Ground-breaking collaboration drives shift to electric transport in Portugal: Scania

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SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The shift to sustainable transport goes beyond replacing one vehicle with another. It also requires new cross-industry collaborations, such as this far-sighted initiative to roll out heavy-duty electric vehicles for the transportation of IKEA products in Portugal. In late June, transporter KLOG will deploy the first of several battery-electric … Read more

AI pioneers turn whistleblowers and demand safeguards

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OpenAI is facing a wave of internal strife and external criticism over its practices and the potential risks posed by its technology.  In May, several high-profile employees departed from the company, including Jan Leike, the former head of OpenAI’s “super alignment” efforts to ensure advanced AI systems remain aligned with human values. Leike’s exit came … Read more

Nvidia’s Blackwell AI ‘superchip’ is the most powerful yet

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The Nvidia GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip Nvidia Nvidia has unveiled a “superchip” for training artificial intelligence models, the most powerful it has ever produced. The US computing firm, which has recently rocketed in value to become the world’s third-largest company, has yet to reveal the cost of its new chips, but observers expect a high … Read more

Unprecedented $399.8M federal investment in TRIUMF advances Canadian science and innovation

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TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre (CNW Group/TRIUMF)

VANCOUVER, BC, April 16, 2024 /CNW/ – The Canadian government is sending a strong signal of support for Canadian science with an unprecedented $399.8M in funding for TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator centre, as announced in today’s federal Budget 2024. The funding, which represents the largest investment in the laboratory to date, will enable TRIUMF’s national and … Read more

New MPP tracker reveals heavy industry transition has started but needs to accelerate sevenfold to meet 2030 climate targets

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Industrial decarbonisation has started but needs to accelerate to meet 2030 targets.

Tracker maps announcements, investment decisions and operations of net-zero-aligned projects across critical industrial sectors globally. The pipeline is growing, but rapid acceleration is needed as almost 600 decarbonised plants must break ground in the coming years to meet 2030 net-zero targets. MPP urges collective action by governments, companies, and financial institutions to unlock investment barriers … Read more

Forum set to deepen BRI ties and promote infrastructure

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Forum set to deepen BRI ties and promote infrastructure

BEIJING, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from chinadaily.com.cn: The Digital Silk Road Development Forum of the World Internet Conference aims to build a platform for exchanges and cooperation among countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, promote the construction of network infrastructure, reduce the digital divide and create a better … Read more