But it’s hard to think of an urban area that could be better used than a parking lot. In addition to being unpleasant to the eye, they are usually quite large, which means they have a lot of energy-generating potential. Based on 2021 data studying Co-authored with Pierce, installing solar panels over the parking lots...

Iranian government recent attempts in recent months to quell protests through internet shutdowns, digital curfews and content blocking are a particularly extreme example of how far regimes can go in limiting digital access. But new report from Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare, published today, highlights the staggering global prevalence of connectivity failures and their growing relevance...

Currently, the two largest platforms for video content creators are YouTube and Twitch. Although YouTube is primarily known as a video hosting platform, it has also offered live-streaming services with YouTube Live since 2011. Twitch was founded in 2011, offering live-streaming services since its inception as an eSports streaming platform. If you are a new...

The point is to balance supply and demand between when people need energy to drive and when they need it to run their home. “Yes, if everyone connected to the grid at the same time and charged the car at full capacity, this outdated charging model would not work,” says Jan Kleissl, director of the...

I can not be the only person who has this problem. When I’m snowboarding, I moving. I sit down to buckle up and roll over to stand up. I fall off the kickers, unbuckle to get back up and shoot the parachute, and fall into the halfpipe screaming to John Secada. When I test huge...

At the beginning of last year, bangladesh government began weighing an offer from an unnamed Chinese company build a smart city in the Bay of Bengal with AI-enhanced infrastructure. Construction on the high-tech metropolis has yet to begin, but if it goes ahead, it could include facial recognition software that can use public cameras to...

But the union’s success in overcoming this bureaucracy in Coventry has piqued the interest of Amazon workers around the world who are trying to organize a global movement to challenge the company. As Amazon’s third largest market (after the US and Germany), unions see the UK as a key cog in the mission to internationalize...

it a slow time in the world of gadgets and consumer technology, a purgatory of products between CES and phone ad season, resulting in a scarcity of device news. Right now, there’s only one thing to do in this week’s gadget roundup: it’s good to dive into the rumors and find out what Apple is...

Amazon Fire tablets are one of the few high-end, ultra-affordable tablets. Prices seem too good to be true – and in some ways they are – but Fire tablets are also fully functional devices with reasonable options. To help you decide if one of these tablets is right for you, we’ve reviewed each model. These...

Elona Musk Twitter needs every penny. With millions of dollars supposedly unpaid rent and accountsplus $13 billion debt to creditors who financed its takeover, “there is still a lot of work to be done” if the company wants to avoid bankruptcy, Musk said last month. Twitter recently auctioned off valued at $1.5 million furniture and...