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Transportation 2015-06-01T21:48:00Z
Elon Musk

Tesla's empty threat against Texas

The company's recent public remarks show just how weak their bargaining position is.
Tech 2021-10-04T11:22:29Z
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How an 82-year-old engineer built a machine that turns air into drinking water

The engineer's machine extracts water from the air to make drinking water — larger versions of the device could generate up to 5,000 liters a day.
Tech 2021-09-10T15:21:36Z
robot picking fruit

How lettuce-picking robots are transforming agriculture on a 'hands-free' farm

The future of farming has arrived in Australia with a fully automated, hands-free farm that produces food with AI, fruit-picking robots, and drones.
Tech 2021-08-20T14:39:11Z

How a company managed to produce a 'biochar' fuel from sewage without emitting CO2

With high heat and pressure, Ingelia turns sewage and waste into a fuel that burns like coal, but releases less CO2 and fewer harmful substances.
Transportation 2021-08-20T13:52:23Z

15 cities that are home to some of the world's best transport solutions

Consulting firm Oliver Wyman ranked the top 15 cities based on the overall quality of their public transport systems.
Tech 2021-08-20T13:35:39Z

5 solutions that may help us feed 10 billion people by 2050 without ruining the planet

From limiting food waste to increasing fish supplies, these five solutions may allow us to feed a 10 billion-strong population by 2050.
Tech 2021-08-20T13:21:29Z

Job roles are dramatically changing now machines are here. These are 21 jobs humans may soon be doing instead.

Though the feeling that machines are "taking jobs" may cause some anxiety, the AI revolution actually opens up many new careers for humans to pursue.
Tech 2021-08-13T16:16:41Z

'Elastic ice' has been developed by researchers in China, and it could be used to monitor air pollution

Researchers created flexible ice that could eventually be used to create tiny sensors capable of detecting and measuring air pollution.
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Tech 2018-06-27T13:00:00Z

We tested Google's AI booking service Duplex, and it fooled us into believing it was human

Google allowed reporters to play around with Duplex, the technology that books restaurant reservations or make appointments with a hair salon. Duplex is still in the testing phase, but Google executives say the system successfully accomplishes it's goal four out of every five calls.
Tech 2016-10-18T15:41:00Z
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Science 2015-10-07T15:42:00Z