UK vows £20 million to boost drone and 'flying taxi' services
The UK government said Tuesday it had pledged £20 million ($25.8 million) to help commercial drone services and "flying taxis" take off in Britain.
Apr 1, 2025
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Automotive
Ford's US auto sales dip in first quarter as tariffs loom
Auto giant Ford reported a slight drop in first quarter US sales Tuesday, while investors await details of President Donald Trump's upcoming tariffs this week and assess the effects of duties on major carmakers.
Apr 1, 2025
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Robotics
Tuna-inspired mechanical fin could boost underwater drone power
Growing up in Spain, Cecilia Huertas Cerdeira was captivated by the elegant movements of aquatic life during frequent vacations to the Atlantic coast. Later, as a doctoral student at the California Institute of Technology, ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Computer Sciences
How neural networks represent data: A potential unifying theory for key deep learning phenomena
How do neural networks work? It's a question that can confuse novices and experts alike. A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) says that understanding these representations, as well as ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Business
ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-style images raise new copyright problems
Social media has recently been flooded with images that looked like they belonged in a Studio Ghibli film. Selfies, family photos and even memes have been re-imagined with the soft pastel palette characteristic of the Japanese ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Business
Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI—US courts may decide if this is 'fair use'
Companies developing AI models, such as OpenAI and Meta, train their systems on enormous datasets. These consist of text from newspapers, books (often sourced from unauthorized repositories), academic publications and various ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Engineering
Highly twisted metamaterial rods store large amounts of energy
An international research team coordinated at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has developed mechanical metamaterials with a high elastic energy density. Highly twisted rods that deform helically provide these metamaterials ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Engineering
Stronger, lighter, cheaper: Enhancing carbon fiber production with low-cost oil residues
Advanced carbon fiber materials could be used in applications from wind turbine blades to biomedical implants following the development of a low-cost carbon fiber feedstock.
Apr 1, 2025
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Business
Microsoft rode the cloud to new heights: Can it do the same with AI?
When Satya Nadella entered Microsoft's C-suite in 2014, the company wasn't one of the tech darlings dazzling Wall Street.
Apr 1, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Susceptible organic cations promote stability and efficiency in perovskite solar cells
Unlike conventional silicon-based solar cells, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are not only thin and lightweight, but can also be seamlessly applied to curved surfaces, like building facades and vehicle roofs. What's more, ...
Apr 1, 2025
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