Tecnología, Desastres y accidentes · 12 h
9 noticiasThailand flood death toll reaches 60; Bangkok and 27 provinces affected
Thailand's Interior Ministry disaster agency said on Oct 7 that flooding has killed 60 people and affected more than 1.48 million households, or 4.19 million people. The country has seen repeated heavy rain and widespread flooding since Sep…
Hoban Construction develops AI design tech to auto-apply per-unit buyer options
Hoban Construction said it developed AI-based design technology that automatically reflects apartment buyers’ option contract choices in each unit’s building information model (BIM). The technology was developed jointly with building and in…
Guangxi ship flash explosion in Guigang kills 1, two missing
A moored engineering vessel on the Yujiang River in Guigang, Guangxi, suffered a flash explosion during painting work at about 17:15 on 6 October, killing one person and leaving two missing, with two more lightly injured. The Gangnan Distri…
Nanya Technology reportedly tells customers of another DRAM contract price rise, up to 20%
Taiwan memory maker Nanya Technology has reportedly notified customers of a further increase in DRAM contract prices, by as much as 20%, according to Taiwan's Economic Daily News as cited by Chinese outlets. Nanya declined to comment on cus…
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake felt in Kamchatka; no tsunami threat declared
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in Avacha Bay off the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as reported by Inte…
Lotte Himart joins state project to develop humanoid logistics robots
Lotte Himart and Lotte Global Logistics said they will take part as demand companies in a state-funded project to develop industry-specialised humanoid robots and reduce reliance on foreign robots and AI models. Robot maker Yujin Robot lead…
SUV hits tree and streetlight in Gwangju, driver in his 30s dies
A man in his 30s died after the SUV he was driving crashed on a road in Maewol-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around midnight on 7 October. The vehicle first struck the kerb of a pavement, then hit a street tree and a streetlight in succession b…
ASUS unveils Zenbook 14 UX3480 line with Intel, AMD or Qualcomm chips
ASUS announced the Zenbook 14 UX3480 series, a 14-inch laptop line that lets buyers choose between Intel Core Ultra series 3, AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. PC Watch reported the models go on sale in Japan from Octob…
Apple and LG co-develop smart home devices including doorbell, lock and thermostat
Bloomberg reports that Apple and LG have co-developed a line of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera. The products are expected to carry…