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With $7.5 million in seed funding, the German business Juna.ai GmbH, which uses artificial intelligence to increase factory efficiency, started today. The investment was spearheaded by Kleiner Perkins. Prominent venture capitalist John Doerr, the Stockholm-based fund Norrsken VC, and other sponsors joined it. Matthias Auf
For the first time, researchers have examined the frozen bones of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cat and discovered “significant differences” between it and a contemporary lion cub. According to a report released Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, the cub’s mummified remains was discovered in the
The first rechargeable lithium-ion battery was introduced to the market by Sony in 1991. In terms of energy storage, the novel chemical changed everything. These days, demand is soaring for everything from smartphones to EVs. However, lithium is uncommon, the majority of it is sourced
The worldwide gendered epidemic of intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects women. Two out of three victims of intimate partner violence are women, and 25–50% of women worldwide report experiencing abuse in a personal relationship. Intimate relationship violence affects both men and women, but it
From Santa Barbara County’s Vandenberg Space Force Base, SpaceX launched a new set of its Starlink broadband satellites into orbit. 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, were launched by the corporation using a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX has previously launched rockets
By the end of this month (November), Vivo is anticipated to introduce the Vivo S20 line of sub-flagship phones in China. Recently, two new Vivo smartphones with the model codes V2429A and V2430A were authorized by Chinese certification platforms. These are rumored to be nothing
On Wednesday, Beijing-based Shengshu Technology said that Vidu, an AI-powered text-to-video tool, will soon be able to create videos by fusing images. Vidu already enables individuals all over the world to make 8-second videos by following written instructions. In February, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT,
Observers in the southwestern United States saw what appeared to be a fireball fragmenting in the night sky, however it was discovered that the shooting star was man-made and not a result of three meteor showers that were already occurring. The American Meteor Society has
Scientists have proposed that a hidden ocean of water on an unwary moon that lurks in our solar system may potentially be home to extraterrestrial life. The small world A study published in The Planetary Science Journal suggests that Miranda, one of the moons of
Marketnode, a blockchain infrastructure firm based in Singapore, has received funding from Euroclear, a major European clearinghouse, to expand its services throughout the Asia-Pacific region. With the goal of growing its services throughout the Asia-Pacific area, Marketnode, a blockchain infrastructure firm with headquarters in Singapore,