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BMW is rethinking its car infotainment experience with a bunch of new technologies working in tandem. Starting late 2025, it'll begin outfitting all its vehicles with the 'Panoramic iDrive' system ...
AI now surpasses humans in almost all performance benchmarks
Apr 19, 2024 · Stand back and take a look at the last two years of AI progress as a whole... AI is catching up with humans so quickly, in so many areas, that frankly, we need new tests.
Pulling gold out of e-waste suddenly becomes super-profitable
Mar 4, 2024 · A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to Swiss researchers – who found their all-important gold-filtering ...
Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia's Line …
Oct 17, 2024 · As the Line megacity continues to grow in the Saudi Arabian desert, some new construction details showcase the scale of the gigantic project, including its reported use of one fifth of the world's ...
Work on Saudi's Line megacity accelerates, new details revealed
Nov 12, 2024 · As work continues on Saudi Arabia's futuristic mirrored megacity, the Line, new details have now been revealed.Government authorities have given an update on the progress so far and named the ...
Colossal new species may be largest animal that ever existed
Aug 2, 2023 · The blue whale has long been considered the largest animal to have ever existed, even dwarfing the biggest known dinosaurs. But now a new species threatens to steal the crown, and upends what we ...
World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in …
May 29, 2024 · The world's first human trial of a drug that can regenerate teeth will begin in a few months, less than a year on from news of its success in animals. This paves the way for the medicine to be ...
Wrap: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Cybercab and Robovan - New …
Oct 11, 2024 · Elon Musk has unveiled Tesla's fully autonomous Cybercab robotaxi in a showy event at Warner Brothers. He also debuted a 20-seat Robovan that's expected to follow, and sent a small fleet of ...
Once-in-a-lifetime 'Devil Comet' is now in view. Here’s how to see it
12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type comet, meaning it has an orbital period on the scale of decades. In this case, it returns to the inner solar system every 70 years – the last time it swung ...
Betavolt says its diamond nuclear battery can power devices for 50 …
Jan 17, 2024 · China's Betavolt New Energy Technology has unveiled a new modular nuclear battery that uses a combination of a nickel-63 (⁶³Ni) radioactive isotope and a 4th-generation diamond semiconductor ...