NVIDIA, one of the tech sector’s power players, is pushing the Universal Scene Description protocol as the foundation of interoperable content and experiences in the metaverse. In a recent post the company explains why it believes the protocol, originally invented by Pixar, fits the needs of the coming metaverse. Though Read more…
Tesla has unveiled a new virtual power plant using Powerwalls home battery pack, and this time, it’s on an island, Miyako-jima, in Japan. A virtual power plant (VPP) consists of distributed energy storage systems, like Tesla Powerwalls, used in concert to provide grid services and avoid the use of polluting Read more…
The Washington Post shares a little-acknowledged downside to electric cars: recharging takes “upward of 15 to 30 minutes.” But scientists are already working on improvements: In a report released this week, government researchers said they have found a way to charge electric car batteries up to 90 percent in just Read more…
“When members of the ENS DAO community go to its eth.link website, all they’ll see now is an empty page with a green domain expiration notice banner at the top,” reports CoinDesk. “That’s because the only person with the authority to renew the domain, Virgil Griffith, is serving a 63-month Read more…
“Google launched a carbon emissions tool for its flight tracker last fall,” remembers Gizmodo, “allowing consumers to see the individual emissions created by each flight they were browsing…” “But last month the tech giant quietly shifted the algorithm to exclude a crucial component of the overall greenhouse gas impact of Read more…
According to GLHF sources, Amazon will announce today that it has put in a formal offer to acquire Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher behind Apex Legends, FIFA, Madden, and more. Rumors have been circling online for a few weeks about a potential EA buyout, with Apple, Disney, and Amazon listed Read more…
U.S wireless carrier T-Mobile will use Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, the companies announced on Thursday, outlining plans to connect users’ mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. The new plans, which would exist alongside T-mobile’s existing Read more…