By Ben Chu Economics editor, Newsnight 4 hours ago Booming sales of electric cars are a must if we want to achieve our climate goals. But electric vehicle sales in the West have fallen and if governments want them to recover, they may have to do so at the expense of their own economies. The … Read more
Resume: Researchers have identified the specific brain circuits in fruit flies responsible for color vision. These neurons in the optic lobe respond selectively to different hues, including those perceived by humans as violet and ultraviolet. This groundbreaking discovery provides insight into how brains transform raw sensory signals into meaningful perceptions and could help us better … Read more
If you can’t tell by now, virtually every tech company is eager to pray at the altar of AI, for better or for worse. Google’s recent I/O developer conference was dominated by AI features, such as the seemingly lifelike Project Astra assistant. Just before that, OpenAI debuted GPT 4o, a free and conversational AI model … Read more
This article was originally published on The conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com Expert voices: opinion pieces and insights. Indranil Banik is a postdoctoral researcher in astrophysics at the University of St Andrews. Harry Desmond is a Senior Research Fellow in Cosmology at the University of Portsmouth. One of the greatest mysteries in… … Read more
May 16, 2024 The new, recently announced iPad Pros are the thinnest devices Apple has ever made, with the 11-inch model measuring 5.3mm and the 13-inch one a rather unreal 5.1mm thick. So of course the question on our minds since the announcement is: how will any of these pass a bend test? Luckily for … Read more
Image caption, LSE chief executive Julia Hoggett says there is “strong reason for optimism”. Item information The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange has denied the stock exchange is in crisis, despite companies worth hundreds of billions of pounds leaving for the US. Business bosses have told the BBC that Britain is facing an … Read more