By MesquitaFMS / Getty Images US airlines say they are reaping the benefits of a growing trend of hybrid work that allows employees to travel more frequently as Covid-19 restrictions ebb. US airlines say they are reaping the benefits of a growing trend…
These earrings are actually wireless headphones
By Courtesy of Nova German startup Nova has launched the most discreet earphones ever. Shaped like earrings, they feature a patented technology whereby the sound goes directly from the earlobe to the ear canal, without anyone nearby being able to notic…
French climate activists target store lights in Paris night raids
By OLIVIER FENIET / AFPTV / AFP Paris climate activists have found a new way to get across their message against energy waste in the City of Light — switching off store signs and advertising screens that are kept on all night even though the governmen…
Five standout concept cars spotted at the Paris motor show
By David Bénard / ETX Studio Here are five concept cars causing a sensation at this year’s Paris motor show, whether for their originality, their technological prowess or sometimes even their outlandishness. Here are five concept cars causing a sensati…
How would Warhol and Picasso have depicted the Faroe Islands? AI has an opinion
By Courtesy of AI-myndir Pablo Picasso and Hilma af Klint never visited the Faroe Islands, an archipelago located in the North Atlantic. But a new exhibition at Listasavn Føroya, an art museum in the island country’s capital, Tórshavn, brings together …
Oslo to become the first major city with 100% electric public transport
By Courtesy of Bruk i media Oslo aims to become the first capital city in the world with fully electric public transport, without any CO2 emissions, by 2023. The goal is to offer users and residents of the city an improved quality of life, with less po…
Our future clothing may be able to hear sounds and even communicate
By Courtesy of the Fink Lab / Greg Hren What if tomorrow, a simple jacket could guide a hearing-impaired person through public transport, monitor our vital signs, or act as a smartphone? The idea may seem crazy, but it is already a reality. A team of r…
Instead of plugging in our EV to charge, will we soon just swap out the battery?
By David Bénard / ETX Studio Xev has brought the new version of the Yoyo, its small electric city car, to the Paris motor show. But what’s really unique about the Italian brand’s strategy is that it plans to develop battery exchange stations, to allow …
Greenpeace set sights on ‘polluting’ jetsetters
By Dushlik / Shutterstock Environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday that polluting flights by luxury jets from Dutch airports were skyrocketing, with a recent study showing emissions equivalent to almost 40,000 cars per year. Environmental group Gre…
How artificial intelligence is branching out into politics
By Ben STANSALL / AFP New technologies are increasingly invading our daily lives, and are even making their way into politics. In Denmark, for example, a political party led by an artificial intelligence has now been founded. Its name? The Synthetic Pa…