Business
As remote work became standard around the world during the COVID pandemic, employee surveillance rapidly intensified. Companies started deploying software to electronically monitor their employees' web browsing history, emails ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Engineering
Imagine if Australian cities became major producers of clean energy, rather than relying on far-flung solar and wind farms.
Aug 20, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and SoftBank Corp. have jointly developed a model capable of predicting the cycle lives of high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries by applying machine learning methods ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) cannot learn independently or acquire new skills, meaning they pose no existential threat to humanity, according to new research from the University of Bath and the Technical ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Robotics
On a research cruise around Hawaii in 2018, Yuening Zhang SM '19, Ph.D. '24 saw how difficult it was to keep a tight ship. The careful coordination required to map underwater terrain could sometimes lead to a stressful environment ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Business
Elon Musk recently announced that he was relocating the companies SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) from their current headquarters in California to Texas. The news has placed a spotlight on the rise in big tech shifting its ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Engineering
Porous media play a critical role in various industrial fields due to their complex pore networks and considerable specific surface areas. The transport and reaction phenomena within porous media are key factors influencing ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Engineering
An eco-friendly technology inspired by plant and animal mechanisms has been developed in South Korea for the first time. The portable moisture-harvesting system collects moisture from the air, purifies it, and produces drinkable ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Business
If 2024 already looks like an annus horribilis for big tech in the EU, the months ahead could prove a winter of discontent as the bloc wields a fortified new legal armory to bring online titans to heel.
Aug 20, 2024
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Automotive
The European Commission announced plans Tuesday to impose an extra nine-percent tariff on Tesla's China-made electric cars, much lower than what Chinese firms face unless Beijing compromises in a trade row.
Aug 20, 2024
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