There"s a pizzeria in Paris run entirely by...robots? — Strictly Robots
Located in the Beaubourg neighbourhood of Paris, France, Pazzi is a different kind of pizzeria. It's run completely by robots. Created by Sébastien Roverso and his team, the autonomous Pazzi robot does everything from prepping and topping the.....»»
Paris 2024 Olympics: Concern over French plan for AI surveillance
CCTV will use algorithms to detect fights and abandoned bags - but not everyone is happy about it......»»
Face recognition powered by iPad lets international travellers skip checkpoints
A face recognition system powered by iPads lets international business travellers skip two of the three checkpoints at Eurostar’s London terminus. Usually, when you board an international train from London to Paris, or any of the four other Europe.....»»
Security robots could be coming to a school near you
Schools in the U.S. are testing AI-equipped security robots designed to roam the campus around the clock looking for unwanted visitors......»»
7 upcoming weird and wild video game adaptations that you should watch
With dancing aliens, sassy robots, and killer ice cream trucks, these seven upcoming video game adaptations have the potential to be weird, wild, and memorable......»»
Paris riots: When police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded
Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation into his death is ongoing but the situation has already triggered protest and anger. Whatever the investigati.....»»
French Apple Stores attacked by rioters in week-long civil unrest
An Apple Store has been caught up in ongoing riot in France, with the Strasbourg location ransacked by opportunist rioters on Friday.Strasbourg Apple StoreCivil unrest in Paris and other areas of France has led to a week of riots, with property damag.....»»
New ferroelectric material could give robots muscles
A new type of ferroelectric polymer that is exceptionally good at converting electrical energy into mechanical strain holds promise as a high-performance motion controller or "actuator" with great potential for applications in medical devices, advanc.....»»
Google tells Canada it won’t pay “link tax,” will pull news links from search
Canada requiring payments from tech to news orgs; similar bills pending in US. Enlarge / A Google sign at the Viva Tech fair in Paris on June 15, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) In response to a new Canadian law.....»»
Energy sector CO2 emissions hit record in 2022: study
Global energy sector carbon dioxide emissions hit a record peak last year counter to Paris commitments, a key study warned Monday, and highlighted the "worst ever" impacts of climate change......»»
Will engineered carbon removal help solve the climate crisis?
Meeting the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement will require ambitious climate action this decade. Difficult questions remain as to how warming can be limited within technical realities while respecting the common but differentiated responsibilities a.....»»
Amazon named its “labyrinthine” Prime cancellation process after Homer’s Iliad
FTC: Amazon tricked users into buying Prime and made canceling a Homeric ordeal. Enlarge / An Amazon logo at the Viva Tech fair in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The Federal.....»»
Studying the parenting behavior of poison frogs using tadpole-like robots
Over the past few decades, roboticists have developed robots inspired by a wide range of animals, including dogs, snakes, birds, spiders, bats, octopus, and different types of insects. These robots were primarily designed to tackle real-world practic.....»»
Police robots put on permanent patrol at Singapore airport
Singapore’s main international airport is going ahead with the permanent deployment of police robots following a successful trial of the technology......»»
Paris summit to push for global debt and climate reform
World leaders will gather in Paris this week with ambitions to reimagine global financing for a new era shaped by climate change, as a cascade of crises swamps debt-burdened countries......»»
Scientists conduct first test of a wireless cosmic ray navigation system
System could be used to guide underwater robots or underground autonomous vehicles Enlarge / Cosmic rays showering down on Earth's atmosphere are the basis of a new wireless alternative system to GPS navigation. (credit: 2015 Hir.....»»
Celebrating the big wins in Europe
KC Crain, left, Automotive News Group publisher, catches up with Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Paris last week. De Meo outlined how he turned around the French automaker, which suffered an $8.6 billion loss i.....»»
Musk to meet Macron in Paris to talk Tesla investment
France has been catching up with other European nations in its goal to become a hub for the electric vehicle industry, thanks to generous subsidies and a more business-friendly environment......»»
This foldable phone has something I’ve never seen before
The Vivo X Fold 2 has a feature no other big-screen foldable we can buy has, but it's not strictly new tech, and it's probably on the phone in your pocket too......»»
Report: Net zero targets must become a reality to keep Paris temperature goals live
The globally-agreed mission to curtail climate change will be impossible unless governments, authorities and the largest companies urgently strengthen their targets, according to the 2023 Net Zero Stocktake report today from an international team, in.....»»
Guerlain’s ‘warehouse of wonders’ preserves cosmetics history
The nearly 200-year old company’s Paris archive features the first modern lipstick, perfume, and pivoting toothbrush. PARIS (AP) — The world’s first lipstick. The first modern perfume. A pivoting toothbrush. The original Nivea c.....»»