Google monopoly trial shows appetite for enforcement on Big Tech, antitrust experts say
It's so associated with web searching that it's become a verb.
Oct 2, 2023
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Business
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Robotics
Researchers are tapping into psychology to improve AI to help robots interact more like humans
A robot rushes down a busy hospital corridor dodging random foot traffic. With a subtle gesture from a care provider, the robot enters a room and hands over drugs to a waiting bedside nurse.
Oct 2, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Are NFTs really dead and buried? All signs point to 'yes'
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in dire straits. With the market in a severe downturn, it's safe to assume the NFT bubble has well and truly burst.
Oct 2, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Replacing gas heating with reverse-cycle aircon leaves some people feeling cold. Why? And what's the solution?
Researchers and policymakers are advocating all-electric housing to reduce energy bills and emissions. Using energy-efficient reverse-cycle air conditioners is a core element of the shift from gas.
Oct 2, 2023
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Business
European telecom firms urge EU to make big tech pay
The heads of European telecoms firms, including Orange and Vodafone, on Monday urged the EU to make tech and streaming giants pay for the massive amounts of bandwidth they use.
Oct 2, 2023
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Engineering
Scientists film sound waves in a crystal
To predict how materials behave, one must first know their characteristics. Further, suppose you want to manipulate or design new materials and have them serve some technological purpose in, for example, electronic or photonic ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study shows users can be primed to believe certain things about an AI chatbot's motives, influencing their interactions
Someone's prior beliefs about an artificial intelligence agent, like a chatbot, have a significant effect on their interactions with that agent and their perception of its trustworthiness, empathy, and effectiveness, according ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers develop novel liquid metal circuits for flexible, self-healing wearables
Imagine a stretchable and durable sensor patch for monitoring the rehabilitation of patients with elbow or knee injuries, or an unbreakable and reliable wearable device that measures a runner's cardiac activities during training ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
AI Vincent Van Gogh says you're wrong about his ear
AI Vincent Van Gogh is patient but unimpressed by yet another question about his chopped-off ear.
Oct 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy
Red hot sparks fly through the air as a worker in a heat-resistant suit pokes a long metal rod into a nickel smelter, coaxing the molten metal from a crucible at a processing facility on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Oct 2, 2023
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