Computing's quantum shift
With the race to build a new generation of computers heating up, European companies are eyeing the game-changing opportunities.
Mar 12, 2024
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Engineering
New traffic signal would improve travel time for both pedestrians and vehicles, says modeling study
Adding a fourth light to traffic signals—in addition to red, green, and yellow—would shorten wait times at street corners for pedestrians, as well as improve traffic flow for both autonomous vehicles and human drivers. ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Automotive
Training AI for smart bicycles
Bike friendliness of a cycle path depends to a large extent on the surface quality. This allows people who use bicycles for work-related reasons or to complete daily errands and want to keep bike-commuting climate-neutral ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Towards a universal mechanism for successful deep learning
Image classification is a complex task that deep learning architectures perform successfully. Those deep architectures are usually comprised of many layers, with each layer consisting of many filters.
Mar 12, 2024
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Business
Apple to let EU users download apps via websites
Apple said Tuesday its users in the EU will be able to download apps directly from websites, bypassing app marketplaces, as it yields to a sweeping new law and pressure from developers.
Mar 12, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
French startup Mistral AI vows to maintain open source
French startup Mistral AI, a rising star in artificial intelligence, pledged Tuesday to maintain open source coding even as it launches into a venture with Microsoft that involves selling some of its software.
Mar 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Germany launches major subsidy scheme for greener industry
Germany on Tuesday launched what it called "an innovative" multi-billion-euro subsidy scheme aimed at turbocharging investments that will make industrial production in Europe's top economy more climate-friendly.
Mar 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar power occupies a lot of space—here's how to make it more ecologically beneficial to the land it sits on
As societies look for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, large-scale solar power is playing a central role. Climate scientists view it as the tool with the greatest potential to reduce carbon dioxide ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Engineering
Can earth-covered houses protect us from bushfires? Even if they're a solution, it's not risk-free
As extreme fire weather becomes more common across ever larger areas of Australia, we need new options for living with the risk of bushfire. Underground or earth-sheltered housing is one possibility. While still unusual, ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
LATAM flight 800 'just dropped' in mid-flight, injuring dozens—what happened, and how to keep yourself safe
On Monday, LATAM Airlines flight 800 from Sydney to Auckland experienced what officials are describing as a "technical fault" that meant the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner "just dropped" without any warning.
Mar 12, 2024
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