Wizz Air orders 75 more Airbus A321neos
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has ordered another 75 A321neo aircraft, Airbus said Wednesday, in a deal worth $10 billion at list prices.
Aug 2, 2023
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Twitch expands its ban on gambling livestreams. It also says viewership of the content is down 75%
Amazon-owned Twitch said Wednesday it's expanding the ban on livestreams of gambling content on the platform.
Aug 2, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Humans unable to detect over a quarter of deepfake speech samples, research shows
New research from UCL has found that humans were only able to detect artificially generated speech 73% of the time, with the same accuracy in both English and Mandarin.
Aug 2, 2023
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Robotics
Robotic grippers offer unprecedented combo of strength and delicacy
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a robotic gripping device that is gentle enough to pick up a drop of water, strong enough to pick up a 6.4 kilogram (14.1 pound) weight, dexterous enough to fold ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Business
Amazon begins offering grocery delivery for customers who are not Prime members
Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren't Prime members.
Aug 2, 2023
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Engineering
Chicago's downtown buildings are slowly sinking. The culprit? Underground climate change, study shows
Two levels below ground at the Grant Park North Garage, the summer heat feels oppressive. As downtown commuters park and exit their cars, sweat quickly beads on their furrowed brows and foreheads.
Aug 2, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Fact-checking found to influence recommender algorithms
In January 2017, Reddit users read about an alleged case of terrorism in a Spanish supermarket. What they didn't know was that nearly every detail of the stories, taken from several tabloid publications and amplified by Reddit's ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Engineering
Setting a breathable standard: Q&A with architectural engineer William Bahnfleth
In June, the American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) approved Standard 241, which establishes minimum requirements for building owners, operators and professionals to improve indoor air quality ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week
Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank—or blame—new federal energy efficiency regulations that went into full effect ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Computer Sciences
AniFaceDrawing: Delivering generative AI-powered high-quality anime portraits for beginners
Anime, the Japanese art of animation, comprises hand-drawn sketches in an abstract form with unique characteristics and exaggerations of real-life subjects. While generative artificial intelligence (AI) has found use in the ...
Aug 2, 2023
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