Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Software Update Destroys $286 Million Japanese Satellite
May 10th, 2016Via: Hackaday: The Japanese X-ray telescope Hitomi has been declared lost after it disintegrated in orbit, torn apart when spinning out of control. The cause is still under investigation but early analysis points to bad data in a software package pushed shortly after an instrument probe was extended from the rear of the satellite. JAXA, […]
UPS Using Drone Delivery for Medical Supplies in Rwanda
May 9th, 2016Via: MarketWatch: United Parcel Service Inc. has for decades been the company that delivers packages to your doorstep with its signature brown trucks, but the company has quietly begun expanding into drone delivery. The UPS Foundation announced Monday it has entered into a partnership with drone startup Zipline and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver […]
Parents’ Smartphones Harming Children’s Ability to Hold Conversation, Say Teachers
May 9th, 2016I know! Sit them in front of screens in school as well! Increased Use of Computers in Classrooms: “More Likely to be Associated with Lower Results” Oh. Via: Telegraph: Parents’ immersion in smartphones has left some neglected children starting primary school unable to hold conversations, new research warns. Almost a third of children starting school […]
Inside the Gigafactory That Will Decide Tesla’s Fate
May 6th, 2016Via: Bloomberg: The $5 billion Gigafactory was born of necessity. Tesla needs a hell of a lot of batteries, for both the forthcoming mass-market Model 3 sedan and the Tesla Energy product line. The timeline for getting those batteries made just became much shorter, too. On Wednesday, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk stunned investors by […]
Intel: Drone 100
May 4th, 2016Via: Intel:
Britain: Google Given Access to Healthcare Data of Up to 1.6 Million Patients
May 4th, 2016Via: Guardian: A company owned by Google has been given access to the healthcare data of up to 1.6 million patients from three hospitals run by a major London NHS trust. DeepMind, the tech giant’s London-based company most famous for its innovative use of artificial intelligence, is being provided with the patient information as part […]
The Price of Solar Power Just Fell 50% in 16 months – Dubai at $.0299/kWh
May 3rd, 2016Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: electrek: Dubai received bid of $.0299/kWh for 800MW of solar power. This price represents the lowest yet recorded for solar power (and might not represent the end of the price drops…). Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received 5 bids from international organisations […]
Fiat, Google Plan Partnership on Self-Driving Minivans
May 3rd, 2016Via: Bloomberg: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Alphabet Inc.’s Google plan to develop several dozen self-driving prototypes based on the carmaker’s Pacifica minivan in the first phase of a joint project to create autonomous vehicles, people familiar with the matter said. Fiat Chrysler plans to equip the new Pacifica, which will be available as a […]
U.S. Military Tests World’s Largest Unmanned Ship
May 2nd, 2016Via: Stars & Stripes: The military is starting tests on the world’s largest unmanned surface vessel — a self-driving, 132-foot ship designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board. The so-called “Sea Hunter” has the potential to revolutionize not only the military’s maritime operations but commercial shipping, […]
The Secretive, Billionaire-Backed Plans to Harness Fusion
May 1st, 2016Via: BBC: Inside a laboratory near Vancouver in British Columbia, an alarm is blaring. In the middle of the industrial warehouse stands what looks like a cannon from a spaceship, about five metres long and festooned in wires. None of the lab’s red-coat-wearing technicians seem fazed by the noise. The siren, which alerts workers to […]
