The global mining industry is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by an urgent need for greater sustainability, efficiency, and safety. At the forefront of this revolution are heavy-duty electric mining trucks, with China emerging as a significant player in both their deployment and manufacturing. While China has already unleashed a substantial fleet of autonomous electric trucks in its domestic mines, its advanced manufacturing capabilities are also set to provide 240-ton capacity electric trucks to global operations, fundamentally reshaping how raw materials are extracted. ... read full post
The paper argues that we are hitting a wall with current AI because we are obsessed with number crunching instead of structure. ... read full post
With an increased automation rate of 80% and a production efficiency more than four times that of manual production lines, the factory can build a wall in just 12 minutes and assemble a modular house in only two hours. ... read full post

China on Friday launched its first large artificial intelligence (AI) model dedicated to monitoring and protecting high-standard farmland, aiming to upgrade the country's farmland management from quantity-focused preservation to quality improvement. The system integrates a central foundation model with dedicated "vertical models" designed for specific tasks such as field segmentation, crop classification and engineering quality inspection. It can diagnose soil health, predict trends and autonomously generate management plans, offering full-life-cycle management for high-standard farmland. ... read full post
Nicholas Edward Pfannkuche, a senior at Southern Illinois University in the U.S., is a passionate tech enthusiast. This winter, he made his first trip to China, visiting the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) as the region prepared for the 15th National Games, and discovered some remarkable technology. ... read full post
A two part documentary about Nortel, the largest bankruptcy in Canadian history and the Dot-com bubble. At its peak, Nortel accounted for a third of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
A must watch for our current "AI" times.