Robinhood accused of 'gamification' by Massachusetts regulator
Robinhood Markets drew millions of users to financial markets with a colorful app that makes trading seem empowering instead of intimidating.
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PlayStation 5 scalpers use bots to hunt down scarce consoles
Sony Corp. has created one of the hottest gadgets of the year in the PlayStation 5, but its launch has been marred by scalpers who are buying up scarce supplies and threatening the long-term health of the company's most important ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Telecom
Researchers developing cellular service standards for space missions to the moon and Mars
Think getting good cellular service on Earth is difficult? Try doing it on the moon or Mars. A team of Simon Fraser University researchers is working hard to make LTE/4G and Wi-Fi communications systems on the moon a reality ...
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Machine learning & AI
Salient object detection makes computer vision smarter
Salient object detection aims at simulating the visual characteristics of human beings and extracts the most important regions from images or videos. The contents in these saliency areas are called salient objects.
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Automotive
Volkswagen loses top EU court case in diesel scandal
The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protecting car engines.
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New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors
The new director of Idaho National Laboratory said its efforts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new generation of nuclear reactors appears to align with the goals of the incoming Biden administration ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Public cameras provide valuable insights on pandemic, consumers
Technology similar to massive search engines used to scour the web may soon be used to provide new insights into consumer behavior and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on economies across the world. The technology also ...
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