Amazon faces new union organizing push in US
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York are seeking to unionize, the organizing group said Thursday, six months after a similar attempt in Alabama failed.
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Energy & Green Tech
New material could pave way for better, safer batteries
In pursuit of batteries that deliver more power and operate more safely, researchers are working to replace the liquids commonly used in today's lithium ion batteries with solid materials. Now, a research team from Brown ...
Oct 21, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence spots anomalies in medical images
Scientists from Skoltech, Philips Research, and Goethe University Frankfurt have trained a neural network to detect anomalies in medical images to assist physicians in sifting through countless scans in search of pathologies. ...
Oct 21, 2021
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Google to slash fee it takes from subscriptions on App Store
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is slashing the fees it takes from subscription services on its app store following pressure from developers and lawmakers.
Oct 21, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Enhanced touch screens could enable users to 'feel' objects
The next time you buy a new couch, you may not ever have to leave your old one to get a feel for the texture of the new material.
Oct 21, 2021
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Revamped WeWork rises in Nasdaq debut
The office-sharing company WeWork made a strong Wall Street debut on Thursday, two years after a previous attempt disintegrated in spectacular fashion.
Oct 21, 2021
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Regulator seeks transparency for payment systems of big tech
In its first significant action under a new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function.
Oct 21, 2021
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Automotive
NTSB: Driver was behind wheel at time of Texas Tesla crash
A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver's seat.
Oct 21, 2021
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Hardware
A technique to automatically generate hardware components for robotic systems
As robots become increasingly sophisticated and advanced, they will typically require a growing amount of hardware components, including robotic limbs, motors, sensors and actuators. In addition, robots have integrated computers ...
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$1,000,000,000,000? Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire due to SpaceX
Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire, according to a prediction made by investment firm Morgan Stanley.
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