Tag: tomorrow
US lawmakers introduce bill to make high-speed internet available to all
A new bill aims to make high-speed internet more accessible everywhere in the US, including far-flung locations and underserved communities. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn has introduced the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (PDF), wh… Source
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Kia shows off the EV6, the first vehicle based on its new electric platform
Kia has given us a shadowy look at its soon-to-be-launched electric vehicle, the EV6, which is the automaker's first model based on the E-GMP platform. The company has published a few teaser photos of the model, and as Autoblog notes, they show t… Source
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NVIDIA and Harvard researchers use AI to make genome analysis faster and cheaper
Scientists from NVIDIA and Harvard have made a huge breakthrough in genetic research. They developed a deep-learning toolkit that is able to significantly cut down the time and cost needed to run rare and single-cell experiments. According to a study… Source
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Canada will invest billions to electrify mass transit
Mass transit isn't getting much use during the pandemic, but Canada wants to be sure it's eco-friendly when the crisis is over. The Canadian government plans to invest $2.75 billion CAD (about $2.17 billion US) into electrifying mass transit… Source
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FedEx plans for an all-electric delivery fleet by 2040
FedEx will replace its current delivery trucks with electric models until its entire fleet is made up of zero—emission vehicles by 2040. The company is making the transition as a way to help it achieve its goal to reach carbon neutral status in the s… Source
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Hitting the Books: Elon Musk and the quest to build a better rocket engine
Putting people safely into orbit is no small feat, especially without the seemingly limitless R&D budgets afforded to national space programs. However that has done little to dissuade a new generation of the private spaceflight companies from loo… Source
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