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BMW's i Hydrogen Next fuel cell vehicle starts testing in public     – Roadshow
BMW plans on offering the hydrogen SUV to customers in late 2022. Source link Read more
The Delta Variant and Low Vaccine Rates Could Spell Trouble
By many metrics, the US is doing relatively well against the pandemic coronavirus. National tallies of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are all at lows not seen since early last year. Several states have hit the goal of having 70 percent of adults vaccinated with at least one dose, and... Read more
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. The ability to digitize routine tasks is crucial for accelerating the pace of business. Insurance claims remain a prime example of this. When a car accident or some other disaster occurs, the biggest bottleneck often remains the need to send... Read more
Facebook is copying Nextdoor with new community moderator features
Facebook is becoming a bit more like Nextdoor in an effort to boost its groups feature. The only problem is that Facebook appears to be borrowing one of Nextdoor’s more controversial concepts: giving more power to community moderators. On Wednesday, the company announced it was making a major enhancement... Read more
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope experiences glitch, goes into safe mode
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope during deployment in 1990. NASA/Smithsonian Institution/Lockheed The Hubble Space Telescope has spent over three decades scanning the cosmos, bringing us glorious images and data from our universe. The spacecraft is showing its age. The Hubble team is now troubleshooting a problem with the telescope’s... Read more
A Clever Robot Spies on Creatures in the Ocean’s ‘Twilight Zone’
Using stereo cameras and detection algorithms, Mesobot parses its subjects’ movements and follows them. Yoerger and his colleagues demonstrated the robot’s capabilities in Monterey Bay at 650 feet deep, as it detected and then pursued a hunting jellyfish. Even more impressive, for a half hour it surreptitiously followed a... Read more
Investments in ‘intangible assets’ like data and branding pay off, Mckinsey says
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Investments in “intangible assets” like R&D, digital transformation, and employee training are strongly correlated with increased productivity and growth, according to a study McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) released today. An MGI survey conducted in March asked 861 corporate executives... Read more
Ransomware: How bitcoin, the pandemic, and Russia made the attacks worse
If you found yourself in an hourslong line for expensive gas last month, then you’re probably familiar with the damage that ransomware attacks can do. The federal government certainly is. During President Joe Biden’s much-anticipated first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the two leaders said they... Read more
Biden’s student loan forbearance ends in September. Here’s how you can prepare
Are you ready to start paying back your student loans? Sarah Tew/CNET President Joe Biden extended the student loan forbearance once he took office in January. The updated pause lasts until the end of September. With the possibility of Biden forgiving student loan debt appearing to be unlikely, borrowers will... Read more
Nintendo Has Been Stuck in a Creative Rut
The Nintendo Switch had a powerful start. Right out of the gate, the company released banger after banger after banger of a game, each delivering that trademark Nintendo feeling of recess time on a well-engineered fantasy playground. It was almost overwhelming—to traverse the fantastical world of The Legend of... Read more