 6,000
North Korea claims it has successfully put a military spy satellite into space, after two earlier attempts failed this year. It comes after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un in September, where Moscow offered Pyongyang help with its space programme. South Korea says it has not confirmed yet if the
