Tech giants pool efforts to fight online child sex abuse
Big tech companies, including Facebook-owner Meta and Google, said Tuesday they would team up in a new program to fight online child sexual abuse or exploitation.
Nov 7, 2023
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Internet
'Crowding out' the competition: Study reveals surprising livestream chatting and tipping behavior
Over the past decade, social media giants including X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Amazon and Twitch have begun offering livestreaming services, allowing users to interact with each other in real time on ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Machine learning gives users 'superhuman' ability to open and control tools in virtual reality
Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modeling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of a user's hand.
Nov 7, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Novel molecular bridge strategy boosts efficiency of perovskite solar cells
Recently, a research team by Professor Pan Xu from Institute of Solid-State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a novel strategy to enhance the performance of ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Business
New open-access book on 5G, 6G and future digital services released
In a rapidly digitizing world, staying ahead of the curve requires a deep understanding of the evolving mobile communications landscape. A new open-access book titled "The Changing World of Mobile Communications: 5G, 6G and ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Tool detects AI-generated text in science journals
In an era of heightened concern in academia regarding AI-generated essays, there is reassuring news from the University of Kansas.
Internet
A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he's testifying before Congress
On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, a former engineering director at the social media giant who had rejoined ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers are creating science-backed tools to improve social media content moderation policies
Flagging, demotion, and deletion of content; temporary or permanent suspension of users—these are some of the interventions used to keep social media platforms safe, trustworthy, and free from harmful content. But what ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Engineering
New possibilities of 2PP 3D-printing for complex microstructures
In a series of studies, scientists from the NeptunLab at the University of Freiburg (Germany) have pushed the potential of 2-photon polymerization 3D-printing (2PP 3D-printing) beyond existing limits. Having demonstrated ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Robotics
Humans vs. robots: Study compares 27 humanoid robots with humans to see who is superior
Science fiction films portray the idea relatively simply: the terminator—who either tries to destroy or rescue humanity—is such a perfect humanoid robot that in most cases it is superior to humans. But how well do humanoid ...
Nov 7, 2023
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