US government receives Oracle bid for TikTok
US officials were to consider a bid by tech giant Oracle to become an American partner to the Chinese-owned TikTok video app after it was designated a national security risk.
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Business
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Delta latest airline to raise funds through loyalty program
Delta Air Lines will use its frequent flyer program to back up $6.5 billion in funding as the pandemic continues to buffet air travel.
Sep 14, 2020
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Engineering
Light processing improves robotic sensing, study finds
A team of Army researchers uncovered how the human brain processes bright and contrasting light, which they say is a key to improving robotic sensing and enabling autonomous agents to team with humans.
Sep 14, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Tandem devices feel the heat
Understanding how solar cell operation changes as it moves from the lab into the real world is essential for optimizing their design prior to mass production. KAUST researchers show how perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
ARPA-type funding gives green technology an 'innovation advantage', study finds
A new analysis of the successes and failures of green energy companies in the US has found that those with ARPA funding filed for far more patents in the years after launching than other "cleantech" startups from the same ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
How to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Researchers have used biosolids to produce hydrogen from wastewater, in new technology that supports the comprehensive recycling of one of humanity's unlimited resources—sewage.
Sep 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Digital 3-D models of London chart path to lower emissions
An interactive 3-D map of London that grades the energy efficiency of more than 3.5 million properties has been built by UCL researchers for the Greater London Authority (GLA) to inform efforts in tackling fuel poverty and ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Machine-learning helps sort out massive materials' databases
EPFL and MIT scientists have used machine-learning to organize the chemical diversity found in the ever-growing databases for the popular metal-organic framework materials.
Sep 14, 2020
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Computer Sciences
New research teaches AI how people move with internet videos
New research at the University of Michigan can train neural network models to identify a person's position in videos where only a portion of their body is visible in the shot. This breakthrough opens up a huge library of ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
High-performance computing helps grid operators manage increasing complexity
Making sure there's enough electricity at the lowest price is a critical endeavor undertaken daily by electricity market operators. Grid operators must continually ensure that power supply meets demand in real time. Now, ...
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