At SXSW, an unexpected banking crisis disrupts a tech-world tradition
Walking through Roku City on Sunday afternoon, you'd hardly know the namesake company was having an unusually stressful weekend.
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists enhance recyclability of waste plastic
Plastics are incredible materials with properties invaluable to the functioning of our modern world. They are strong, flexible, versatile, long-lasting and inexpensive. In particular, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) is ubiquitous ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
China's experience with mobile payments highlights the pros and cons of a cashless society
An increasing number of people are using mobile devices—their smartphone, a smartwatch or tablet—to pay for goods and services. Mobile devices allow people to complete transactions without using cash or a traditional ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Hardware
Scientists develop mobile system for object detection, image analysis in disaster response
A team of researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created a prototype system for detecting and geolocating damaged utility poles in the aftermath of natural disasters such as hurricanes.
Mar 14, 2023
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Engineering
Technique offers new insight into how materials respond to stresses
Researchers have demonstrated techniques that provide unprecedented detail into how materials behave when exposed to a range of stresses, including shear stress. The work can be used to inform the development of everything ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Robotics
Researchers develop a soft robot that shifts from land to sea with ease
Most animals can quickly transition from walking to jumping to crawling to swimming if needed without reconfiguring or making major adjustments.
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Business
Crypto market resilient after collapse of SVB bank
As the Federal Reserve seeks to calm financial markets following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the cryptocurrency market is showing signs of resilience despite links to the crisis.
Mar 14, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Futurists predict a point where humans and machines become one. But will we see it coming?
Most people are familiar with the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that seem designed to make us more efficient and creative. We've got apps that take text prompts and generate art, and the controversial ChatGPT, ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Internet
Google lets testers access ChatGPT-style generative AI
Google on Tuesday began letting some developers and businesses access the kind of artificial intelligence that has captured attention since the launch of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT last year.
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Business
Worker struggles with gig economy giants
In the battle between workers and gig economy giants, Uber notched up a rare win Monday when a court in California upheld a state law letting the company treat its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
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