Zoom Apps: How the video conferencing experience is changing
Zoom has a plan for getting its users past "Zoom fatigue" as pandemic restrictions lift and we seek out more human interaction.
Jul 21, 2021
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Engineering
Origami comes to life with new shape-changing materials
Imagine opening up a book of nature photos only to see a kaleidoscope of graceful butterflies flutter out from the page.
Jul 21, 2021
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Internet
No more invites. No more wait lists. Exclusive Clubhouse app goes public
Clubhouse, the popular audio-streaming app accessible only by invitation, just got a lot more inviting.
Jul 21, 2021
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Engineering
Breakthrough technique speeds up smart tech manufacturing nearly 600 times
Researchers have developed a new polymerization technique to simultaneously cure and vascularize high-performance materials in a matter of minutes instead of days, according to a new paper in Nature Communications.
Jul 21, 2021
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Robotics
New algorithm flies drones faster than human racing pilots
For the first time, an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The success is based on a novel algorithm that was developed by researchers of the University of Zurich. It calculates ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Japan ups 2030 renewables goal in draft energy policy
Japan aims to hike its 2030 renewable energy target as part of efforts to slash emissions, according to draft documents released Wednesday, but activists described the planned goal as "disappointing".
Jul 21, 2021
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Security
Saudi Aramco facing $50M cyber extortion over leaked data
Saudi Arabia's state oil giant acknowledged Wednesday that leaked data from the company—files now apparently being used in a cyber-extortion attempt involving a $50 million ransom demand—likely came from one of its contractors.
Jul 21, 2021
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Security
Suspect in 2020 Twitter celebrity hack arrested in Spain
A British national charged in last year's hack of Twitter accounts of celebrities and politicians has been arrested in Spain, US officials said Wednesday.
Jul 21, 2021
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Automotive
A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights
For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take—and then wandering right off the lot.
Jul 21, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Agency pledges tough action to buttress 'right to repair'
Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent repair shops, under changes being eyed by federal regulators.
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