Research may help Twitter run faster
Research from Carnegie Mellon University may soon help Twitter run faster and more efficiently.
May 11, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Tiny, wireless, injectable chips use ultrasound to monitor body processes
Widely used to monitor and map biological signals, to support and enhance physiological functions, and to treat diseases, implantable medical devices are transforming healthcare and improving the quality of life for millions ...
May 11, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New tech coalition seeks US aid to respond to chip shortage
A newly formed coalition of technology firms called Tuesday for $50 billion in US government aid to boost incentives for domestic semiconductor manufacturing in the face of a deepening chip shortage.
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Energy & Green Tech
US approves its biggest offshore wind farm yet
The US announced on Tuesday that it had granted final approval for its biggest wind power project yet, which will be located off the coast of the eastern state of Massachusetts.
May 11, 2021
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Security
Security researcher manages to jailbreak the Apple AirTag
After Apple's recent release of the AirTag for locating misplaced items, security researchers have just succeeded in jailbreaking the new tagging device. The German researcher, stacksmashing, reported hacking into, dumping ...
Computer Sciences
Novel circuitry solves multiple computationally intensive problems with minimum energy
From the branching pattern of leaf veins to the variety of interconnected pathways that spread the coronavirus, nature thrives on networks—grids that link the different components of complex systems. Networks underlie such ...
May 11, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence and drones will help pin down Sosnovsky's hogweed
Skoltech scientists have created a new monitoring system for agricultural applications that performs real-time image segmentation aboard drones to identify hogweed. The research was published in a high-profile journal, IEEE ...
May 11, 2021
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Business
German watchdog bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp data
A German privacy watchdog banned Facebook on Tuesday from gathering data on users of its WhatsApp chat app, citing an update to its privacy policy that it said breaches stringent European data protection rules.
May 11, 2021
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Security
Ransomware gang threatens release of DC police records
A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down, with it rejecting a $100,000 payment, and it will release sensitive information ...
May 11, 2021
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Business
Samsung won't attend global telecoms meet in-person
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it won't be physically present at Mobile World Congress, the telecoms industry's biggest annual gathering, next month in Barcelona due to the pandemic.
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