• Tesla May Use Its Chinese Data To Further Develop Full Self-Driving System

    The manufacturer wants to make better use of the data generated by its vehicles in China Local law changes will also allow Tesla to transfer its Chinese data overseas Tesla does not sell its Full Self-Driving system in the country Tesla could use data from China to accelerate the development of its driver-assistance technologies and could process some data locally while sending other data overseas. Unnamed sources assert that the carmaker has been working on plans for a data center to train the...

  • China Unveils A Housing Market Bailout: Here's What's In It, And Why It Is Still Not Enough

    China Unveils A Housing Market Bailout: Here's What's In It, And Why It Is Still Not Enough More than four years ago, when China first launched its latest "deleveraging" campaign targeted at bursting the country's housing bubble in a controlled fashion, which coincidentally was the single largest asset for China's massive middle class, we - and many others - said that this experiment was doomed and that all China is doing is delaying the inevitable bailout of the property sector...

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    Wichita developing long range plan for transit system

    The City of Wichita and Wichita Transit will be having a series of community outreach events and an online survey to get input on a long-range plan for the city’s bus system The Wichita Transit Network Plan

  • Microsoft to unveil AI devices and features ahead of developer conference

    Microsoft plans to announce several pieces of hardware and software related to consumer devices on Monday at an event at its Redmond, Washington, campus. The Windows maker is expected to reveal a new version of its Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop that feature Qualcomm chips based on Arm Holdings' architecture. After Intel's processors dominated the personal computer market for decades, Qualcomm and other makers of lower-power Arm components have tried to compete in the Windows-PC market....

  • Swedish project to develop Gen IV nuclear power system

    The Swedish Energy Agency has granted SEK50 million (USD4.7 million) for a project led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg for the development of an entire Generation IV nuclear power system. The project also aims to rebuild national expertise in nuclear technology science.

  • Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain

    Ten years ago, Dr. Jeff Lichtman — a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University — received a small brain sample in his lab. Although tiny, the 1 cubic millimeter of tissue was big enough to contain 57,000 cells, 230 millimeters of blood vessels and 150 million synapses. “It was less than a grain of rice, but we began to cut it and look at it, and it was really beautiful,” he said. “But as we were accumulating the data, I realized that we just had way, way more than we...

  • Aurora and Volvo unveil self-driving truck designed for a driverless future

    A new self-driving truck — manufactured by Volvo and loaded with autonomous vehicle tech developed by Aurora Innovation — could be on public highways as early as this summer.  The Volvo VNL Autonomous truck, which was revealed Monday evening at the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, is the product of a partnership between Aurora and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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    Baton Rouge entrepreneur develops barter system for small business owners

    BATON ROUGE - A community-backed currency is gaining traction among business owners across the state.The alternative form of payment is called Moxey, and it is used within a network of small business owners as a barter system. Currently, more than 3,000 businesses in the United States accept Moxey as a valid payment method. "It's like a giant family, where we keep the money in the family. So the more money you spend with local business owners, the more money those local business...

  • Google I/O 2024: Google unveils new features for Web Developers

    Google last week hosted its annual I/O developer conference, showcasing a range of upcoming features and updates designed to enhance web development experiences.

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    Microsoft set to unveil its vision for AI PCs at Build developer conference

    Microsoft Build 2024 starts Tuesday, and the company is expected to talk about how Windows will power new "AI PCs."

  • Guerrilla influencers and AI news anchors, China is ramping up its propaganda machine

    China's propaganda machine is embracing AI - but there are limits to what tech can do with bad storytelling, writes Ruby Osman.

  • Canon Announces Development of the EOS R1: The R System's First Flagship

    Canon published an official development announcement for the EOS R1 and while not a lot has been revealed, it is the company's first public acknowledgment of what will be its top-end camera. [Read More]