Hurricane Melissa’s devastation in Jamaica revealed critical infrastructure weaknesses that can’t be fixed with traditional approaches. Global engineering leaders argue the technology for smarter, faster rebuilding already exists – if governments will adopt it. From AI road assessment to digital wat
Despite claims that everyone has quit Facebook, a new Pew study reveals the platform remains astonishingly resilient. The data shows clear age and political divides across social platforms, with some surprising shifts in who uses what.
Linux developers have tackled a performance regression affecting single-threaded workloads on high-core-count systems. The fix involves smarter per-CPU counter management that significantly reduces overhead when creating new processes. Benchmarks show improvements ranging from 1.5% to 15% depending
Skeleton Technologies has opened a €220 million supercapacitor factory in Germany targeting AI data center power challenges. The company claims its graphene-based systems can reduce required grid capacity for GPU clusters by nearly half while eliminating wasteful “GPU burn.”
Oura’s CEO says the company is exploring turning its smart rings into digital wallets and identity verification tools. The company recently raised $900 million and is valued at $11 billion as it looks beyond health tracking.
Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record with its humanoid robot A2 walking 106.3 kilometers across three days. The robot completed the journey from Jinji Lake to Shanghai’s Bund using hot-swappable batteries to maintain continuous operation.
A drone manufacturer based in Latvia, one of NATO’s most vulnerable states, is using lessons from Ukraine to design the alliance’s future defenses. The CEO argues that smaller Western armies must rely on autonomy and cost-effective interceptors to survive. The era of multi-million dollar missiles ta
A Cork-based researcher pioneering equitable biophotonics has been elected an Optica fellow for his work addressing racial bias in health monitoring. His NOBIAS project, backed by an ERC grant, aims to create the world’s first bias-free optical biomarker sensing device. This recognition comes as pho
Taiwan’s top electronics ODMs are shifting from green power adoption to actively reducing carbon across their entire supply chains. The push comes as Scope 3 emissions reporting is expected to become mandatory, with Wistron leading in renewable energy usage.
Major corporations are pooling design talent to tackle the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through the Design For Good alliance. Their first projects addressing water access and menstrual education are now scaling in Africa. The initiative could show whether private sector design expertise can mo
