Investors load $500 mn into Uber's trucking business
Uber on Friday said an investment group led by Greenbriar Equity is pumping $500 million into its trucking unit.
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Machine learning & AI
50 million artificial neurons to facilitate machine-learning research
Fifty million artificial neurons—a number roughly equivalent to the brain of a small mammal—were delivered from Portland, Oregon-based Intel Corp. to Sandia National Laboratories last month, said Sandia project leader ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New materials will help UK achieve net-zero, say researchers
Scientists at the University of Leeds have pledged to develop a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Oct 2, 2020
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Engineering
Novel sensor improves lighting control
Humans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, for example at the office. Consequently, it is essential to equip the office environment with a high quality lighting control system. Unfortunately, current systems are ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Hey Google, it's time you listened closely to what our kids are saying
Engineers from UNSW Sydney are leading a drive to sample the voices of Australian kids so that they can be better understood by devices that use voice recognition software.
Oct 2, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers develop 'learning' microwave ovens
In a publication in the Journal of Cleaner Production, Prof. Bob van der Zwaan of the Van 't Hoff Institute of Molecular Sciences presents the first example of a learning curve for microwave ovens, which follows a learning ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Automotive
Tesla sales surge as global demand picks up speed
Tesla's third-quarter sales jumped 44% as global demand for its electric vehicles outpaced that of most other automakers.
Oct 2, 2020
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Security
Crowdsourcing challenge to de-identify public safety data sets
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a crowdsourcing challenge to spur new methods to ensure that important public safety data sets can be de-identified to protect ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Radiation-immune and repairable chips to fabricate durable electronics
To operate safely and reliably in outdoor environments, electronic devices should be resistant to a wide variety of external factors, including radiation. In fact, high-energy radiation can damage several components of field-effect ...
Security
With online election manipulation threatening democracy, researchers offer tools to combat disinformation
The first presidential debate has come and gone, early voting is underway in many states, and the 2020 election is top of mind for most Americans and at the center of many conversations online. But the spread of false narratives ...
Oct 2, 2020
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