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Deadbots can speak for you after your death. Is that ethical?
Machine-learning systems are increasingly worming their way through our everyday lives, challenging our moral and social values and the rules that govern them. These days, virtual assistants threaten the privacy of the home; ...
May 10, 2022
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On-demand warehousing holds powerful potential for supply chains
New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that innovative business models that tap into extra warehouse space can be a potential solution for companies with changing demand requirements or tight fulfillment ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Google investments and expansions will include California: New report
Google's $9.5 billion for expansions and investments nationwide in 2022 will include new offices and other facilities and endeavors in California, the search giant stated in a blog post on Wednesday.
Apr 14, 2022
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Potential for social connection between humans and robots
New research from the University of Hertfordshire reveals how humans could develop more natural, social interactions with robots in the future.
Apr 13, 2022
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Amazon drone crashes hit Jeff Bezos' delivery dreams
Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers' homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com Inc. founder ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Analyzing different reasons for cycling to facilitate better bicycle infrastructure planning
Dr. Joey Iuliano of the University of Arizona, a 2020 NITC dissertation fellow who earned his Ph.D. in 2021, has published a journal article in the March 2022 issue of Cogent Social Sciences: Where and how Tucsonans ride ...
Apr 08, 2022
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Sign of times: MLB gives OK to electronic pitch calling
In a move that ends a tradition dating more than 150 years, Major League Baseball approved the use of an electronic device for catchers to signal pitches in an effort to eliminate sign stealing and speed games.
Apr 06, 2022
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Players with disabilities score in video game world
Carlos Vasquez is a master of video fighting game "Mortal Kombat" despite being unable to see the action on screen because he is blind.
Apr 04, 2022
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Software glitch halts trains across the Netherlands
Trains operated by the national rail network were halted across the Netherlands Sunday by what the operator called a technical problem.
Apr 03, 2022
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Cathay plans world's longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace
Cathay Pacific is planning the world's longest passenger flight by rerouting its New York to Hong Kong service over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific, the airline said Tuesday, in a new path that steers clear of Russia.
Mar 29, 2022
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Sign language glossary aims to widen tech access
Experts at Edinburgh have helped to produce a sign language glossary for deaf people who are engaged in digital technology.
Mar 29, 2022
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New approach to scanning objects of illumination
Scientists from Nara Institute of Science and Technology created a new approach to compensate for variations in illumination while scanning cathedral stained-glass windows. This work may be applied to other objects of cultural ...
Mar 25, 2022
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