A stack of 60 SpaceX Starlink satellites floats in orbit above Earth. Source: SpaceX To finance its Martian ambitions, SpaceX intends to transform Earth, covering the planet with ubiquitous Internet coverage transmitted from a tight mesh of thousands of satellites. CEO Elon Musk hopes that this “Starlink” service will eventually …
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TOKYO – As facial covers become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected “smart mask” that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages. The white plastic “c mask” fits standard face masks and connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone …
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If you still can’t stop touching your face when the coronavirus outbreak spreads, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a portable device for you. The PULSE is a pendant that you can hang around your neck like a necklace, but it is not just decorative. When your hand approaches the device, …
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Elon Musk may have threatened to withdraw his Tesla electric vehicle factories from California for his aggressive pandemic policies, but he better start thanking the state for its progressive environmental policies. The California Air Resources Board adopted a new electrical standard for cargo truck manufacturing in late June. By 2035, …
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Text size A driverless car is on display in the Mercedes hall Boris Roessler / DPA / AFP via Getty Images Earlier this week, the Daimler Mercedes brand announced a partnership with graphics chip giant Nvidia to build the world’s first “software defined vehicles”. It’s a bold claim, and one …
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