Expanding the Legacy
Tag: Technology
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Battlefield Ingenuity Gives Ukraine a Defensive Edge
The detection of incoming aircraft by sound has long been considered imprecise and impractical. That is, until Ukrainian nerds looked at the ancient technology and saw an opportunity to match it to artificial intelligence. A number of startups have now developed acoustic systems that can successfully detect incoming drones, missiles, and aircraft, and determine their heading, allowing defenders to either neutralise the threat or run for shelter.
Artificial Intelligence: Enough with the Hype Already
There is nothing intelligent about artificial intelligence. The clue is in the name: artificial. At best, AI mimics intelligence. And such, it fools the more simple minded into believing that AI is a brainiac whereas, in reality, AI is merely good at crunching big data to distil trends and source possibilities.
On the Battlefields of Ukraine, Mass Trumps Tech
On the undulating plains of Eastern Ukraine, a region largely devoid of topographic features, tech wizardry powers and shapes the ultimate, and most lethal, cat and mouse game ever. Here, loss of human life and military kit is accompanied by an upset and the unravelling of modern military doctrine. Whilst...
Billions Showered on EV Technology
Earlier this week, the first lithium-ion battery cell rolled off the assembly line of Europe’s newest so-called gigafactory – a novel phenomenon usually defined as a manufacturing plant capable of churning out at least 15 gigawatt hours of cumulative battery storage. The facility, owned by the Volkswagen-backed startup Northvolt and...
