Artificial muscles bloom, dance, and wave
Wearing a flower brooch that blooms before your eyes sounds like magic. KAIST researchers have made it real with robotic muscles.
Aug 22, 2019
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Business
Qantas to test 'ultra long-haul' Sydney to NY, London flights
Qantas on Thursday said it will run "ultra long-haul" test flights in the coming months from New York and London to Sydney in order to assess the health of pilots and passengers, as it eyes commercial services on the marathon ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Hardware
Intel: Hot Chips event details AI-strength processors
Tech watchers this week got an earful of impressive AI accelerator work at Intel, namely revelations at the Hot Chips 2019 event, where Intel presented details of its Nervana neural network processors, (1) NNP-T for training ...
Robotics
Life-like robots soon to be reality
Life-like robots that can make decisions, adapt to their environment and learn, are one step closer thanks to a University of Bristol team who has demonstrated a new way of embedding computation into soft robotic materials. ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Automotive
Trump takes aim at automakers that ignored his emissions proposal
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked automakers who ignored his advances and instead reached an agreement with California on future stricter emissions standards.
Aug 22, 2019
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Business
Qantas Airways profits lower after oil prices rise
Qantas Airways posted a 6.5-percent fall in annual net profit Thursday, attributing the slide in earnings to higher oil prices and a weaker Australian dollar.
Aug 22, 2019
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Internet
What does Facebook's plan to hire journalists mean for media industry?
Facebook's plan to hire professional journalists instead of relying solely on algorithms to deliver news is a positive step but is unlikely to shake up an embattled media industry, analysts say.
Aug 22, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Amazon, Microsoft, 'putting world at risk of killer AI': report
Amazon, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies putting the world at risk through killer robot development, according to a report that surveyed major players from the sector about their stance on lethal autonomous ...
Aug 22, 2019
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