Day: September 7, 2019

This Week’s Cartoons: Algorithms, Phone Plans, and Sheep

Tuesday, September 3, 2019. By Lars Kenseth, with cartooncollections.com. For now, at least, robots are only coming to steal the boring parts of your job. Monday, September 2, 2019. By Amy Kurzweil, with cartooncollections.com. Here’s how to secure your accounts with better two-factor authentication. Every […]

India loses contact with spacecraft during historic moon landing attempt

India’s attempt to become the first nation to soft land a robotic spacecraft at the moon’s South Pole, an unexplored region, has ended in failure, the space agency said Saturday. Less than two miles above the lunar surface, the Vikram lander (named after Vikram Sarabhai, […]

Porsche increases stake in electric car maker Rimac Automobili to 15.5%

Porsche AG is increasing its stake in Croatian electric vehicle components and hypercar company Rimac Automobili. The increased stake is the latest effort by Porsche to invest more into electric mobility, particularly in battery technology. It was just 14 months ago that Porsche took a […]

Ireland vs Wales live stream: how to watch Rugby World Cup warm-up online from anywhere

After suffering a crushing defeat against England, Ireland bounced back to get their Rugby World Cup preparations back on track with an excellent 22-17 victory against Wales last weekend. Having struggled to just three points in the first half in Cardiff, Welsh coach Warren Gatland […]

I took control of the giant robot hand Jeff Bezos called ‘weirdly natural’ — and he was rightAI & Surroundings

Shadow Robotics is a London-based company which has been building robot hands for 22 years. Recently it showcased one of its newest robots at Amazon’s robotics conference re:MARS, where Jeff Bezos had a go controlling the robot hands. The hands are controlled by a haptic-feedback […]