Business
University of Toronto researcher Parham Aarabi has created an artificial intelligence model that mimics how people use e-commerce websites—and it may be able to help retailers optimize their sites for people experiencing ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
From Barcelona to Mexico City, popular tourist destinations are facing droughts and running out of water. Yet, a huge 40% of household water is used for showers and baths, with products like shower gel actively encouraging ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Business
Even though solar home systems are becoming cheaper and easier to access, barriers to their adoption persist among remote communities in developing countries, where solar panels can promote health and education, according ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Deepfakes—essentially putting words in someone else's mouth in a very believable way—are becoming more sophisticated by the day and increasingly hard to spot. Recent examples of deepfakes include Taylor Swift nude images, ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Business
MGM Resorts International filed a lawsuit April 15 against the Federal Trade Commission and its top officer, Chairwoman Lina M. Khan, claiming the agency violated the company's Fifth Amendment right to due process while investigating ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Business
Amazon's Maple Valley, Washington, warehouse is built for speed. At night, big rigs pull up to one end to unload boxes and padded mailers—some after a short drive from a bigger warehouse down the road, others following ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Business
A class-action lawsuit filed in North Carolina accuses Atrium Health of allowing Facebook and Google to access patient information online to use in targeted ads.
Apr 16, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
California has some of the nation's highest electricity rates, and power bills are rising fast. That's a problem because it makes it harder for people to afford switching from fossil fuels to clean electric cars and appliances ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Robotics
A robot is chatting to an elderly British man in his bedroom. The robot has a cheery demeanor and a pleasantly high-pitched voice.
Apr 16, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Earlier this year, Neuralink implanted a chip inside the brain of 29-year-old US man Noland Arbaugh, who is paralyzed from the shoulders down. The chip has enabled Arbaugh to move a mouse pointer on a screen just by imagining ...
Apr 16, 2024
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