Qatar Airways is to unveil what it is calling the ‘world’s first AI digital human cabin crew’. Sama 2.0 will be showcased at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Dubai which takes place Monday 6 to Thursday 9 May. The airline is offering visitors the chance to meet and engage with Sama 2.0 – the second
They can swallow road signs and trigger lethal neighbour feuds. From the suburbs of Britain to the deserts of Arizona, we explore a show celebrating glorious green bordersSomewhere in the leafy depths of British suburbia, a thick circular hedge sprouts from the top of a grassy hill in the middle of a roundabout. The top of the hedge is carefully trimmed with rectangular crenellations, giving it the look of a motte-and-bailey castle, while a second more threadbare hedge encircles the foot of the...
A MIND-BLOWING flying car has made history after conducting the world’s first flight with a passenger. Music legend Jean-Michel Jarre, 75, took off in KleinVision’s half-plane hybrid, k
This one-of-a-kind F1 has only been driven 410 miles. It has spent most of its life in Japan before being imported into the U.S. It's the world's only F1 finished in Creighton Brown. The most expensive road-going McLaren F1 ever sold is heading back to auction, less than three years after it shattered records and traded hands for $20,465,000. This McLaren F1 is chassis 029 and is the only one finished in Creighton Brown. This color was named after McLaren's former commercial director and when...
The replacement of the ancient SO-DIMM standard has finally begun.
If the latest rumors are correct, Xiaomi could be the first brand in the world to launch a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 smartphone.
At a time when AI is the buzzword on everyone’s lips — from businesses to governments — where does India standon adoption of the technology? The Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2024 published by Stanford University sheds some light. India is number one in the world in terms of relative AI skill penetration, and is in the top four globally when it comes to relative AI hiring rate. 109476217The country’s AI talent concentration remains low but the rate of growth has been the fastest in the...
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly gaining a stronghold in every aspect of human life. From being an intelligent assistant enhancing productivity at work, now it seems AI has taken on a bigger role. Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced an AI-generated avatar as its digital spokesperson. This is a first in the world of diplomacy. According to a report in New York-based news outlet Barron’s, the Ministry said that it would ‘for the first time in history’ use a digital spokeswoman...
Polestar has successfully charged its upcoming EV model in just 10 minutes. The Swedish car maker achieved the feat using a “silicon-dominant” battery built by Israeli startup StoreDot. Polestar installed the battery in a fully drivable prototype of its Polestar 5 model, set to go on sale next year. It managed to charge the EV from 10% to 80% under the 10-minute time cap. StoreDot’s batteries use silicon anodes instead of graphite. Silicon anodes can store 10 times the amount of...
Moderna and MSD are researching how their therapy could treat a wide range of cancers.
Today — on Earth Day — non-profit search engine Ecosia has launched the “greenest browser on Earth” as it seeks to offer customers a more sustainable alternative to Google Chrome or Apple’s Safari. Just like Ecosia’s search engine, the more you use the browser, the more trees you will help plant. The Berlin-based company says it has already planted 200 million trees since 2009. The new browser will be powered by renewable energy from Ecosia’s own solar farms. In fact, the company says...
Microsoft is planning to build its first data center region in the Southeast Asian country of Thailand. The company has also pledged to 'AI skill' over 100,000 people to create a skilled workforce.