When I caught up with Bam Rigby over Zoom, it didn’t take long to see that he’s as passionate about building worlds as he is about writing songs. Between stories about growing up in Japan, watching Tina Turner videos before performances, designing his own merchandise, and introducing me to hisContinue Reading
Nvidia is in talks to provide roughly $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The backstop would let OpenAI lease a 10-gigawatt campus in southern Ohio that SoftBank’s energy subsidiary is developing. The reason such a guarantee is needed is straightforward: OpenAIContinue Reading
The 13th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket went pretty well — and provided some amazing visuals, too. Flight 13 launched on Friday (July 24), sending the 408-foot-tall (124 meters) Starship Version 3 (V3) vehicle aloft from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas. Starship’s Super Heavy booster had some engine issues on its way backContinue Reading
Rocket Lab has signed a contract with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 missile-defense missions, most of them from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab is expanding its launch operations to the snowy north. The California-based company, which already flies from New Zealand and Virginia, justContinue Reading
The co-founder of the AI company hacked by an OpenAI chatbot told NewsNation it was “very strange.”, The co-founder of the AI company hacked by an OpenAI chatbot told NewsNation it was “very strange.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Knightscope uses a combination of AI, robots and humans to fight crime., Knightscope uses a combination of AI, robots and humans to fight crime., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
The Israeli PM’s visit to the US comes amid raids in the occupied West Bank, before the October 27 elections., Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington, DC, and will visit the White House on Tuesday, with the war on Iran topping the agenda. Netanyahu’s visit is hisContinue Reading
Authorities in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh allege 38 of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University’s 40 buildings were built illegally., Rampur, India – More than 100 people sit cross-legged on mats, braving the brutal July heat, as they raise slogans and wave the national flag in a north Indian town. Barely 200km (132Continue Reading
Sponsored by Avery Dennison Performance Tapes. Intended for engineers and decision-makers in the EV battery design, manufacturing and implementation, the new “EV battery electrical insulation design guide” from Avery Dennison Performance Tapes, helps readers understand and make informed choices about using dielectric tapes as an electrical insulation solution. Featuring theContinue Reading
As electric vehicle manufacturers scale production, quality teams face a difficult challenge: critical defects are often hidden inside batteries, castings, connectors, welds, electronics, and other high-value components. Traditional inspection methods can miss internal issues, require destructive teardown, or create bottlenecks that make comprehensive inspection impractical. Industrial CT gives manufacturers andContinue Reading
A major earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture, sparking tsunami warnings in the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometers, or just over 6 miles., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
The story of Toyota’s strangest car, the Toyota Crown hybrid sedan, just got a little stranger. Among the, er, improvements to the 2src27 model is an updated hybrid drive system that produces the same amount of power but returns slightly worse fuel economy. A New Hybrid Driveline According to Toyota…Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader John Thune just dumped cold water all over President Traitor 47’s latest demands to pass his SAVE America Act. “If somebody can show me how we get an outcome, how we get a result, how we get an answer to this, I’m all for it,” Thune toldContinue Reading