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Hey @TheEllenShow!!!!The real celebs are pictured on the right. What do you think @GirlBots @invexibles ? I’m guessing we got around 2000+ @autodesk execs today on their feet celebrating EBS and #GirlsInSTEM.What a fantastic day. Roll on AU London. See you there.@andrew_anagnost

Today @GoogleMaps is getting its biggest upgrade in over a decade. By combining our Gemini models with a deep understanding of the world, Maps now unlocks entirely new possibilities for how you navigate and explore. Here’s what you need to know 🧵

Google just dropped AI agents into the planet's biggest application, Google Map. Launched today across the United States and India. This fundamentally positions an AI model as the primary gatekeeper between everyday consumers and the local economy. Users can ask complex questions like how to find a phone charging spot without waiting in a long line. Before this update, the app required exact names or basic categories to find places. Now, the system understands the context of a full sentence and cross-references it with a database of over 300M businesses and 500M user reviews. It filters these massive datasets in real time based on personal search history to present a custom itinerary. This is a massive shift because a single algorithm now actively decides which local shops get seen by 2B users. It essentially turns a neutral map into an active recommendation engine that could dictate the financial success of physical stores. 📌 Whats new So the old Google Maps just gave you a flat map with a basic blue line and a voice telling you to turn right in 500 feet. This meant you often had to guess exactly which lane you needed to be in or what the upcoming intersection actually looked like in the real world. The new update introduces Immersive Navigation, which uses AI to completely change what you see on your screen while driving. It constantly analyzes fresh Street View imagery to build a vivid 3D view of the exact buildings, overpasses, and terrain right outside your car window. Instead of just a basic blue line, the screen now highlights the actual lanes, crosswalks, and traffic lights ahead of you. This helps you perfectly prepare for a tricky lane change or a confusing highway merge way before you actually get there. The voice guidance also sounds much more natural now, acting like a passenger who tells you to go past the current exit and take the next one. It even processes over 5M traffic updates every second to clearly explain why an alternate route might take longer but have less traffic. When you finally reach your destination, the map will specifically highlight the front door of the building and point out the closest parking spots. This entire upgrade takes the stressful guesswork out of driving because your phone screen finally matches the physical layout of the road. It is incredibly helpful to have a navigation system that actually shows you the physical reality of the road, though relying so heavily on real-time 3D rendering might drain your phone battery much faster.

Toyota Industries is evolving its additive manufacturing strategy, adopting SLS to move beyond prototyping and support functional testing and rapid tooling across departments to produce more accurate and reliable parts compared to traditional FDM workflows bit.ly/4lEKmc1

Students can discover their STEM skills at The #BigBangFair! Join our interactive careers activities area and meet STEM professionals. Take part in 3 activities, and develop skills increativity, teamwork, speaking and more. Book free tickets today: bit.ly/3COBQ1R

Robot LCD display face with a 3D printed LEGO helmet blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/03/rob…

Develop your coding skills with the Kitronik :MOVE Motor for micro:bit, a fun introduction to buggies and robotics. Find out more! kitronik.co.uk/products/5683-… #microbit #edtech

Aretha Franklin was a surprise guest performer at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “Natural Woman.” Aretha noted in a Vogue interview, “Carole didn’t know I was going to be there at all. That’s one reason she was excited.”

Today is International Girls in ICT Day! 🥳 #GirlPowered is an @REC_Foundation initiative is committed to showing young girls how exciting it can be to be involved in STEM What does #GirlPowered look like in the UK? 📆 Schools and Teams organising Girl Powered events or workshops ✨ Showcasing female role models & leaders in STEM 🫶 Creating environments where girls can explore STEM subjects, take risks and thrive Are you interested in getting involved with #GirlPowered in the UK? Drop us a DM 📧 #GirlsInICTDay

Are you at Automation UK in Coventry today? Come check out our talk at 1:30pm on Inspiring Future Engineers Through Competitive Robotics ⚙️ We're having a great time meeting people from industry & discussing how we can help to inspire the STEM workforce of the future! #AUK2025 @theautomateuk

👩‍🏫 Kitronik Big Page of Design and Technology Projects for Teachers Now that we're 3 volumes in, we've compiled a list of all projects on one page! Browse for your next classroom activities today! kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resource… #teachers #dtchat

The pandemic gave us beautiful moments like Tamia and Deborah Cox singing Count on Me. 🥹

A reminder to never give up, no matter how many times you fail. #videosvuvu

for the game. for the culture. forever. ❤️

The Kitronik book of Projects Vol 1 is the first instalment of a new format of free resources, specifically aimed at D&T teachers. It helps teachers choose suitable activities based on ability levels, processes, and cost/student. kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resource… #dtchat #teachers

Everyone is saying that AI is going to take all the jobs soon, but WHAT IF that's just not true? A new study shows that AI fails at 96% of all jobs. It raises serious questions about the high valuations we're seeing in AI. I made a video exploring the disconnect.

Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon and Crew-12 to the @Space_Station twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Eye-catching creativity from @WilliamsF1 😍 #F1 #F1Testing

The Kitronik book of Projects Vol 1 is the first instalment of a new format of free resources, specifically aimed at D&T teachers. It helps teachers choose suitable activities based on ability levels, processes, and cost/student. kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resource… #dtchat #teachers