Uber spins off robot delivery unit of Postmates
Uber is spinning off the sidewalk robotics division of the Postmates delivery service acquired last year, creating a new company called Serve Robotics.
Mar 02, 2021
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US lagging in critical artificial intelligence: panel
The United States is dangerously behind in artificial intelligence critical to its future including national security, according to a commission that includes a former head of Google and the future chief of Amazon.
Mar 02, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
A fluid solution to dendrite growth in lithium metal batteries
A new paper from associate professor Jiandi Wan's group in the UC Davis Department of Chemical Engineering, published in Science Advances, proposes a potential solution to dendrite growth in rechargeable lithium metal batteries. ...
Mar 02, 2021
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Business
Air cargo traffic recovers to pre-pandemic levels
Air freight traffic has returned to pre-pandemic levels, the International Air Transport Association said Tuesday, but passenger traffic slumped further in January.
Mar 02, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists develop elements for future electronics
Modern electronics is approaching the limit of its capabilities, which is determined by the fundamental laws of physics. Therefore, the use of classical materials, for example, silicon, is no longer able to meet the requirements ...
Mar 02, 2021
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Robotics
A world first: A robot able to 'hear' through the ear of a locust
A technological and biological development that is unprecedented in Israel and the world has been achieved at Tel Aviv University. For the first time, the ear of a dead locust has been connected to a robot that receives the ...
Mar 02, 2021
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Computer Sciences
An open-source machine learning framework to carry out systematic reviews
When scientists carry out research on a given topic, they often start by reviewing previous study findings. Conducting systematic literature reviews or meta-analyses can be very challenging and time consuming, as there are ...
Mar 02, 2021 feature
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Delivery startup Instacart valued at $39 bn in new funding round
Instacart announced a new investment round Tuesday which values the fast-growing grocery delivery startup at $39 billion—more than double the valuation of just five months earlier.
Mar 02, 2021
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Business
Hertz proposes sale to investors to exit bankruptcy
American rental car company Hertz on Tuesday proposed exiting bankruptcy by selling shares to two investments firms in a deal valued at up to $4.2 billion.
Mar 02, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities
New energy tariffs could leave people on bad deals even worse off despite the potential benefits for everyone, research has found.
Mar 02, 2021
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