5 best news of June
Microsoft intends to replace journalists with robots
Microsoft will replace employees with robots to save money. This is the MSN portal news, where reporters collect news on the daily basis, pick up headlines. These responsibilities will be delegated to an automated system. This was reported by the BBC.
As explained in the company, the replacement of journalists with artificial intelligence was a stage of reassessment of doing business.
“This could lead to increased investment in one area and reorganization in another,” Microsoft said, noting that the decision was not linked to a coronavirus pandemic.
The United States will expand oil production in the reserve in Alaska
In the United States, 7.5 million of Alaska’s 9.3 million hectares of the National Oil Reserve will be opened for oil production. The plan was released by the US Department of the Interior’s Land Management Bureau.
Earlier, the administration of former US President Barack Obama opened about half of the protected areas for oil production.
“President Trump is committed to expanding access to our country’s vast energy potential,” said Home Secretary David Bernard.
Trump’s plan will allow development throughout Lake Teshekpuk in northern Alaska and the development of new areas along the Colville River in the west of the state.
Experts note that the implementation of Trump’s plan will increase fuel manufacturing by about 500 thousand barrels per day for 20 years.
The American company has signed an agreement with NASA to stimulate the development of orbital space tourism
Virgin Galactic together with the specialists of the Space Flight Center named after Lyndon Johnson will develop a program to select and prepare tourists for flights to the International Space Station.
According to CEO of Virgin Galactic George Whitesides, the company wants thousands of people to be able to see Earth from space.
In China, dynamic tests of the train on a magnetic levitation began
The new equipment was tested on an experimental line for such transport. The researchers conducted comprehensive tests of a test sample of a train on a magnetic cushion with a design speed of 600 km / h in different operating modes.
Japan will allocate more than $ 650 million to develop 6G
Japanese authorities plan to allocate about $ 650 million to develop a sixth-generation mobile communication system. The 6G network is planned to be introduced by 2030. The United States and South Korea are ahead of the country in using 5G. Now Japan intends to make up for lost time and in the long run to become a leader in the field of high-speed systems. China, South Korea and Finland are also developing a new generation of communications.