In 2021, NASA revealed the very first sound recorded by its Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars. One year later, painstaking analysis of all these recordings have allowed researchers to determine the speed of sound on Mars. Unlike on Earth, there…
AI could be used to generate more biographies of women on Wikipedia
An algorithm capable of writing biographies of women who deserve to be included in Wikipedia has been developed. The idea is to be able to submit, in an automatic fashion, a multitude of profiles so that they can then be validated and completed by the …
Exit Expo: Dubai world fair closes in blaze of fireworks
Dubai shuttered Expo 2020 with a colourful closing ceremony punctuated by fireworks on Thursday, leaving a multi-billion dollar mini-city in the desert and heightened expectations for future hosts. Six months after the delayed opening of the $7 billion…
Vietnam’s VinFast announces $2 bn US electric car factory
Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast announced Tuesday it will build a $2 billion electric vehicle factory in the US state of North Carolina amid its push to enter the competitive global market for EVs. President Joe Biden cheered the announcement of th…
Faced with inflation, Argentines are turning to play-to-earn games to boost their income
Most South American countries have been experiencing high inflation for several years, and wages are now not always sufficient to make ends meet. In order to boost their income and get by financially, many people, especially in Argentina, are turning t…
An e-cargo bike delivery pilot is launching in Boston
This summer, the city of Boston will launch a pilot program to provide e-cargo bike deliveries for businesses in the Allston neighborhood — a first in the United States. The program will run in this West Boston neighborhood for 18 months. The trial is…
These headphones are also an air purifier
Dyson has unveiled the first-ever noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones that also act as an air purifier — and vice versa. In addition to mitigating noise pollution, these headphones also promise protection from gases, allergens, viruses and other fine…
Reddit is getting ready for April Fool’s Day by relaunching its art collective
Reddit is planning for a special April Fool’s Day event, or rather planning for a redux of a past April Fool’s Day event. The social network has decided to relaunch an experiment that was a fan favorite back in 2017: a huge collaborative work of art to…
Cathay plans world’s longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace
Cathay Pacific is planning the world’s longest passenger flight by rerouting its New York to Hong Kong service over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific, the airline said Tuesday, in a new path that steers clear of Russia. The flight path will cover “ju…
How the USA is the stuff of dreams for TikTokers
If you thought that times were hard for the American dream — especially since the Trump presidency — then TikTok users could make you think again. This online community seemingly can’t get enough of videos featuring the grandiose landscapes of the US…