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‘Wave Energy:’ This Floating Spine-Like Tool Generates Sea Waves Into Electricity

The Waveline Magnet prototype is made up of numerous floating platforms connected to one another to resemble a floating spine. The flexible and modular system is made to allow the energy generator to smoothly follow the motion of the waves. Credit: SWEL/ YouTube via Screenshot.Nevertheless, a firm from Cyprus has created a unique floating...

TikTok’s Unique Algorithm Changed the Social Media Game

TikTok is revising the regulations for how we develop, share and find visual content. The TikTok algorism, specifically the "For You Page" (FYP) feed, has altered the game for social media networks propelling entertainment and discovery to the forefront.In this article, I am diving into the rise and fall of social media, what led...

UK Drought: Getting Used to Strange Vegetables

Credit: UnsplashSpecialists say that vegetables and fruit in stores will be smaller and look different as the summer's hot and dry climate impacts crops.Carrots, Potatoes, Brussels sprouts, apples, and onions are prone to be the most affected.Several locations of the UK have seen extremely low rain in 2022, and parts of England remain in...

Cultured Meat Is Currently Being Mass-Produced In Israel

New Future Meat Technologies cultured meat production facility located in Rehovot, Israel. Credit: Future Meat Technologies.Our objective is to make cultured meat affordable for everyone.Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies has opened what it states is the first industrial-scale cultured meat manufacturing facility- a move designed to obtain lab-grown meat onto consumers' plates finally."Our objective...

Elon Musk is Reportedly Considering Investment in Neuralink’s Rival Brain Chip Company

Neuralink, a company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been working on an implantable brain machine interface since 2016. While it previously showed its progress by showing a Macaque ape managing the cursor in a game of Pong, it still has to start human tests. Now, according to Reuters, Elon Musk has reached out to...

Offshore Wind: California Winning the Race

Aerial view of wind turbines at the Block Island Wind Farm. Credit: Journal Break.California has established an ambitious target to develop its offshore wind industry. The Golden State aims to achieve 25,000 megawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2045, around as much as entire Europe has today.The target established by the California Energy Commission on Wednesday...

Starlink’s financing for Rural Internet Gets Rejected by The FCC

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has declined Starlink's application for $885 million in federal subsidies to provide satellite internet to broadband consumers in rural areas. The FCC points out the SpaceX-owned firm's $600 dish and states that Starlink "failed to demonstrate" that it "could deliver the promised service."The financing is part of a wider $9.2 billion...

An R&D Project Punched by the Scottish Government and Industry Leaders is Bringing Back Sailing

Concept of the wing sails installed on a bulk carrier. Credit: SGSA new initiative is underway with support from the Scottish Government and industry leaders like Lloyd's Register to study and develop modern wing sail technology able to be retrofitted to in-service merchant ships. The three-year project aims to demonstrate on a commercial ship...

“His company exploits people for money,” Says Meta’s Chatbot.

Mark Zuckerberg. Credit: MetaMeta's new prototype chatbot (BlenderBot 3) has told the BBC that Mark Zuckerberg is exploiting users for money.Meta claims the chatbot makes use of artificial intelligence and can converse about "nearly any topic".While asking about the chatbot's thoughts on the firm's CEO and founder, it responded to the BBC reporter: "our...

Satellite Firms OneWeb and Eutelsat to Combine Operations

Eutelsat plans to expand beyond the TV market. Credit: EutelsatOneWeb, the London-based satellite firm that was once on the verge of bankruptcy and then partially saved by the British government, is to merge with Paris-headquartered Eutelsat.The French company (Eutelsat) already owned a 23% stake in the UK firm.As stated by the operators, the joint...