Google's latest Doodle encourages visitors to wear masks, socially distance
Google has an animated "Doodle" on its homepage that's all about COVID-19 prevention.
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Brazil's Embraer reports $315 mln in losses
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer reported second quarter losses of $315 million Wednesday, as sales plunged due to the coronavirus pandemic and a proposed joint venture with Boeing collapsed.
Aug 5, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Drivers respond to vehicle pre-crash warnings with levels of attentive 'gaze'
A collision avoidance system, or pre-crash alert generated by a vehicle, can often be found as an optional safety feature in today's vehicles to help reduce possible accidents and save lives. However, these systems are not ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Engineering
Researchers draw from 'Star Wars' in developing artificial skin able to replicate sense of touch
The Force is strong with these scientists.
Aug 5, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Oculus VR devices give viewers a new perspective inside the NBA bubble
This is the closest fans will get inside the NBA bubble.
Aug 5, 2020
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Ex-Google engineer Levandowski's jump to Uber ends in prison
Autonomous driving engineer Anthony Levandowski was ordered to spend 18 months prison for stealing trade secrets from Google as he defected to Uber Technologies Inc., in one of the highest-profile criminal cases to hit Silicon ...
Aug 5, 2020
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First free seeds from China, now free Amazon packages. What you need to know about 'brushing' scams
Mysterious seeds from China are not the only strange unwanted packages arriving on doorsteps.
Aug 5, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Samsung's new phones test consumer demand for pricey gadgets
Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Aug 5, 2020
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NYTimes wins new digital subscribers as ad revenue craters
The New York Times Co.'s digital transformation continued during the second quarter, with its online subscription and ad revenue now exceeding its print revenue, even as the economic aftershocks of the coronavirus pandemic ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Social network analysis provides new insights on strategies to disrupt the Sicilian Mafia
New simulations suggest that law enforcement efforts to disrupt Sicilian Mafia activity could benefit from analytical strategies that capture the shortest paths of information flow that Mafia members maintain to minimize ...
Aug 5, 2020
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