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01 Nov 23

Justine Bateman’s Fight Against Generative AI In Hollywood

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Stephen Cass: Hello and welcome to Fixing the Future, an IEEE Spectrum podcast where we look at concrete solutions to some big problems. I’m your host, Stephen Cass, senior editor at Spectrum. And before we start, I just want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from…

01 Nov 23

A path toward profitable growth for Southeast Asia’s digital economy

Computer & Information Technology

e-Conomy SEA 2023 shows the Southeast Asia region’s digital economy is set to hit US$100 billion in revenue, and GMV at US$218 billion

31 Oct 23

Virtual Superlensing Made a Reality

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

A little bit of distance can make all the difference. That’s what two researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute recently concluded in their study on a new method for “superlensing,” a way of seeing things that are smaller than the wavelength of light, and doing so without any…

31 Oct 23

An inside look at 4 design details in our new Pixel devices

Computer & Information Technology

Learn how Google designers developed the new Pixel 8 Pro, Google Pixel Watch and more.

31 Oct 23

New way to customize your Chrome address bar in iOS

Computer & Information Technology

You can now place the Chrome address bar at the top or bottom of your iPhone screen.

31 Oct 23

Introduc…ing the .ing top-level domain

Computer & Information Technology

Google Registry launches the .ing top-level domain.

31 Oct 23

Multiverse Computing deploys quantum technology to predict floods

Computer & Information Technology

Climate change is here. Along with it, catastrophic floods are becoming alarmingly more and more common. Adapting to a new climate reality is no easy task, but technological advancements offer a ray of hope. Among the industry players tackling this challenge is quantum software company Multiverse Computing. The Spanish startup…

31 Oct 23

Backing Up the Power Grid with Green Methanol

Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

It would be great if everyone could back up the intermittent power from wind and solar plants with energy stored as low-cost, zero-carbon hydrogen gas. But hydrogen can be hard to store. Last month, when the Royal Society advised the British government to start building underground caverns to store megatons…

31 Oct 23

Quiz: Test your Halloween search trend knowledge

Computer & Information Technology

How well do you know Halloween 2023? Take our Google Search Trends quiz and find out.

31 Oct 23

Network Rail to spend an extra £600m on infrastructure upgrades

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) called for the extra money during its response to NR’s proposed £43.1bn spending plans for the five-year period from 1 April 2024. NR said the previous spending period was especially tumultuous due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw a 95 per cent drop-off…