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(AFP) — Richard Browning, founder and chief test pilot of Gravity Industries, has soared into the record books with the brand new Guinness World Records title for the fastest speed in a body-controlled jet engine power suit. On a dramatic day at Lagoona Park, Reading, Browning achieved a speed of 32.02 mph (51.53 km/h) on his third and final timed attempt before mistiming a turn and dropping into the lake in celebration of Guinness World […]
SHANGHAI / SUQIAN, Jiangsu Province, China (Reuters) — Bright red, grey and black, they are the robot postmen of the future, and are controlled from a command center 40 kilometers (25 miles) away by e-commerce giant JD.com. Online retailers Alibaba, JD.com and S.F. Express have been investing in drone programs they hope will one day perform so-called last-mile deliveries, especially in hard to reach rural areas. Others, like delivery firm BEST Inc, have begun testing […]
A Reuters report says a hacking group previously linked to the Vietnamese government or working on its behalf has broken into the computers of neighboring countries as well as a grouping of Southeast Asian nations. According to the report, cyber-security company Volexity said the hacking group was still active, and had compromised the website of the ASEAN over several high-profile summit meetings. ASEAN is holding another summit of regional leaders in Manila next week. In […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and other scientists offered a surreal glimpse into the future as they shared their latest research findings at the 2017 Tencent WE Summit in Beijing on Sunday. Hawking made a video appearance at the annual exploration and innovation summit, saying that the human race has to “boldly go where no one has gone before” if it wants to continue on for another million years. According to him, […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerized baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723 million), will have an annual capacity of 16 million people and is aimed at coping with an expected increase in passenger numbers through one of Asia’s top travel hubs. It is […]
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Apple will let you unlock the iPhone X with your face — a move likely to bring facial recognition to the masses, along with concerns over how the technology may be used for nefarious purposes. Apple’s newest device, set to go on sale November 3, is designed to be unlocked with a facial scan with a number of privacy safeguards — as the data will […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France-Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Seated onstage at a museum near Chicago, Adina Sella talks about her life as a Holocaust survivor. A group of young school kids is entranced — all the more so because Sella is not actually there. Her likeness is being beamed in the form of an interactive and moving hologram, part of a first-of-its-kind exhibition debuting this weekend at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, which aims […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — A concept car equipped with external airbags to protect against fender benders is raising eyebrows at the Tokyo Motor Show. The body panels of the Flesby II ultra-compact vehicle are covered by a soft, next-generation rubber that can absorb the impact of a collision. “We put airbags, which are mainly employed inside the car, on its exterior, such as its hood or fender, to protect the entire body,” Takashi Ishikawa, managing […]
(Reuters) — Commuters rejoyce! A vehicle traveling above a central reservation line may become the fastest way to travel by public transport in the future. Dahir Semenov, a Turkish engineer of Russian origin and his team have come up with a new concept – a two wheel, gyroscopic vehicle travelling along a suspended monorail. Dahir’s team of twenty engineers have in the past designed futuristic buses and trains and the team is currently working on […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A Dutch family has sold virtually all they own, including a business, their home, two cars and a motorbike and invested the takings in bitcoin just as the virtual currency is soaring to new heights. “We are putting everything into bitcoin, we’ve sold everything to invest in this currency,” Didi Taihuttu told AFP. The 39-year-old is currently living in a camping ground with his family, aiming “to put as much […]
SHANGHAI, China (CCTV) — The Chinese government has been emphasizing the development of the rental market as a way to control the country’s real estate boom. The shift has encouraged the nation’s mega Internet companies like Alibaba and JD.com to explore apartment leasing. Alibaba has just launched its property rental service on its payment app Alipay. The service is similar to most rental apps — prospective tenants can find available apartments in suitable locations with […]
ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland (Reuters) — Norway’s Statoil expects floating wind power costs to fall to 40-60 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) by 2030, the company said on Wednesday (October 18) after launching the first floating wind farm off Scotland. The 2-billion-crown ($251.34 million) Hywind pilot project will generate power at a cost of nearly 190 pounds ($250.12) per megawatt-hour (MWh), four times the current UK market price. The 30-megawatt-(MW)-capacity project has been granted support under Britain’s Renewable […]
