Malaysia’s MYEG Services said on Wednesday it had developed a coronavirus risk-profiling system for visitors from China and was offering the artificial intelligence-based service to the governments of Malaysia and the Philippines. From a report: Malaysia has imposed a temporary ban on visitors from Chinese provinces placed on lockdown by the China’s government, in a bid to stem the spread of…
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Water in the shadows of boulders on Mars?
A new study from the Planetary Research Institute suggests that briny water could temporarily form on Mars’ surface in the shadows of boulders for just a few days each Martian year. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/water-on-mars-brines-boulders-sublimation…
Police Say Amazon’s Ring Isn’t Much of a Crime Fighter
Ring’s promotional video includes the police chief of the small Florida suburb of Winter Park saying “we understand the value of those cameras in helping us solve crimes.” But over the last 22 months, their partnership with Ring hasn’t actually led to a single arrest, reports NBC News. The only crime it solved was a 13-year-old boy who opened two delivered…
Uber Self-Driving Cars Allowed Back On California Roads
Nearly two years after one of Uber’s self-driving cars was involved in a fatal crash in Arizona, the ride-hailing firm has been allowed to test its autonomous vehicles on public roads in California. “Receiving a permit in California — which has granted permits to 65 other transport firms — is the latest step in Uber’s revival of the program,” reports the…
UPS Will Use Arrival’s Electric Trucks In the US, Europe
Delivery giant UPS has ordered 10,000 electrical trucks from Arrival, a technology company based in the UK. The two companies hope to deploy the trucks across Europe and North America over the next four years. Engadget reports: If everything goes well, UPS has the option to buy another 10,000 vehicles. For now, the trucks are still in a prototype phase. The…
What Happens When ‘Ring Neighbors’ Are Always Watching?
The New York Times reports on “Ring Neighbors,” a local social networking service launched by Amazon in 2018 where users “share videos of delivery people carelessly throwing packages, or failing to wait for an answer at the door; others share footage of mail people navigating treacherous ice, or merely waving at the camera.” On a U.S. Postal Service forum, a mail…
E-Scooter Startup Lime Shuts In 12 Markets, Lays Off Around 100
Scooter company Lime is laying off about 14% of its workforce (roughly 100 employees) and shuttering operations in 12 markets as it seeks to become profitable this year, the company tells Axios. From the report: After two years of explosive growth, scooter companies have entered a new phase — survival of the fittest in a capital-intensive, money-losing industry. “We’re very confident…
‘Rise of Skywalker’ Falls Short of Predecessors. Is the Future Streaming?
After 42 years the final installment in the 9-movie Star Wars franchise arrived this weekend during a “moment of transition for the movie business,” reports Variety: Its $176 million debut, though massive, ranks as the lowest opening of the most recent three films in the saga, falling far below 2015’s “The Force Awakens” ($248 million) and 2017’s “The Last Jedi” ($220…
Disney Becomes First Studio To Surpass $10 Billion At Worldwide Box Office
Disney has become the first studio in history to surpass $10 billion at the worldwide box office in a single calendar year. Variety reports: Through Sunday, the studio has generated $3.28 billion in North America and $6.7 billion overseas for a global haul of $9.997 billion and is expected to officially cross the benchmark within the next day. Disney smashed its…
Today’s volcano in New Zealand is on the Pacific Ring of Fire
Here’s information about New Zealand’s White Island volcano – which erupted earlier today – in the context of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Background on the volcano and why these volcanoes erupt. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-the-ring-of-fire…