Delivery, drones and DHL
Locus (not to be confused with this Locus) is one of those names that’s been popping up a lot in the news — and this roundup — over the past year. Last time we spoke to the Massachusetts company, it was around a sizable raise — $1.....»»
Lordstown Motors Q4 loss widens as higher costs, delivery delays weigh
The Q4 net loss stood at $102.3 million, compared with $81.2 million a year earlier. The results included an impairment charge of $36.5 million......»»
Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps Indonesia"s poor get more food
For many years, the Indonesian government's food aid program sent bags of rice to villages, where local leaders were supposed to distribute them to poor residents every month. But starting about five years ago, Indonesia changed that. Instead of rice.....»»
Scientists develop novel approach to enhance drug delivery for treatment of brain tumors in children
Mount Sinai Health System and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have developed a new drug delivery approach that uses nanoparticles to enable more effective and targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs to treat brain tumors in children.....»»
"Swarmalators" better envision synchronized microbots
Imagine a world with precision medicine, where a swarm of microrobots delivers a payload of medicine directly to ailing cells. Or one where aerial or marine drones can collectively survey an area while exchanging minimal information about their locat.....»»
Gaming market recovers first as MCU suppliers cultivate peripheral products
The global PC industry began a quarterly delivery decline in 2022, and overall PC demand in 2023 continues to be weak. The gaming market, in comparison, is not as severely affected by the economic cycle. MCU suppliers pointed out that customers have.....»»
Ford sells 9,250 EVs to U.S. Postal Service; 14,000 charging stations purchased
USPS also said it was ordering more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at its facilities after it announced in December said it would more than double its planned EV delivery purchases, and will buy at least 66,000 electric vehicles through.....»»
Ford sells 9.250 EVs to U.S. Postal Service; 14,000 charging stations purchased
USPS also said it was ordering more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at its facilities after it announced in December said it would more than double its planned EV delivery purchases, and will buy at least 66,000 electric vehicles through.....»»
Carvana backs Illinois bill to codify home vehicle delivery, e-signatures
The embattled retailer is supporting Illinois S.B. 1896, a bill introduced Feb. 9. If passed, it would amend the Illinois Vehicle Code to add specific language pertaining to home vehicle delivery and electronic signatures......»»
Robots let ChatGPT touch the real world thanks to Microsoft
A new API allows ChatGPT to control robots through natural language commands. Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Last week, Microsoft researchers announced an experimental framework to control robots and drones using the langua.....»»
Peru police find pre-Hispanic mummy in ex-delivery man"s bag
Police in Peru have seized a mummified human, between 600 and 800 years old, from a former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades......»»
Lasers, drones and AI: The future of weeding
Using AI technology, the latest weeding systems can automatically find and spray individual weeds......»»
Lasers, drones and AI: the future of weeding
Using AI technology, the latest weeding systems can automatically find and spray individual weeds......»»
Dynatrace and Snyk join forces to unify security insights across the entire software lifecycle
Dynatrace has formed a strategic technology alliance with Snyk to make software delivery more secure. The alliance will leverage the DevSecOps Lifecycle Coverage with Snyk app, built using the new Dynatrace AppEngine. This app is designed to connect.....»»
IGEL COSMOS platform secures cloud workspaces
IGEL has announced IGEL COSMOS, a unified platform to securely manage and automate the delivery of digital workspaces, from any cloud. Offering a modular architecture, granular endpoint control and end-user freedom, COSMOS is designed to enable organ.....»»
Uber Eats driver steals more than $2000 of Apple gear from purchaser
A customer who ordered an iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple Watch Ultra through Apple has wound up empty-handed and left footing a $2098 bill.On Wednesday, Reddit user isolatedparanoia posted their experience with Apple's same-day delivery service on the r.....»»
Mini-robot shifts from solid to liquid to escape its cage—just like the T-1000
Phase-shifting material also useful for smart soldering devices, in vivo drug delivery. A Lego minifig made out of a new material can "melt" through a cage's metal bars before reassembling into its solid form on the other side. (cre.....»»
Doobie-us: Pot ads come to Twitter amid cannabis industry collapse
Weed delivery services could be advertising on Twitter feeds soon. Enlarge / Then-future Technoking Elon Musk enjoying some cannabis on Joe Rogan's podcast. (credit: Joe Rogan) Elon Musk’s fondness for 420 jokes is wel.....»»
Researchers find thermal limits of advanced nanomaterials
A team of FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers at the High-Performance Materials Institute is exploring the thermal limits of advanced nanomaterials, work that could have a direct impact on medicine delivery systems, electronics, space travel.....»»
Akamai Connected Cloud helps enterprises deploy and secure distributed applications
Akamai Technologies has launched Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery that keeps applications and experiences closer and threats farther away. Akamai also announce.....»»
Hackers used 30,000 computers for record-breaking DDoS attack
With just 30,000 bots, hackers managed to launch the larger DDoS attack ever recorded, the latest in an ever-growing challenge to content delivery networks......»»