Apple patents keyboard with dynamically changing key functions
Apple may be preparing to reinvent the keyboard.
Business
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Robotics
Spontaneous robot dances highlight a new kind of order in active matter
Predicting when and how collections of particles, robots, or animals become orderly remains a challenge across science and engineering.
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They were experts in viruses, and now in pitfalls of fame
Dr. Ashish Jha started 2020 thousands of miles from home, taking a sabbatical in Europe from his academic post at Harvard. Then the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the U.S.
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Startup Volcon joins Austin area's electric vehicle scene, plans new HQ
The Austin area's electric-powered vehicle sector continues to power up, as Volcon – a startup focused on off-road electric vehicles – is planning a new headquarters a manufacturing site in Central Texas.
Dec 31, 2020
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With Sezzle now worth more than $1 billion, CEO describes a year on a rocket ship
During the Black Friday to Cyber Monday weekend two years ago, about 8,000 people for the first time used Sezzle Inc.'s payment system when they shopped online.
Dec 31, 2020
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Automotive
The tech refugees bringing Tesla software chops to every car
It's about the software, silly. For all of Tesla's battery wizardry, the company's equally impressive coup has been creating a vehicle that can be updated and improved from afar as easily as a smartphone. And while other ...
Dec 31, 2020
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Robotics
Robots with rhythm: Boston Dynamics' dancing androids a hit
These robots have rhythm.
Dec 31, 2020
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Business
Facebook to close Irish units at center of tax dispute
Facebook confirmed Wednesday it was closing its Irish subsidiaries at the center of a dispute on profit shifting to avoid taxes in the United States.
Dec 31, 2020
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Business
Amazon to buy hit podcast producer Wondery
Amazon said Wednesday it signed a deal to acquire the hit podcast production firm Wondery, in a move which boosts the US tech giant's efforts to round out its offerings from its music platform.
Dec 31, 2020
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Automotive
Indonesia in $9.8 bln electric vehicle battery deal with Korea's LG
Indonesia said Wednesday it had signed a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery deal with South Korea's LG as it moves to become a global production hub for the green technology.
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