Mobileye, a subsidiary of Intel, has expanded its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City as part of its strategy to develop and deploy the technology. New York City joins a number of other cities, including Detroit, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo, where Mobileye has either launched testing or plans to this year. Mobileye launched…
NCR Buys Cryptocurrency ATM Firm LibertyX To Offer Complete Crypto Solution
NCR Corp, a leading enterprise technology provider, announced Monday “a definitive agreement to acquire Libertyx, a leading cryptocurrency software provider.” Libertyx claims to be “America’s first and largest network of bitcoin ATMs, cashiers, and kiosks.” Its software runs on ATMs, kiosks, and point-of-sale (POS) systems, allowing customers to buy BTC at more than 20K retail…
Google Pixel 6, Ultra High End Phone To Sport Tensor SoC Chip
GoogleGoogle is announcing the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro today, though it might be better to call it a preview or a tease. Rather than releasing all the details on its new Android phones, Google is instead putting the focus on the new system on a chip (SoC) that will be inside the new…
Coldquanta Uses Cold Atoms To Build A Qauntum Computer
There are multiple ways of building a quantum computer, from superconducting and photonics to topological and ion trap, many backed by such big names as IBM, Google, Microsoft and Honeywell. However, ColdQuanta is betting that a modality that its founders and engineers have been working on for 15 years – cold atom – will establish…
Prime Medicine, The Next Gen Gene Editing Startup Raises $315 Million
Prime Medicine, a biotech startup working on a new approach to gene editing, has officially pulled back the curtain on the progress it has made since beginning operations last summer. The company “launched” on Tuesday, revealing it’s raised $315 million in short order from a large group of well-known biotech backers, including Arch Venture Partners,…
Toyota Backed Pony.Ai’s Launches Self Driving Cars Robotaxi Service In Shanghai
As the self driving car industry works towards commercializing the autonomous vehicle technology, Pony.ai has plans to mass-produce its Level 4 self-driving system by 2023. The intent was shared by the company on its public WeChat account in Shanghai during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) held recently. SAE International, the US engineering standards group,…
Facebook AI Introduces Habitat 2.0: Next-Generation Simulation Platform
Facebook recently announced Habitat 2.0, a next-generation simulation platform that lets AI researchers teach machines to navigate through photo-realistic 3D virtual environments and interact with objects just as they would in an actual kitchen or other commonly used space. With these tools at their disposal and without the need for expensive physical prototypes, future innovations…
Cryptocurrency Is Booming in Nigeria Despite The Banking Ban
Nigeria’s regulators tried to crack down on cryptocurrency. Now, a few months later, it’s clear their efforts haven’t worked. The nation is a prime example of how people will turn to crypto to cope with a struggling economy despite the prohibitive stance of the state. In February, the Central Bank of Nigeria ordered banks to…
Ethereum’s London Hard Fork Expected to Launch on August 4
Ethereum’s long-awaited London hard fork is likely to launch on Aug. 4 between 13:00 UTC (9 a.m. ET) and 17:00 UTC, with block 12,965,000. Many Ethereum enthusiasts are excited for the delayed release, while some are watching on with “cautious optimism.” As a part of a roadmap designed to lead up to the release of…
Nvidia to acquire autonomous vehicles’ mapping startup DeepMap
Chip-maker Nvidia is acquiring DeepMap, a startup dedicated to building high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles (AV), for an undisclosed sum. DeepMap was founded five years ago by Wu and Mark Wheeler, veterans of Google, Apple and Baidu, among other companies. The US-based company has developed a high-definition mapping solution that has already been validated by…
Blockchain Project Of The Week – EOS
EOS is a blockchain protocol based on the cryptocurrency EOS. The smart contract platform claims to eliminate transaction fees and also conduct millions of transactions per second. Its a platform that’s designed to allow developers to build decentralized apps (otherwise known as DApps for short.) The project’s goal is relatively simple: to make it as…
General Fusion To Build Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Plant in United Kingdom
General Fusion will enter into a long-term lease with UKAEA following the construction of a new facility to host the FDP under an agreement announced today by UK Science Minister Amanda Solloway. “This new plant by General Fusion is a huge boost for our plans to develop a fusion industry in the UK, and I’m…
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