European mobile device maker Fairphone, which designs modular smartphones with the aim of supporting repairability and encouraging sustainability, has taken in new investment of €6.5 million ($7.7M). It says it’s
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Brexit mobile and broadband discuss contingency engage consumers
Challenge and opportunity Perhaps a many high-profile emanate confronting UK consumers after Brexit will be possibly or not Britons travelling in Europe will still be means to advantage from a
Research sparks new way to predict movie-goers’ facial expressions
Facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games, can be obtained using just a single camera with a new methodology developed by Disney Research.
Nikola and Bosch team on powertrain design for hydrogen electric long-haul trucks
Nikola Motor Company, the Utah-based company that is working on building heavy-duty transport trucks using hybrid hydrogen-electric powertrains, announced today that it’s partnering with global automotive industry supply leader Bosch
DFJ’s Steve Jurvetson thinks Elon’s Boring Co. will win with short tunnels first
Noted Silicon Valley investor and SpaceX investor Steve Jurvetson is probably better positioned than most to know what Elon Musk is thinking with The Boring Company, his project to build
Porsche’s electric Mission E arrives in 2019, priced like Panamera
Porsche’s first all-electric car will go on sale at the end of 2019, the car maker revealed at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, with pricing similar to the current Porsche
A closer look at the all-new 2018 Nissan Leaf
Nissan’s new Leaf is the updated version of one of the pioneers of the modern all-electric consumer car, and the change is a promising one. The new vehicle offers 150
Daimler’s electric short-haul city trucks are coming to the U.S.
Daimler’s Fuso eCanter trucks, which are fully electric and have a range of 60 miles per charge, are making their way to the U.S. for the first time (via Reuters)
Tesla semi truck unveil event ‘tentatively’ set for October 26
Tesla had previously set September as the timeframe for their big unveiling of an all-electric semi truck created by the company. The big rig is now set to be shown
Protecting the power grid with circuit simulation methods
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering In December 2015, Russian hackers allegedly pummeled Ukraine’s power grid, disrupting the flow of electricity for nearly a quarter-million Ukrainians.
Machine gaydar—AI is reinforcing stereotypes that liberal societies are trying to get rid of
Credit: Artem Oleshko/Shutterstock Following the old saying that “knowledge is power”, companies are seeking to infer increasingly intimate properties about their customers as a way to gain an edge over
Audi’s Aicon concept ditches pedals and wheel in favor of full autonomy
Audi’s looking ahead to the what its vehicles will look like once true self-driving technology is available and on the roads with the Aicon, a new concept vehicle it’s debuting
Honda will offer electrified option of all new vehicle models in Europe
Honda will offer an electrified version of all of its new models launched in Europe from now on, the company announced at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Honda CEO Takahiro
Honda’s picture-perfect Urban EV concept car aims for 2019 production
This new concept from Honda, the Urban EV, looks like something most automakers would show off as a distant vision of what cars might look like in five or ten
BMW’s i Vision Dynamics targets Tesla-topping range in a four-door coupe
BMW has a new electric concept vehicle designed to show how it envisions occupying its electric model range between the i3 and the i8: The i Visions Dynamics. The four-dour