Engineering
Penn State researchers are looking for a safer and more efficient way to use machine learning in the real world. Using a simulated high-rise office building, they developed and tested a new reinforcement learning algorithm ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Adding random, short expressions of understanding in a conversation may turn smart speakers, such as Alexa and Siri, into robot therapists that allow people to open up more without violating their privacy, according to a ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Business
After a nearly apocalyptic 2022 that saw the collapse of one of crypto's largest players, questions about the future of the nascent industry have been swirling at tornadic speeds.
Dec 19, 2022
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Computer Sciences
When it comes to predicting disasters brought on by extreme events (think earthquakes, pandemics or "rogue waves" that could destroy coastal structures), computational modeling faces an almost insurmountable challenge: Statistically ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Business
Sam Bankman-Fried, wanted in the United States for fraud after the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency group, remained in a Bahamas prison Monday after an abortive court hearing that was to consider his possible extradition.
Dec 19, 2022
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Business
Epic Games, the maker of video-game blockbuster Fortnite, agreed to pay $520 million to the US Federal Trade Commission on Monday for violating child privacy laws and duping minors and adults to make unintended purchases ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from the South China University of Technology report on a potential strategy for long-life Li-S batteries via the rational design and low-cost fabrication of multifunctional separators. Due to effective trapping ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Robotics
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a promising technology that can be used to improve the navigation of autonomous systems, helping them to map their surrounding environment and track other objects within it. ...
Business
US online giant Meta appears to have "breached EU antitrust rules" in the online classified section of its Facebook social network, the European Commission said Monday in a preliminary finding.
Dec 19, 2022
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Internet
Twitter users voted on Monday to oust owner Elon Musk as chief executive in a highly unscientific poll he organized and promised to honor, just weeks after he took charge of the social media giant.
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