Category: Technology-en

  • A trial of cloud-brightening technology sparks controversy in a California city

    A trial of cloud-brightening technology sparks controversy in a California city

    The safety assessment released Thursday identified no potential harms from the work.  “We do not see this operation as a health risk to the surrounding community,” consultant and engineer Andrew Romolo wrote in a letter to city leaders. In a separate letter, a biological consultant said the plumes of saltwater wouldn’t harm terns (a type…

  • Grant awarded to study microwave technology to destroy weeds

    Grant awarded to study microwave technology to destroy weeds

    The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station is starting research on using microwave frequencies to inactivate weed seeds and increase the efficacy of herbicides. Nilda Burgos, professor of weed physiology and molecular biology at the University of Arkansas, the principal investigator of the study, said if the research can show a reduction in the seed bank by…

  • Startups focus on off-road autonomous vehicle technology

    Startups focus on off-road autonomous vehicle technology

    Startups backed by venture capitalists and the Department of Defense (DoD) are increasingly focusing on specific self-driving vehicle technology. Instead of traditional on-road applications, the target now is off-road uses, targeting sectors like mining, agriculture, and defense. This shift is driving innovative approaches and unique vehicle designs, harnessing robotics and artificial intelligence. The market is…

  • LMPD seeking bigger budget, driven by personnel and technology costs

    LMPD seeking bigger budget, driven by personnel and technology costs

    The biggest drivers of the increased spending are officers’ wages and benefits. The proposed budget also sets aside more money for equipment and body camera technology. At a budget hearing this week, LMPD Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel said she thinks the budget request for the coming year addresses the most pressing needs. But she said she…

  • CropLife Retail Week: RDO Equipment’s Erin Hightower on Ag Technology Onboarding

    CropLife Retail Week: RDO Equipment’s Erin Hightower on Ag Technology Onboarding

    In this episode of CropLife Retail Week, Erin Hightower of RDO Equipment talks about the experience for growers when onboarding technology and what tech providers can do to improve it. Erin also shares valuable insight, tips, and troubleshooting on precision technology in her CropLife column here. Advertisement *This is a partial and edited transcript. Top…

  • Can AI Pass the CPA Exam? – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast

    Can AI Pass the CPA Exam? – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast

    – Or use the below podcast player to listen: Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors.) Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA  00:00 Welcome to the accounting Technology Lab sponsored by CPA practice advisor, with your hosts, Randy Johnston, and Brian Tankersley. Randy Johnston  00:12 Today, welcome to the accounting Technology Lab.…

  • Can AI Pass the CPA Exam? – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast

    Can AI Pass the CPA Exam? – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast

    – Or use the below podcast player to listen: Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors.) Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA  00:00 Welcome to the accounting Technology Lab sponsored by CPA practice advisor, with your hosts, Randy Johnston, and Brian Tankersley. Randy Johnston  00:12 Today, welcome to the accounting Technology Lab.…

  • Why Google’s AI might recommend you mix glue into your pizza

    Why Google’s AI might recommend you mix glue into your pizza

    You probably have a sense that new forms of artificial intelligence can be dumb as rocks. Hilariously wrong information from Google’s new AI are showing you just how dumb. In search results, Google’s AI recently suggested mixing glue into pizza ingredients so the cheese doesn’t slide off. (Don’t do this.) It has previously said drinking…

  • AR Technology awakens past at Andalusia through self-guided tours

    AR Technology awakens past at Andalusia through self-guided tours

    #inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Georgia College & State University has introduced augmented reality to Andalusia, once home to its famed alumna and popular Southern writer Flannery O’Connor, ’45. Interactive, self-guided grounds tours are now available at Andalusia, allowing visitors to scan a QR code inside…

  • Gentherm to Participate at the 2024 Baird Consumer, Technology & Services Conference

    /EIN News/ — NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM), the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies for the automotive industry and a leader in medical patient temperature management systems, today announced that Phil Eyler, President and CEO, and Matteo Anversa, Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer…