New York commits $1.4 billion to renewable energy projects

Enlarge / MADISON, New York – 2015/10/11: Wind farm with autumn color. (credit: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) On Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that his state would commit $ 1.4 billion to 26 renewable projects, including 22 solar farms, three wind farms, and one hydroelectric project. The outlay is a huge sum […]

USC’s Creating Reality hackathon tackles AR/VR projects starting March 12

Don’t be surprised if you’re strolling by the University of Southern California campus and you see see 400 people decked out in virtual reality headsets next week. The university is hosting Creating Reality, its first VR/AR hackathon. It’s a four-day event that’s sponsored by USC, Intel, Microsoft, AT&T, and HP. It will…Read More

Pagani's new projects: Huayra successor with manual gearbox, and an EV

Horacio Pagani disclosed some of what’s in store for his supercar company in an interview with Spanish outlet El Tres. First up comes a Huayra successor with a new Mercedes-AMG-based, twin-turbo V12 that can meet California’s emissions regulations without needing hybrid assistance. We should consider this an in-before-the-wire powerplant, because Pagani thinks this kind of […]

Russia, China agree to create joint data center for lunar projects & deep space exploration

HomeWorld News Published time: 3 Mar, 2018 10:11 Edited time: 3 Mar, 2018 10:21 Get short URL © NASA Russia and China have agreed to create a joint data center for lunar and deep space projects, Russian space agency Roscosmos has announced. The projects will involve Russian and Chinese scientific and industrial bodies and companies, […]

Exxon pulling out of joint oil projects with Rosneft due to anti-Russia sanctions

Published time: 28 Feb, 2018 22:27 Edited time: 28 Feb, 2018 22:34 American oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp has announced its withdrawal from exploration and research projects with Russia’s Rosneft. The move, linked to Western powers’ anti-Russia sanctions, will cost Exxon some $ 200 million in losses. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Let’s block ads! (Why?)

AI4All, created by Google Cloud’s Fei-Fei Li, is pairing tech workers and high school students on AI projects

EXCLUSIVE: AI4All, an organization created by tech leaders like Melinda Gates and Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, launches its first-ever mentorship program today at Oakstop, a coworking space in Oakland, California. The program will join tech workers from companies like Salesforce, IBM, and Accenture with high school students underrepresented in AI to work on projects that […]

Razer’s fantastical concept projects inform its future

Razer’s Project Linda laptop dock might be grounded in reality, but that doesn’t mean the company is out of wild ideas for the future. It’s just that for this CES, Razer wanted to merge its lightweight Blade Stealth laptop with its recently released smartphone and see how people would react. “We still have the flexibility […]

Samsung’s latest C-Lab projects include private portable speakers

Samsung is making a tradition out of unveiling C-Lab projects at major trade shows, and CES 2018 is no exception. The tech giant is introducing a trio of experiments, starting with its unique S-Ray speaker (above). The makes directional audio portable — you can listen to your tunes anywhere you go without the potential discomfort […]

Samsung announces 3 new C-Lab projects, including smart glasses for the visually impaired

Samsung has provided a glimpse of three new projects that are brewing in its in-house incubator program. The Korean electronics giant will officially showcase the products at CES 2018 in Las Vegas next week, but for now it has revealed some details of what’s been cooking in C-Lab. A few months back, Samsung launched Relúmĭno, […]