Spain to tighten rules for cryptocurrency ads
Spain will tighten its rules regulating advertisements for cryptocurrencies to ensure investors are aware of the risks, the country's stock market supervisor said Tuesday.
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Automotive
Toyota yearly production target hit by chip shortage
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it no longer expects to meet its annual production target with operations hampered by the global chip crunch.
Jan 18, 2022
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Poland, Hungary resist EU's corporate minimum tax push
The EU's effort to implement an internationally agreed minimum tax on big multinationals was met with opposition by Poland and Hungary on Tuesday, endangering a major priority of France's presidency of the bloc.
Jan 18, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Controlling complex systems with artificial intelligence
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Frankfurt School have developed an artificial neural network that can solve challenging control problems. The self-learning system can be used for the optimization of supply chains and production ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Engineering
New style of arch bridge architecture shaped by nature
A new style of arch bridges that are more robust than ever and inspired by nature have been found by a researcher from the University of Warwick.
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Business
Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B
Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, as it seeks an edge in the fiercely competitive businesses of mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology.
Jan 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Study: Chemical nature of defects that cause trap states in metal halide perovskite solar cells
In recent years, engineers worldwide have been working to create alternative and sustainable energy solutions, such as solar cells. Solar cells made of perovskites, a class of semiconductors with a characteristic structure ...
Robotics
Flexible skin patch provides haptic feedback from a human operator to a remotely operated robot
A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong, Dalian University of Technology, Tsinghua University and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China has developed a flexible skin patch that can provide ...
Computer Sciences
How to be a god: We might one day create virtual worlds with characters as intelligent as ourselves
Most research into the ethics of Artificial intelligence (AI) concerns its use for weaponry, transport or profiling. Although the dangers presented by an autonomous, racist tank cannot be understated, there is another aspect ...
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Business
Why merging Uganda's electricity sector agencies is a bad idea
Early in 2021, the government of Uganda approved a two-year plan to streamline state-run agencies for greater efficiency. The first phase of the merger targeted 77 agencies under 18 ministries. By the time parliament put ...
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