In Q1 2024, Samsung has regained its position as the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, surpassing Apple after a year-long hiatus. Apple had taken the lead in 2023, ending Samsung’s 13-year dominance in smartphone sales. The resurgence of Samsung can be attributed to the strong performance of its latest flagship, the Galaxy S24, which has been...

Henning Larsen has unveiled its latest architectural marvel, the World of Volvo exhibition and events center in Gothenburg, Sweden, boasting a distinctive “forest-like canopy” roof structure. The circular 22,000-square-meter structure, commissioned by Swedish automotive giants Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, is adorned with a roof inspired by the natural...

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), responsible for the city’s Muni Metro light rail, has been utilizing a train control system reliant on 5¼-inch floppy disks since its installation in 1998. This system, known as the Automatic Train Control System (ATCS), facilitates the operation of trains in automatic mode while ensuring operator...

During Upgrade 2024, NTT Corporation (NTT) and NTT DATA showcased the successful demonstration of All-Photonics Network (APN)-driven hyper-low-latency connections between data centers situated in the United States and the United Kingdom. In the U.K., NTT interconnected data centers located north and east of London through NTT’s Innovative Optical Wireless...

Texas is implementing artificial intelligence (AI) to grade the written portion of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam, aiming to streamline the scoring process and potentially save the state millions of dollars annually. The revised exam, introduced in 2023, emphasizes open-ended questions over multiple-choice ones, resulting...

Google’s Find My Device network has launched its first AirTag-style trackers for Android phones, bringing long-awaited functionality for users to locate lost items. Chipolo and Pebblebee offer tag and card-shaped trackers that leverage the network’s Bluetooth proximity data from millions of Android devices worldwide, enabling precise tracking through...