European airline Lufthansa bans Apple AirTags on checked luggage and calls devices 'dangerous'
One of Europe's largest airlines is saying "auf wiedersehen" to Apple AirTags on checked luggage.
Oct 12, 2022
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Why Meta's virtual-reality avatars are finally getting legs
Why is it so hard to build a metaverse avatar—a visual representation of ourselves in the digital world—that walks on two legs?
Oct 12, 2022
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Engineering
Does traffic noise from flying cars cause stress?
Researchers from Nagoya University and Keio University in Japan have estimated a person's stress levels caused by the sound of a flying car passing overhead. The research was published in the Technical Journal of Advanced ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Business
Workers at 3rd Amazon site in New York hold unionization vote
Amazon workers at an upstate New York warehouse began voting Wednesday on whether to unionize in the latest labor battle following a surprise union win earlier this year at another Amazon site.
Oct 12, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Overwatch 2 illustrates challenges facing esports industry
Blizzard Entertainment positioned its popular shooter Overwatch as a major player on the esports scene. But the company has hit some stumbling blocks and faced criticism as it launches a sequel, Overwatch 2, including problems ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Standalone sweat sensor provides immediate readout
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a thin, flexible and stretchy sweat sensor that can show the level of glucose, lactate, sodium, or pH of your sweat, at the press of a finger. It is the first ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Engineering
Seeing electron movement at fastest speed ever could help unlock next-level quantum computing
The key to maximizing traditional or quantum computing speeds lies in our ability to understand how electrons behave in solids, and a collaboration between the University of Michigan and the University of Regensburg captured ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Engineering
Battery tech breakthrough paves way for mass adoption of affordable electric car
A breakthrough in electric vehicle battery design has enabled a 10-minute charge time for a typical EV battery. The record-breaking combination of a shorter charge time and more energy acquired for longer travel range was ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Study assesses the efficacy of hands-free text selection systems for VR headsets
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-mounted displays allow users to experience digital content in more immersive and engaging ways. To keep the users as immersed in the content as possible, computer scientists ...
Philips warns of fresh hit from respirator recall
Dutch health technology firm Philips warned on Wednesday that it would take a further 1.3-billion-euro ($1.26-billion) hit from a huge recall of faulty sleep respirators.
Oct 12, 2022
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