AeroHT, a subsidiary of the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng, has been developing a flying car for 10 years. At a press briefing during the Auto China 2024 car show in Beijing, CEO He Xiaopeng announced that the new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft would offer an alternative mode of transportation in cities,…
California has been living on renewable energy for over a month, even selling excess energy to other states. According to Professor Mark Jacobson from Stanford University, since April 15, 2024, the state has been daily producing more electricity from renewable sources than it needs. In a social media post on May 21, Jacobson reported that…
Australian company Hysata promises the cheapest hydrogen in the world thanks to a unique setup that splits water into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) with an incredible efficiency of 95%. This is 20% higher than the best existing electrolyzers. Only 41.5 kWh of energy is required to produce 1 kg of hydrogen, compared to 52.5…
Paramount Pictures has announced that WWE icon Cody Rhodes has officially joined the upcoming reboot of “The Naked Gun,” set to premiere in 2025. Along with confirming Rhodes’ appearance in the film, the studio also revealed that Liza Koshy, CCH Pounder, and musical artist Busta Rhymes will be part of the cast. They will join…
According to the Xbox Store, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will occupy 309.85 GB on Xbox Series X/S at launch later this year, making it the largest Call of Duty game to date. We have become accustomed to games requiring over 100 GB of disk space at launch. Call of Duty fans are especially…
Google DeepMind specialists have introduced a relatively small model with 11 billion parameters. After reviewing 200,000 hours of videos of people playing two-dimensional platform video games, it deduced the rules of the game and the physical laws of the flat world, despite the recordings lacking information on which buttons were pressed by the players. But…
A month ago, Musk announced the implantation of the first chip in a patient as part of pilot clinical trials, and last week he reported on the initial treatment successes. All the information is very fragmented and essentially comes only from the company’s founder. Scientists cannot assess the real effectiveness and safety of the neuroimplant…
The new rocket “Changzheng-6C” (Long March 6 °C) successfully placed four satellites into orbit during its first launch with a payload. The two-stage carrier, standing 43 meters tall, can deliver 2.4 tons of cargo to a sun-synchronous orbit and 4.5 tons to a low Earth orbit. The rocket employs more environmentally friendly fuel based on kerosene…
It appears that the “Alien” universe will be expanding with yet another series, this time with franchise creator Ridley Scott possibly directing several episodes. Well-known insider Daniel Richtman reported that the director has started working on a second series based on the popular horror franchise. This project is markedly different from the upcoming untitled Noah…
Machine vision is a rapidly developing field in robotics, integrating cameras, sensors, and algorithms into systems for capturing and analyzing images. Modern conditions require that collected data be processed as quickly as possible, ideally within the device itself—whether in a smartphone, laptop, or car. For such edge computing needs, specialists from Tsinghua University in China…
