According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), investment in clean energy is set to surpass spending on fossil fuels in 2023, with solar projects expected to outpace oil production for the first time. Annual investment in renewable energy is up by nearly a quarter since 2021 compared to a 15% Read more…
Researchers have induced hibernation in a non-hibernating species (rats) with ultrasound, indicating the potential to do the same in humans with applications for medical trauma and spaceflight. The research has been published in the journal Nature Metabolism. Ultrasound is the only available energy form that can noninvasively focus on any Read more…
Traders betting against Nvidia suffered massive losses as the chipmaker’s stock surged to a record high after it forecasts sales that far surpassed the average analyst estimate. Short sellers are facing $2.3 billion in paper losses on Thursday alone amid the tech giant’s 27% intraday jump, data from S3 Partners Read more…
Microsoft has issued a warning that Chinese state-sponsored hackers, known as “Volt Typhoon,” have compromised “critical” U.S. cyber infrastructure across various industries with a focus on gathering intelligence. The Chinese hacking group, codenamed “Volt Typhoon,” has operated since mid-2021, Microsoft said in an advisory. The organization is apparently working to Read more…
Amid a plethora of game trailers, Sony dedicated a single minute of its more-than-an-hour-long PlayStation Showcase livestream on Wednesday to reveal two new hardware products. The most buzzworthy of these is surely Project Q — that’s the internal name, as the final name is still pending. Whatever it is called Read more…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes the future top company in artificial intelligence will likely have created a personal digital agent that can perform certain tasks for people. The technology will be so profound, it could radically alter user behaviors. “Whoever wins the personal agent, that’s the big thing, because you Read more…
A study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that brain signals can be used to detect the severity of chronic pain, potentially leading to the development of personalized therapies for individuals suffering from severe pain conditions. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, implanted electrodes in the brains of four Read more…