WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Monday will make public a plan to raise as much as $16 billion annually by imposing a tax on imports from China and other countries that are not significantly reducing the planet-warming pollution that they produce. The tax would be levied regardless of whether Congress passed new laws to reduce […]
Singapore has turned to the world wide web in its hunt for intelligence officers from “diverse backgrounds”. The Security and Intelligence Division (SID) has unveiled its official website today, 55 years after it was established inn 1966. Parked under the Ministry of Defence (Mindef), SID is the country’s external intelligence agency responsible for safeguarding the […]
Keys to Biocompatible and Hypoallergenic Manufacturing The materials approved for use in biomedical implants are limited, but as new alloys and polymers emerge, the chances are high that many of them will prove to be biocompatible as well. These will help to shape the future of biomedical manufacturing as a whole. Upgrading Industry 4.0 with […]
Open-source LwM2M client to support at-scale management of IoT devices globally. Friendly Technologies, the IoT Device and Data Management company, announces the release of its Professional Embedded LwM2M Client and associated SDK as free open-source software (FOSS) project. The LwM2M Client is targeted mainly for IoT device manufacturers to comply with industry standards for efficient […]
Implementing a carbon border tax could face several complications. For one, companies hoping to sell certain goods to the European Union would need to monitor and verify the emissions associated with making their products. If countries can’t or won’t do that, the E.U. would impose its own price. Experts say that such verification is possible, […]
Even after a year in which the idea of touching a device could trigger pandemic anxiety, the keyboard remains the go-to tool for text entry. Crowdfunded devices, and updates to them, offer new takes on the pressing issues when keyboarding on the go. As always, remember that crowdfunding campaigns entail the risk that the creators […]
The Intersection of Telematics and Robotics The fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0, has seen telematics and automation come together. Here’s a closer look at the intersection of these two innovations. Zebra To Acquire Fetch Robotics – Our Analysis On July 1st Zebra Technologies announced that it would be acquiring Fetch Robotics. It will be paying […]
The Internet of Things is helping businesses to meet growing customer demands, allowing companies to provide quicker, higher quality, and more personalized services. One area in which the advancement in the internet of things is having a particular impact is in delivery. The list below outlines some of the ways in which the IoT is […]
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department on Wednesday announced a new effort to tackle one of the toughest technical challenges facing President Biden’s push for an electric grid dominated by solar and wind power — namely, what to do when the sun stops shining and the wind stops blowing. The government is chasing a promising but […]
Microsoft’s cross-platform code editor Visual Studio Code (VS Code) now has a built-in JavaScript debugger. That’s one less step JavaScript developers need to complete when debugging a project. In the past, developers would have typically installed VS Code extensions such as the popular Microsoft-made Debugger for Chrome or the Debugger for Microsoft Edge. Instead of installing […]