Amazon to raise Prime fees in Europe, cites rising costs
Amazon is raising its Prime fees in Europe, the company told customers on Tuesday, days ahead of its second-quarter earnings report.
Jul 26, 2022
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Business
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Business
As the online pandemic boom fades, Shopify cuts 1,000 jobs
Shopify is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 1,000 employees, as the e-commerce company reckons with an unexpected sales downturn after a pandemic-fueled explosion.
Jul 26, 2022
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Automotive
VW's new CEO faces twin challenges of Porsche, software problems
When Oliver Blume ascends to the top job at German automaker Volkswagen in September, he will be faced with taming the challenges that led to the fall of his predecessor, Herbert Diess, last week.
Jul 26, 2022
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Robotics
Virtual co-embodiment of a joint body with left and right limbs controlled by two persons
What factors influence the embodiment felt towards parts of our bodies controlled by others? Using a new "joint avatar" whose left and right limbs are controlled by two people simultaneously, researchers have revealed that ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers recycle CDs into flexible biosensors
New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York offers a second life for CDs: Turn them into flexible biosensors that are inexpensive and easy to manufacture.
Jul 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Emerging miniaturized energy storage devices for microsystem applications: From design to integration
The ever-growing demands for integration of micro/nanosystems, such as microelectromechanical system (MEMS), micro/nanorobots, intelligent portable/wearable microsystems, and implantable miniaturized medical devices, have ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Automotive
US opens 3 probes of safety issues in Stellantis vehicles
U.S. safety regulators have opened three investigations into safety issues with about 1.65 million vehicles made by Stellantis.
Jul 26, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
Progress in artificial intelligence has enabled the creation of AIs that perform tasks previously thought only possible for humans, such as translating languages, driving cars, playing board games at world-champion level ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Robotics
Enhancing the safety of autonomous vehicles in critical scenarios
Researchers at Ulm University in Germany have recently developed a new framework that could help to make self-driving cars safer in urban and highly dynamic environments. This framework, presented in a paper pre-published ...
Energy & Green Tech
Modeling exactly where distributed energy resources provide the most value to the grid
Distributed energy resources (DERs) like rooftop solar or energy storage could provide a lot of value to the evolving grid. Because these systems can be sited near demand, they can help meet local energy, capacity, and resilience ...
Jul 26, 2022
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