by nouman | Aug 28, 2026 | Amazon Web Services, Anthropic, Automata, Carnegie Mellon University, Danaher, Doosan Robotics, Genentech, HHMI, Hugging Face, MBF Bioscience, News, QIAGEN, QuEra Computing, Raspberry Pi, Science, Sections, Tecan, Tetsuwan Scientific, Universal Robots, University of Washington
A new standard developed by Anthropic lets AI models operate microscopes, robotic arms and lasers.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Electronics and hardware, Google, John Ternus, Johny Srouji, News, Nvidia, OpenAI, Sections, Tim Cook, TrendForce
The clue to what comes next is a small aluminium box Apple announced this week with no keynote at all.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Adam Mosseri, Alphabet, Eric Goldman, Facebook, Instagram, James Grimmelmann, Mary Graw, Meta Platforms, News, Sections, Snap, Snapchat, Social media, TikTok, YouTube
US states sought $1.4-trillion before trial. Meta Platforms settled for $18-billion and its shares went up.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Growth Arm, International Finance Corporation, News, Renewable Solutions, Richards Bay Minerals, Rio Tinto, Sections, Voltalia
A 148MW solar plant in Limpopo now supplies a Rio Tinto-owned smelter 600km away in KwaZulu-Natal.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Aldebaran, Bonisiwe Gumede, BSG and Technologies, Bytefuse, Dube TradePort, Education and skills, MakerLabs, Maskew Miller Longman, News, Nomalungelo Gina, Sections, SoftBank, Technology Innovation Agency, Veronica Mohapeloa
Equipping every public school would cost R14.5-billion. Despite public backing, government has not considered funding it.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Chris Yelland, Council for Geoscience, CSIR, EE Business Intelligence, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Global CCS Institute, IEEFA, Irena, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, News, Sections, World Bank
Carbon capture makes coal dearer every year, while solar and batteries get cheaper with every passing quarter.
