Amazon says its increasing pay for contracted delivery drivers
Amazon says it's boosting pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day.
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Automotive
Beat traffic by air: Israel flies drone taxi over Jerusalem
An air taxi flew over Jerusalem on Wednesday as part of an Israeli experiment to develop a network of drones to offer transport services and ease traffic congestion.
Sep 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable backup power key to energy resilience in disasters, says new report
Remote communities in disaster-prone areas could become more resilient to power outages by adopting more renewable energy technologies. That's the main finding of a UNSW Sydney report, which recommends more policy support ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Helping computer vision and language models understand what they see
Powerful machine-learning algorithms known as vision and language models, which learn to match text with images, have shown remarkable results when asked to generate captions or summarize videos.
Sep 13, 2023
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Robotics
Battery-free robots use origami to change shape in mid-air
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by "snapping" into a folded position during their descent. The team published these results in ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Study assesses whether advanced reactors could make carbon capture systems more viable
A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report finds promise in pairing nuclear reactors with carbon dioxide removal technologies, including direct air capture.
Sep 13, 2023
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Internet
Youth online scam victims rise as seniors hold ground
It used to be that older adults were the preeminent online scam victims.
Sep 13, 2023
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Internet
Exploit steals passwords by tapping into keystrokes
Add one more threat to the list of risks you take when you use your phone to conduct business at the local coffee shop.
Machine learning & AI
Musk, Zuckerberg visit US congress to discuss AI
Big tech bigwigs including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their plans for artificial intelligence as the US prepares to draw up legislation to better control the technology.
Sep 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Opinion: Australia urgently needs $100bn for renewable energy. But call it statecraft, not 'industry policy'
This week, a diverse group of organizations called on the Australian federal government to establish a A$100 billion, 10-year policy package to turbocharge Australia's green energy transition.
Sep 13, 2023
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