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NEW YORK - Mercedes-Benz Group AG unveiled an electric vehicle with a longer range than any Tesla Inc. model on the market as the German luxury-car maker intensifies its bid to challenge Elon Musk. The company presented a near-production concept of its CLA sedan rated to go more than 750 kilometers (466 miles) on a single charge, beating Tesla’s refreshed Model
WASHINGTON DC - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected potential traces of dimethyl sulfide, a chemical only known to be created by phytoplankton on Earth, in the atmosphere of an exoplanet believed to have its own liquid ocean. Earlier this week, Live Science reported that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) could likely detect
SOUTHFIELD - 123NET announced it is incorporating Adtran Mosaic platform to enhance its ultra-fast-high-speed fiber broadband services across Michigan. Adtran maximizes the potential of 123NET’s Fiber to offer stable broadband and Whole-Home Wi-Fi services to customers. 123NET, which already operates the best-connected fiber network in Michigan, recently announced two major projects: participation in an $87.5M middle
DETROIT - The Michigan Venture Capital Association is hosting its Awards Dinner Thursday Sept. 28 at the Fillmore in Detroit. MVCA Executive Director Ara Topouzian warns only 200 tickets are available and they are selling out fast. Ticket deadline is Sept. 15. TICKETS $200 MVCA Members Only $275 Non-MVCA Members More info at MichiganVCA.Org https://youtu.be/7yvnJHwI3ZA
NEW YORK - Our lives were already infused with artificial intelligence (AI) when ChatGPT reverberated around the online world late last year. Since then, the generative AI system developed by tech company OpenAI has gathered speed and experts have escalated their warnings about the risks. Meanwhile, chatbots started going off-script and talking back, duping other bots, and acting strangely, sparking fresh concerns about how close some
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - While national venture capital investing decreased in 2022, Michigan continued to show strength with $1.2 billion invested into Michigan-based companies--an increase of 12 percent over 2021. Within the Great Lakes region, Michigan has been accelerating in venture capital activity with a growth rate of 13.7 percent since 2006, slightly higher than the
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has announced its events calendar for A2Tech360, featuring the spirit of innovation through experiences, conversations, and connections that strengthen and expand the region’s vibrant technology ecosystem. The events from from Sept. 14 to 22. Each event is tailored to a variety of interests and audiences, including entrepreneurs, researchers, investors,
SEATTLE - The ‘world’s most advanced’ humanoid robot, Ameca, has raised eyebrows once again with its stunning prediction of what the world will be like 100 years from now. In a recent interview, the robot was asked to delve into the future and provide its verdict on what society would look like a century from
TOKYO - When it comes to electric vehicles, the battle is heating up. Tesla, once kings of the EV world, now find increased competition from the likes of Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW. There are some late bloomers though with Honda and Toyota taking their time to get into the EV race but now, with solid-state battery technology
WASHINGTON DC - The time has finally come for robots to duke it out. According to ScienceAlert, to keep up with the ongoing threat presented by China, the United States is kicking a robot army into gear. The news came from the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, who says that over the next two
