Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality
Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s standalone venture capital fund, has dropped the “AI” and is reborn as, simply, Toyota Ventures. The fund is commemorating its new identity by investing an additional $300 million in emerging technologies an.....»»
MKBHD continues to slowly try and fix the Panels app
A beloved tech YouTuber released a video addressing fans' concerns and promising to improve the pricing structure and permission requirements of his app......»»
Fisker bankruptcy plan approved after deal on vehicle tech support
Fisker's bankruptcy plan was approved after a deal was reached on vehicle tech support......»»
Brembo buys suspension maker Ohlins Racing for $405 million
Brembo is buying suspension maker Ohlins Racing for $405 million, in the premium brake maker's biggest ever acquisition......»»
Research collaboration examines Filipino migration dynamics
Over one million Filipinos leave their country every year to work. The high emigration figures not only concern the Philippine state, but also the economist Andreas Steinmayr. In July 2024, he resumed a long-standing collaboration with the Philippine.....»»
Researchers uncover role of plasma waves in mysterious heating of sun"s corona
There is a profound mystery in our sun. While the sun's surface temperature measures around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, its outer atmosphere, known as the solar corona, measures more like 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, about 200 times hotter......»»
Analysis of approximately 75 million publications finds those employing AI are more likely to be a "hit paper"
From designing new drug candidates in medicine to drafting new taxation policies in social sciences, the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research are all around......»»
Space business is evolving fast—a new book provides much-needed insight
Space Business: Emerging Theory and Practice, a new book edited by Professor Arto Ojala, Professor of International Business at the University of Vaasa, Finland, and Professor William W. Baber, University of Kyoto, examines the space business, its bu.....»»
A $1,300 discount halves the price of this 65-inch Samsung OLED TV
The 65-inch Samsung S90C OLED 4K TV is down to half-price from Samsung after a huge $1,300 discount. All of the other sizes of the OLED TV are also on sale......»»
Fla. dealerships reopen after Milton, though power outages pose problems
More than 2.2 million tracked customers in Florida still were without power the afternoon of Oct. 11, according to PowerOutage.us......»»
New plant-based glitter shows no harm to soil organisms
Plastic pollution is everywhere. Each year, over 368 million metric tons of plastics are produced with over 13 million metric tons of it ending up in the soil where it can be toxic to wildlife......»»
"Widespread noncompliance and poor performance" in world"s largest nature-based carbon removal projects
One of the largest types of carbon offset projects the Australian government is using to meet climate change targets and reduce carbon in the atmosphere is failing to do so, new research has shown. The findings are published in The Rangeland Journal......»»
Up in smoke: DIY tech to combat wildfires
As wildfires become a more frequent and dangerous part of life, especially in the Pacific Northwest, finding solutions that everyone can use is more important than ever. By June 2024, the Pacific Northwest had already seen more trees burn than in all.....»»
"Inside-out" galaxy growth observed in the early universe
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the 'inside-out' growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang......»»
Has the Hype for RCS on iPhones Finally Died Down?
How has your RCS experience on iOS been so far? The post Has the Hype for RCS on iPhones Finally Died Down? appeared first on Phandroid. If you’ve been keeping up with tech news and headlines for the past couple of years, then itR.....»»
First greenhouse gas plumes detected with NASA-designed instrument
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition's Tanager-1 satellite has identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally......»»
The Wayback Machine has been hacked, and the internet isn’t happy about it
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has suffered two types of attacks, including 31 million unique records being compromised......»»
New-vehicle inventory continues pullback to 2.78 million, Cox says
New-vehicle inventory levels pulled back in September to 2.78 million, down from 2.91 million the previous month, according to Cox Automotive......»»
Florida auto dealers start gauging damages, employee health after Milton
More than 3.4 million tracked customers in Florida were without power on Oct. 10, according to PowerOutage.us......»»
How the "social cost of carbon" measurement can hide economic inequalities and mask climate suffering
The social cost of carbon (SCC) is an essential tool for climate decision-making around the world. SCC is essentially a large cost-benefit calculation that helps policymakers compare the benefits of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the soci.....»»
Increasing plant diversity in agriculture can promote soil carbon sequestration
A study carried out at the University of Helsinki demonstrates that boosting plant diversity in agriculture can increase plant biomass and improve plant–microbe interactions, both of which promote the storage of carbon in the soil......»»