Disney profit slips but streaming TV subscribers jump
Disney on Wednesday said its profit slipped in the recently ended quarter but its television streaming service and parks were booming.
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Energy & Green Tech
Emerging hydrogen storage technology could increase energy resilience
With the rise in renewable energy as well as increasing uncertainty associated with outages due to power surges and extreme weather events, energy storage plays a key role in ensuring reliable power supply to critical infrastructure ...
May 11, 2022
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Internet
Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?
About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the most widely spoken Indigenous language family in the Americas was long all but impossible.
May 11, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New tech can double spectral bandwidth in some 5G systems
Some materials, like wood, are insulators that block the flow of electricity. Conductors, such as copper, allow for electricity to flow through them. Other materials—semiconductors—can be either/or depending on conditions ...
May 11, 2022
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Business
Google making smartwatch in 'ambient' computing push
Google on Wednesday said it is strapping a smartwatch onto its Pixel hardware line as part of an "ambient computing" vision to make its services available anywhere at any time.
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Business
Coinbase loses half its value in a week as crypto slumps
Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has lost half its value in the past week, including its biggest one-day drop 5o date on Wednesday as the famously volatile crypto market weathers yet another slump.
May 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
This electric flying boat might transform traveling
A Norwegian company is now developing a small electric seaplane that can transform local passenger traffic on a large scale. The design of the hull is currently being tested in SINTEF's towing tank in Trondheim, and the plan ...
May 11, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Recommendation algorithms that power Amazon, Netflix can improve satellite imagery, too
Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers' habits: They can help satellites see the Earth better, according to a Rutgers study.
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Energy & Green Tech
Using citizen science for the advancement of solar energy
A team of researchers has used the experience of a participatory strategy to create and launch Generation Solar, a citizen science initiative for research and innovation in solar energy. Generation Solar has been coordinated ...
May 11, 2022
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Internet
Facebook whistleblower works to pass new internet laws
Frances Haugen was cooking dinner one Friday evening when her phone rang. On the other end of the line was the White House.
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