Facebook zeroes in on tourist photography habits
Facebook researchers scanned 57,804 photographs of popular tourist destination spot Cuzco, Peru, that were posted on Flickr over a 15-year period and made two key observations:
Internet
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US banks set aside billions as buffer against bad loans
Three major US banks have set aside an additional $23 billion as a backstop against bad loans, highlighting the brittle state of the US economy due to the coronavirus pandemic, the companies said Tuesday.
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Business
Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software skills
A new study from North Carolina State University and Microsoft finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions test whether a job candidate has performance anxiety rather ...
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Robotics
Inspired by a coral polyp, this plastic mini robot moves by magnetism and light
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology developed a tiny plastic robot, made of responsive polymers, which moves under the influence of light and magnetism. In the future this 'wireless aquatic polyp' should be ...
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Business
Ericsson, Nokia say ready to step in after UK 5G Huawei ban
Network equipment providers Ericsson and Nokia, Huawei's biggest competitors, said Tuesday they were ready to step in after the UK announced it was phasing out the Chinese telecoms giant from its budding 5G network.
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Automotive
German court rules Tesla's 'Autopilot' is false advertising
A German court ruled Tuesday that specific terms used by Tesla for its electric cars' assistance features are false advertising, including the vehicles' "Autopilot" feature.
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Engineering
Testing N95, KN95 respirators and surgical masks in response to COVID-19
The Particle Science and Technology Laboratory at Southwest Research Institute has expanded its services to include mask testing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The testing will help health care and other organizations ...
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Security
'Knock codes' for smartphone security are easily predicted, researchers say
Smartphone owners who unlock their devices with knock codes aren't as safe as they think, according to researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology, the George Washington University and Ruhr University Bochum.
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Robotics
Army robots get driver education for difficult tasks
Ground robots will be trained to receive demonstration commands—instead of verbal commands—to interpret, follow, recall and apply in similar contexts as part of a new Army research project starting this month with the ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Customizable smart window technology could improve energy efficiency of buildings
A customizable smart window harnesses and manipulates solar power to save energy and cut costs.
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