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Self-driving cars: your complete guide to autonomous vehicles How do they work, are they safe, and when will they arrive? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Self-driving car technology is advancing every day, and it’s only a matter of time before fully driverless vehicles appear on public streets. Almost daily, there’s a new development in the driverless car space, and nearly every major car manufacturer, ride-sharing service and tech company fromAppletoGooglehas bought into the driverless car industry....

Training a single AI algorithm emits as much CO2 as five American cars The cost of progress? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Processing data takes a lot of power, and researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amhurst have found that training a single machine learningalgorithmcan emit as much carbon dioxide as five average American cars do during their entire lifelines (including their manufacture)....

Trend Micro: Prepare for the age of IIoT security IIoT security could be the next big opportunity, Rik Ferguson tells us When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. With the world becoming more connected thanks to the rollout of the Internet of Things (IoT), the need to ensure the security of this new smart landscape is paramount. This is especially true in the rapidly-growing area of the Industrial IoT, or IIoT, where manufacturers, utility companies and other industrial entities look to embrace the benefits of digital technology in the so-calledIndustry 4....

Would you swap your car for an electric scooter? The case for (and against) two wheels When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you live in a city, you’ve probably noticed ranks of pay-to-rideelectric scootersspringing up like motorized weeds along the sidewalks, but are they truly practical – and could they even replace your car? The e-scooter boom was particularly visible at GreenTech Festival in Berlin – a new event dedicated to sustainable technology, and hosted by Formula One world champion Niko Rosberg (a man who, during his career, must have amassed a yeti-sized carbon footprint)....

10 things 5G can do that 4G can’t 5G could be a game-changer When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. From theSamsung Galaxy S10 5Gto theOnePlus 7 Pro 5Gand beyond, the first 5G phones are now here. Alongside them, the first 5G networks are finally being switched on – albeit only on a small scale so far. If you live somewhere where 5G is available it could be worth signing up, as it’s much faster than 4G, offering lower latency and lots of other benefits besides speedy connections....

Acer’s $20,000 Predator Thronos gaming chair is now available in Europe But, of course, it’s very expensive When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you’ve been following the weird and wonderful world of PCs for the past couple of years, you probably remember theAcer Predator Thronos, the extreme gaming ‘throne’ packed with agaming PCand up to threegaming monitors. Well, you can buy it now....

AI can prove its value to society by slashing hospital readmissions Imagine a hospital as a cross between a factory and a hotel When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Orlando Agrippa has over 10 years of executive and CIO experience in the UK NHS system with relentless focus on the delivery of Clinical Systems, Business Intelligence and Analytics. Orlando spent time understanding the US healthcare system and worked in Australia as an analytics transformation director....