Scientists have developed a light- weight robotic cheetah that efficiently uses its energy to replicate the movements of the fastest land animal in the world.
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Baidu to launch self-driving car technology in July
Baidu Inc said on Tuesday it would launch its self-driving car technology for restricted environment in July before gradually introducing fully autonomous driving capabilities on highways and open city roads by 2020.
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Amazon rolls out chatbot tools in race to dominate voice-powered tech
Amazon.com Inc’s chief technology officer is working toward a day when people can control almost any piece of software with their voice.
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Facebook out to read minds
Facebook wants to read your mind.
At least, when it comes to what you’d like to say or type.
Slow Wi-Fi? Enhance your vocabulary with this app
Are you tired of a slow Wi-Fi connection hampering your social media life? Now you can utilise the idle time in enhancing your vocabulary with a new app.
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Facebook CEO wants to augment your reality
Facebook wants you to sit in your bedroom wearing a headset and take a virtual vacation with faraway friends and family. Or use your smartphone’s camera to spruce up your dinky apartment, at least virtually.
Hydrogen fuel cell cars face obstacle: few fueling stations
Hydrogen fuel cell cars could one day challenge electric cars in the race for pollution-free roads — but only if more stations are built to fuel them.
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China car dilemma: Beijing wants electric, buyers want SUVs
Automakers face a dilemma in China’s huge but crowded market: Regulators are pushing them to sell electric cars, but buyers want gas-guzzling SUVs.
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Saudi seeks 10% renewable energy in six years: minister
Saudi Arabia wants 10 percent of its electricity to come from renewable sources within several years as part of a transformation in its power sector, the energy minister said Monday.
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Studies question autism link to antidepressants in pregnancy
Two scientific studies published Tuesday suggested the risk of children developing autism after their mothers used antidepressants while pregnant may be lower than previously believed.
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