Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC), China’s leading memory chip producer, has manufactured the “world’s most advanced” 3D NAND memory chip known to be in a consumer device in a “surprise technology leap”, according to a report by TechInights. YMTC’s memory chip, found in a solid-state drive launched quietly in July, shows that the manufacturer has…

Healthcare Technology Report has named its top 100 health tech companies of 2023. The annual awards are curated by a “panel of industry experts and thought leaders in the field” who choose honorees that have shown “exceptional innovation, influence, and an unwavering commitment to advancing healthcare through technology,” according to a news release. The companies…

You can tell just by the way he talks about it – Rishi Sunak is very excited about the benefits of AI. Today he spoke about the transformation it will bring, being “as far-reaching as the Industrial Revolution”. Politics latest: PM says AI can be ‘co-pilot’ for jobs But at the lectern emblazoned “long-term decisions…

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Three people were gene-edited in an effort to cure their HIV. The result is unknown. The news: The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used to change the genes of human babies, to modify…

It’s not every day that a 50-year-old technology that was long since passed over gets a new lease on life. Sodium-metal-halide batteries were first patented in the mid-1970s. The design showed promise: It was energy dense and cheap to make. Mercedes-Benz took an interest, investing heavily in research and development. The automaker even tested them…

ATLANTA, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is deploying Digital Train Inspection Portals to enhance rail safety across the company’s 22-state network. The portals feature cutting-edge Machine Vision Inspection technology developed in partnership with the Georgia Tech Research Institution (GTRI), who engineered the hardware, and Norfolk Southern’s Data Science/Artificial Intelligence (AI) and…

Saudi Arabian smart city developer Neom is ploughing US$100 million into Chinese autonomous driving technology start-up Pony.ai to help fund its research and development and to finance its operations reinforcement. This move makes Pony.ai, which is backed by Toyota, the latest Chinese electric vehicle (EV)-related business to receive investments from the Middle East, days after…

COLORADO SPRINGS — We rely on technology in most aspects of our life and it’s always changing. Many of our seniors are struggling to keep up and it can limit their ability to access things like healthcare, banking, housing, and even just staying connected. A partnership between Silver Key Senior Services and AARP is providing…

“Groundbreaking” geothermal technology that promises limitless green energy from the Earth’s core has secured $130m in funding from the Canadian government, Microsoft and other investors. A $65m tranche of Canadian government funding for the start-up behind the technology, called Eavor Technologies, came courtesy of a maiden investment from the nation’s $10.9bn Canada Growth Fund. That…