Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming "part of the furniture." A decade after IBM's Watson triumphed on "Jeopardy!," generative AI models are in kitchens and home offices. People often talk about AI in science fiction ...
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Business
Last week, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser that promises to revolutionize how we interact with the internet. The company's CEO, Sam Altman, described it as a "once-a-decade opportunity" to rethink how we browse ...
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Business
The role of digital technologies, such as IoT, 3D printing, and digital platforms, holds significant potential for supporting a circular economy. However, digital technologies are not a magic fix that can instantly change ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Wastewater can replace clean water as a source for hydrogen production, eliminating a major drawback to hydrogen fuel and reducing water treatment costs by up to 47%, according to new research from Princeton Engineering.
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Consumer & Gadgets
When it comes to estimating how good we are at something, research consistently shows that we tend to rate ourselves as slightly better than average. This tendency is stronger in people who perform low on cognitive tests. ...
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Business
A French court has ordered Apple to pay around 39 million euros ($45 million) to mobile network operators over accusations it imposed unfair contract conditions to allow them to sell iPhones.
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Uber and Nvidia on Tuesday announced an alliance to deploy 100,000 robotaxis starting in 2027.
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Internet
Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggest that more than a million of the people using its generative AI chatbot have shown interest in suicide.
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Engineering
Western engineers have amalgamated the function and force of photovoltaics (PV) technology with a heat pump and a thermal battery to create a fully electrified—and energy efficient—new house. The end game is to eliminate ...
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Engineering
Imagine a road cyclist or downhill skier whose clothing adapts to their wind speed, allowing them to shave time just by pulling or stretching the fabric.
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Computer Sciences
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, video conferencing platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become essential for work, education, and social connections. While these platforms offer controls such as disabling cameras and ...
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Internet
Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce.
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Internet
Zhao Yitang had always dreamed of playing football for China and this summer he finally did—not in boots on a pitch, but on a smartphone.
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Business
AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged toward Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm.
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Business
OpenAI said Tuesday it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation after two crucial regulators, the Delaware and California attorneys general, said they would not ...
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Internet
Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.
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Internet
Learning about a topic by interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT rather than following links provided by web search can produce shallower knowledge. Advice given on the basis of this shallow knowledge tends to be sparser, ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable energy is often pitched as cheaper to produce than fossil fuel energy. To quantify whether this is true, we have been studying the financial impact of expanding wind energy in the UK. Our results are surprising.
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Business
Amazon plans to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees this week, Reuters first reported on Oct. 27, citing anonymous sources.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Convenience features built into contactless payment systems are quietly undermining their security, as a study led by the University of Surrey, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, exposes hidden weaknesses ...
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Engineering
The aerospace industry has undergone tremendous developments over the last century, with materials science engineers playing a significant role in this transformation. It is well known that as the operating temperature of ...
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Security
When you make a voice call through Zoom, FaceTime or WhatsApp, you're not just sharing what you say. You're revealing your age, gender, emotional state, social background and personality—a biometric fingerprint just as ...
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Business
NextEra Energy Inc. plans to restart a nuclear power plant in Iowa, primarily to supply Google data centers.
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Energy & Green Tech
Heat pumps could play a significant role in stabilizing the nation's electricity supply by providing demand flexibility, according to research by the University of Southampton. The study tested how homes using smart heat ...
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Business
On October 27, Qualcomm released a new series of artificial intelligence chips to compete with the market leader Nvidia, as the race to cash in on the massive AI datacenter buildout heats up.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Hand gesture controls being developed for the next generation of virtual and augmented reality systems risk excluding millions of people, including those with common conditions such as arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome, ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Six homes in Menifee, Calif., have been outfitted with the ability to tap energy from an electric vehicle to power home loads during both grid-tied and islanded (off-grid) conditions. This marks the first demonstration of ...
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Hi Tech & Innovation
For over a decade, computer scientist Randy Goebel and his colleagues in Japan have been using a tried-and-true method from his field to advance artificial intelligence in the world of law: a yearly competition.
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Engineering
Solar cells, devices that can directly convert radiation emitted from the sun into electricity, have become increasingly widespread and are contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. While existing ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The rapid advancement of sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) systems has paved the way for the introduction of increasingly sophisticated wearable devices, such as fitness trackers and technologies that closely monitor ...
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Automotive
The types, locations and causes of cycling "near misses" in London have been mapped using helmet-mounted cameras and GPS devices to track commuter journeys, in a new study from UCL researchers that provides valuable data ...
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