BMW i Ventures announces new $300 million fund to invest in sustainable technology
BMW i Ventures, the venture capital arm of BMW Group, has announced a new $300 million fund to further its investment in technologies that make transportation, manufacturing and supply chains more sustainable. The firm doesn’t operate as a tradit.....»»
Advanced technology discovered under Neolithic dwelling in Denmark
Railroad construction through a farm on the Danish island of Falster has revealed a 5,000-year-old Neolithic site hiding an advanced technology—a stone paved root cellar......»»
World"s highest-voltage gun accelerates electrons from zero to 80% the speed of light
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed and tested the world's highest voltage polarized electron gun, a key piece of technology needed for building the world's first fully polarized Electron-I.....»»
watchTowr raises $19 million to accelerate global growth
watchTowr announced a $19 million Series A funding round led by Peak XV, formerly known as Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, with repeat participation from Prosus Ventures and Cercano Management. The company will use the funds to capture market leaders.....»»
Archive.org, a repository of the history of the Internet, has a data breach
31 million records containing email addresses and password hashes exposed. Archive.org, one of the only entities to attempt to preserve the entire history of the World Wide Web an.....»»
Weaker China results a drag on BMW, Mercedes Q3 sales
BMW's sales in China fell 30 percent, the steepest drop in more than four years. Mercedes sales declined 13 percent after Chinese buyers held back purchases of expensive models......»»
GM’s sales slide 21% in Q3; electrified vehicles top gasoline models for first time
In the third quarter, GM’s two joint ventures delivered more than 224,000 full electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, an increase of 61 percent and 53 percent of the company's overall China sales. .....»»
Next-gen Chevrolet Bolt EV to be part of vehicle ‘family," GM says
GM President Mark Reuss said the Bolt will return for the 2026 model year with updated technology and faster charging than the original......»»
A sharper view of the Milky Way with Gaia and machine learning
A group of scientists led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) have used a novel machine learning model to process data for 217 million stars observed by t.....»»
Recall platform BizzyCar raises $15 million led by Dealer Tire
BizzyCar, a technology platform that automates recalls, closed a $15 million growth funding round led by Dealer Tire......»»
Adaptiva improves collaboration between IT and security teams with vulnerability dashboards
Adaptiva announces the latest feature release for OneSite Patch: vulnerability dashboards. These new dashboards provide real-time visibility into Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the environment and patches that can remediate them–emp.....»»
Internet Archive data breach, defacement, and DDoS: Users’ data compromised
The Internet Archive has suffered a data breach, leading to the compromise of email addresses, screen names and bcrypt password hashes of some 31 million users. The compromise was revealed on Wednesday afternoon, when the digital library’s webs.....»»
Meta announces expansion of its AI features to 21 additional countries
Meta on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its AI features to 21 additional countries. Meta AI includes a chatbot that can be used for conversations or searches, as well a Studio to generate images based on text inputs. more….....»»
There’s never been a better time to buy a Dreametech smart cleaning product
Whether you’re a fan of smart assistance with manual cleaning, or delegating the entire cleaning task to a robot, there’s never been a better time than this year’s Amazon Prime Day to grab the latest Dreametech products. Dreame Technology is.....»»
“Sticky” steering sparks huge recall for Honda, 1.7M cars affected
The problem affects a number of different Hondas built since 2021. Honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering defect. An improperly made part can cause cert.....»»
Archive.org, a repository storing the entire history of the Internet, has a data breach
31 million records containing email addresses and passwords hashes exposed. Archive.org, possibly one of the only entities to preserve the entire history of the Internet, was rece.....»»
Microplastic-free carrier system for pesticides shows potential for sustainable agriculture
Researchers from the University of Twente (Netherlands) and Bayreuth (Germany) have developed microplastic-free encapsulation for crop protection agents. They recently published their findings in Advanced Materials.....»»
Novel detection technology alerts health risks from TNT metabolites
Recently, a research group from the Hefei lnstitutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed an approach that can facilitate rapid detection of both positive and negative ions of four toxic metabolites derived from 2,.....»»
A new approach to sustainable development in arid river basins through a multi-objective programming model
A collaborative research team from Beijing Normal University and the University of Regina has introduced a new approach to sustainable development in arid river basins through a Grey Fractional Multi-Objective Programming (GFMOP) model. The study, re.....»»
NASA announces a new class of space missions: Probe explorers
NASA has sent a whole host of spacecraft across the solar system and even beyond. They range from crewed ships to orbit and to the moon to robotic explorers. Among them are a range of mission classes from Flagships to Discovery Class programs. Now a.....»»
Nissan joins ChargeScape, a way for EV owners to sell watts back to the grid
Nissan is joining ChargeScape, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) venture backed by BMW, Ford, and Honda. The launch comes ahead of Tesla's expected V2G adoption in 2025......»»