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ABS Issues Certificate for the World’s Largest Classed Unmanned Surface Vehicle

eriinfo.com9 months ago03 mins

Saildrone Surveyor – Courtesy Saildrone Technologies ABS awarded Classification to the Saildrone Surveyor, a fully autonomous deepwater unmanned surface vehicle (USV). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250826434666/en/ At 20 meters long and capable of unmanned operations across all of the world’s oceans, the Surveyor breaks new ground. The Surveyor is…

PubNub Powers Historic FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Broadcast with DAZN, Creating the World’s Largest Virtual Fan Experience

eriinfo.com9 months ago03 mins

PubNub, the leading platform for real-time interactive applications, announced its collaboration with DAZN, the leading global sports entertainment platform, to power a groundbreaking broadcast of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. This was the first men’s international club football tournament streamed live and free to fans worldwide. Leveraging PubNub’s real-time infrastructure, DAZN delivered an interactive…

African Studios Bring Culture and History to the World’s Biggest Games Fair

eriinfo.com10 months ago08 mins

Video game makers from around the globe have converged on Cologne for the annual Gamescom trade fair – the world’s largest gaming event, where new products are unveiled and investors connect with developers. Among the 1,500 exhibitors are a group of African gaming professionals showcasing games rooted in the continent’s culture and history. “Gamescom is…

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Africa: Boosting Trade in the World’s Least Developed Countries – the Power of Technology

eriinfo.com10 months ago08 mins

Gebze, Türkiye — Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming trade and boosting prosperity, particularly for developed and some developing countries. This ranges from the digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation of trade processes and leveraging online platforms to fast-track cross-border trade. The rapid adoption of new technologies will further consolidate…

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Africa: Tanzania Vs Morocco – Two Footballing Worlds Collide in TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 Quarter-Final

eriinfo.com10 months ago07 mins

When the Taifa Stars step onto the pitch of Dar es Salaam’s Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, they will not just be facing Morocco — they will be facing history. Tanzania have already broken new ground by topping Group B at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, but Friday night’s quarter-final will test whether belief, home…

Oregon firefighters race to save one of the world’s tallest trees

eriinfo.com10 months ago03 mins

Firefighters in Oregon are racing to save the Doerner Fir – one of the world’s tallest and oldest trees – from a fire that has been burning since Saturday. The giant fir, more than 325ft (99m) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has already lost about 50ft to the blaze, which may…

‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ crowned in California

eriinfo.com10 months ago01 mins

The World’s Ugliest Dog contest returned to central California on Friday, drawing hundreds of people who wanted to meet some less than attractive canine companions. Held at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, the annual event highlights pet rescue shelters and promotes adopting dogs of all ages and appearances—even the oldest and most unconventional.

Google Deepmind launches Genie 3, an AI video model that creates 3D worlds

eriinfo.com10 months ago04 mins

Google DeepMind is launching a new AI world model called Genie 3, which can generate interactive 3D environments in real time. This new version promises significant improvements, including longer play sessions and the ability to “remember” where objects are placed within a virtual space. Read: Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Review: Mid-range makes sense World…

Bitcoin devours electricity meant for the world’s poor

eriinfo.com10 months ago012 mins

For seven decades, poor countries wanting to get rich have turned again and again to dams. For the post-independence leaders of Egypt and Ghana in the 1950s, hydroelectricity and sovereignty were inextricably linked. Building vast irrigation and electricity projects across the Nile and the Volta was a prerequisite if they were to catch up with…

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African Sci-Fi Imagines New Ways of Living in Climate-Changed Worlds

eriinfo.com11 months ago011 mins

A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change. International politics scholar Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries and discusses stories and films alongside them. His book imagines a future that may be grim, but is alive with potential solutions. From Ethiopia and The Gambia…