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Solar reached 1.4% of U.S. electricity in 2016
Posted in Business on 5th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy show that all renewables together made up 15.3% of U.S. generation.
People are Heated Over Whether or Not to Tax Robots over Automated Jobs
Posted in Software on 5th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Manufacturing, transportation, and even customer service industries stand to lose jobs to automation in the near future.
Googles Launchpad Accelerator expands to Europe and Africa
Posted in Business on 3rd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Google has been mentoring startups in Asia and Latin America since late 2015, when it launched its launchpad accelerator program.
Virgin Galactic spins off dedicated satellite launch company
Posted in Science on 3rd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Virgin Orbit will launch satellites into orbit using the LauncherOne vehicle, which is released from a 747-400 aircraft.
UK robotics research gets 7.3m pledge
Posted in Hardware on 27th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller
Funding of 7.3m ($22m) for artificial intelligence and robotics research to be carried out by British universities is to be announced by the government.