China homegrown self-driving chips gaining ground in EV market
China's homegrown high-end autonomous driving chips have seen a significant breakthrough in commercial applications, as Chinese AI chip startup Horizon Robotics has over the past month cut into the supply chains of both BYD and FAW Group with its lat.....»»
iPhone 15 Pro is unexpectedly the sales champion of spring 2024
Historically, the "Pro" iPhone models get passed by the lower-end model in the spring — but so far 2024 is very different.iPhone 15 loses market share despite series' overall successThe second full quarter since the release of Apple's iPhone 15 ser.....»»
Investigating coal emissions reductions and mortality in China
In 2012, China was the largest consumer of coal in the world. In 2013, the State Council of China issued the "China National Action Plan on Air Pollution Prevention and Control," aiming to reduce emissions from coal combustion. The plan included reno.....»»
Europe’s ambitious satellite Internet project appears to be running into trouble
The devil, as always, is in the details. Enlarge / EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton wants Europe to have its own secure satellite communications network. (credit: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) It has be.....»»
USDA testing beef for H5N1 amid current outbreak in dairy cows
On April 29, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is now testing ground beef for any presence of the H5N1 virus that continues to spread among dairy cows......»»
WhatsApp is starting to gain more popularity in the US
It looks like WhatsApp has started to see explosive growth in the US market, with a double digit increase in daily users. The post WhatsApp is starting to gain more popularity in the US appeared first on Phandroid. The mobile messaging sce.....»»
Health care giant comes clean about recent hack and paid ransom
Ransomware attack on the $371 billion company hamstrung US prescription market. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Change Healthcare, the health care services provider that recently experienced a ransomware attack that hamst.....»»
China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement......»»
Study finds labor market support for transgender people is lower than for other sexual minorities
In 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled in "Bostock vs. Clayton County" that transgender people are legally protected from employment discrimination. This came at a time of increased visibility, but also of legal and social challenges to the r.....»»
An AI model to reduce uncertainty in evapotranspiration prediction
When scientists look at the Earth's available water for ecosystem services, they don't just look at precipitation. They must also account for water moving from the ground to the atmosphere, a process known as evapotranspiration (ET)......»»
Research reveals overlooked factor driving China"s real estate crisis
The default of Evergrande, one of China's largest developers, set off a chain of defaults among developers, triggering the ongoing property market crisis in China......»»
Apple has ‘secretive’ advanced AI lab in Europe; poached specialists from Google
A new report today says that Apple has created a ‘secretive’ advanced AI lab in Europe, and it’s this facility which is responsible for some of its most ground-breaking artificial intelligence work. The same report suggests that most of Appl.....»»
Cybersixgill Third-Party Intelligence module identifies potential supply chain risks
Cybersixgill, the global cyber threat intelligence data provider, broke new ground by introducing its Third-Party Intelligence module. The new module delivers vendor-specific cybersecurity and threat intelligence to organizations’ security team.....»»
Onyxia launches AI-powered predictive insights to optimize security management
Onyxia Cyber unveiled OnyxAI to deliver insights that enable security leaders to proactively optimize security performance, resource allocation, and risk management. “We are seeing a real need in the market for security solutions that can simplify.....»»
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility—a sign of the Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the c.....»»
VW Group"s Q1 profit drops 20% on lower volumes, higher costs
The automaker's Porsche brand reported a 14.8 percent operating margin decline on higher model revamp investments and lower demand for premium cars in China......»»
Apple reportedly using the best OLED panels on the market for 2024 iPad Pro
It’s no secret by now that Apple will soon be announcing a new generation iPad Pro featuring OLED displays for the first time in both screen sizes. However, as the announcement nears, we now have more details about what to expect – and a new repo.....»»
A mathematical bridge between the huge and the tiny
A mathematical link between two key equations—one that deals with the very big and the other, the very small—has been developed by a young mathematician in China......»»
Pump-probe high-harmonic spectroscopy could catch geometric phase effect around conical intersection in molecule: Study
A collaborative research team from Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST) and East China Normal University (ECNU) has theoretically proposed that a pump-probe high-harmonic spectroscopy (HHS) driven by VUV-IR pulses can catch the geomet.....»»
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV review: built for comfort
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is built for a comfortable, luxurious driving experience. But does it perform a the level of a great EV?.....»»
New iPad Pro models will get the best OLED tablet display ever made
Samsung has reportedly had difficulties adapting its production line to the two-stack OLED needed for the new iPad Pro line, which is said to be the best OLED tablet panel on the market.Two 12.9-inch iPad Pro modelsThe forthcoming iPad launch on May.....»»