Theranos founder Holmes ordered to prison, pay victims
Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes must begin serving prison time after a judge denied her latest request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction.
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Engineering
New invention for more efficient atomic force microscopes
The basic principle of the atomic force microscope is very simple: an extremely thin, movable tip on a cantilever is moved over a surface that is being examined. Tiny forces on an atomic scale act between the tip and the ...
May 17, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Blind trust in enhancement technologies encourages risk-taking even if the tech is a sham, finds study
A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that a placebo effect is at play when people expect their performance to be enhanced by augmentation technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). The researchers ...
May 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
An electric vehicle battery for all seasons
Many owners of electric vehicles worry about how effective their battery will be in very cold weather. Now a new battery chemistry may have solved that problem.
May 17, 2023
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Internet
Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving
Emily Reed lost her younger sister Jessica more than 10 years ago. For much of the last decade, she's visited Jessica's Twitter page to help "keep her memory alive."
May 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Laser spectroscopy for more efficient biomass combustion
Emil Thorin from Umeå University has developed a new optical method for rapid measurements of gaseous inorganic species in biomass combustion and gasification. The new technology will contribute to more efficient conversion ...
May 17, 2023
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Security
Realtime deepfakes are a dangerous new threat. How to protect yourself
You've probably seen deepfake videos on the internet that inject facsimiles of famous people into odd or funny situations—for example, a fake Tom Cruise doing "industrial cleanup," or in a truly meta effort, an artificial ...
May 17, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Robots are coming for your love life
A new digital matchmaker in town promises to offer less, not more, in the online dating swipescape and will charge users $111 monthly for it.
May 17, 2023
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Internet
Lawsuits targeting company websites for ADA violations on the rise
The Americans with Disabilities Act does not stop at ramps and railings. Websites also have ADA requirements to ensure universal access to public accommodations.
May 17, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Will AI push humans aside, or just give us new tools? Six tech experts weigh in
"Good vs. Evil" was the stark subtitle of the artificial-intelligence (AI) panel earlier this month at Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies' yearly Phorum conclave at Penn State Great Valley.
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