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Robo-Ostrich Sprints to 100-meter World Record

For a robot that shares a leg design with the fastest-running bird on the planet, we haven’t ever really gotten a sense of how fast Agility Robotics’ Cassie is actually able to move. Oregon State University’s Cassie successfully ran a 5k last.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailSep 29th, 2022

Smartwatches are in big trouble

What's old is new again in the world of smartwatches. It's a big problem right now, and it's only going to get worse......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

China"s vehicle exports hit record high in April as domestic sales fall

Facing trade threats in Europe, Chinese automakers have been actively exploring South America, Australia and ASEAN markets for exports......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

Mazda profits zoom to records on CX-90, hybrid uptake, foreign exchange rates

Mazda reaches record profits thanks to the popularity of its large platform CX-90 crossover and uptake of hybrids, but the Japanese carmaker is bracing for headwinds this year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

IIHF World Championship live stream 2024: Watch every game

The 2024 IIHF World Championship is here, and we have some different ways you can watch a live stream of every game in the United States......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Discover why the world went quiet in new A Quiet Place: Day One trailer

"It's the end of days. No more people, no more New York, no more nothing." Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn must escape a Manhattan overrun by aliens in A Quiet Place: Day One. Invading aliens transform a bustling New York City into.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Scientists win World Food Prize for work on Global Seed Vault

Scientists Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler, who on Thursday received the prestigious World Food Prize for "their work to preserve the world's heritage of seeds", are on a mission......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Changes in pig farming in the 20th century spread antibiotic-resistant Salmonella around the world, finds study

Historical changes in pig farming led to the global spread of Salmonella, resistant to antibiotics—a new international study led by researchers at the University of Warwick suggests......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Amazon"s $829 M2 MacBook Air deal delivers the lowest price on record

Amazon's new price drop on Apple's M2 MacBook Air delivers the lowest price on record, with a $170 discount bringing the laptop down to $829.Grab the lowest price on record on this M2 MacBook Air.The $170 discount off MSRP, which is labeled a limited.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

5 key takeaways from Toyota"s record earnings report

Under first-year CEO Koji Sato, Toyota reported a blockbuster fiscal year of records, from sales to profits. Here are five top takeaways from the automaker's earnings conference......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Report: Governments are falling short on promises of effective biodiversity protection

A new analysis of the world's largest 100 marine protected areas (MPAs) published in Conservation Letters suggests that governments are falling short on delivering the promise of effective biodiversity protection due to slow implementation of managem.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

This precious Game Pass adventure let me see the world through my cat’s eyes

Little Kitty, Big City will resonate with any pet owners who have ever moved their pals into a bigger living space......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

School"s out: how climate change threatens education

Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Dazzling drone display flies straight into the record books

A San Francisco-based company called UVify has set a new world record for the most drones used in an aerial display......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Bleaching of coral reefs shows severe ocean circulation changes

A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change indicates that extensive bleaching and deaths are widespread at several major coral reefs around the world. This suggests that climate change has resulted in shifting patterns in ocean circulation. Coral reef.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

James Webb telescope peers at the atmosphere of a rocky hell world

Webb recently investigated the exoplanet 55 Cancri e, finding what could be the first atmosphere of a rocky planet discovered outside the solar system......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

2023 "year of record climatic hazards" in Latin America: UN

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Niño and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

The top 10% are the main beneficiaries of globalization, says study

The income of many people around the world has considerably increased due to the economic globalization of the last 50 years. However, these income gains are unevenly distributed. A study by Dr. Valentin Lang, junior professor of political economy at.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Mitsubishi eyes U.S. market EV from Nissan as North America takes center stage

Mitsubishi CEO Takao Kato books record operating income and says North America has swapped places with Southeast Asia to become its earnings engine......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Court rules against Activision Blizzard in $23.4M patent dispute

Activision plans appeal, says it uses different network tech in its games. Enlarge / Acceleration Bay says World of Warcraft's networking code infringes on a patent originally filed by Boeing. (credit: Activision Blizzard).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Woodlice hold the new record for smallest dispersers of ingested seeds

Even bugs as small as woodlice can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for smallest animal recorded to do so. The Kobe University discovery underscores the crucial yet often overlooked role that small invertebrates play in ecosystems......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024