Facebook to test letting advertisers avoid topics
Facebook on Friday said it is working on a way to let advertisers avoid having marketing messages appear in feeds alongside content they'd rather not be associated with.
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers use AI to help businesses understand Code of Federal Regs, other legal docs
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have made strides in automated legal document analytics (ALDA) by creating a way to machine-process the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The CFR is a complex ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Xiaomi device will charge devices from across a room
The multinational electronics company Xiaomi announced the development of a new power transmission system that can charge a cellphone from across a room without any wires or charging pads.
Energy & Green Tech
Production of 'post-lithium-ion batteries' requires new skills
Research on manufacturing battery cells is gaining momentum—and there is a strong need, considering the future demand for energy storage: For the year 2030, global production of rechargeable batteries will double from today's ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Study identifies the main scientific challenges of undergound hydrogen storage in porous media
Large-scale storage of hydrogen remains largely untested but is essential if hydrogen is to realize its potential to make a significant contribution to achieving net-zero emissions. A new perspectives paper sets out the key ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Using AUVs to control the outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Over the past few decades, people around the world have been dealing with a vast variety of environmental threats. In Australia, these include risks associated with the deterioration and destruction of aquatic plants, animals ...
Business
Profits at India's Tata Motors surge on pent-up demand
Profits at India's Tata Motors jumped 67 percent during the last quarter of 2020, the company said Friday, benefiting from pent-up demand that saw consumers flock to buy cars.
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Norwegian Air to get government loan in restructuring
Norway's government said Friday it will give low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle a 1.5 billion kroner ($173 million) loan as long as the ailing company manages to raise at least 4.5 billion kroner ($520 million) from other ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Business
Amazon algorithms promote vaccine misinformation, study finds
As vaccine misinformation has prompted some to say they will refuse to be inoculated against the coronavirus, the world's largest online retailer remains a hotbed for anti-vaccination conspiracy theories, according to a new ...
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Internet
Connecting machines in remote regions
On Nov. 26, seven fishermen aboard a small fishing boat off the coast of Maharashtra in western India were struck with panic when their vessel was damaged and began to sink. The panic was warranted: The boat was too far from ...
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