Uncomfortably sloped toilet designed to flush out procrastinating employees
That's one way to get a handle on employees procrastinating in the bathroom.
Dec 19, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Monkeying about to solve problems
There are countless computer algorithms that simulate biological behavior from leaping frogs, to bat foraging, from cuckoo search to ant colony optimization. They all have something in common, the algorithm behaves like a ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Using innovative 3-D printing method, researchers reproduce millimeter-tall Michelangelo's David
Researchers in Zurich have reproduced Michelangelo's David as a miniature in metal. Their achievement highlights the potential of a special 3-D printing method developed at ETH.
Dec 19, 2019
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Facebook's ad delivery system still discriminates by race, gender, age
In settling five different lawsuits at once, Facebook earlier this year promised to change the way it manages the advertisements for housing, employment, and credit that run on its platform. Advertisers would no longer be ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
CNET names 2019's top tech products of the year
A ton of new tech came flying at us again in 2019. But weeding out the minor upgrades and the products that aren't ready for prime time from the stuff that's actually worth your hard-earned money is what CNET's all about. ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Engineering
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft cleared for final assembly
NASA's first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its systems following a major project review by senior managers held Thursday at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Dec 19, 2019
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EU court boost for activist in Facebook data transfer fight
EU regulators must make more effort to stop tech companies from transferring data to countries with weaker data-protection standards, an advisor to the European Union's top court said Thursday. It's the latest in a lengthy ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Free of heavy metals, new battery design could alleviate environmental concerns
Today, IBM Research is building on a long history of materials science innovation to unveil a new battery discovery. This new research could help eliminate the need for heavy metals in battery production and transform the ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Business
ECJ says France can't make Airbnb register as estate agent
Online short-term rental platform Airbnb scored a victory against French hoteliers Thursday when the European Court of Justice ruled that the US giant is not an estate agent.
Dec 19, 2019
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Business
Uber, Lyft to stop Phoenix airport trips over higher fees
Uber and Lyft said they will make good on their threats to stop taking customers to and from the airport in the nation's fifth-largest city, creating confusion next year for travelers used to opening a phone app to catch ...
Dec 19, 2019
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