Enlarge / Wind turbines have variable output, but if that can be forecast, that output is more valuable. Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind (it was acquired by Alphabet in 2014) has been developing artificial-intelligence programs since 2010 to solve complex problems. One of DeepMind's latest projects, according to a recent Google post, has centered around the predictability…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen accused him of breaking the law while in office and said for the first time that Trump knew in advance about a WikiLeaks dump of stolen emails that hurt his 2016 election rival Hillary Clinton. In a dramatic televised hearing in Congress on…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Pakistani soldiers by what Pakistan says is wreckage from a downed Indian jet Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets and captured a pilot in a major escalation between the nuclear powers over Kashmir. India said it had lost one MiG-21 fighter and demanded the immediate and…
Enlarge / USB Type-C cable and port. USB 3.2, which doubles the maximum speed of a USB connection to 20Gb/s, is likely to materialize in systems later this year. In preparation for this, the USB-IF—the industry group that together develops the various USB specifications—has announced the branding and naming that the new revision is going…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is in “no rush to make a judgment” about further changes to interest rates, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday as he spelled out the central bank’s approach to an economy that is likely slowing. In two hours of testimony to the Senate Banking Committee, Powell…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Some Indians took to the streets, burning an effigy of Pakistan, after news of the air strikes broke India says it launched air strikes against militants in Pakistani territory, in a major escalation of tensions between the two countries.The government said strikes targeted a training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)…
Enlarge / Xbox One X. But what good is a monolithic box without some software to test on it? The last few Windows 10 preview builds have included some vague instructions from Microsoft to install a special edition of a game, State of Decay, and report any problems with the process. There are no problems…
HANOI/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump headed for Vietnam on Monday for a second summit with Kim Jong Un, having stressed the benefits to Pyongyang if the North Korean leader gives up his nuclear weapons, but saying there was no rush. Trump and Kim are due to meet in the Vietnamese…
Image copyright Reuters Labour has said it is prepared to back another EU referendum to prevent a "damaging Tory Brexit". Jeremy Corbyn is to tell Labour MPs later that the party will move to back another vote if their own proposed Brexit deal is rejected on Wednesday.The BBC's Vicky Young said it was a highly…
Enlarge / A switch yard that receives electricity from photovoltaic solar panels in Yuma County, Arizona. Joshua Lott/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLast week, Arizona Public Service (APS) announced that it would procure 850 megawatts (MW) of battery storage by 2025. APS, which is the largest utility in the southwestern state, also said it would add at…
