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Concrete has been used in construction for thousands of years, it's everywhere. But its production is a major contributor to global carbon emissions, and we've seen much research aimed at reducing its environmental impact. One such project spun out of VTT Finland is looking to make concrete manufacture carbon negative.The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been looking into the negative effects of carbonation – the slow process where carbon dioxide gets reabsorbed by concrete over time and can lead to the…

If ChatGPT is your crazy Uncle Leo, Google’s Bard is your goodie-two-shoes Aunt Martha. You know, the one who covers her couch with plastic.On Tuesday, Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -2.83% Google released its artificial-intelligence chatbot contender, an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Corp.’s Bing chatbot, which uses OpenAI technology. As with those others, you type a prompt into Bard and out pops prose that’s likely better than your last texting convo. It can answer…

Nvidia’s semi-annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) usually focuses on advancements in AI, but this year, Nvidia is responding to the massive rise of ChatGPT with a slate of new GPUs. Chief among them is the H100 NVL, which stitches two of Nvidia’s H100 GPUs together to deploy Large Language Models (LLM) like ChatGPT. The H100 isn’t a new GPU. Nvidia announced it a year ago at GTC, sporting its Hopper architecture and promising to speed up AI inference in a variety of tasks. The new NVL model with its massive 94GB…

Ford has finally shown the medium-sized electric crossover it teased last year, and it might not be what you expect. The company has unveiled an electric Explorer that's "designed for Europe" and as suited to tight city streets as it is weekend jaunts. It's relatively compact (under 14.8ft long versus 16.6ft for the gas SUV) and offers creature comforts like "sporty" seats. Notably, it also includes a few technology features you won't even find in higher-end Ford EVs like the Mustang Mach-E. The 15-inch vertical…

Finances are not the most interesting or simplest topics to discuss, and cryptos are no different. Hence, meme coins brought a humorous side to an otherwise complicated industry and were seen as a breath of fresh air. Big Eyes Coin (BIG) and its complementary aesthetic were developed as a result of the overwhelming affection for cats that permeates the entire internet. A Shiba Inu (SHIB) puppy’s simple picture started a meme that has been around for more than ten years, and the Dogecoin (DOGE) token has grown out of that…

The weather outside is bleak and humid, with densely populated clouds in the sky obscuring any sunlight. Continental GT’s spirit, however, is far from a reflection of the dull weather this Friday afternoon. He radiates an audacious, bold energy that can be immediately felt on the phone: “My day’s good, man! I have to do one or two things before I pick up the kids from school—I need to prepare for a show in London tomorrow.”The Birmingham-born selector has been booked and busy selling out venues for the past two years…

ChatGPT rose to viral fame over the past six months, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. According to a blog post published by Microsoft on Monday, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, reached out to Microsoft to build AI infrastructure on thousands of Nvidia GPUs more than five years ago. OpenAI and Microsoft’s partnership has caught a lot of limelight recently, especially after Microsoft made a $10 billion investment in the research group that’s behind tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2. However, the partnership started…

Noise is currently India’s number-one wearable brand in terms of market share in the country and third overall globally. The company’s portfolio contains a wide variety of products but its budget smartwatches are one to look out for. I have with me the Noisefit Halo which retails currently at Rs 3,999 on Amazon and Noise’s own website. After using it for more than a week as my daily fitness companion here is what I make of the smartwatch.The lowdownTalking first about the device’s construction, there’s no mistaking the…

I’ve wanted a fancy-looking retro-inspired keyboard for a while, but I’ve always turned away from the thought of building my own custom mechanical keyboard. I’ve been subscribed to mechanical keyboard enthusiast YouTube channels for years and watch them religiously, yet I had never taken the leap.Until, my Keychron K2, a pre-built trusty mechanical keyboard that works on Mac and other platforms, died a quick death as soon as my Matcha Latte spilled over its surface. As soon as the heartbreak happened, I decided it was…

Justin Felker was sitting at home last summer, staring at his computer and trying to decide how much he should pay for a car once driven by Tom Cruise. He had two minutes to make up his mind—and the clock was ticking.He was in a bidding war on Bring a Trailer, an online auction house for classic and collectible cars, and Mr. Felker had already obliterated his budget. He woke up that morning with a spending limit of $40,000. That was $60,000 ago. From his…