This true story of a hammer, a feather, the Apollo 15 mission, and the answers to humanity’s oldest questions about how stuff falls. Does a falling object move at a constant speed, or does it speed up? If you drop a heavy object and a light one at the same Read more…
Apple faces competition from many different brands all offering Android alternatives, but Xiaomi looks to be the most determined to beat it in the high-end phone market. As the South China Morning Post reports, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun posted on the microblogging platform Weibo on Tuesday, stating, “[We aim to] Read more…
Starting this year, the federal government will begin doling out $5 billion to states over five years to build a nationwide network of fast chargers. The plan initially focuses on the Interstate Highway System, directing states to build one charging station every 50 miles. Those stations must be capable of Read more…
A European wide ‘supergrid’ could cut almost a third from energy costs according to a new study from the UCD Energy Institute. Evaluating the capabilities of Europe’s energy network, the study, commissioned by SuperNode, found that a pan-European transmission system would reduce energy costs by 32 percent compared to the Read more…
An anonymous reader shares a report: As natural resources diminish and the climate crisis grows more acute, the notion of a circular economy has been gaining traction around the globe. Most modern economies are linear — they rest on a “take, make, waste” model in which natural resources are extracted, Read more…
Salesforce told employees at a sales kickoff on Wednesday that the company plans to release an NFT Cloud. Salesforce co-CEOs Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor both talked about the strategy at the online event, said one person who attended. The person asked not to be named because the event was Read more…
Nvidia is now a larger company than social media giant Meta. PC Gamer reports: In a meteoric turn of events, Nvidia has surged to become the 7th largest company in the US, despite being nowhere close only a few years ago, and helped along by Meta’s recent share price collapse. Read more…