Nigeria signs agreement with South Korea’s AEDC to establish Africa’s first EV manufacturing plant. The agreement marks a major step in the country’s push to localize vehicle production and green technology adoption. With a electric vehicle (EV) production capacity of 300,000 vehicles, the plan is expected to create about 10,000 jobs…Continue Reading
Researchers from Stanford, Nvidia, and Together AI have developed a new technique that can discover new solutions to very complex problems. For example, they managed to optimize a critical GPU kernel to run 2x faster than the previous state-of-the-art written by human experts.Their technique, called “Test-Time Training to Discover” (TTT-Discover…Continue Reading
When the James Webb Space Telescope peered into the dust-shrouded core of IRAS 07251–0248, it found far more small organic molecules than models predicted. The observations revealed a dense mix of hydrocarbons — including the first confirmed detection beyond the Milky Way of the methyl radical, a highly reactive carbon-based molecule — inside a galacticContinue Reading
Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters. “NASA uses the unique vantage point of space to study our home planet to deliver life-saving data into the hands of disaster response and decision-makers every day for the benefit of all, whileContinue Reading
Rhapsody in beige An enterprising engineer has evoked the spirit of Acorn’s BBC Micro with a custom paintjob for a Raspberry Pi 500+ computer-in-a-keyboard and a natty set of replacement keycaps.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is coming to the SpacemiT K3 RISC-V processor, one of the first RVA23-compliant chips to go on sale. Canonical is teaming up with the China-based device maker to also bring support for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to SpacemiT K1 AI chip, which can’t run newer versions of theContinue Reading
Back in 2023 we noted how a company named Telly proclaimed it had come up with a new idea for a TV: a free TV, with a second small TV below it, that shows users ads pretty much all of the time. While the bottom TV could also be usedContinue Reading
When Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea to the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother to send “proof of life,” she addressed the possibility of people creating deepfakes. “We live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,” she said. Before artificial intelligence tools proliferated — making it possibleContinue Reading
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Theft of EV charging cables is a serious problem. For thieves, cables are an attractive target, thanks to the high price of copper. For charging operators, the damage can result in expenses of thousands of dollars to repair and recommission charging stations, and weeks of lost revenue. DeterTech, the makerContinue Reading
Elevated Materials is focused on scaling production this year to meet increasing customer demand. The company closed 2025 with record output of ultra-thin lithium metal films, shipping to more than 30 customers worldwide. It delivered more than 100 kilometers of lithium film to a single customer, which it said reflectsContinue Reading
Flight attendants are well adept at packing their suitcases and carry-ons for any trip. This can mean up to six long-haul trips a month. They always look forward to the next adventure and usually have a plan for each destination, which often includes shopping, sightseeing, and a meal out withContinue Reading