The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended four digital technologies designed to children and young people manage symptoms of anxiety and low mood for use within the NHS. The technologies recommended by an independent NICE committee are: Lumi Nova (BfB labs) Online Social anxiety Cognitive therapy for Adolescents (OSCA) Online Support […]
A wave of teenagers who developed tics during the pandemic has receded, illustrating the powerful influence of stress on the body and the resilience of adolescents.
Tesla has secured a massive new 1 GWh Megapack order for a large-scale energy storage project in Canada. Back in 2019, Tesla launched the Megapack; it was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized “3 MWh battery system” with integrated modules, inverters, and thermal systems. […]
Ford is expected to announce today a new LFP battery factory in the US in partnership with China’s CATL. Update: Announced The automaker has called a press conference this afternoon where it is expected to give an update on how it plans to scale its electric vehicle business. As part of the announcement, it is […]
Researchers in the US have developed a ‘smart necklace’ that tracks smoker habits and could even deliver ‘nudges’ to help them quit. The necklace, called Smokemon, captures heat signatures from thermal sensors without using visuals, helping to maintain the smoker’s privacy. Senior investigator Nabil Alshurafa, associate professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School […]
In the early spring of 2020, the condition we now call long COVID didn’t have a name, much less a large community of patient advocates. For the most part, clinicians dismissed its symptoms, and researchers focused on SARS-CoV-2 infections’ short-term effects. Now, as the pandemic approaches the end of its third winter in the Northern […]
Auto manufacturing giant Magna International (MGA) announced today it would be expanding its partnership with General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures for the new 2024 Chevy Silverado EV set to begin production later this year. Magna will produce Chevy Silverado EV’s battery enclosure Founded over 65 years ago, Magna’s reach extends far in the […]
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Tesla is preparing to launch its new Autopilot hardware 4.0 upgrade, according to a filing with European regulators. The automaker is expected to announce a new Autopilot/Self-Driving hardware suite, which has been referred to as Hardware 4.0 (HW4), any day now. There have been quite a few indications that some major changes are coming. For […]
Global cloud-based surgical software company Cydar Medical has completed a $11.5 million (£9.3 million) Series A funding round. The round includes a $3.7 million (£3 million) cornerstone investment by Pembroke Venture Capital Trust (VCT). Proceeds from the round will enable the company to advance its AI surgical maps platform and also bolster its ongoing commercial […]
