Energy & Green Tech
Learning from nuclear construction successes and failures can help reduce the cost of building nuclear energy in Europe. But even if these power plants turn out to be more costly than we would like, putting them to work can ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Business
Imagine your favorite author has a new book coming out, and your local bookshop is offering to deliver it to you for free on publication day. All you have to do in return is sign up to their new "reading club".
Nov 12, 2024
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Internet
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don't want to pay for an ad-free subscription, social media company Meta said Tuesday, bowing to pressure from Brussels over ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
A perspective suggests that "digital twins" are not simply tools for science but are an example of the integration of complexity science and data science into a new scientific field. A "digital twin" is a digital representation ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Security
Meta will make its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models available to the United States' government, the tech giant has announced, in a controversial move that raises a moral dilemma for everyone who uses the software.
Nov 12, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
The growth of extended reality technology means new enhanced measures are needed to protect people's privacy, a new study says.
Nov 12, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Increasingly sophisticated computer graphics and spatial 3D sound are combining to make the virtual world of games bigger, badder and more beautiful than ever. And beyond sight and sound, haptic technology can create a sense ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Robotics
In the race to develop robust perception systems for robots, one persistent challenge has been operating in bad weather and harsh conditions. For example, traditional, light-based vision sensors such as cameras or LiDAR (Light ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Business
New York City's 2019 ride-hailing surcharge cut overall taxi and ride-share trips by 11% in Manhattan but failed to reduce traffic congestion, a key goal of the policy, according to a new NYU Tandon School of Engineering ...
Nov 12, 2024
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