Pilot files intellectual property lawsuit against Delta
A pilot has filed suit against Delta Air Lines, alleging the company stole his idea for a text messaging platform used by crews.
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Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says profit up 11.2% as demand rises
TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other global brands, said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 11.2% over a year earlier to $4.8 billion as demand for smartphones and consumer ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Cookie banner design can affect users' privacy choices
Data privacy is an important topic in the digitalised economy. Recent policy changes have aimed to strengthen users' control over their own data. Yet new research from Copenhagen Business School finds designers of cookie ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Removing the lead hazard from perovskite solar cells
Although they offer a very promising solution for capturing solar energy, perovskite solar cells contain lead, which is toxic to the environment and a serious health hazard. EPFL scientists have now found a very elegant and ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Digital assistants created for e-commerce adapt themselves to each shop's needs
The pandemic has taught us that almost all companies have to sell on the internet. Bots are a technology that facilitates e-commerce. They are digital assistants that can answer customer queries about products that are sold ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Security
$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid
The State Department will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity, including ransomware attacks, against critical ...
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Internet
Research identified tweets from Pakistan supportive of India during crisis
India and Pakistan have fought four wars in the past few decades, but when India faced an oxygen shortage in its hospitals during its recent COVID-19 surge, Pakistan offered to help.
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Energy & Green Tech
Chemists develop novel electrolyser for hydrogen production
In a recent Nature Communications paper, a group of researchers led by Dr. Ning Yan of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam showcases a practical membrane-free approach to water ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Users must now choose between male and female voice options for Siri
As of March 31, 2021, when Apple released the iOS 14.5 beta update to its operating system, Siri no longer defaults to a female voice when using American English. Users must now choose between two male and two female voices ...
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Engineering
A big step forward for ship remote inspection technologies
Different types of RITs were recently tested on a double-skin supramax bulk cargo carrier owned by Greek shipper Oceanbulk Maritime. The testing was carried out by Belgian certification company Bureau Veritas that established ...
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