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Watch Ford's two-legged robot walk packages to your door
Ford has teamed up with Agility Robots to explore how to get the packages the final step to the door. Digit has only want it needs onboard to navigate basic scenarios with LiDAR and a few stereo cameras. This robot is created to get your delivery from a vehicle to your door. Digit's arms and legs fold up tight to the torso for storage in the back of an autonomous ride. [Full Article...]
Following US Export Ban, Mobile Carriers Worldwide Drop Huawei Phones From Lineup
Only basic services would be available, making Huawei phones less attractive. Because selling them again, she explained, "will be a gamble". Customers could buy 5G subscription plans and pre-order 5G-enabled devices from Wednesday morning. Another retailer said handsets like P30 Pro and Mate 20 Pro had just started to fetch consumer interest due to premium camera features and build quality, but th... [Full Article...]
Elon Musk gets a meme-maker to boost Tesla's social media presence
It's a fascinating story best digested once CEO Elon Musk's passion for Internet culture is understood. The company faces major challenges, including launching production in China, overhauling its US retail and service operations, and developing new models, including a high-volume Model Y SUV and a Semi commercial truck. [Full Article...]
CBOT corn hits one year peak
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose for a seventh straight session and hit the highest point in a year on Tuesday on worries about reduced USA yields and fewer planted acres due to rainy weather in the Midwest. Estimates for wheat ranged from funds buying a net 4,000 contracts to selling a net 2,000 contracts. Grains prices at 0259 GMT Contract Last Change Pct chg Two-day chg MA 30 RSI... [Full Article...]
Qantas passenger says he was ‘fat shamed’
Beales told the publication he felt "bullied" and "depressed about the whole situation". But Beale insists he would be willing and able to assist in the event of an emergency. "It made me feel really belittled". Passengers who require assistance in an emergency are not permitted to sit in an exit row. "I could have helped in the emergency". [Full Article...]
Shoe giants urge Trump to end trade war
They see it as a 65% probability before year-end, and most likely to come in the third quarter. Tariffs through the 2020 election? With no resolution in sight, U.S. The Trump administration has singled out Huawei, accusing it of posing a security threat. A spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry said Washington was "using American national power to suppress Chinese companies". [Full Article...]
The Boring Company appears to have its first paying customer
According to the Las Vegas Sun , the final cost for the project is expected to be $52.5 million. The project consists of a pair of mile-long vehicle tunnels and a pedestrian tunnel, with three underground passenger stations and elevator/escalator access points. [Full Article...]
Australia's Lynas to spend US$345m on production boost, processing plant
It also follows mounting concerns that supplies of rare earths, used in everything from consumer electronics to military equipment, could be impacted by the Sino-U.S. Speaking at an investor conference, CEO and MD Amanda Lacaze noted that the cracking and leaching facility formed part of a greater A$500-million growth initiative that would see Lynas produce 10 500 t/y of neodymium and praseodymi... [Full Article...]