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Researchers have developed a model that can be used to project what a nation's energy storage needs would be if it were to shift entirely to renewable energy sources, moving away from fossil fuels for electric power generation. The model offers policymakers critical information for use when making near-term decisions and engaging in long-term energy system planning.

Policymakers across the globe are grappling with the vast implications of advances in artificial intelligence technology, including how these tools will be used by international organizations.

Meta supremo Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Orion smart glasses, a new augmented reality (AR) prototype, at the annual Meta Connect developer conference. Ten years in the making, and still not expected on high streets until 2027, these will be a new way to meld the real and digital worlds. They will be controlled by the eyes and also the fingers via a neural interface on the wrist.

A city's streetcar system can be many things. But it can't be everything. New research from the University of Kansas has found that cities with underperforming streetcar systems often get there by setting too many—and sometimes conflicting—goals for what they want the transit systems to accomplish.

Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday.

Monash University human-computer interaction researchers have developed a playful water-inspired extended reality system using floatation tanks to help reduce aquaphobia.

Former NBC News star Brian Williams is finalizing a deal to anchor live coverage of the presidential election results for Amazon's Prime Video, in the streamer's first attempt at live news coverage, according to two people familiar with the plan.

Globetrotters may soon be able to store their U.S. passport in a Google Wallet.

Fortnite-maker Epic Games is suing tech giants Google and Samsung, it announced Monday, accusing them of illegally colluding to block competition on Samsung devices.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.

The Europa Clipper remains on track for launch Oct. 10 to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, where a vast ocean lurks beneath an icy crust.

Taxi driver Surendra Parajuli's decision to buy an electric cab would have been unthinkable a decade ago, when chronic power cuts left Nepalis unable to light their homes at night.

Cash App, Venmo, and Chime don’t have fees. But they don’t have FDIC insurance either.

A recent study published in Engineering, "Indoor Thermal Environment Improvement Based on Switchable Radiation/Convection-Combined Intermittent Heating: Comparison between Conventional Terminals and Integrated Novel Terminal," has proposed a novel radiant-convective heating terminal for intermittent heating, which shows great potential in improving indoor thermal environment and energy efficiency.

In late November 2020, I was one of those people standing in line—or rather, refreshing my browser—hoping to snag a PlayStation 5 during a restock. The pandemic was in full swing, and with most of the world locked indoors, there weren't many better things to do. The original PS5 promised to deliver true 4K gaming at very smooth frame rates—though a claim that it supported 8K gaming was later removed from the console's packaging.

Time to change things around.

OpenAI may soon become a for-profit company with fewer checks and balances than before — the exact structure it was built to avoid.

It has caused quite a stir in the WordPress community.

Meta really wants to put cameras on your face.

The Beats Fit Pro are also down to their best price.