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  San Francisco-based climate control company Heirloom Carbon Technologies is building the first direct air commercial carbon capture plant in the United States. The technology underlying the plant is new, and the huge filters are able to suck as much as 1,000 metric tons of CO2 out of the air annually. This is a drop in the bucket compared to the billions of tons … [Read more...] about Microsoft Partners With Heirloom To Remove CO2 From Air

  In 2009, an 18-year-old Leif K-Brooks launched an app to help him with his own difficulties meeting people and having deep, meaningful conversations. He called the app Omegle and the idea was simple: match two people randomly and initiate a chat or video session where they could talk for as long or short as they liked in hopes of learning something … [Read more...] about Online Chat Engine Omegle Shuts Down Amidst Lawsuits

  It seems like Groundhog Day with all the lawsuits piling up against Google for anti-trust issues. The latest pits Fortnite's studio Epic Games against Google related to the in-game payment processing on the Google Play platform. This particular lawsuit has been years in the making and follows a lawsuit that Epic filed against Apple for similar reasons. Epic's … [Read more...] about Google And Epic Games Battle Over Payment Processing

  Google recently expanded its trial of generative AI-powered results through Google Search in what it calls its "Search Generative Experience." The company has been testing the additional functionality in a few select markets, including the US, India, and Japan since May. Now, it is rolling this same functionality out to 120 additional countries and supporting … [Read more...] about Google Search Rolls Generative AI Out To 120 Countries

  Singapore electronics company, Creative Technology, recently announced the first earbuds on the market using the xMEMS solid-state speakers.  The technology has the potential to be a game-changer for the headphone and earbud market by changing the way audio is created for the first time in a century. Speakers have always relied on a coil and magnet design to … [Read more...] about Creative Technology Earbuds Go Solid State With xMEMS Speakers