AI & RoboticsNews

City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A

City Detect, a company that uses vision AI to help local governments monitor the health of buildings and neighborhoods, announced on Friday a $13 million Series A round led by Prudence Venture Capital. The startup launched in 2021, and Gavin Baum-Blake, the remaining co-founder, serves as CEO. He said the company was founded in part because cities were struggling to deal with “urban blight…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Watch BYD's 5-min Flash Charging in action on the new Seal 07 EV [Video]

The Seal 07 EV is one of the first BYD models equipped with its new Flash Charging technology, enabling it to charge from 10% to 70% in just 5 minutes. BYD shows 5-min EV Flash Charging in new video BYD unveiled its new Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging system during its Disruptive Technology event on Thursday. The new charging stations can deliver a whopping 1,500 kW of power, which BYD said…
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DefenseNews

Iran can still fire drones and missiles — experts weigh the implications on the war

MILAN — Iran’s drone swarm tactics against Gulf states are prompting calls for cheaper regional defense layers that would avoid interceptor exhaustion, as experts warn of the possibility of a prolonged drone war across the Middle East. Figures published by Gulf defense ministries indicate that as of March 3, Iran has launched more than 540 missiles and carried out over 1,450 drone strikes…
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ComputersNews

Nvidia loves the RAM crisis

Storage is hard to find. Graphics cards are hard to find. RAM is extremely hard to find, even if you’re a PC manufacturing giant. And it’s all thanks to the “AI” data center buildout. But Nvidia, or at least its highly visible CEO Jensen Huang, couldn’t be happier…
ComputersNews

Newegg’s $7,500 RTX 5090 card is a sad, depressing omen

Just a year ago, we complained that MSI was bumping up prices for RTX 50-series cards to levels that were outrageous at the time, ranging from $819 to a whopping $2,400 at the high end. Today, I spotted Newegg selling an Asus ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce RTX 5090 for…
GamingNews

Resident Evil Requiem’s Noise Hating Zombie Can Seemingly One-Shot Rhodes Hill’s Biggest Baddies

Warning! Resident Evil Requiem spoilers follow: If you’ve spent any time in Resident Evil Requiem’s Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center, you know to steer absolutely clear of “the chef.” A towering, burly, machete-wielding shambler, he’s the toughest “regular” zombie Grace can face in Requiem’s terrifying first half. The only way to take him down is to stock up on bullets…
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