End of road for controversial Snapchat 'speed filter'
Snapchat said Thursday it is putting the brakes on a controversial feature that let users of the social network share how fast they were moving.
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Automotive
Auto show back in Detroit next year with focus on outdoors
The head of Detroit's big international auto show says it will return to the Motor City next year, but with smaller indoor displays, and more emphasis on experiencing vehicles and technology outside.
Jun 17, 2021
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Engineering
Researchers propose methods for additive manufacturing quality control
Additive manufacturing offers an unprecedented level of design flexibility and expanded functionality, but the quality and process can drastically differ across production machines, according to Hui Yang, a professor of industrial ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study explores how the elderly use smart speaker technology
Researchers from Bentley University, in partnership with Waltham Council on Aging in Massachusetts, and as part of a study funded by the National Science Foundation, have been exploring how the elderly use smart speakers ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Software
Microsoft to release new apps view for hybrid work
As the COVID-19 pandemic draws to a close, Microsoft intends to follow through on its plan for an easier layout to connect remote users to participants in office attending the same meetings. This new layout, called Front ...
Internet
Major banks, airlines hit in new global online outage
Major banks and airlines were among businesses hit by a fresh global online outage Thursday, with the problem traced to US-based tech provider Akamai.
Jun 17, 2021
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Business
UK, US strike deal over Airbus-Boeing dispute
Britain and the US have suspended retaliatory tariffs levied during a 17-year dispute over state aid for European planemaker Airbus and US rival Boeing, the countries announced Thursday.
Jun 17, 2021
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Automotive
Lordstown Motors reverses, says it has no firm truck orders
Struggling electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said Thursday it doesn't have any firm orders for its vehicles, just days after its president said the company had enough to maintain production through 2022.
Jun 17, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Hybrid membrane doubles the lifetime of rechargeable batteries
The energy density of traditional lithium-ion batteries is approaching a saturation point that cannot meet the demands of the future—for example in electric vehicles. Lithium metal batteries can provide double the energy ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers reveal defect properties in photovoltaic material
As a new member of photovoltaic family, antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) has the satisfactory bandgap of 1.7eV, benefiting the fabrication of the top absorber layer of tandem solar cells. Due to a special quasi-one-dimensional ...
Jun 17, 2021
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